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2016考研英语二真题及答案解析
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions：
Readthefollowingtext。
Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblank
andmarkA，B，CorDontheANSWERSHEET。
（10points）
Happypeopleworkdifferently。
They’remoreproductive，morecreative，
andwillingtotakegreaterrisks。
Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmight
influence1firmswork，too。
Companieslocatedinplacewithhappierpeopleinvestmore，accordingtoa
recentresearchpaper。
2，firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D（research
anddevelopment）。
That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-term
thinking3formakinginvestmentforthefuture。
Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe4andinclinationforrisk-takingthat
comewithhappinesswould5thewaycompaniesinvested。
Sotheycompared
U.S。
cities’averagehappiness6byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivity
ofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas。
7enough，firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththe
happinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8。
Butitisreallyhappinessthat’slinked
toinvestment，orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities9whyfirmsthere
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spendmoreonR&D？
Tofindout，theresearchescontrolledforvarious10that
mightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvestlikesize，industry，andsales-and-andfor
indicatorsthataplacewas11tolivein，likegrowthinwagesorpopulation。
They
linkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally12evenafteraccountingfor
thesethings。
Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongfor
youngerfirms，whichtheauthors13to“lessconfineddecisionmakingprocess”
andthepossiblepresenceofyoungerandless14managerswhoaremorelikelyto
beinfluencedbysentiment。
’’Therelationshipwas15strongerinplaceswhere
happinesswasspreadmore16。
Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaces。
17thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakea
longer-termview，theauthorsbelieveitatleast18atthatpossibility。
It’snot
hardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp19howexecutives
thinkaboutthefuture。
Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemore
forward–thinkingandcreativeand20R&Dmorethantheaverage，”saidone
researcher。
1。
[A]why[B]where[C]how[D]when
2。
[A]Inreturn[B]Inparticular[C]Incontrast[D]Inconclusion
3。
[A]sufficient[B]famous[C]perfect[D]necessary
4。
[A]individualism[B]modernism[C]optimism[D]realism
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5。
[A]echo
[B]miss
[C]spoil
[D]change
6。
[A]imagined
[B]measured
[C]invented
[D]assumed
7。
[A]sure
[B]odd
[C]unfortunate
[D]often
8。
[A]advertised
[B]divided
[C]overtaxed
[D]
headquartered
9。
[A]explain
[B]overstate
[C]summarize
[D]emphasize
10
。
[A]stages
[B]factors
[C]levels
[D]methods
11
。
[A]desirable
[B]sociable
[C]reputable
[D]reliable
12
。
[A]resumed
[B]held
[C]emerged
[D]broke
13
。
[A]attribute
[B]assign
[C]transfer
[D]compare
14
。
[A]serious
[B]civilized
[C]ambitious
[D]experienced
15
。
[A]thus
[B]instead
[C]also
[D]never
16
。
[A]rapidly
[B]regularly
[C]directly
[D]equally
17
。
[A]After
[B]Until
[C]While
[D]Since
18
。
[A]arrives
[B]jumps
[C]hints
[D]strikes
19
。
[A]shape
[B]rediscover
[C]simplify
[D]share
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20。
[A]prayfor[B]leantowards[C]giveaway[D]sendact
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions：
Readthefollowingfourtexts。
Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextby
choosingA，B，CorD。
MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET。
（40points）
Text1
It’struethathigh-schoolcodingclassesaren’tessentialforlearningcomputer
scienceincollege。
Studentswithoutexperiencecancatchupafterafew
introductorycourses，saidTomCortina，theassistantdeanatCarnegieMellon’
sSchoolofComputerScience。
However，Cortinasaid，earlyexposureisbeneficial。
Whenyoungerkidslearn
computerscience，theylearnthatit’snotjustaconfusing，endlessstringof
lettersandnumbers–butatooltobuildapps，orcreateartwork，ortest
hypotheses。
It’snotashardforthemtotransformtheirthoughtprocessesasitis
forolderstudents。
Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusing
