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管理类联考综合英语二真题及答案
2016年管理类联考英语
(二)试卷
SectionⅠUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]ontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Happypeopleworkdifferently。
They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks。
Andnewresearchsuggestthathappinessmightinfluence1firmswork,too。
Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.2,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger—termthinking3formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.
Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe4andinclinationforrisk—takingthatcomewithhappinesswould5thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S。
cities’averagehappiness6byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.
7enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8。
Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities9whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?
Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious10thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas11tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation。
Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally12evenafteraccountingforthesethings.
Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors13to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess"andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless14managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”Therelationshipwas15strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore16.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality。
17thisdoesn'tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast18atthatpossibility。
It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp19howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture。
“Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward—thinkingandcreativeand20R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher。
参考答案:
(华章提供):
C1。
[A]why[B]where[C]how[D]when
B2。
[A]Inreturn[B]Inparticular[C]Incontrast[D]Inconclusion
D3.[A]sufficient[B]famous[C]perfect[D]necessary
C4.[A]individualism[B]modernism[C]optimism[D]realism
D5。
[A]echo[B]miss[C]spoil[D]change
B6。
[A]imagined[B]measured[C]invented[D]assumed
A7。
[A]Sure[B]Odd[C]Unfortunate[D]Often
D8。
[A]advertised[B]divided[C]overtaxed[D]headquartered
A9.[A]explain[B]overstate[C]summarize[D]emphasize
B10.[A]stages[B]factors[C]levels[D]methods
A11。
[A]desirable[B]sociable[C]reputable[D]reliable
B12。
[A]resumed[B]held[C]emerged[D]broke
A13。
[A]attribute[B]assign[C]transfer[D]compare
D14。
[A]serious[B]civilized[C]ambitious[D]experienced
A15.[A]thus[B]instead[C]also[D]never
D16.[A]rapidly[B]regularly[C]directly[D]equally
C17。
[A]After[B]Until[C]While[D]Since
C18.[A]arrives[B]jumps[C]hints[D]strikes
A19。
[A]shape[B]rediscover[C]simplify[D]share
B20.[A]prayfor[B]leantowards[C]giveaway[D]sendout
SectionIIReadingComprehension
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'tgofarenough。
”Thefederalgovernmentisgivingresponsibilityformanagingthebirdtothesameindustriesthatarepushingittoextinction,"saysbiologistJayLininger。
26.Themajorreasonforlistingthelesserprairieasthreatenedis____。
[A]itsdrasticallydecreasedpopulation
[B]theunderestimateofthegrasslandacreage
[C]adesperateappealfromsomebiologists
[D]theinsistenceofprivatelandowners
27。
The”threatened"tagdisappointedsomeenvironment