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1、2016考研公共课英语二完整版真题及答案解析下载Section1UseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Happypeopleworkdifferently.Theymreoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence_1_fi
2、rmswork,too.Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper._2_,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).Thatbsecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking_3_formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe_4_andinclination
3、forrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould_5_thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.citiesaveragehappiness_6_byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas._7_enough,firmsinvestmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere_8_.Butisitreallyhappi
4、nessthatstoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities_9_whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious_10_thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest-likesize,industry,andsales-andforindicatorsthataplacewas_11_tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessan
5、dinvestmentgenerally_12_evenafteraccountingforthesethings.Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors_13_to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless_14_managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”Therelations
6、hipwas_15_strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore_16_.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality._17_thisdoesntprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast_18_atthatpossibility.Itnsothar
7、dtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp_19_howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.“Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand_20_R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.1. AwhyBwhereChowDwhen2. AInreturnBInparticularCIncontrastDInconclusion3. AsufficientBfamous
8、CperfectDnecessary4. AindividualismBmodernismCoptimismDrealism5. AechoBmissCspoilDchange6. AimaginedBmeasuredCinventedDassumed7. ASureBOddCUnfortunateDOften8. AadvertisedBdividedCovertaxedDheadquartered9. AexplainBoverstateCsummarizeDemphasize10. AstagesBfactorsClevelsDmethods11. AdesirableBsociable
9、CreputableDreliable12. AresumedBheldCemergedDbroke13. AattributeBassignCtransferDcompare14. AseriousBcivilizedCambitiousDexperienced15. AthusBinsteadCalsoDnever16. ArapidlyBregularlyCdirectlyDequally17. AAfterBUntilCWhileDSince18. AarrivesBjumpsChintsDstrikes19. AshapeBrediscoverCsimplifyDshare20. A
10、prayforBleantowardsCgiveawayDsendoutSectionnReadingComprehensionPartADirections：Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)Text1Ittrusethathigh-schoolcodingclassesarenestsentialforlearningcomputerscienceincollege.Studentswithou
11、texperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductorycourses,saidTomCortina,theassistantdeanatCarnegieMellonSschoolofComputerScience.However,Cortinasaid,earlyexposureisbeneficial.Whenyoungerkidslearncomputerscience,theylearnthatitsnotjustaconfusing,endlessstringoflettersandnumbersbutatooltobuildapps,orcreatear
12、twork,ortesthypotheses.Itnotashardforthemtotransformtheirthoughtprocessesasitisforolderstudents.Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusingcodetosolvethembecomesnormal.Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap,Cortinasaid.Studentsalsob
13、enefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygettocollege,whereintroductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim,whichcandrivetheless-experiencedor-determinedstudentsaway.TheFlatironSchool,wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming,startedasoneofthemanycodingbootcampsthatbsecomepopularforadultslookingf
14、oracareerchange.Thehigh-schoolersgetthesamecurriculum,but“wetrytogearlessonstowardthingstheyrienterestedin,”saidVictoriaFriedman,aninstructor.Forinstance,oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmoviesbasedonyourmood.ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywonoutotfdrhoipghschoolandbuildthenextFaceb
15、ook.Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover,sothe“RonRails”languagetheylearnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthejobmarket.Buttheskillstheylearnhowtothinklogicallythroughaproblemandorganizetheresultsapplytoanycodinglanguage,saidDeborahSeehorn,aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina.Indeed,theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall.Butcreatingafuturearmyofcodersisnotthesolepurposeoftheclasses.Thesekidsaregoingtobesurroundedbycomputersintheirpockets,intheiroffices
