2016年考研英语二真题及答案解析

2016年考研英语二真题及答案解析

(1~20/共20题)SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,BzCorD

onANSWERSHEET1.

Happypeopleworkdifferently.They'remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotake

greaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence_1_firm'swork,too.

Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearch

paper._2_,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That's

becausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking_3_formakinginvestmentsfor

thefuture.

Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe_4_andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewith

happinesswould_5_thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities'average

happiness_6_byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthose

areas.

_7_enough,firms'investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessof

theareainwhichtheywere_8_.Butisitreallyhappinessthat'slinkedtoinvestment,orcould

somethingelseabouthappiercities_9_whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,the

researcherscontrolledforvarious_10_thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest-likesize,

industry,andsales-andforindicatorsthataplacewas_11_tolivein,likegrowthinwagesor

population.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally_12_evenafteraccounting

forthesethings.

Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,

whichtheauthors_13_to"lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess/"andthepossiblepresenceof

“youngerandless_14_managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment/The

relationshipwas_15_strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore_16_.Firmsseem

toinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswith

happinessinequality.

_17_thisdoesn'tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakea

longer-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast_18_atthatpossibility.It'snothardtoimagine

thatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp_19_howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture."It

surelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreative

and_20_R&Dmorethantheaverage/saidoneresearcher.

第1题

A.why

B.where

C.how

D.when

第2题

A.lnreturn

B.lnparticular

C.lncontrast

D.lnconclusion

第3题

A.sufficient

B.famous

C.perfect

D.necessary

第4题

A.individualism

B.modernism

C.optimism

D.realism

第5题

A.echo

B.miss

C.spoil

□.change

第6题

A.imagined

B.measured

C.invented

0.assumed

第7题

A.Sure

B.Odd

C.Unfortunate

D.Often

第8题

A.advertised

B.divided

C.overtaxed

□.headquartered

第9题

A.explain

B.overstate

C.summarize

0.emphasize

第10题

A.stages

B.factors

C.levels

0.methods

第11题

A.desirable

B.sociable

C.reputable

0.reliable

第12题

A.resumed

B.held

C.emerged

D.broke

第13题

A.attribute

B.assign

C.transfer

□.compare

第14题

A.serious

B.civilized

C.ambitious

□.experienced

第15题

A.thus

B.instead

C.also

D.never

第16题

A.rapidly

B.regularly

C.directly

0.equally

第17题

A.After

B.Until

C.While

D.Since

第18题

A.arrives

B.jumps

C.hints

□.strikes

第19题

A.shape

B.rediscover

C.simplify

D.share

第20题

A.prayfor

B.leantowards

C.giveaway

D.sendout

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（21~25/共20题）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

It'struethathigh-schoolcodingclassesaren'tessentialforlearningcomputerscienceincollege.

Studentswithoutexperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductorycourses,saidTomCortina,the

assistantdeanatCarnegieMellon/sSchoolofComputerScience.

However,Cortinasaid,earlyexposureisbeneficial.Whenyoungerkidslearncomputer

science,theylearnthatit'snotjustaconfusing,endlessstringoflettersandnumbers—buta

tooltobuildapps,orcreateartwork,ortesthypotheses.It'snotashardforthemtotransform

theirthoughtprocessesasitisforolderstudents.Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunks

andusingcodetosolvethembecomesnormal.Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincrease

thenumberofpeopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap,Cortinasaid.

Studentsalsobenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygettocollege,

whereintroductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim,whichcandrivethe

less-experiencedor-determinedstudentsaway.

TheFlatironSchool,wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming,startedasoneofthemany

codingbootcampsthat'sbecomepopularforadultslookingforacareerchange.The

high-schoolersgetthesamecurriculum,but“wetrytogearlessonstowardthingsthey're

interestedin/saidVictoriaFriedman,aninstructor.Forinstance,oneoftheappsthestudents

aredevelopingsuggestsmoviesbasedonyourmood.

ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywon'tdropoutofhighschoolandbuildthenext

Facebook.Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover;sothe“RubyonRails'"languagethey

learnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthejobmarket.Buttheskillstheylearn

—howtothinklogicallythroughaproblemandorganizetheresults—applytoanycoding

language,saidDeborahSeehorn,aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina.

Indeed,theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall.Butcreatingafuturearmyofcoders

isnotthesolepurposeoftheclasses.Thesekidsaregoingtobesurroundedbycomputers-in

theirpockets,intheiroffices,intheirhomes—fortherestoftheirlives.Theyoungertheylearn

howcomputersthink,howtocoaxthemachineintoproducingwhattheywant-theearlier

theylearnthattheyhavethepowertodothat—thebetter.

第21题

Cortinaholdsthatearlyexposuretocomputersciencemakesiteasierto.

A.completefuturejobtraining

B.remodelthewayofthinking

C.formulatelogicalhypotheses

0.perfectartworkproduction

第22题

Indeliveringlessonsforhigh-schoolers,Flatironhasconsideredtheir.

A.experience

B.academicbackgrounds

C.careerprospects

□.interest

第23题

DeborahSeehornbelievesthattheskillslearnedatFlatironwill.

A.helpstudentslearnothercomputerlanguages

B.havetobeupgradedwhennewtechnologiescome

C.needimprovingwhenstudentslookforjobs

D.enablestudentstomakebigquickmoney

第24题

Accordingtothelastparagraph,Flatironstudentsareexpectedto.

A.competewithafuturearmyofprogrammers

B.staylongerintheinformationtechnologyindustry

C.becomebetterpreparedforthedigitalizedworld

D.bringforthinnovativecomputertechnologies

第25题

Theword"coax"(Line4,Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto____.

A.challenge

B.persuade

C.frighten

D.misguide

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(26~30/共20题)SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Biologistsestimatethatasmanyas2millionlesserprairiechickens-akindofbirdlivingon

stretchinggrasslands-oncelentredtotheoftengraylandscapeofthemidwesternand

southwesternUnitedStates.Butjustsome22,000birdsremaintoday,occupyingabout16%of

thespecies'historicrange.

ThecrashwasamajorreasontheU.SFishandWildlifeService(USFWS)decidedtoformally

listthebirdasthreatened./zThelesserprairiechickenisinadesperatesituation/saidUSFWS

DirectorDanielAshe.Someenvironmentalists,however;weredisappointed.Theyhadpushedthe

agencytodesignatethebirdas"/endangered/astatusthatgivesfederalofficialsgreater

regulatorypowertocrackdownonthreats.ButAsheandothersarguedthatthez/threatened,/tag

gavethefederalgovernmentflexibilitytotryoutnew,potentiallylessconfrontational

conservationsapproaches.Inparticular,theycalledforforgingclosercollaborationswithwestern

stategovernments,whichareoftenuneasywithfederalactionandwiththeprivatelandowners

whocontrolanestimated95%oftheprairiechicken'shabitat.

Undertheplan,forexample,theagencysaiditwouldnotprosecutelandowneror

businessesthatunintentionallykill,harm,ordisturbthebird,aslongastheyhadsigneda

range-widemanagementplantorestoreprairiechickenhabitat.NegotiatedbyUSFWSandthe

states,theplanrequiresindividualsandbusinessesthatdamagehabitataspartoftheir

operationstopayintoafundtoreplaceeveryacredestroyedwith2newacresofsuitablehabitat.

Thefundwillalsobeusedtocompensatelandownerswhosetasidehabitat,USFWSalsosetan

interimgoalofrestoringprairiechickenpopulationstoanannualaverageof67,000birdsover

thenext10years.AnditgivestheWesternAssociationofFishandWildlifeAgencies(WAFWA),a

coalitionofstateagencies,thejobofmonitoringprogress.Overall,theideaistolet“states”

remaininthedriver'sseatformanagingthespecies,“Ashesaid.

