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1、2016年考研英语二SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]ontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Happypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresea
2、rchsuggestthathappinessmightinfluence1_firmswork,too.Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.2_,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthink
3、ing3_formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe4_andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould5_thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness6_byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirm
4、sinthoseareas.7_enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8_.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities9_whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscont
5、rolledforvarious10_thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas11_tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally12_evenafteraccountingforthesethings.Thecorrelationbetw
6、eenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors13_to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless14_managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”Therelationshipwas15_strongerinplaceswhereha
7、ppinesswasspreadmore16_.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.17_thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast18_atthatpossibilit
8、y.It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp19_howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.“Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand20_R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.1.[A
