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1、2016 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）Section IUse of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)Happy people work differently. Theyre more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new re
2、search suggests that happiness might influence_1_firms work, too.Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper._2_, firms in happy places spend more on R&D (research and development). Thats because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thi
3、nking_3_for making investments for the future.The researchers wanted to know if the_4_and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would_5_the way companies invested. So they compared U.S. cities average happiness_6_by Gallup polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms
4、in those areas._7_enough, firms investment and R&D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were_8_. But it is really happiness thats linked to investment, or could something else about happier cities_9_why firms there spend more on R&D? To find out, the researchers con
5、trolled for various_10_thatmight make firms more likely to invest like size, industry, and sales and for indicators that a placewas_11_to live in, like growth in wages or population. The link between happiness and investment generally_12_even after accounting for these things.The correlation between
6、 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 w
7、as spread more_16_.Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happiness inequality._17_ this doesnt prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to take a longer-term view, the authors believe it at least_18_at that possibility. Its
8、not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help_19_how executives think about the future. It surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and_20_R&D more than the average, said one researcher.1.A whyB whereC howD when2.A In returnB In particula
9、rC In contrastD In conclusion3.A sufficientB famousC perfectD necessary4.A individualismB modernismC optimismD realism5.A echoB missC spoilD change6.A imaginedB measuredC inventedD assumed7.A SureB OddC UnfortunateD Often8.A advertisedB dividedC overtaxedD headquartered9.A explainB overstateC summar
10、izeD emphasize10.A stagesB factorsC levelsD methods11.A desirableB sociableC reputableD reliable12.A resumedB heldCemergedD broke13.A attributeB assignC transferDcompare14.A seriousB civilizedC ambitiousDexperienced15.A thusB insteadC alsoD never16.A rapidlyB regularlyC directlyD equally17.A AfterB
11、UntilC WhileD Since18.A arrivesB jumpsC hintsD strikes19.A shapeB rediscoverC simplifyD share20.A pray forB lean towardsC give awayD send outSection IIReading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers
12、 on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1Its true that high-school coding classes arent essential for learning computer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellons School of Computer Science.How
13、ever, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that its not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbersbut a tool to build apps, or create artwork, ortest hypotheses. Its not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as
14、it is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim, which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away.The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one of the many coding bootcamp