Noteveryonebuysthewin-winrhetoricSomeCongressmembersaretryingtoblockthe

plan,andatleastadozenindustrygroups,fourstates,andthreeenvironmentalgroupsare

challengingitinfederalcourtNotsurprisingly,doesn'tgofarenough"Thefederalgovernmentis

givingresponsibilityformanagingthebirdtothesameindustriesthatarepushingittoextinction/

saysbiologistJayLininger.

第26题

Themajorreasonforlistingthelesserprairieasthreatenedis

A.itsdrasticallydecreasedpopulation

B.theunderestimateofthegrasslandacreage

C.adesperateappealfromsomebiologists

D.theinsistenceofprivatelandowners

第27题

The“threatened“tagdisappointedsomeenvironmentalistsinthatit

A.wasagive-intogovernmentalpressure

B.wouldinvolvefeweragenciesinaction

C.grantedlessfederalregulatorypower

D.wentagainstconservationpolicies

第28题

ItcanbelearnedfromParagraphsthatunintentionalharm-doerswillnotbeprosecutedif

they_____

A.agreetopayasumforcompensation

B.volunteertosetupanequallybighabitat

C.offertosupporttheWAFWAmonitoringjob

0.promisetoraisefundsforUSFWSoperations

第29题

AccordingtoAshe,theleadingroleinmanagingthespeciesin

A.thefederalgovernment

B.thewildlifeagencies

C.thelandowners

D.thestates

第30题

JayLiningerwouldmostlikelysupport

A.industrygroups

B.thewin-winrhetoric

C.environmentalgroups

D.theplanunderchallenge

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(31~35/共20题)SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Thateveryone?stoobusythesedaysisacliche.Butonespecificcomplaintismadeespecially

mournfully：There'sneveranytimetoread.

Whatmakestheproblemthornieristhattheusualtime-managementtechniquesdon't

seemsufficient.Theweb'sfullofarticlesofferingtipsonmakingtimetoread:/zGiveupTV”or

“Carryabookwithyouatalltimes“Butinmyexperience,usingsuchmethodstofreeuptheodd

30minutesdoesn'twork.Sitdowntoreadandtheflywheelofwork-relatedthoughtskeeps

spinning-orelseyou/resoexhaustedthatachallengingbook'sthelastthingyouneed.The

modernmind,TimParks,anovelistandcritic,writes,“isoverwhelminglyinclinedtoward

communication...Itisnotsimplythatoneisinterrupted;itisthatoneisactuallyinclinedto

interruption''.Deepreadingrequiresnotjusttime,butaspecialkindoftimewhichcan'tbe

obtainedmerelybybecomingmoreefficient.

Infact,'"becomingmoreefficient“ispartoftheproblem.Thinkingoftimeasaresourceto

bemaximisedmeansyouapproachitinstrumentally,judginganygivenmomentaswellspent

onlyinsofarasitadvancesprogresstowardsomegoalimmersivereading,bycontrast,depends

onbeingwillingtoriskinefficiency,goallessness,eventime-wasting.Trytoslotitasato-dolist

itemandyoullmanageonlygoal-focusedreading-useful,sometimes,butnotthemostfulfilling

kind."Thefuturecomesatuslikeemptybottlesalonganunstoppableandnearlyinfinite

conveyorbelt,“writesGaryEberleinhisbookSacredTime,and“wefeelapressuretofillthese

different-sizedbottles(days,hours,minutes)astheypass,foriftheygetbywithoutbeingfilled,

wewillhavewastedthem”.Nomind-setcouldbeworseforlosingyourselfinabook.

Sowhatdoeswork?Perhapssurprisingly,schedulingregulartimesforreading.You'dthink

thismightfueltheefficiencymind-set,butinfact,Eberlenotes,suchritualisticbehaviourhelps

us“stepoutsidetime'sflow"into"soultime”.Youcouldlimitdistractionsbyreadingonlyphysical

books,oronsingle-purposee-readers.Z/Carryabookwithyouatalltimes"canactuallywork,

too-providingyoudipinoftenenough,sothatreadingbecomesthedefaultstatefromwhichyou

temporarilysurfacetotakecareofbusiness,beforedroppingbackdown.Onareallygoodday,it

nolongerfeelsasifyou're"makingtimetoread/butjustreading,andmakingtimefor

everythingelse.

