2016考研英语二真题及答案解析

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Section1UseofEnglish

Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreach

numberedblankandmark[A]z[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

Happypeopleworkdifferently.They'remoreproductive,morecreative,and

willingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmight

influence_1_firm'swork,too.

Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoa

recentresearchpaper._2_zfirmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(research

anddevelopment).That'sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-term

thinking_3_formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.

Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe_4_andinclinationforrisk-takingthat

comewithhappinesswould_5_thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.

cities'averagehappiness_6_byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityof

publiclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.

_7_enough,firms'investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththe

happinessoftheareainwhichtheywere_8_.Butisitreallyhappinessthat'slinked

toinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities_9_whyfirmsthere

spendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious_10_that

mightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest-likesize,industry,andsales-andfor

indicatorsthataplacewas_11_tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.The

linkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally_12_evenafteraccountingfor

thesethings.

Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongfor

youngerfirms,whichtheauthors_13_to"lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”

andthepossiblepresenceof"youngerandless_14_managerswhoaremorelikely

tobeinfluencedbysentiment?Therelationshipwas_15_strongerinplaceswhere

happinesswasspreadmore_16_.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremost

peoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.

_17_thisdoesn'tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotake

alonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast_18_atthatpossibility.It'snot

hardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp_19_howexecutives

thinkaboutthefuture./zltsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemore

forward-thinkingandcreativeand_20_R&Dmorethantheaverage/saidone

researcher.

1.[A]why[B]where[C]how[D]when

2.[A]Inreturn[B]Inparticular[C]Incontrast[D]Inconclusion

3.[A]sufficient[B]famous[C]perfect[D]necessary

4.[A]individualism[B]modernism[C]optimism[D]realism

5.[A]echo[B]miss[C]spoil[D]change

6.[A]imagined[B]measured[C]invented[D]assumed

7.[A]Sure[B]Odd[C]Unfortunate[D]Often

8.[A]advertised[B]divided[C]overtaxed[D]headquartered

9.[A]explain[B]overstate[C]summarize[D]emphasize

10.[A]stages[B]factors[C]levels[D]methods

11.[A]desirable[B]sociable[C]reputable[D]reliable

12.[A]resumed[B]held[C]emerged[D]broke

13.[A]attribute[B]assign[C]transfer[D]compare

14.[A]serious[B]civilized[C]ambitious[D]experienced

15.[A]thus[B]instead[C]also[D]never

16.[A]rapidly[B]regularly[C]directly[D]equally

17.[A]After[B]Until[C]While[D]Since

18.[A]arrives[B]jumps[C]hints[D]strikes

19.[A]shape[B]rediscover[C]simplify[D]share

20.[A]prayfor[B]leantowards[C]giveaway[D]sendout

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions：Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsaftereachtext

bychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Text1

It'struethathigh-schoolcodingclassesaren'tessentialforlearningcomputer

scienceincollege.Studentswithoutexperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductory

courses,saidTomCortina,theassistantdeanatCarnegieMellon'sSchoolof

ComputerScience.

However,Cortinasaid,earlyexposureisbeneficial.Whenyoungerkidslearn

computerscience,theylearnthatit'snotjustaconfusing,endlessstringofletters

andnumbers—butatooltobuildapps,orcreateartwork,ortesthypotheses.It's

notashardforthemtotransformtheirthoughtprocessesasitisforolderstudents.

Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusingcodetosolvethem

becomesnormal.Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincreasethenumberof

peopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap,Cortinasaid.

Studentsalsobenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygetto

college,whereintroductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim,which

candrivetheless-experiencedor-determinedstudentsaway.

TheFlatironSchool,wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming,startedasoneof

themanycodingbootcampsthat'sbecomepopularforadultslookingforacareer

change.Thehigh-schoolersgetthesamecurriculum,but〃wetrytogearlessons

towardthingsthey'reinterestedin/saidVictoriaFriedman,aninstructor.For

instance,oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmoviesbasedonyour

mood.

ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywon'tdropoutofhighschooland

buildthenextFacebook.Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover,sothe”Ruby

onRails''languagetheylearnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthe

jobmarket.Buttheskillstheylearn-howtothinklogicallythroughaproblemand

organizetheresults—applytoanycodinglanguage,saidDeborahSeehorn,an

educationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina.

