2016考研英语二真题及答案解析

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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。Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappi

2、nessmightinfluence1  firmswork，too。　　Companieslocatedinplacewithhappierpeopleinvestmore，accordingtoarecentresearchpaper。2，firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D（researchanddevelopment）。That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking  3  formakinginvestment forthefuture。　　Theresearcherswant

3、edtoknowifthe  4   andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould  5  thewaycompaniesinvested。SotheycomparedU.S。cities’averagehappiness 6 byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas。　　7 enough，firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessofthe

4、areainwhichtheywere8。Butitisreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment，orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities 9whyfirmsthere第44页共44页凯程考研，中国最权威的考研辅导班spendmoreonR&D？Tofindout，theresearchescontrolledforvarious10  thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvestlikesize，industry，andsales-and-andforindicatorsthatapl

5、acewas11 tolivein，likegrowthinwagesorpopulation。Theylinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally12evenafteraccountingforthesethings。　　Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms，whichtheauthors13to“lessconfineddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceofyounger

6、andless14managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment。’’Therelationshipwas15strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore16。Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaces。　　17thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview，theauthorsbelieveitatleast18atthatpossibility。It’snothardto

7、imaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp19howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture。Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward–thinkingandcreativeand20R&Dmorethantheaverage，”saidoneresearcher。　　1。[A]why