第31题

Theusualtime-managementtechniquesdon'tworkbecause

A.whattheycanofferdoesnoteasethemodernmind

B.whatchallengingbooksdemandisrepetitivereading

C.whatpeopleoftenforgetiscarryingabookwiththem

D.whatdeepreadingrequirescannotbeguaranteed

第32题

The“emptybottles"metaphorillustratesthatpeoplefeelapressureto

A.updatetheirto-dolists

B.makepassingtimefulfilling

C.carrytheirplansthrough

□.pursuecarefreereading

第33题

Eberlewouldagreethatschedulingregulartimesforreadinghelps

A.encouragetheefficiencymind-set

B.developonlinereadinghabits

C.promoteritualisticreading

□.achieveimmersivereading

第34题

uCarryabookwithyouatalltimes"canworkif

A.readingbecomesyourprimarybusinessoftheday

B.allthedailybusinesshasbeenpromptlydealtwith

C.youareabletodropbacktobusinessafterreading

D.timecanbeevenlysplitforreadingandbusiness

第35题

Thebesttitleforthistextcouldbe

A.HowtoEnjoyEasyReading

B.HowtoFindTimetoRead

C.HowtoSetReadingGoals

D.HowtoReadExtensively

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（36~40/共20题）SectionIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourterts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or

[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Againstabackdropofdrasticchangesineconomyandpopulationstructure,youngerAmericans

aredrawinganew21st-centuryroadmaptosuccess,alatestpollhasfound.

Acrossgenerationallines,Americanscontinuetoprizemanyofthesametraditional

milestonesofasuccessfullife,includinggettingmarried,havingchildren,owningahome,and

retiringintheirsixties.Butwhileyoungandoldmostlyagreeonwhatconstitutesthefinishline

ofafulfillinglife,theyofferstrikinglydifferentpathsforreachingit.

Youngpeoplewhoarestillgettingstartedinlifeweremorelikelythanolderadultsto

prioritizepersonalfulfillmentintheirwork,tobelievetheywilladvancetheircareersmostby

regularlychangingjobs,tofavorcommunitieswithmorepublicservicesandafasterpaceoflife,

toagreethatcouplesshouldbefinanciallysecurebeforegettingmarriedorhavingchildren,and

tomaintainthatchildrenarebestservedbytwoparentsworkingoutsidethehome,thesurvey

found.

Fromcareertocommunityandfamily,thesecontrastssuggestthatintheaftermathofthe

searingGreatRecession,thosejuststartingoutinlifearedefiningprioritiesandexpectationsthat

willincreasinglyspreadthroughvirtuallyallaspectsofAmericanlife,fromconsumerpreferences

tohousingpatternstopolitics.

Youngandoldconvergeononekeypoint:Overwhelmingmajoritiesofbothgroupssaidthey

believeitisharderforyoungpeopletodaytogetstartedinlifethanitwasforearliergenerations.

Whileyoungerpeoplearesomewhatmoreoptimisticthantheireldersabouttheprospectsfor

thosestartingouttoday,bigmajoritiesinbothgroupsbelievethose“justgettingstartedinlife"

faceatougheragood-payingjob,startingafamily,managingdebt,andfindingaffordable

housing.

PeteSchneiderconsiderstheclimbtoughertoday.Schneider,a27-yaear-oldautotechnician

fromtheChicagosuburbssayshestruggledtofindajobaftergraduatingfromcollege.Evennow

thatheisworkingsteadily,hesaid."Ican'taffordtopaymamonthlymortgagepaymentsonmy

own,soIhavetorentroomsouttopeopletomarkthathappen/Lookingback,heisstruckthat

hisparentscouldprovideacomfortablelifefortheirchildreneventhoughneitherhadcompleted

collegewhenhewasyoung.a\stillgrewupinanuppermiddle-classhomewithparentswho

didn'thavecollegedegrees/Schneidersaid."\don'tthinkpeoplearecapableofthatanymore//

第36题

Onecross-generationmarkofasuccessfullifeis.

