2016年考研英语(二)真题试卷及答案（含解析）

2016年考研英语(二)真题试卷及答案（含解析）SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.Happypeopleworkdifferently.They'remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence

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firmswork,too.

Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.

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,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That'sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking

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formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.

Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe

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andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould

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thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities'averagehappiness

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byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.

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enough,firms'investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere

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.Butisitreallyhappinessthat'slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities

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whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious

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thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest—likesize,industry,andsales—andforindicatorsthataplacewas

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tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally

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evenafteraccountingforthesethings.

Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors

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to"lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess"andthepossiblepresenceof"youngerandless

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managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment."Therelationshipwas

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strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore

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.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.

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thisdoesn'tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast

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atthatpossibility.It'snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp

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howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture."Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand

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R&Dmorethantheaverage,"saidoneresearcher.1、

A.why

B.where

C.how

D.when2、

A.Inreturn

B.Inparticular

C.Incontrast

D.Inconclusion3、

A.sufficient

B.famous

C.perfect

D.necessary4、

A.individualism

B.modernism

C.optimism

D.realism5、

A.echo

B.miss

C.spoil

D.change6、

A.imagined

B.measured

C.invented

D.assumed7、

A.Sure

B.Odd

C.Unfortunate

D.Often8、

A.advertised

B.divided

C.overtaxed

D.headquartered9、

A.explain

B.overstate

C.summarize

D.emphasize10、

A.stages

B.factors

C.levels

D.methods11、

A.desirable

B.sociable

C.reputable

D.reliable12、

A.resumed

B.held

C.emerged

D.broke13、

A.attribute

B.assign

C.transfer

D.compare14、

A.serious

B.civilized

C.ambitious

D.experienced15、

A.thus

B.instead

C.also

D.never16、

A.rapidly

B.regularly

C.directly

D.equally17、

A.After

B.Until

C.While

D.Since18、

A.arrives

B.jumps

C.hints

D.strikes19、

A.shape

B.rediscover

C.simplify

D.share20、

A.prayfor

B.leantowards

C.giveaway

D.sendout

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

PartADirections:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

Text1It'struethathigh-schoolcodingclassesaren'tessentialforlearningcomputerscienceincollege.Studentswithoutexperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductorycourses,saidTomCortina,theassistantdeanatCarnegieMellon'sSchoolofComputerScience.

However,Cortinasaid,earlyexposureisbeneficial.Whenyoungerkidslearncomputerscience,theylearnthatit'snotjustaconfusing,endlessstringoflettersandnumbers—butatooltobuildapps,orcreateartwork,ortesthypotheses.It'snotashardforthemtotransformtheirthoughtprocessesasitisforolderstudents.Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusingcodetosolvethembecomesnormal.Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap,Cortinasaid.

Studentsalsobenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygettocollege,whereintroductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim,whichcandrivetheless-experiencedor-determinedstudentsaway.

TheFlatironSchool,wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming,startedasoneofthemanycodingbootcampsthat'sbecomepopularforadultslookingforacareerchange.Thehigh-schoolersgetthesamecurriculum,but"wetrytogearlessonstowardthingsthey'reinterestedin,"saidVictoriaFriedman,aninstructor.Forinstance,oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmoviesbasedonyourmood.

ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywon'tdropoutofhighschoolandbuildthenextFacebook.Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover,sothe"RubyonRails"languagetheylearnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthejobmarket.Buttheskillstheylearn—howtothinklogicallythroughaproblemandorganizetheresults—applytoanycodinglanguage,saidDeborahSeehorn,aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina.

Indeed,theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall.Butcreatingafuturearmyofcodersisnotthesolepurposeoftheclasses.Thesekidsaregoingtobesurroundedbycomputers—intheirpockets,intheiroffices,intheirhomes—fortherestoftheirlives.Theyoungertheylearnhowcomputersthink,howtocoaxthemachineintoproducingwhattheywant—theearliertheylearnthattheyhavethepowertodothat—thebetter.21、

Cortinaholdsthatearlyexposuretocomputersciencemakesiteasierto______.

A.completefuturejobtraining

B.remodelthewayofthinking

C.formulatelogicalhypotheses

D.perfectartworkproduction22、

Indeliveringlessonsforhigh-schoolers,Flatironhasconsideredtheir______.

A.experience

B.academicbackgrounds

C.careerprospects

D.interest23、

DeborahSeehornbelievesthattheskillslearnedatFlatironwill______.

