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1、【MeiWei81-优质实用版文档】2016考研公共课英语二完整版真题及答案解析下载Section1UseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Happypeopleworkdifferently.Theyremoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessm
2、ightinfluence_1_firmswork,too.Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper._2_,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).Thatsbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking_3_formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.Theresearcherswantedtoknowifth
3、e_4_andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould_5_thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.citiesaveragehappiness_6_byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas._7_enough,firmsinvestmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere_8_.
4、Butisitreallyhappinessthatslinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities_9_whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious_10_thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvestlikesize,industry,andsalesandforindicatorsthataplacewas_11_tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.The
5、linkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally_12_evenafteraccountingforthesethings.Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors_13_to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless_14_managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbys
6、entiment.”Therelationshipwas_15_strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore_16_.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality._17_thisdoesntprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast_18_attha
7、tpossibility.Itsnothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp_19_howeGecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.“Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand_20_R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.1.AwhyBwhereChowDwhen2.AInreturnBInparticularCIncontrastDInconclusion3
8、.AsufficientBfamousCperfectDnecessary4.AindividualismBmodernismCoptimismDrealism5.AechoBmissCspoilDchange6.AimaginedBmeasuredCinventedDassumed7.ASureBOddCUnfortunateDOften8.AadvertisedBdividedCovertaGedDheadquartered9.AeGplainBoverstateCsummarizeDemphasize10.AstagesBfactorsClevelsDmethods11.Adesirab
9、leBsociableCreputableDreliable12.AresumedBheldCemergedDbroke13.AattributeBassignCtransferDcompare14.AseriousBcivilizedCambitiousDeGperienced15.AthusBinsteadCalsoDnever16.ArapidlyBregularlyCdirectlyDequally17.AAfterBUntilCWhileDSince18.AarrivesBjumpsChintsDstrikes19.AshapeBrediscoverCsimplifyDshare20
10、.AprayforBleantowardsCgiveawayDsendoutSectionReadingComprehensionPartADirections：ReadthefollowingfourteGts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachteGtbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(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,but“wetrytogearlessonstowardthingstheyreinterestedin,”saidVictoriaFriedman,aninstructor.Forinstance,oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmoviesbasedonyourmood.ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywontdropoutofhighschoolandbuildtheneGtFac
15、ebook.Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover,sothe“RubyonRails”languagetheylearnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthejobmarket.Buttheskillstheylearnhowtothinklogicallythroughaproblemandorganizetheresultsapplytoanycodinglanguage,saidDeborahSeehorn,aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina.Indeed,theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall.Butcreatingafuturearmyofcodersisnotthesolepurposeoftheclasses.Theseki
