2016年考研英语二真题解析---副本

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1、2016考研英语二真题&答案解析完整版（跨考教育）Section1UseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)1.Happypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggests表明thatha

2、ppinessmightinfluence__1how__firm’swork,too.2.Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvest投入的more,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.__2_Inparticular_,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That’sbecausehappinessislinkedto与。。。有联系thekindoflonger-termthinking__3__necessar

3、yformakinginvestmentsforthefuture.3.Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe__4_optimism_andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould__5change__thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness__6__byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas

4、.4.__7_Sure_enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere__8headquartered__.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities__9_explain_whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvar

5、ious__10factors__thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11desirable__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally__12_held_evenafteraccountingforthesethings.5.Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessand

6、investmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors__13attribute__to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless__14experienced__managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”Therelationshipwas__15also__strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspread

7、more__16_equally_.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.6.__17while__thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast__18hints__atthatpossibility.It’s