2016考研英语二真题和答案解析

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1、凯程考研，中国最权威的考研辅导班2016考研英语二真题及答案解析　　SectionI UseofEnglish　　Directions：　　Readthefollowingtext。Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDontheANSWERSHEET。（10points）　　Happypeopleworkdifferently。They’remoreproductive，morecreative，andwillingtotakegreaterrisks。Andnewresearch

2、suggeststhathappinessmightinfluence1  firmswork，too。　　Companieslocatedinplacewithhappierpeopleinvestmore，accordingtoarecentresearchpaper。2，firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D（researchanddevelopment）。That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking  3  formakinginvestment

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5、likelytoinvestlikesize，industry，andsales-and-andforindicatorsthataplacewas11 tolivein，likegrowthinwagesorpopulation。Theylinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally12evenafteraccountingforthesethings。　　Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms，

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7、sfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview，theauthorsbelieveitatleast18atthatpossibility。It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp19howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture。Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward–thinkingandcreativeand20R&Dmorethantheavera

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