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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 Section1UseofEnglish Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points) Happypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegre
2、aterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too. Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.__2__,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That’sbecausehappinessi
3、slinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture. Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe__4__andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould__5__thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness__6__byGallupp
4、ollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas. __7__enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere__8__.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappierci
5、ties__9__whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious__10__thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessand
6、investmentgenerally__12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings. Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors__13__to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless__14__manager
7、swhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”Therelationshipwas__15__strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore__16__.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality. __17__thisdoesn’tprovethat
8、happinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast__18__atthatpossibility.It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp__19__howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.“Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewo
