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2016考研英语二真题

Section1UseofEnglish

Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark

[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

Happypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotake

greaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too.

Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearch

paper.__2__,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That’s

becausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking__3__formakinginvestmentsfor

thefuture.

Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe__4__andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewith

happinesswould__5__thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities’average

happiness__6__byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthose

areas.

__7__enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessofthearea

inwhichtheywere__8__.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomething

elseabouthappiercities__9__whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearchers

controlledforvarious__10__thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,and

sales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.

Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally__12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings.

Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,

whichtheauthors__13__to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof

“youngerandless__14__managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”The

relationshipwas__15__strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore__16__.Firmsseemto

investmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappiness

inequality.

__17__thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,

theauthorsbelieveitatleast__18__atthatpossibility.It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalculture

andsentimentwouldhelp__19__howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.“Itsurelyseemsplausible

thathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand__20__R&Dmorethanthe

average,”saidoneresearcher.1.[A]why[B]where[C]how[D]when

2.[A]Inreturn[B]Inparticular[C]Incontrast[D]Inconclusion

3.[A]sufficient[B]famous[C]perfect[D]necessary

4.[A]individualism[B]modernism[C]optimism[D]realism

5.[A]echo[B]miss[C]spoil[D]change

6.[A]imagined[B]measured[C]invented[D]assumed

7.[A]Sure[B]Odd[C]Unfortunate[D]Often

8.[A]advertised[B]divided[C]overtaxed[D]headquartered

9.[A]explain[B]overstate[C]summarize[D]emphasize

10.[A]stages[B]factors[C]levels[D]methods

11.[A]desirable[B]sociable[C]reputable[D]reliable

12.[A]resumed[B]held[C]emerged[D]broke

13.[A]attribute[B]assign[C]transfer[D]compare

14.[A]serious[B]civilized[C]ambitious[D]experienced

15.[A]thus[B]instead[C]also[D]never

16.[A]rapidly[B]regularly[C]directly[D]equally

17.[A]After[B]Until[C]While[D]Since

18.[A]arrives[B]jumps[C]hints[D]strikes

19.[A]shape[B]rediscover[C]simplify[D]share20.[A]prayfor[B]leantowards[C]give

away[D]sendout

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions：Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,

CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Text1

It’struethathigh-schoolcodingclassesaren’tessentialforlearningcomputerscienceincollege.

Studentswithoutexperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductorycourses,saidTomCortina,the

assistantdeanatCarnegieMellon’sSchoolofComputerScience.

However,Cortinasaid,earlyexposureisbeneficial.Whenyoungerkidslearncomputerscience,

theylearnthatit’snotjustaconfusing,endlessstringoflettersandnumbers—butatooltobuild

apps,orcreateartwork,ortesthypotheses.It’snotashardforthemtotransformtheirthought

processesasitisforolderstudents.Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusing

codetosolvethembecomesnormal.Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap,Cortinasaid.

Studentsalsobenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygettocollege,where

introductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim,whichcandrivethe

less-experiencedor-determinedstudentsaway.

TheFlatironSchool,wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming,startedasoneofthemanycoding

bootcampsthat’sbecomepopularforadultslookingforacareerchange.Thehigh-schoolersget

thesamecurriculum,but“wetrytogearlessonstowardthingsthey’reinterestedin,”saidVictoria

Friedman,aninstructor.Forinstance,oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmovies

basedonyourmood.

ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywon’tdropoutofhighschoolandbuildthenext

Facebook.Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover,sothe“RubyonRails”languagethey

learnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthejobmarket.Buttheskillstheylearn—

howtothinklogicallythroughaproblemand

organizetheresults—applytoanycodinglanguage,saidDeborahSeehorn,aneducation

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2016年考研英语二真题原文及参考答案

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2016考研英语二真题及答案解析

Section Ⅰ Use of English

Directions:

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. They’re more productive, more creative, and willing to

take greater risks. And new research suggest 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 ).

That’s because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking 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

2016年考研英语二真题参考答案

2016年考研英语二真题参考答案

2016年考研英语二真题参考答案 Use of English 1. [C] how 2. [B] In particular 3. [D] necessary 4. [C] optimism 5. [D] change 6. [B] measured 7. [A] Sure 8. [D] headquartered 9. [A] explain 10. [B] factors 11. [A] desirable 12. [B] held 13. [A] attribute 14. [D] experienced 15. [C] also 16. [D] equally 17. [C] While 18. [C] hints 19. [A] shape 20. [B] lean towards Reading Comprehension Part A Text 1 21. [B] remodel the way of thinking 22. [D] interest 23. [A] help students learn other computer languages 24. [C] become better prepared for the digitalized world 25. [B] persuade Text 2 26. [D] its drastically decreased populatio 27. [C] granted less federal regulatory power 28. [A] agree to pay a sum for compensation 29. [D] the states 30. [A] the plan under challenge Text 3 31. [A] what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed 32. [B] make passing time fulfilling

2016考研英语二真题

2016考研英语二真题

凯程考研，中国最权威的考研辅导班

第1页共23页2016考研英语二真题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections：Readthefollowingtext。Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDontheANSWERSHEET。（10points）Happypeopleworkdifferently。They’remoreproductive，morecreative，andwillingtotakegreaterrisks。Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence1firmswork，too。Companieslocatedinplacewithhappierpeopleinvestmore，accordingtoarecentresearchpaper。2，firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D（researchanddevelopment）。That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking3formakinginvestmentforthefuture。Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe4andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould5thewaycompaniesinvested。SotheycomparedU.S。cities’averagehappiness6byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas。7enough，firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8。Butitisreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment，orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities9whyfirmsthere凯程考研，中国最权威的考研辅导班

2016考研英语二真题及详细解析

2016考研英语二真题及详细解析

2016考研英语二真题及详细解析

Section 1 Use of English

Directions: 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. They’re more productive, more creative, and willing to take

greater risks. And new research suggests that happiness might influence__1__firm’s 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).

That’s

because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking__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’