A.helpstudentslearnothercomputerlanguages

B.havetobeupgradedwhennewtechnologiescome

C.needimprovingwhenstudentslookforjobs

D.enablestudentstomakebigquickmoney24、

Accordingtothelastparagraph,Flatironstudentsareexpectedto______.

A.competewithafuturearmyofprogrammers

B.staylongerintheinformationtechnologyindustry

C.becomebetterpreparedforthedigitalizedworld

D.bringforthinnovativecomputertechnologies25、

Theword"coax"(Line3,Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.challenge

B.persuade

C.frighten

D.misguide

Text2Biologistsestimatethatasmanyas2millionlesserprairiechickens—akindofbirdlivingonstretchinggrasslands—oncelentredtotheoftengreylandscapeofthemidwesternandsouthwesternUnitedStates.Butjustsome22,000birdsremaintoday,occupyingabout16%ofthespecies'historicrange.

ThecrashwasamajorreasontheU.S.FishandWildlifeService(USFWS)decidedtoformallylistthebirdasthreatened."Thelesserprairiechickenisinadesperatesituation,"saidUSFWSDirectorDanielAshe.Someenvironmentalists,however,weredisappointed.Theyhadpushedtheagencytodesignatethebirdas"endangered",astatusthatgivesfederalofficialsgreaterregulatorypowertocrackdownonthreats.ButAsheandothersarguedthatthe"threatened"taggavethefederalgovernmentflexibilitytotryoutnew,potentiallylessconfrontationalconservationsapproaches.Inparticular,theycalledforforgingclosercollaborationswithwesternstategovernments,whichareoftenuneasywithfederalaction,andwiththeprivatelandownerswhocontrolanestimated95%oftheprairiechicken'shabitat.

Undertheplan,forexample,theagencysaiditwouldnotprosecutelandownerorbusinessesthatunintentionallykill,harm,ordisturbthebird,aslongastheyhadsignedarange-widemanagementplantorestoreprairiechickenhabitat.NegotiatedbyUSFWSandthestates,theplanrequiresindividualsandbusinessesthatdamagehabitataspartoftheiroperationstopayintoafundtoreplaceeveryacredestroyedwith2newacresofsuitablehabitat.Thefundwillalsobeusedtocompensatelandownerswhosetasidehabitat.USFWSalsosetaninterimgoalofrestoringprairiechickenpopulationstoanannualaverageof67,000birdsoverthenext10years.AnditgivestheWesternAssociationofFishandWildlifeAgencies(WAFWA.,acoalitionofstateagencies,thejobofmonitoringprogress.Overall,theideaistolet"statesremaininthedriver'sseatformanagingthespecies,"Ashesaid.

Noteveryonebuysthewin-winrhetoric.SomeCongressmembersaretryingtoblocktheplan,andatleastadozenindustrygroups,fourstates,andthreeenvironmentalgroupsarechallengingitinfederalcourt.Notsurprisingly,industrygroupsandstatesgenerallyargueitgoestoofar,environmentalistssayitdoesn'tgofarenough."Thefederalgovernmentisgivingresponsibilityformanagingthebirdtothesameindustriesthatarepushingittoextinction."saysbiologistJayLininger.26、

Themajorreasonforlistingthelesserprairieasthreatenedis______.

A.itsdrasticallydecreasedpopulation

B.theunderestimateofthegrasslandacreage

C.adesperateappealfromsomebiologists

D.theinsistenceofprivatelandowners27、

The"threatened"tagdisappointedsomeenvironmentalistsinthatit______.

A.wasagive-intogovernmentalpressure

B.wouldinvolvefeweragenciesinaction

C.grantedlessfederalregulatorypower

D.wentagainstconservationpolicies28、

ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatunintentionalharm-doerswillnotbeprosecutedifthey______.

A.agreetopayasumforcompensation

B.volunteertosetupanequallybighabitat

C.offertosupporttheWAFWAmonitoringjob

D.promisetoraisefundsforUSFWSoperations29、

AccordingtoAshe,theleadingroleinmanagingthespeciesis______.

A.thefederalgovernment

B.thewildlifeagencies

C.thelandowners

D.thestates30、

JayLiningerwouldmostlikelysupport______.

A.industrygroups

B.thewin-winrhetoric

C.environmentalgroups

D.theplanunderchallenge

Text3Thateveryone'stoobusythesedaysisaclicheacute.Butonespecificcomplaintismadeespeciallymournfully:There'sneveranytimetoread.

Whatmakestheproblemthornieristhattheusualtime-managementtechniquesdon'tseemsufficient.Theweb'sfullofarticlesofferingtipsonmakingtimetoread:"GiveupTV"or"Carryabookwithyouatalltimes."Butinmyexperience,usingsuchmethodstofreeuptheodd30minutesdoesn'twork.Sitdowntoreadandtheflywheelofwork-relatedthoughtskeepsspinning—orelseyou'resoexhaustedthatachallengingbook'sthelastthingyouneed.Themodernmind,TimParks,anovelistandcritic,writes,"isoverwhelminglyinclinedtowardcommunication...Itisnotsimplythatoneisinterrupted;itisthatoneisactuallyinclinedtointerruption."Deepreadingrequiresnotjusttime,butaspecialkindoftimewhichcan'tbeobtainedmerelybybecomingmoreefficient.

Infact,"becomingmoreefficient"ispartoftheproblem.Thinkingoftimeasaresourcetobemaximizedmeansyouapproachitinstrumentally,judginganygivenmomentaswellspentonlyinsofarasitadvancesprogresstowardsomegoal.Immersivereading,bycontrast,dependsonbeingwillingtoriskinefficiency,goallessness,eventime-wasting.Trytoslotitasato-dolistitemandyou'llmanageonlygoal-focusedreading—useful,sometimes,butnotthemostfulfillingkind."Thefuturecomesatuslikeemptybottlesalonganunstoppableandnearlyinfiniteconveyorbelt,"writesGaryEberleinhisbook

SacredTime,and"wefeelapressuretofillthesedifferent-sizedbottles(days,hours,minutes)astheypass,foriftheygetbywithoutbeingfilled,wewillhavewastedthem."Nomind-setcouldbeworseforlosingyourselfinabook.

Sowhatdoeswork?Perhapssurprisingly,schedulingregulartimesforreading.You'dthinkthismightfueltheefficiencymind-set,butinfact,Eberlenotes,suchritualisticbehaviorhelpsus"stepoutsidetime'sflow"into"soultime".Youcouldlimitdistractionsbyreadingonlyphysicalbooks,oronsingle-purposee-readers."Carryabookwithyouatalltimes"canactuallywork,too—providingyoudipinoftenenough,sothatreadingbecomesthedefaultstatefromwhichyoutemporarilysurfacetotakecareofbusiness,beforedroppingbackdown.Onareallygoodday,itnolongerfeelsasifyou're"makingtimetoread,"butjustreading,andmakingtimeforeverythingelse.31、

Theusualtime-managementtechniquesdon'tworkbecause______.

A.whattheycanofferdoesnoteasethemodemmind

B.whatchallengingbooksdemandisrepetitivereading

C.whatpeopleoftenforgetiscarryingabookwiththem

D.whatdeepreadingrequirescannotbeguaranteed32、

The"emptybottles"metaphorillustratesthatpeoplefeelapressureto______.

A.updatetheirto-dolists

B.makepassingtimefulfilling

C.carrytheirplansthrough

D.pursuecarefreereading33、

Eberlewouldagreethatschedulingregulartimesforreadinghelps______.

A.encouragetheefficiencymind-set

B.developonlinereadinghabits

C.promoteritualisticreading

D.achieveimmersivereading34、

"Carryabookwithyouatalltimes"canworkif______.

A.readingbecomesyourprimarybusinessoftheday

B.allthedailybusinesshasbeenpromptlydealtwith

C.youareabletodropbacktobusinessafterreading

D.timecanbeevenlysplitforreadingandbusiness35、

Thebesttitleforthistextcouldbe______.

A.HowtoEnjoyEasyReading

B.HowtoFindTimetoRead

C.HowtoSetReadingGoals

D.HowtoReadExtensively

Text4Againstabackdropofdrasticchangesineconomyandpopulationstructure,youngerAmericansaredrawinganew21st-centuryroadmaptosuccess,alatestpollhasfound.

Acrossgenerationallines,Americanscontinuetoprizemanyofthesametraditionalmilestonesofasuccessfullife,includinggettingmarried,havingchildren,owningahome,andretiringintheirsixties.Butwhileyoungandoldmostlyagreeonwhatconstitutesthefinishlineofafulfillinglife,theyofferstrikinglydifferentpathsforreachingit.

Youngpeoplewhoarestillgettingstartedinlifeweremorelikelythanolderadultstoprioritizepersonalfulfillmentintheirwork,tobelievetheywilladvancetheircareersmostbyregularlychangingjobs,tofavorcommunitieswithmorepublicservicesandafasterpaceoflife,toagreethatcouplesshouldbefinanciallysecurebeforegettingmarriedorhavingchildren,andtomaintainthatchildrenarebestservedbytwoparentsworkingoutsidethehome,thesurveyfound.

Fromcareertocommunityandfamily,thesecontrastssuggestthatintheaftermathofthesearingGreatRecession,thosejuststartingoutinlifearedefiningprioritiesandexpectationsthatwillincreasinglyspreadthroughvirtuallyallaspectsofAmericanlife,fromconsumerpreferencestohousingpatternstopolitics.

Youngandoldconvergeononekeypoint:Overwhelmingmajoritiesofbothgroupssaidtheybelieveitisharderforyoungpeopletodaytogetstartedinlifethanitwasforearliergenerations.Whileyoungerpeoplearesomewhatmoreoptimisticthantheireldersabouttheprospectsforthosestartingouttoday,bigmajoritiesinbothgroupsbelievethose"justgettingstartedinlife"faceatougherclimbthanearliergenerationsinreachingsuchsignpostachievementsassecuringagood-payingjob,startingafamily,managingdebt,andfindingaffordablehousing.

PeteSchneiderconsiderstheclimbtoughertoday.Schneider,a27-year-oldautotechnicianfromtheChicagosuburbs,sayshestruggledtofindajobaftergraduatingfromcollege.Evennowthatheisworkingsteadily,hesaid,"Ican'taffordtopaymymonthlymortgagepaymentsonmyown,soIhavetorentroomsouttopeopletomakethathappen."Lookingback,heisstruckthathisparentscouldprovideacomfortablelifefortheirchildreneventhoughneitherhadcompletedcollegewhenhewasyoung."Istillgrewupinanuppermiddle-classhomewithparentswhodidn'thavecollegedegrees,"Schneidersaid."Idon'tthinkpeoplearecapableofthatanymore."36、

Onecross-generationmarkofasuccessfullifeis______.

A.tryingoutdifferentlifestyles

B.havingafamilywithchildren

C.workingbeyondretirementage

D.settingupaprofitablebusiness37、

ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatyoungpeopletendto______.

A.favoraslowerlifepace

B.holdanoccupationlonger

C.attachimportancetopre-maritalfinance

D.giveprioritytochildcareoutsidethehome38、

Theprioritiesandexpectationsdefinedbytheyoungwill______.

A.becomeincreasinglyclear

B.focusonmaterialisticissues

C.dependlargelyonpoliticalpreferences

D.reachalmostallaspectsofAmericanlife39、

Bothyoungandoldagreethat______.

A.good-payingjobsarelessavailable

B.theoldmademorelifeachievements

C.housingloanstodayareeasytoobtain

D.gettingestablishedisharderfortheyoung40、

WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutSchneider?

A.Hefoundadreamjobaftergraduatingfromcollege.

B.Hisparentsbelieveworkingsteadilyisamustforsuccess.

C.Hisparents'goodlifehaslittletodowithacollegedegree.

D.Hethinkshisjobasatechnicianquitechallenging.

PartBDirections:

ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachofthenumberedparagraphs(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.A.Besilly

B.Havefun

C.Expressyouremotions

D.Don'toverthinkit

E.Beeasilypleased

F.Noticethings

G.Askforhelp

Asadults,itseemsthatweareconstantlypursuinghappiness,oftenwithmixedresults.Yetchildrenappeartohaveitdowntoanart—andforthemostparttheydon'tneedself-helpbooksortherapy.Instead,theylookaftertheirwellbeinginstinctively,andusuallymoreeffectivelythanwedoasgrownups.Perhapsit'stimetolearnafewlessonsfromthem.

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Whatdoesachilddowhenhe'ssad?Hecries.Whenhe'sangry?Heshouts.Scared?Probablyabitofboth.Aswegrowup,welearntocontrolouremotionssotheyaremanageableanddon'tdictateourbehaviours,whichisinmanywaysagoodthing.Buttoooftenwetakethisprocesstoofarandendupsuppressingemotions,especiallynegativeones.That'saboutaseffectiveasbrushingdirtunderacarpetandcanevenmakeusill.Whatweneedtodoisfindawaytoacknowledgeandexpresswhatwefeelappropriately,andthen—againlikechildren—move.

