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1、WORD格式可编辑2016年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语(二)SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Happypeopleworkdifferently.They'remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterri
2、sks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence___1__firmswork,too.Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.__2__,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That'sbecausehappinessislinkedtot
3、hekindoflonger-termthinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe__4__andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould__5__thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities'averagehappiness__6__byGalluppollingwiththei
4、nvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.__7__enough,firms'investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere__8__.Butitisreallyhappinessthat'slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities__9__whyfirmst
5、herespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious__10__thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest—likesize,industry,andsales—andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally_
6、_12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings.Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors__13__to"lesscodifieddecision-makingprocess"andthepossiblepresenceof"youngerandless__14__managerswhoaremorelikelytobein
7、fluencedbysentiment."Therelationshipwas__15__strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore__16__.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.__17__thisdoesn'tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinves
8、tmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast__18__atthatpossibility.It'snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp__19__howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture."Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforw