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考研英语二真题及答案解析
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。
Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence1 firmswork,too。
Companieslocatedinplacewithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper。
2,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment)。
That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking 3 formakinginvestment forthefuture。
Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe 4 andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould 5 thewaycompaniesinvested。
SotheycomparedU.S。
cities’averagehappiness 6 byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas。
7 enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8。
Butitisreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities 9whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?
Tofindout,theresearchescontrolledforvarious10 thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvestlikesize,industry,andsales-and-andforindicatorsthataplacewas11 tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation。
Theylinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally12evenafteraccountingforthesethings。
Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors13to“lessconfineddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceofyoungerandless14managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment。
’’Therelationshipwas15strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore16。
Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaces。
17thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast18atthatpossibility。
It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp19howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture。
Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward–thinkingandcreativeand20R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher。
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[A]why [B]where [C]how [D]when
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[A]Inreturn [B]Inparticular [C]Incontrast [D]Inconclusion
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[A]sufficient [B]famous [C]perfect [D]necessary
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[A]individualism [B]modernism [C]optimism [D]realism
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[A]echo [B]miss [C]spoil [D]change
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[A]imagined [B]measured [C]invented [D]assumed
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[A]sure [B]odd [C]unfortunate [D]often
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[A]advertised [B]divided [C]overtaxed [D]headquartered
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[A]explain [B]overstate [C]summarize [D]emphasize
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[A]stages [B]factors [C]levels [D]methods
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[A]desirable [B]sociable [C]reputable [D]reliable
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[A]resumed [B]held [C]emerged [D]broke
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[A]attribute [B]assign [C]transfer [D]compare
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[A]serious [B]civilized [C]ambitious [D]experienced
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[A]thus [B]instead [C]also [D]never
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[A]rapidly [B]regularly [C]directly [D]equally
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[A]After [B]Until [C]While [D]Since
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[A]arrives [B]jumps [C]hints [D]strikes
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[A]shape [B]rediscover [C]simplify [D]share
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[A]prayfor [B]leantowards [C]giveaway [D]sendact
SectionII ReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourtexts。
AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD。
MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET。
(40points)
Text1
It’struethathigh-schoolcodingclassesaren’tessentialforlearningcomputerscienceincollege。
Studentswithoutexperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductorycourses,saidTomCortina,theassistantdeanatCarnegieMellon’sSchoolofComputerScience。
However,Cortinasaid,earlyexposureisbeneficial。
Whenyoungerkidslearncomputerscience,theylearnthatit’snotjustaconfusing,endlessstringoflettersandnumbers–butatooltobuildapps,orcreateartwork,ortesthypotheses。
It’snotashardforthemtotransformtheirthoughtprocessesasitisforolderstudents。
Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusingcodetosolvethembecomesnormal。
Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap,Cortinasaid。
Studentsalsobenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygettocollege,whereintroductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim,whichcandrivetheless-experiencedor-determinedstudentsaway。
TheFlatironSchool,wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming,startedasoneofthemanycodingbootcampsthat’sbecomepopularforadultslookingforacareerchange。
Thehigh-schoolersgetthesamecurriculum,but“wetrytogearlessonstowardthingsthey’reinterestedin,”saidVictoriaFriedman,aninstructor。
Forinstance,oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmoviesbasedonyourmood。
ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywon’tdropoutofhighschoolandbuildthenextFacebook。
Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover,sothe“RubyonRails”languagetheylearnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthejobmarket。
Buttheskillstheylearn–howtothinklogicallythroughaproblemandorganizetheresults–applytoanycodinglanguage,saidDeborahSeehorn,aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina。
Indeed,theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall。
Butcreatingafuturearmyofcodersisnotthesolepurposeoftheclasses。
Thesekidsaregoingtobesurroundedbycomputers-intheirpockets,intheiroffices,intheirhomes–fortherestoftheirlives,Theyoungertheylearnhowcomputersthink,howtocoaxthemachineintoproducingwhattheywant–theearliertheylearnthattheyhavethepowertodothat–thebetter。
21.Cortinaholdsthatearlyexposuretocomputersciencemakesiteasierto_______
A。
completefuturejobtraining
B。
remodelthewayofthinking
C。
formulatelogicalhypotheses
D。
perfectartworkproduction
22.Indeliveringlessonsforhigh-schoolers,Flatironhasconsideredtheir________
A。
experience
B。
interest
C。
careerprospects
D。
academicbackgrounds
23.DeborahSeehornbelievesthattheskillslearnedatFlatironwill________
A。
helpstudentslearnothercomputerlanguages
B。
havetobeupgradedwhennewtechnologiescome
C。
needimprovingwhenstudentslookforjobs
D。
enablestudentstomakebigquickmoney
24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,Flatironstudentsareexpectedto______
A。
bringforthinnovativecomputertechnologies
B。
staylongerintheinformationtechnologyindustry
C。
becomebetterpreparedforthedigitalizedworld
D。
competewithafuturearmyofprogrammers
25.Theword“coax”(Line4,Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto________
A。
persuade
B。
frighten
C。
misguide
D。
challenge
Text2
Biologistsestimatethatasmanyas2millionlesserprairiechickens---akindofbirdlivingonstretchinggrasslands—oncelentredtotheoftengreylandscapeofthemidwesternandsouthwesternUnitedStates。
Butjustsome22,000birdsremaintoday,occupyingabout16%ofthespecies‘historicrange。
ThecrashwasamajorreasontheU.S。
FishandWildlifeService(USFWS)decidedtoformallylistthebirdasthreatened。
“Thelesserprairiechickenisinadesperatesituation,”saidUSFWSDirectorDanielAshe。
Someenvironmentalists,however,weredisappointed。
Theyhadpushedtheagencytodesignatethebirdas“endangered,”astatusthatgivesfederalofficialsgreaterregulatorypowertocrackdownonthreats。
ButAsheandothersarguedthatthe”threatened”taggavethefederalgovernmentflexibilitytotryoutnew,potentiallylessconfrontationalconservationsapproaches。
Inparticular,theycalledforforgingclosercollaborationswithwesternstategovernments,whichareoftenuneasywithfederalaction。
andwiththeprivatelandownerswhocontrolanestimated95%oftheprairiechicken‘shabitat。
Undertheplan,forexample,theagencysaiditwouldnotprosecutelandownerorbusinessesthatunintentionallykill,harm,ordisturbthebird,aslongastheyhadsignedarange—widemanagementplantorestoreprairiechickenhabitat。
NegotiatedbyUSFWSandthestates,theplanrequiresindividualsandbusinessesthatdamagehabitataspartoftheiroperationstopayintoafundtoreplaceeveryacredestroyedwith2newacresofsuitablehabitat。
Thefundwillalsobeusedtocompensatelandownerswhosetasidehabitat,USFWSalsosetaninterimgoalofrestoringprairiechickenpopulationstoanannualaverageof67,000birdsoverthenext10years。
AnditgivestheWesternAssociationofFishandWildlifeAgencies(WAFWA),acoalitionofstateagencies,thejobofmonitoringprogress。
Overall,theideaistolet“states”remaininthedriver‘sseatformanagingthespecies,”Ashesaid。
Noteveryonebuysthewin-winrhetoric。
SomeCongressmembersaretryingtoblocktheplan,andatleastadozenindustrygroups,fourstates,andthreeenvironmentalgroupsarechallengingitinfederalcourt。
Notsurprisingly,doesn’tg