A.tryingoutdifferentlifestyles

B.havingafamilywithchildren

C.workingbeyondretirementage

0.settingupaprofitablebusiness

第37题

ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatyoungpeopletendto.

A.favoraslowerlifepace

B.holdanoccupationlonger

C.attachimportancetopre-maritalfinance

D.giveprioritytochildcareoutsidethehome

第38题

Theprioritiesandexpectationsdefinedbytheyoungwill.

A.becomeincreasinglyclear

B.focusonmaterialisticissues

C.dependlargelyonpoliticalpreferences

D.reachalmostallaspectsofAmericanlife

第39题

Bothyoungandoldagreethat.

A.good-payingjobsarelessavailable

B.theoldmademorelifeachievements

C.housingloanstodayareeasytoobtain

□.gettingestablishedisharderfortheyoung

第40题

WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutSchneider?

A.Hefoundadreamjobaftergraduatingfromcollege.

B.Hisparentsbelieveworkingsteadilyisamustforsuccess.

C.Hisparents'goodlifehaslittletodowithacollegedegree.

D.Hethinkshisjobasatechnicianquitechallenging.

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（4广45/共5题）PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtertanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.ChooseTif

thestatementistrueorFifthestatementisnottrue.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.

Asadults,itseemsthatweareconstantlypursuinghappiness,oftenwithmixedresults.Yet

childrenappeartohaveitdowntoanart-andforthemostparttheydonztneedself-helpbooks

ortherapy.instead,theylookaftertheirwellbeinginstinctively,andusuallymoreeffectivelythan

wedoasgrownups.Perhapsit'stimetolearnafewlessonsfromthem.

41.

Whatdoesachilddowhenhezssad?Hecries.Whenhezsangry?Heshouts.Scared?Probably

abitofboth.Aswegrowup,welearntocontrolouremotionssotheyaremanageableanddon't

dictateourbehaviours,whichisinmanywaysagoodthing.Buttoooftenwetakethisprocesstoo

farandendupsuppressingemotions,especiallynegativeones.thatzsaboutaseffectiveas

brushingdirtunderacarpetandcanevenmakeusill.Whatweneedtodoisfindawayto

acknowledgeandexpresswhatwefeelappropriately,andthen-againlikechildren-move.

42.____________

AcoupleofChristmasesago,myyoungeststepdaughter,whowasnineyearsoldatthetime,

gotaSupermanT-shirtforChristmas.Itcostlessthanafiverbutshewasoverjoyed,andcouldnzt

stoptalkingaboutit.Toooftenwebelievethatanewjob,biggerhouseorbettercarwillbethe

magicsilverbulletthatwillallowustofinallybecontent,buttherealityisthesethingshavevery

littlelastingimpactonourhappinesslevels.Instead,beinggratefulforsmallthingseverydayisa

muchbetterwaytoimprovewellbeing.

43._______________________

Haveyouevernoticedhowmuchchildrenlaugh?Ifweadultscouldindulgeinabitof

sillinessandgiggling,wewouldreducethestresshormonesinourbodies,increasegood

hormoneslikeendorphins,improvebloodflowtoourheartsandevenhaveagreaterchanceof

fightingoffenfection.Allofwhich,ofcourse,haveapositiveeffectonhappinesslevels.

44.___________________

Theproblemwithbeingagrownupisthatthere'sanawfullotofseriousstufftodeal

with—work,mortgagepaymentsjiguringoutwhattocookfordinner.Butasadultswealsohave

theluxuryofbeingabletocontrolourowndiariesandit'simportantthatwescheduleintimeto

enjoythethingswelove.Thosethingsmightbesocial,sporting,creativeorcompletely

random(dancingaroudthelivingroom,anyone?)・-itdoesn'tmatters。longasthey'reenjoyable,

andnotlikelytohavenegativesideeffects,suchasdrinkingtoomuchalcoholorgoingonawild

spendingspreeifyouzreonatightbudget.

45.___________________

Havingsaidalloftheabove,it'simportanttoaddthatweshouldn'ttrytoohardtobe

happy.Scientiststellusthiscanbackfireandactuallyhaveanegativeimpactonourwellbeing.As

theChinesephilosopherChuangTzuisreportedtohavesaid:"Happinessistheabsenceofstriving

forhappiness."Andinthat,oncemore,weneedtolooktotheexampleofourchildren,towhom

happinessisnotagoalbutanaturalbyproductofthewaytheylive.

[A]Besilly

[B]Havefun

[C]Expressyouremotions

[D]Donztoverthinkit

[E]Beeasilypleased

[F]Noticethings

[G]Askforhelp

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(l/l)PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsinto

Chinese.(10points)

第46题

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenontheANSWER

SHEET.(15points)

Thesupermarketisdesignedtolurecustomersintospendingasmuchtimeaspossible

withinitsdoors.Thereasonforthisissimple:Thelongeryoustayinthestore,themorestuff

youllsee,andthemorestuffyousee,themoreyou'llbuy.Andsupermarketscontainalotof

stuff.Theaveragesupermarket,accordingtotheFoodMarketingInstitute,carriessome44,00

differentitems,andmanycarrytensofthousandsmore.Thesheervolumeofavailablechoiceis

enoughtosendshoppersintoastateofinformationoverload.Accordingtobrain-scan

experiments,thedemandsofsomuchdecision-makingquicklybecometoomuchforus.After

about40minutesofshopping,mostpeoplestopstrugglingtoberationallyselective,andinstead

beginshoppingemotionally-whichisthepointatwhichweaccumulatethe50percentofstuffin

ourcartthatweneverintendedbuying.

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(l/l)SectionWriting

PartA

第47题

SupposeyouwonatranslationcontestandyourfriendJackwroteanemailtocongratulateyou,

andaskadviceontranslation.Writehimareplyto

l)thankhim;

2)giveyouradvice.

YoushouldwriteneatlyontheANWSERSHEET.Donotsignyouownnameattheendofthe

letter,use〃LiMing"instead.Donotwritetheaddress.(10point)

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(l/l)PartB

第48题

Directions:

Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart,youshould

1)interpretthechartand

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.(15points).

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(1~20/共20题)SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorD

onANSWERSHEET1.

Happypeopleworkdifferently.They'remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotake

greaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence_1_firm'swork,too.

Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearch

paper._2_,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That's

becausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking_3_formakinginvestmentsfor

thefuture.

Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe_4_andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewith

happinesswould_5_thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities'average

happiness_6_byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthose

areas.

_7_enough,firms'investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessof

theareainwhichtheywere_8_.Butisitreallyhappinessthat'slinkedtoinvestment,orcould

somethingelseabouthappiercities_9_whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,the

researcherscontrolledforvarious_10_thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest-likesize,

industry,andsales-andforindicatorsthataplacewas_11_tolivein,likegrowthinwagesor

population.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally_12_evenafteraccounting

forthesethings.

Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,

whichtheauthors_13_to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess'7andthepossiblepresenceof

“youngerandless_14_managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment."The

relationshipwas_15_strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore_16_.Firmsseem

toinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswith

happinessinequality.

_17_thisdoesn'tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakea

longer-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast_18_atthatpossibility.It'snothardtoimagine

thatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp_19_howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.〃lt

surelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreative

and_20_R&Dmorethantheaverage/saidoneresearcher.

第1题

A.why

B.where

C.how

D.when

参考答案：c您的答案：未作答

答案解析：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。

第2题

A.Inreturn

B.lnparticular

C.lncontrast

D.lnconclusion

参考答案：B您的答案：未作答

答案解析：上下文语义以及短语辨析

［选项分析］［A］反过来［BJ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”。而第二句“那些

在快乐氛围中的公司会做