2016考研英语(二)真题及答案解析

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1、2016考研英语(二)真题及答案解析（详细）SectionI UseofEnglish　　Directions：　　Readthefollowingtext。Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDontheANSWERSHEET。（10points）　　Happypeopleworkdifferently。They’remoreproductive，morecreative，andwillingtotakegreaterrisks。Andnewresear

2、chsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence1  firmswork，too。　　Companieslocatedinplacewithhappierpeopleinvestmore，accordingtoarecentresearchpaper。2，firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D（researchanddevelopment）。That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking  3  for

3、makinginvestment forthefuture。　　Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe  4   andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould  5  thewaycompaniesinvested。SotheycomparedU.S。cities’averagehappiness 6 byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthosear

4、eas。　　7 enough，firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8。Butitisreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment，orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities 9whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D？Tofindout，theresearchescontrolledforvarious10  th

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6、particularlystrongforyoungerfirms，whichtheauthors13to“lessconfineddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceofyoungerandless14managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment。’’Therelationshipwas15strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore16。Firmsseemtoinvestmor

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8、wouldbemoreforward–thinkingandcreativeand20R&Dmorethantheaverage，”saidoneresearcher。1、[A]why     [B]where    [C]how    [D]when2、[A]Inretur