2016年考研英语二真题

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1 单选题 0.5分
Happy people work differently. They’re more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new researchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too. Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper.__2__, firms in happyplacesspend more on R&D (researchand development).That’s becausehappiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture. The researchers wanted to know if the__4__and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would__5__the way companies invested. So they compared U.S. cities’ average happiness__6__by Gallup polling with the investment activityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas. __7__enough, firms’ investment and R&D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were__8__.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities__9__whyfirms there spend more on R&D? To find out, the researchers controlled for various__10__that might make firms more likely to invest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation. Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally__12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings. The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors__13__to “less codified decision making process” and the possible presence of “younger and less__14__managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.” The relationship was__15__stronger in places where happiness was spread more__16__.Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happinessinequality. __17__thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveit at least__18__at that possibility. It’s not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help__19__how executives think about the future. “It surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and__20__R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.
1选？
  • A.why
  • B.where
  • C.how
  • D.when
2 单选题 0.5分
Happy people work differently. They’re more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new researchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too. Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper.__2__, firms in happyplacesspend more on R&D (researchand development).That’s becausehappiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture. The researchers wanted to know if the__4__and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would__5__the way companies invested. So they compared U.S. cities’ average happiness__6__by Gallup polling with the investment activityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas. __7__enough, firms’ investment and R&D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were__8__.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities__9__whyfirms there spend more on R&D? To find out, the researchers controlled for various__10__that might make firms more likely to invest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation. Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally__12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings. The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors__13__to “less codified decision making process” and the possible presence of “younger and less__14__managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.” The relationship was__15__stronger in places where happiness was spread more__16__.Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happinessinequality. __17__thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveit at least__18__at that possibility. It’s not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help__19__how executives think about the future. “It surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and__20__R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.
2选？
  • A.Inreturn
  • B.Inparticular
  • C.Incontrast
  • D.Inconclusion
3 单选题 0.5分
Happy people work differently. They’re more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new researchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too. Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper.__2__, firms in happyplacesspend more on R&D (researchand development).That’s becausehappiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture. The researchers wanted to know if the__4__and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would__5__the way companies invested. So they compared U.S. cities’ average happiness__6__by Gallup polling with the investment activityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas. __7__enough, firms’ investment and R&D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were__8__.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities__9__whyfirms there spend more on R&D? To find out, the researchers controlled for various__10__that might make firms more likely to invest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation. Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally__12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings. The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors__13__to “less codified decision making process” and the possible presence of “younger and less__14__managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.” The relationship was__15__stronger in places where happiness was spread more__16__.Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happinessinequality. __17__thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveit at least__18__at that possibility. It’s not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help__19__how executives think about the future. “It surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and__20__R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.
3选？
  • A.sufficient
  • B.famous
  • C.perfect
  • D.necessary
4 单选题 0.5分
Happy people work differently. They’re more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new researchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too. Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper.__2__, firms in happyplacesspend more on R&D (researchand development).That’s becausehappiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture. The researchers wanted to know if the__4__and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would__5__the way companies invested. So they compared U.S. cities’ average happiness__6__by Gallup polling with the investment activityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas. __7__enough, firms’ investment and R&D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were__8__.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities__9__whyfirms there spend more on R&D? To find out, the researchers controlled for various__10__that might make firms more likely to invest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation. Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally__12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings. The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors__13__to “less codified decision making process” and the possible presence of “younger and less__14__managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.” The relationship was__15__stronger in places where happiness was spread more__16__.Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happinessinequality. __17__thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveit at least__18__at that possibility. It’s not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help__19__how executives think about the future. “It surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and__20__R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.
4选？
  • A.individualism
  • B.modernism
  • C.optimism
  • D.realism
5 单选题 0.5分
Happy people work differently. They’re more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new researchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too. Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper.__2__, firms in happyplacesspend more on R&D (researchand development).That’s becausehappiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture. The researchers wanted to know if the__4__and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would__5__the way companies invested. So they compared U.S. cities’ average happiness__6__by Gallup polling with the investment activityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas. __7__enough, firms’ investment and R&D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were__8__.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities__9__whyfirms there spend more on R&D? To find out, the researchers controlled for various__10__that might make firms more likely to invest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation. Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally__12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings. The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors__13__to “less codified decision making process” and the possible presence of “younger and less__14__managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.” The relationship was__15__stronger in places where happiness was spread more__16__.Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happinessinequality. __17__thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveit at least__18__at that possibility. It’s not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help__19__how executives think about the future. “It surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and__20__R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.
5选？
  • A.echo
  • B.miss
  • C.spoil
  • D.change
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