Indeed,theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall.Butcreatingafuture

armyofcodersisnotthesolepurposeoftheclasses.Thesekidsaregoingtobe

surroundedbycomputers—intheirpockets,intheiroffices,intheirhomes—for

therestoftheirlives.Theyoungertheylearnhowcomputersthink,howtocoaxthe

machineintoproducingwhattheywant—theearliertheylearnthattheyhavethe

powertodothat-thebetter.

21.Cortinaholdsthatearlyexposuretocomputersciencemakesiteasier

to.

A.completefuturejobtraining

B.remodelthewayofthinking

C.formulatelogicalhypotheses

D.perfectartworkproduction

22.Indeliveringlessonsforhigh-schoolers,Flatironhasconsideredtheir

A.experience

B.academicbackgrounds

C.careerprospects

D.interest

23.DeborahSeehornbelievesthattheskillslearnedatFlatironwill.

A.helpstudentslearnothercomputerlanguages

B.havetobeupgradedwhennewtechnologiescome

C.needimprovingwhenstudentslookforjobs

D.enablestudentstomakebigquickmoney

24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,Flatironstudentsareexpectedto

A.competewithafuturearmyofprogrammers

B.staylongerintheinformationtechnologyindustry

C.becomebetterpreparedforthedigitalizedworld

D.bringforthinnovativecomputertechnologies

25.Theword"coax"(Line4,Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto.

A.challenge

B.persuade

C.frighten

D.misguide

Text2

Biologistsestimatethatasmanyas2millionlesserprairiechickens--akindof

birdlivingonstretchinggrasslands—oncelentredtotheoftengraylandscapeofthe

midwesternandsouthwesternUnitedStates.Butjustsome22,000birdsremain

today,occupyingabout16%ofthespecies'historicrange.

ThecrashwasamajorreasontheU.SFishandWildlifeService(USFWS)decided

toformallylistthebirdasthreatened.Z/Thelesserprairiechickenisinadesperate

situation/saidUSFWSDirectorDanielAshe.Someenvironmentalists,however,were

disappointed.Theyhadpushedtheagencytodesignatethebirdas"endangered/a

statusthatgivesfederalofficialsgreaterregulatorypowertocrackdownonthreats.

ButAsheandothersarguedthatthe//threatened,/taggavethefederalgovernment

flexibilitytotryoutnew,potentiallylessconfrontationalconservationsapproaches.

Inparticular,theycalledforforgingclosercollaborationswithwesternstate

governments,whichareoftenuneasywithfederalactionandwiththeprivate

landownerswhocontrolanestimated95%oftheprairiechicken'shabitat.

Undertheplan,forexample,theagencysaiditwouldnotprosecutelandowner

orbusinessesthatunintentionallykill,harm,ordisturbthebird,aslongastheyhad

signedarange—widemanagementplantorestoreprairiechickenhabitat.

NegotiatedbyUSFWSandthestates,theplanrequiresindividualsandbusinesses

thatdamagehabitataspartoftheiroperationstopayintoafundtoreplaceevery

acredestroyedwith2newacresofsuitablehabitat.Thefundwillalsobeusedto

compensatelandownerswhosetasidehabitat,USFWSalsosetaninterimgoalof

restoringprairiechickenpopulationstoanannualaverageof67,000birdsoverthe

next10years.AnditgivestheWesternAssociationofFishandWildlifeAgencies

(WAFWA),acoalitionofstateagencies,thejobofmonitoringprogress.Overall,the

ideaistolet“states"remaininthedriver'sseatformanagingthespecies/Ashesaid.

Noteveryonebuysthewin-winrhetoricSomeCongressmembersaretryingto

blocktheplan,andatleastadozenindustrygroups,fourstates,andthree

environmentalgroupsarechallengingitinfederalcourtNotsurprisingly,doesn'tgo

farenough“Thefederalgovernmentisgivingresponsibilityformanagingthebirdto

thesameindustriesthatarepushingittoextinction/saysbiologistJayLininger.