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AcoupleofChristmasesago,myyoungeststepdaughter,whowasnineyearsoldatthetime,gotaSupermanT-shirtforChristmas.Itcostlessthanafiverbutshewasoverjoyed,andcouldn'tstoptalkingaboutit.Toooftenwebelievethatanewjob,biggerhouseorbettercarwillbethemagicsilverbulletthatwillallowustofinallybecontent,buttherealityisthesethingshaveverylittlelastingimpactonourhappinesslevels.Instead,beinggratefulforsmallthingseverydayisamuchbetterwaytoimprovewellbeing.

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Haveyouevernoticedhowmuchchildrenlaugh?Ifweadultscouldindulgeinabitofsillinessandgiggling,wewouldreducethestresshormonesinourbodies,increasegoodhormoneslikeendorphins,improvebloodflowtoourheartsandevenhaveagreaterchanceoffightingoffinfection.Allofwhich,ofcourse,haveapositiveeffectonhappinesslevels.

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Theproblemwithbeingagrownupisthatthere'sanawfullotofseriousstufftodealwith—work,mortgagepayments,figuringoutwhattocookfordinner.Butasadultswealsohavetheluxuryofbeingabletocontrolourowndiariesandit'simportantthatwescheduleintimetoenjoythethingswelove.Thosethingsmightbesocial,sporting,creativeorcompletelyrandom(dancingaroundthelivingroom,anyone?)—itdoesn'tmatter,solongasthey'reenjoyable,andnotlikelytohavenegativesideeffects,suchasdrinkingtoomuchalcoholorgoingonawildspendingspreeifyou'reonatightbudget.

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Havingsaidalloftheabove,it'simportanttoaddthatweshouldn'ttrytoohardtobehappy.Scientiststellusthiscanbackfireandactuallyhaveanegativeimpactonourwellbeing.AstheChinesephilosopherChuangTzuisreportedtohavesaid:"Happinessistheabsenceofstrivingforhappiness."Andinthat,oncemore,weneedtolooktotheexampleofourchildren,towhomhappinessisnotagoalbutanaturalbyproductofthewaytheylive.

SectionⅢTranslationDirections:

TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenontheANSWERSHEET.46、Thesupermarketisdesignedtolurecustomersintospendingasmuchtimeaspossiblewithinitsdoors.Thereasonforthisissimple:Thelongeryoustayinthestore,themorestuffyou'llsee,andthemorestuffyousee,themoreyou'llbuy.Andsupermarketscontainalotofstuff.Theaveragesupermarket,accordingtotheFoodMarketingInstitute,carriessome44,000differentitems,andmanycarrytensofthousandsmore.Thesheervolumeofavailablechoiceisenoughtosendshoppersintoastateofinformationoverload.Accordingtobrain-scanexperiments,thedemandsofsomuchdecision-makingquicklybecometoomuchforus.Afterabout40minutesofshopping,mostpeoplestopstrugglingtoberationallyselective,andinsteadbeginshoppingemotionally—whichisthepointatwhichweaccumulatethe50percentofstuffinourcartthatweneverintendedbuying.

SectionⅣWriting

PartA47、

Directions:

Supposeyouwonatranslationcontestandyourfriend,Jack,wroteane-mailtocongratulateyouandaskforadviceontranslation.Writehimareplyto

1)thankhim,and

2)giveyouradvice.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsontheANSWERSHEET.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use"LiMing"instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.

PartB48、

Directions:

Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould

1)interpretthechart,and

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.

答案:

SectionⅠUseofEnglish

1、C[解析]

考查上下文语义衔接。文章开篇提到，快乐的人的工作方式与众不同。本句承接上文，提到新的研究表明快乐与公司运转也有关系，由此可以判断这里强调的是“快乐可能也会影响公司的运作方式”，正确答案应为C。howfirmswork即“公司如何运转”。2、B[解析]

考查上下文逻辑关系。本段开头提到，根据最近的一份研究报告，在有着更快乐的人的地方开办的公司所作的投资更多，接下来提到这些公司在研发方面支出更多。第二句是对第一句的进一步补充说明，由此可知，四个选项中只有选项B符合上下文逻辑关系，为答案。3、D[解析]

考查上下文语义衔接。由空格所在句中的that'sbecause可知，此句是在解释前一句所说情况发生的原因，即为何地处快乐地方的公司在研发方面投入更多，由句子其他信息可知，其原因在于快乐与长远思维相关，而空格处所填词是描述这种长远思维方式和对投资未来的关系，四个选项中只有选项D符合此处语境，故为答案。4、C[解析]

考查名词词义。上一段介绍了研究的结论，即快乐会影响个人及公司的做事方式和投资，本句阐述研究人员的具体研究，他们想了解与快乐相伴而生的______和冒险倾向是否会______公司投资的方式，空格所填词和“冒险倾向”并列，同为因快乐而产生的情绪，四个选项中只有选项C符合此处语境，故为答案。5、D[解析]

考查动词词义。结合上一题的分析可知，此处是在说研究人员想知道乐观主义和冒险倾向是否可以______公司投资的方式，空格处要填入动词，修饰theway，四个选项中只有D项符合语境，即改变公司投资的方式。6、B[解析]

考查动词词义。由空格后面的byGalluppolling可推断，空格处要填入一个动词，表达美国各城市平均幸福指数和盖洛普民意测验的关系，根据语境和常识可知，四个选项中只有measured“测量，衡量”符合此处语境，故B为答案。7、A[解析]

考查固定搭配。上段提到研究人员将美国各城市平均幸福指数与地处这些城市的上市公司的投资活跃度进行了对比，而此处表明了实验结果，即公司的投资和研发力度与其总部所在地的幸福指数确实相关，故空格处应该填入一个表达肯定的短语来修饰整个句子，故本题选A。sureenough为固定搭配，意为“果然，果真”。8、D[解析]

考查非谓语动词词义。空格所在句为inwhich引导的定语从句，其先行词为area，故此处说的一定是公司的位置，四个选项中只有选项D符合此处语境，故为答案。9、A[解析]

考查谓语动词词义。分析空格所在句句子结构可知，此句由or连接的两个并列的一般疑问句构成，第一个疑问句是：快乐真的与投资相关吗?根据逻辑推理可推断第二个问句应该是：会不会有其他的什么东西可用来解释为什么快乐和投资相关?四个选项中explain符合上下文语境，且explain常和后文中的why搭配使用。故A为答案。10、B[解析]

考查名词词义。前文提到研究人员质疑会不会有其他的什么东西可用来解释为什么快乐和投资相关，而由本句开头的Tofindout(为了搞清楚这一点)可知研究人员研究了可能会令公司更易于投资的其他东西，四个选项中只有选项B符合此处语境，为答案。注意此处的forvariousfactors与破折号后面的forindicators构成并列关系。11、A[解析]

考查形容词词义。空格处修饰前面的aplace，根据四个选项内容可知A符合此处语境，指某地“宜居”，即desirabletolivein，正确答案为A。12、B[解析]

考查动词词义。此处阐述的是研究的结论，前面提到研究人员将可能会影响公司投资行为的其他外界因素都考虑了，这里用evenafter来做语义递进，提出即便把上述因素都考虑在内，快乐与投资之间有关联(这个理论)一般还站得住脚。由此可知，B项符合此处语境，为答案。13、A[解析]

考查动词同义和搭配。本段开头提到，快乐与投资之间的联系在相对年轻的公司里表现尤为明显，接着用which引导的非限制性定语从句来进一步解析这个论点，是对于这种现象的原因的归结，A选项attribute和to搭配意为“把某事归因于”，符合上下文语境，故本题选A。其他三个选项和to连用时，都没有“把……归因于”的含义，均排除。14、D[解析]

考查形容词词义。由空格前的youngerand可知，less______与younger在结构和语义上对应，一起修饰managers，四个选项中符合此处语境的应该是experienced，lessexperienced意为“经验少的”，故D项为答案。15、C[解析]

考查上下文逻辑关系。本段开头提到，快乐与投资之间的联系在相对年轻的公司里表现尤为明显，由空格所在句中的stronger可知此处是介绍另外一种联系紧密的情况，且和上面提到的情况是一种递进的关系，故四个选项中also符合上下文语境，C为答案。16、D[解析]

考查副词词义。由下一句Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.可知，此处是说，在快乐程度更加均衡的地方，这种联系同样更加紧密，equally与inequality相呼应，故D为答案。17、C[解析]

考查上下文逻辑衔接。由空格后的thisdoesn'tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview以及后半句theauthorsbelieveitatleast可知，前后句体现出来的是让步关系，故C项为答案。18、C[解析]

考查动词词义。结合上一题的分析可知，此处是说，尽管这并不能证明快乐会促使公司投资更多或眼光更长远，但研究者们认为，这至少______那种可能性，根据语义，只有C选项hints符合语境，故为答案。hintat意为“暗示”，arriveat意为“抵达”，jumpat意为“欣然接受”，strikeat意为“向……攻击”。19、A[解析]

考查动词词义。由空前的It's