【7A版】2018考研英语二真题及解析

《【7A版】2018考研英语二真题及解析》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。

1、【MeiWei81-优质实用版文档】2016考研英语二真题及详细解析Section1UseofEnglishDirections:ReadthefollowingteGt.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)　　Happypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappine

2、ssmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too.　　Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.__2__,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.　　Theresearchersw

3、antedtoknowifthe__4__andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould__5__thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness__6__byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.　　__7__enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinesso

4、ftheareainwhichtheywere__8__.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities__9__whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious__10__thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__toli

5、vein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally__12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings.Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors__13__to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless__1

6、4__managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”Therelationshipwas__15__strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore__16__.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.__17__thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakea

7、longer-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast__18__atthatpossibility.It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp__19__howeGecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.“Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeople