2010-2016考研英语二真题集1.pdf

2016研究生入学统一考试试题英语二( ) Section1UseofEnglish Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B], [C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points) Happypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.And newresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too. Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.__2__,firms inhappyplacesspendmoreonRD(researchanddevelopment).That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindof longer-termthinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture. The researchers wanted to know if the__4__and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would__5__theway companies invested. So they comparedU.S. cities’average happiness__6__byGallup polling withtheinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas. __7__enough,firms’investmentandRDintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichthey were__8__.But is it really happiness that’s linked to investment, or could something else about happier cities__9__whyfirmstherespendmoreonRD?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious__10__thatmight makefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__tolivein, like growth in wages or population. The link between happiness and investment generally__12__even after accountingforthesethings. The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors__13__to “less codified decision making process” and the possible presence of “younger and less__14__managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.” The relationship was__15__stronger in places where happiness was spread more__16__.Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality. __17__thisdoesn’tprovethathappiness