codetosolvethembecomesnormal。
Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcould
increasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap，
Cortinasaid。
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Studentsalsobenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygetto
college，whereintroductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim，
whichcandrivetheless-experiencedor-determinedstudentsaway。
TheFlatironSchool，wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming，startedasone
ofthemanycodingbootcampsthat’sbecomepopularforadultslookingfora
careerchange。
Thehigh-schoolersgetthesamecurriculum，but“wetrytogear
lessonstowardthingsthey’reinterestedin，”saidVictoriaFriedman，an
instructor。
Forinstance，oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggests
moviesbasedonyourmood。
ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywon’tdropoutofhighschooland
buildthenextFacebook。
Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover，sothe
“RubyonRails”languagetheylearnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimethey
enterthejobmarket。
Buttheskillstheylearn–howtothinklogicallythrougha
problemandorganizetheresults–applytoanycodinglanguage，saidDeborah
Seehorn，aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina。
Indeed，theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall。
Butcreatingafuture
armyofcodersisnotthesolepurposeoftheclasses。
Thesekidsaregoingtobe
surroundedbycomputers-intheirpockets，intheiroffices，intheirhomes–for
therestoftheirlives，Theyoungertheylearnhowcomputersthink，howtocoax
themachineintoproducingwhattheywant–theearliertheylearnthattheyhave
thepowertodothat–thebetter。
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21.Cortinaholdsthatearlyexposuretocomputersciencemakesiteasierto
_______
A。
completefuturejobtraining
B。
remodelthewayofthinking
C。
formulatelogicalhypotheses
D。
perfectartworkproduction
22.Indeliveringlessonsforhigh-schoolers，Flatironhasconsidered
their________
A。
experience
B。
interest
C。
careerprospects
D。
academicbackgrounds
23.DeborahSeehornbelievesthattheskillslearnedatFlatironwill________
A。
helpstudentslearnothercomputerlanguages
B。
havetobeupgradedwhennewtechnologiescome
C。
needimprovingwhenstudentslookforjobs
D。
enablestudentstomakebigquickmoney
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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---akindof
birdlivingonstretchinggrasslands—oncelentredtotheoftengreylandscapeof
themidwesternandsouthwesternUnitedStates。
Butjustsome22，000birds
remaintoday，occupyingabout16%ofthespecies‘historicrange。
ThecrashwasamajorreasontheU.S。
FishandWildlifeService（USFWS）
decidedtoformallylistthebirdasthreatened。
“Thelesserprairiechickenisina
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desperatesituation，”saidUSFWSDirectorDanielAshe。
Someenvironmentalists，
however，weredisappointed。
Theyhadpushedtheagencytodesignatethebird
as“endangered，”astatusthatgivesfederalofficialsgreaterregulatorypowerto
crackdownonthreats。
ButAsheandothersarguedthatthe”threatened”tag
gavethefederalgovernmentflexibilitytotryoutnew，potentiallyless
confrontationalconservationsapproaches。
Inparticular，theycalledforforging
closercollaborationswithwesternstategovernments，whichareoftenuneasywith
federalaction。
andwiththeprivatelandownerswhocontrolanestimated95%of
theprairiechicken‘shabitat。
Undertheplan，forexample，theagencysaiditwouldnotprosecute
landownerorbusinessesthatunintentionallykill，harm，ordisturbthebird，as
longastheyhadsignedarange—widemanagementplantorestoreprairiechicken
habitat。
NegotiatedbyUSFWSandthestates
，theplanrequiresindividualsand
businessesthatdamagehabitataspartoftheiroperationstopayintoafundto
replaceeveryacredestroyedwith2newacresofsuitablehabitat
。
Thefundwill
alsobeusedtocompensatelandownerswhosetasidehabitat
，USFWSalsosetan
interimgoalofrestoringprairiechickenpopulationstoanannualaverageof67
，
000birdsoverthenext10years
。
AnditgivestheWesternAssociationofFishand
WildlifeAgencies
（WAFWA
），acoalitionofstateagencies
，thejobofmonitoring
progress。
Overall
，theideaistolet
“states”remaininthedriver
‘sseatfor
managingthespecies
，”Ashesaid
。
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