26.Themajorreasonforlistingthelesserprairieasthreatenedis

[A]itsdrasticallydecreasedpopulation

[B]theunderestimateofthegrasslandacreage

[C]adesperateappealfromsomebiologists

[D]theinsistenceofprivatelandowners

27.The“threatened"tagdisappointedsomeenvironmentalistsinthatit

[A]wasagive-intogovernmentalpressure

[B]wouldinvolvefeweragenciesinaction

[C]grantedlessfederalregulatorypower

[D]wentagainstconservationpolicies

28.ltcanbelearnedfromParagraphsthatunintentionalharm-doerswillnotbe

prosecutedifthey

[A]agreetopayasumforcompensation

[B]volunteertosetupanequallybighabitat

[C]offertosupporttheWAFWAmonitoringjob

[D]promisetoraisefundsforUSFWSoperations

29.AccordingtoAshe,theleadingroleinmanagingthespeciesin

[A]thefederalgovernment

[B]thewildlifeagencies

[C]thelandowners

[D]thestates

30JayLiningerwouldmostlikelysupport

[A]industrygroups

[B]thewin-winrhetoric

[C]environmentalgroups

[D]theplanunderchallenge

Text3

Thateveryone'stoobusythesedaysisacliche.Butonespecificcomplaintis

madeespeciallymournfully:There'sneveranytimetoread.

Whatmakestheproblemthornieristhattheusualtime-management

techniquesdon'tseemsufficient.Theweb'sfullofarticlesofferingtipsonmaking

timetoread:"GiveupTV"or"Carryabookwithyouatalltimes"Butinmy

experience,usingsuchmethodstofreeuptheodd30minutesdoesn'twork.Sit

downtoreadandtheflywheelofwork-relatedthoughtskeepsspinning-orelse

you'resoexhaustedthatachallengingbook'sthelastthingyouneed.Themodern

mind,TimParks,anovelistandcritic,writes,“isoverwhelminglyinclinedtoward

communication...Itisnotsimplythatoneisinterrupted;itisthatoneisactually

inclinedtointerruption^.Deepreadingrequiresnotjusttime,butaspecialkindof

timewhichcan'tbeobtainedmerelybybecomingmoreefficient.

Infact,''becomingmoreefficient"ispartoftheproblem.Thinkingoftimeasa

resourcetobemaximisedmeansyouapproachitinstrumentally,judginganygiven

momentaswellspentonlyinsofarasitadvancesprogresstowardsomegoal

immersivereading,bycontrast,dependsonbeingwillingtoriskinefficiency,

goallessness,eventime-wasting.Trytoslotitasato-dolistitemandyou'llmanage

onlygoal-focusedreading-useful,sometimes,butnotthemostfulfillingkind./zThe

futurecomesatuslikeemptybottlesalonganunstoppableandnearlyinfinite

conveyorbelt/writesGaryEberleinhisbookSacredTime,and"wefeelapressure

tofillthesedifferent-sizedbottles(days,hours,minutes)astheypass,foriftheyget

bywithoutbeingfilled,wewillhavewastedthem”.Nomind-setcouldbeworsefor

losingyourselfinabook.

Sowhatdoeswork?Perhapssurprisingly,schedulingregulartimesforreading.

You'dthinkthismightfueltheefficiencymind-set,butinfact,Eberlenotes,such

ritualisticbehaviourhelpsus“stepoutsidetime'sflow"into"soultime”.Youcould

limitdistractionsbyreadingonlyphysicalbooks,oronsingle-purposee-readers.

“Carryabookwithyouatalltimes"canactuallywork,too-providingyoudipinoften

enough,sothatreadingbecomesthedefaultstatefromwhichyoutemporarily

surfacetotakecareofbusiness,beforedroppingbackdown.Onareallygoodday,it

nolongerfeelsasifyou're"makingtimetoread/butjustreading,andmakingtime

foreverythingelse.

31.Theusualtime-managementtechniquesdon'tworkbecause

[A]whattheycanofferdoesnoteasethemodernmind

[B]whatchallengingbooksdemandisrepetitivereading

[C]whatpeopleoftenforgetiscarryingabookwiththem

[D]whatdeepreadingrequirescannotbeguaranteed

32.The"emptybottles"metaphorillustratesthatpeoplefeelapressureto

[A]updatetheirto-dolists

[B]makepassingtimefulfilling

[C]carrytheirplansthrough

[D]pursuecarefreereading

33.Eberlewouldagreethatschedulingregulartimesforreadinghelps

[A]encouragetheefficiencymind-set

[B]developonlinereadinghabits

[C]promoteritualisticreading

[D]achieveimmersivereading

34.“Carryabookwithyouatalltimes"canworkif

[A]readingbecomesyourprimarybusinessoftheday

[B]allthedailybusinesshasbeenpromptlydealtwith

[C]youareabletodropbacktobusinessafterreading

[D]timecanbeevenlysplitforreadingandbusiness

35.Thebesttitleforthistextcouldbe

[A]HowtoEnjoyEasyReading

[B]HowtoFindTimetoRead

[C]HowtoSetReadingGoals

[D]HowtoReadExtensively

Text4

Againstabackdropofdrasticchangesineconomyandpopulationstructure,

youngerAmericansaredrawinganew21st-centuryroadmaptosuccess,alatestpoll

hasfound.

