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1、2016考研英语二真题及答案（完整版）分析2016年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二）真题及答案（完整版） （注：以下选项标红加粗为正确答案）SectionIUseofEnglish Directions: Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points) Happypeopleworkdifferently.They'remoreproduct
2、ive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence1firmswork,too. Companieslocatedinplacewithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.2,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That
3、'sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking3formakinginvestmentforthefuture. Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe4andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould5thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities'averagehappiness6byGalluppollin
4、gwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas. 7enough,firms'investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8.Butitisreallyhappinessthat'slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities9whyfirmstheresp
5、endmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearchescontrolledforvarious10thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvestlikesize,industry,andsales-and-andforindicatorsthataplacewas11tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Theylinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally12evenafteraccoun
6、tingforthesethings. Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors13to"lessconfineddecisionmakingprocess"andthepossiblepresenceofyoungerandless14managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.''Therelation
7、shipwas15strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore16.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaces. 17thisdoesn'tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast18atthatpossibility.It'snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentime
8、ntwouldhelp19howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand20R&Dmorethantheaverage,"saidoneresearcher. 1.[A]why
