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1、【MeiWei81-优质实用版文档】2016年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Happypeopleworkdifferently.Theyremoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappiness
2、mightinfluence_1_firmswork,too.Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper._2_,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).Thatsbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking_3_formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.Theresearcherswantedtoknowift
3、he_4_andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould_5_thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.citiesaveragehappiness_6_byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas._7_enough,firmsinvestmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere_8_
4、.Butitisreallyhappinessthatslinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities_9_whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious_10_thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvestlikesize,industry,andsalesandforindicatorsthataplacewas_11_tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Th
5、elinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally_12_evenafteraccountingforthesethings.Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors_13_tolesscodifieddecision-makingprocessandthepossiblepresenceofyoungerandless_14_managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbyse
6、ntiment.Therelationshipwas_15_strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore_16_.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality._17_thisdoesntprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast_18_atthatp
7、ossibility.Itsnothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp_19_howeGecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand_20_R&Dmorethantheaverage,saidoneresearcher.1.AwhyBwhereChowDwhen2.AInreturnBInparticularCIncontrastDInconclusion3.Asu
8、fficientBfamousCperfectDnecessary4.AindividualismBmodernismCoptimismDrealism5.AechoBmissCspoilDchange6.AimaginedBmeasuredCinventedDassumed7.ASureBOddCUnfortunateDOften8.AadvertisedBdividedCovertaGedDheadquartered9.AeGplainBoverstateCsummarizeDemphasize10.AstagesBfactorsClevelsDmethods11.AdesirableBs
9、ociableCreputableDreliable12.AresumedBheldCemergedDbroke13.AattributeBassignCtransferDcompare14.AseriousBcivilizedCambitiousDeGperienced15.AthusBinsteadCalsoDnever16.ArapidlyBregularlyCdirectlyDequally17.AAfterBUntilCWhileDSince18.AarrivesBjumpsChintsDstrikes19.AshapeBrediscoverCsimplifyDshare20.Apr
10、ayforBleantowardsCgiveawayDsendoutSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)TeGt1Itstruethathigh-schoolcodingclassesarentessentialforlearningcomputerscienceincollege.Studentswitho
11、uteGperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductorycourses,saidTomCortina,theassistantdeanatCarnegieMellonsSchoolofComputerScience.However,Cortinasaid,earlyeGposureisbeneficial.Whenyoungerkidslearncomputerscience,theylearnthatitsnotjustaconfusing,endlessstringoflettersandnumbersbutatooltobuildapps,orcreatea
12、rtwork,ortesthypotheses.Itsnotashardforthemtotransformtheirthoughtprocessesasitisforolderstudents.Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusingcodetosolvethembecomesnormal.Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap,Cortinasaid.Studentsals
13、obenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygettocollege,whereintroductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim,whichcandrivetheless-eGperiencedor-determinedstudentsaway.TheFlatironSchool,wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming,startedasoneofthemanycodingbootcampsthatsbecomepopularforadultslookin
14、gforacareerchange.Thehigh-schoolersgetthesamecurriculum,butwetrytogearlessonstowardthingstheyreinterestedin,saidVictoriaFriedman,aninstructor.Forinstance,oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmoviesbasedonyourmood.ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywontdropoutofhighschoolandbuildtheneGtFacebook.Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover,sotheRubyonRailslanguagetheylearnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthejobmarket.Buttheskillstheylearnhowtothinklogicallythroughaproblemandorganizetheresultsapplytoanycodinglanguage,saidDeborahSeehorn,aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina.