Acrossgenerationallines,Americanscontinuetoprizemanyofthesame

traditionalmilestonesofasuccessfullife,includinggettingmarried,havingchildren,

owningahome,andretiringintheirsixties.Butwhileyoungandoldmostlyagreeon

whatconstitutesthefinishlineofafulfillinglife,theyofferstrikinglydifferentpaths

forreachingit.

Youngpeoplewhoarestillgettingstartedinlifeweremorelikelythanolder

adultstoprioritizepersonalfulfillmentintheirwork,tobelievetheywilladvance

theircareersmostbyregularlychangingjobs,tofavorcommunitieswithmorepublic

servicesandafasterpaceoflife,toagreethatcouplesshouldbefinanciallysecure

beforegettingmarriedorhavingchildren,andtomaintainthatchildrenarebest

servedbytwoparentsworkingoutsidethehome,thesurveyfound.

Fromcareertocommunityandfamily,thesecontrastssuggestthatinthe

aftermathofthesearingGreatRecession,thosejuststartingoutinlifearedefining

prioritiesandexpectationsthatwillincreasinglyspreadthroughvirtuallyallaspects

ofAmericanlife,fromconsumerpreferencestohousingpatternstopolitics.

Youngandoldconvergeononekeypoint:Overwhelmingmajoritiesofboth

groupssaidtheybelieveitisharderforyoungpeopletodaytogetstartedinlifethan

itwasforearliergenerations.Whileyoungerpeoplearesomewhatmoreoptimistic

thantheireldersabouttheprospectsforthosestartingouttoday,bigmajoritiesin

bothgroupsbelievethose"justgettingstartedinlife"faceatougheragood-paying

job,startingafamily,managingdebt,andfindingaffordablehousing.

PeteSchneiderconsiderstheclimbtoughertoday.Schneider,a27-yaear-old

autotechnicianfromtheChicagosuburbssayshestruggledtofindajobafter

graduatingfromcollege.Evennowthatheisworkingsteadily,hesaid/Ican'tafford

topaymamonthlymortgagepaymentsonmyown,soIhavetorentroomsoutto

peopletomarkthathappen/'Lookingback,heisstruckthathisparentscould

provideacomfortablelifefortheirchildreneventhoughneitherhadcompleted

collegewhenhewasyoung."Istillgrewupinanuppermiddle-classhomewith

parentswhodidn'thavecollegedegrees/Schneidersaid.z/ldon'tthinkpeopleare

capableofthatanymore/

36.Onecross-generationmarkofasuccessfullifeis.

[A]tryingoutdifferentlifestyles

[B]havingafamilywithchildren

[C]workingbeyondretirementage

[D]settingupaprofitablebusiness

37.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatyoungpeopletendto.

[A]favoraslowerlifepace

[B]holdanoccupationlonger

[C]attachimportancetopre-maritalfinance

[D]giveprioritytochildcareoutsidethehome

38.Theprioritiesandexpectationsdefinedbytheyoungwill

[A]becomeincreasinglyclear

[B]focusonmaterialisticissues

[C]dependlargelyonpoliticalpreferences

[D]reachalmostallaspectsofAmericanlife

39.Bothyoungandoldagreethat.

[A]good-payingjobsarelessavailable

[B]theoldmademorelifeachievements

[C]housingloanstodayareeasytoobtain

[D]gettingestablishedisharderfortheyoung

40.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutSchneider?

[A]Hefoundadreamjobaftergraduatingfromcollege.

[B]Hisparentsbelieveworkingsteadilyisamustforsuccess.

[C]Hisparents'goodlifehaslittletodowithacollegedegree.

[D]Hethinkshisjobasatechnicianquitechallenging.

