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1、2016研究生入学统一考试试题(英语二)Section 1 Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Happy people work differently. Theyre more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new resear
2、ch 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 thinkin
3、g_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 in t
4、hose areas._7_enough, firms investment and R&D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were_8_.But is it 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 controll
5、ed for various_10_that might make firms more likely to invest like size, industry, and sales and for indicators that a place was_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 ha
6、ppiness 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
7、was 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 why B where C how D when2. A In return B In
9、particular C In contrast D In conclusion3. A sufficient B famous C perfect D necessary4. A individualism B modernismC 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 headquart
10、ered9. 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 Cemerged D broke13. A attribute B assign C transfer Dcompare14. A serious B civilized C ambitious Dexperienced15. A thus B instead C also
11、 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 strikes 19.A shape B rediscover C simplify D share 20. A pray for B lean towards C give away D send outSection Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four texts.
12、 Answer the questions after each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (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 To
13、m Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellons School of Computer Science.However, 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 numbers but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or
14、test hypotheses. Its not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as 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