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemost

suitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachofthenumbered

paragraphs(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedto

use.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

[A]Besilly

[B]Havefun

[C]Expressyouremotions

[D]Don'toverthinkit

[E]Beeasilypleased

[F]Noticethings

[G]Askforhelp

Asadultsjtseemsthatweareconstantlypursuinghappiness,oftenwithmixed

results.Yetchildrenappeartohaveitdowntoanart-andforthemostparttheydon't

needself-helpbooksortherapy.lnstead,theylookaftertheirwellbeing

instinctively,andusuallymoreeffectivelythanwedoasgrownups.Perhapsit'stimeto

learnafewlessonsfromthem.

41.

Whatdoesachilddowhenhe'ssad?Hecries.Whenhe'sangry?He

shouts.Scared?Probablyabitofboth.Aswegrowup,welearntocontrolour

emotionssotheyaremanageableanddon'tdictateourbehaviours,whichisinmany

waysagoodthing.Buttoooftenwetakethisprocesstoofarandendupsuppressing

emotions,especiallynegativeones.That'saboutaseffectiveasbrushingdirtundera

carpetandcanevenmakeusill.Whatweneedtodoisfindawaytoacknowledge

andexpresswhatwefeelappropriately,andthen-againlikechildren-move.

42._____________

AcoupleofChristmasesago,myyoungeststepdaughter,whowasnineyearsold

atthetime,gotaSupermanT-shirtforChristmas.Itcostlessthanafiverbutshewas

overjoyed,andcouldn'tstoptalkingaboutit.Toooftenwebelievethatanew

job,biggerhouseorbettercarwillbethemagicsilverbulletthatwillallowusto

finallybecontent,buttherealityisthesethingshaveverylittlelastingimpactonour

happinesslevels.Instead,beinggratefulforsmallthingseverydayisamuchbetter

waytoimprovewellbeing.

43.________________________

Haveyouevernoticedhowmuchchildrenlaugh?Ifweadultscouldindulgeina

bitofsillinessandgiggling,wewouldreducethestresshormonesinourbodies,

increasegoodhormoneslikeendorphins,improvebloodflowtoourheartsandeven

haveagreaterchanceoffightingoffenfection.Allofwhich,ofcourse,haveapositive

effectonhappinesslevels.

44.___________________

Theproblemwithbeingagrownupisthatthere'sanawfullotofseriousstuffto

dealwith—work,mortgagepaymentsjiguringoutwhattocookfordinner.Butas

adultswealsohavetheluxuryofbeingabletocontrolourowndiariesandit's

importantthatwescheduleintimetoenjoythethingswelove.Thosethingsmight

besocial,sporting,creativeorcompletelyrandom(dancingaroundtheliving

room,anyone?)—itdoesn'tmatter,solongasthey'reenjoyable,andnotlikelytohave

negativesideeffects,suchasdrinkingtoomuchalcoholorgoingonawildspending

spreeifyou'reonatightbudget.

45.___________________

Havingsaidalloftheabove,it'simportanttoaddthatweshouldn'ttrytoohard

tobehappy.Scientiststellusthiscanbackfireandactuallyhaveanegativeimpacton

ourwellbeing.AstheChinesephilosopherChuangTzuisreportedtohave

said:"Happinessistheabsenceofstrivingforhappiness."Andinthat,oncemore,we

needtolooktotheexampleofourchildren,towhomhappinessisnotagoalbuta

naturalbyproductofthewaytheylive.

SectionIIITranslation

46.Directions:

TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.Yourtranslationshouldbewritten

ontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

Thesupermarketisdesignedtolurecustomersintospendingasmuchtimeas

possiblewithinitsdoors.Thereasonforthisissimple:Thelongeryoustayinthe

store,themorestuffyou'llsee,andthemorestuffyousee,themoreyou'llbuy.And

supermarketscontainalotofstuff.Theaveragesupermarket,accordingtotheFood

MarketingInstitute,carriessome44,00differentitems,andmanycarrytensof

thousandsmore.Thesheervolumeofavailablechoiceisenoughtosendshoppers

intoastateofinformationoverload.Accordingtobrain-scanexperiments,the

demandsofsomuchdecision-makingquicklybecometoomuchforus.Afterabout

40minutesofshopping,mostpeoplestopstrugglingtoberationallyselective,and

insteadbeginshoppingemotionally-whichisthepointatwhichweaccumulatethe

50percentofstuffinourcartthatweneverintendedbuying.

SectionIVWriting

47.PartA

SupposeyouwonatranslationcontestandyourfriendJackwroteanemailto

congratulateyou,andaskadviceontranslation.Writehimareplyto

l)thankhim;

2)giveyouradvice.

YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANWSERSHEET.Donotsignyouownnameat

theendoftheletter,use“LiMing〃instead.Donotwritetheaddress.(10point)

PartB

48.Directions:

48.Directions:

Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould

1)interpretthechartand

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

■欣赏风景

■缓醒压力

交朋友

■培养狼立能力

某高校学生旅行目的调查

【参考答案】

1.［标准答案］［C］how

［考点分析］连词辨析

［选项分析］根据语境，"新发现表明：快乐可能会影响工作_的稳定［A］为什么［B］哪里［C］怎

样，多么［D］当…时候。根据语义分析，C选项填入原文，译为“快乐可能会影响工作是有多么稳定”，

C为正确选项。

2.［标准答案］［B］Inparticular

［考点分析］上下文语义以及短语辨析

【选项分析HA］反过来［B］尤其是［C］相反［D］总的来说根据前文语境，第二段第一句译为"根

据近期的研究，拥有更多快乐的人的公司会投资更多二而第二句"那些在快乐氛围中的公司会做

更多的研发以及发展。"第二句是在第一句的基础上进一步强调说明，因此B选项更符合语境要求。

3.［标准答案］［D］necessary

［考点分析］上下文语义及形容词词义辨析

［选项分析］［A］充足的［B］著名的［C］完美的［D］必要的首先，根据本句题干'That'sbecause

happinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking3formakinginvestmentsforthefuture//

译为“因为快乐与对未来投资有长远考虑相联系。”要求填写形容词，我们要考虑其搭配与其修饰成

分。空格处搭配介词for,并且修饰“长远考虑"。因此D选项最符合语境要求。

4.［标准答案］©optimism

［考点分析］上下文语义及名词词义辨析

［选项分析］［A］个人主义［B］现代主义［C］乐观主义［D］现实主义本题考查同后缀的名词辨析。根

据原文主旨，探讨"happypeople"与公司的关系。那么，衡量四个选项，只有C选项符合主旨要求。

5.［标准答案］［D］change

［考点分析］上下文语义及动词词义辨析

［选项分析］［A］发出回声［B］想念，错过［C］破坏［D］改变根据原文语境「'would5theway

companiesinvested//本题考查动宾搭配，宾语为"公司投资的方式"只有D选项搭配最为合理。

6」标准答案］［B］measured

［考点分析］上下文语义及动词词义辨析

［选项分析］［A］想象［B］衡量，测量［C］发明［D］假定，设想HSotheycomparedU.S.cities'

averagehappiness6byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsin

thoseareas."译为"他们把盖洛普咨询公司所—的美国城市平均幸福指数与该地区的上市公司投资活

跃度进行对比根据原文语境，盖洛普咨询公司所做的应该是一个“既定事实"所以排除ACD。因此,

B选项为最佳选项。

7.［标准答案］［A］Sure

［考点分析］上下文语义及固定搭配

［选项分析］［A］确信的［B］奇怪的［C］不幸运的［D］经常的本题为固定搭配"sureenough"译

为“足以肯定的是:

8.[标准答案][D]headquartered

［考点分析］上下文语义及形容词词义辨析

［选项分析］［A］广告的［B］划分的［C］课税过重的［D］位于总部的根据原文"firms'investment

andR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8."译为

"足以肯定的是，公司投资与研发力度与公司的幸福指数相关Jinwhich引导表示地点的定语从

句，先行词为area.对比四个选项，ABC不足以说明此地点的真实含义。因此，D选项，搭配前文area,

构成"总部所在地"最为合理。

9.［标准答案］［A］explain

［考点分析］上下文语义及动词词义辨析

［选项分析HA］解释［B］夸大［C］概述［D］重点强调根据原文"...orouldsomethingelseabout

happiercities9whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?"A选项"explain"常和后文"why"搭

配使用。

10」标准答案］［B］factors

［考点分析］上下文语义及名词词义辨析

［选项分析］［析阶段［B］因素［C］等级［D］方法根据原文语境"Tofindout,theresearchers

controlledforvarious10thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest-likesize,industry,and

sales../,本题中，破折号后面"大小，产