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英语二完形填空

2016年英语

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Happypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence_1_firm’swork,too.

Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper._2_,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D（researchanddevelopment）.That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking_3_formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.

Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe_4_andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould_5_thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness_6_byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.

_7_enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere_8_.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities_9_whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?

Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious_10_thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas_11_tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally_12_evenafteraccountingforthesethings.

Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors_13_to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless_14_managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”Therelationshipwas_15_strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore_16_.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.

_17_thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast_18_atthatpossibility.It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp_19_howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.“Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemore

forward-thinkingandcreativeand_20_R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.

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

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

20.[A]prayfor[B]leantowards[C]giveaway[D]sendout

2017年英语

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Peoplehavespeculatedforcenturiesaboutafuturewithoutwork.Todayisnodifferent，withacademics,writers,andactivistsonceagain1thattechnologyisreplacinghumanworkers.Someimaginethatthecomingwork-freeworldwillbedefinedby2.Afewwealthypeoplewillownallthecapital,andthemasseswillstruggleinanimpoverishedwasteland.

Adifferentandnotmutuallyexclusive3holdsthatthefuturewillbeawastelandofadifferentsort,one4bypurposelessness:

Withoutjobstogivetheirlives5,peoplewillsimplybecomelazyanddepressed.6today’sunemployeddon’tseemtobehavingagreattime.OneGalluppollfoundthat20percentofAmericanswhohavebeenunemployedforatleastayearreporthavingdepression,doubletheratefor7Americans.Also,someresearchsuggeststhatthe8forrisingratesofmortality,mental-healthproblems,andaddicting9poorly-educatedmiddle-agedpeopleisshortageofwell-paidjobs.Perhapsthisiswhymany10theagonizingdullnessofajoblessfuture.

Butitdoesn’t11followfromfindingslikethesethataworldwithoutworkwouldbefilledwithunease.Suchvisionsarebasedonthe12ofbeingunemployedin

asocietybuiltontheconceptofemployment.Inthe13ofwork，asocietydesigned

withotherendsinmindcould14strikinglydifferentcircumstancesforthefutureoflaborandleisure.Today,the15ofworkmaybeabitoverblown.“Manyjobsareboring,degrading,unhealthy,andawasteofhumanpotential,”saysJohnDanaher,alecturerattheNationalUniversityofIrelandinGalway.

Thesedays,becauseleisuretimeisrelatively16formostworkers,peopleusetheirfreetimetocounterbalancetheintellectualandemotional17oftheirjobs.“WhenIcomehomefromahardday’swork,Ioftenfeel18,”Danahersays,adding,“InaworldinwhichIdon’thavetowork,Imightfeelratherdifferent”—perhapsdifferentenoughtothrowhimself19ahobbyorapassionprojectwiththeintensityusuallyreservedfor20matters.

1.[A]boasting[B]denying[C]warning[D]ensuring

2.[A]inequality[B]instability[C]unreliability[D]uncertainty

3.[A]policy[B]guideline[C]resolution[D]prediction

4.[A]characterized[B]divided[C]balanced[D]measured

5.[A]wisdom[B]meaning[C]glory[D]freedom

6.[A]Instead[B]Indeed[C]Thus[D]Nevertheless

7.[A]rich[B]urban[C]working[D]educated

8.[A]explanation[B]requirement[C]compensation[D]substitute

9.[A]under[B]beyond[C]alongside[D]among

10.[A]leavebehind[B]makeup[C]worryabout[D]setaside

11.[A]statistically[B]occasionally[C]necessarily[D]economically

12.[A]chances[B]downsides[C]benefits[D]principles

13.[A]absence[B]height[C]face[D]course

14.[A]disturb[B]restore[C]exclude[D]yield

15.[A]model[B]practice[C]virtue[D]hardship

16.[A]tricky[B]lengthy[C]mysterious[D]scarce

17.[A]demands[B]standards[C]qualities[D]threats

18.[A]ignored[B]tired[C]confused[D]starved

19.[A]off[B]against[C]behind[D]into

20.[A]technological[B]professional[C]educational[D]interpersonal

2018年英语

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WhydopeoplereadnegativeInternetcommentsanddootherthingsthatwillobviouslybepainful?

Becausehumanshaveaninherentneedto1uncertainty,accordingtoarecentstudyinPsychologicalScience.Thenewresearchrevealsthattheneedtoknowisstrongthatpeoplewill2tosatisfytheircuriosityevenwhenitiscleartheanswerwill3.

Inaseriesofexperiments,behavioralscientistsattheUniversityofChicagoandtheWisconsinschoolofBusinesstestedstudents’willingnessto4themselvestounpleasantstimuliinanefforttosatisfycuriosity.Forone5,eachparticipantwasshownapileofpensthattheresearcherclaimedwerefromapreviousexperiment.Thetwist?

Halfofthepenswould6anelectricshockwhenclicked.

Twenty-sevenstudentsweretoldwithpenswereelectrified;anothertwenty-sevenweretoldonlythatsomewereelectrified.7leftaloneintheroom.Thestudentswhodidnotknowwhichoneswouldshockthemclickedmorepensandincurredmoreshocksthanthestudentswhoknewthatwould8.Subsequentexperimentsreproducedthiseffectwithotherstimuli,9thesoundoffingernailsonachalkboardandphotographsofdisgustinginsects.

Thedriveto10isdeeplyrootedinhumans,muchthesameasthebasicdrivesfor11orshelter,saysChristopherHseeoftheUniversityofChicago.Curiosityisoftenconsideredagoodinstinct—itcan12newscientificadvances,forinstance—butsometimessuch13canbackfire.Theinsightthatcuriositycandriveyoutodo14thingsisaprofoundone.

Unhealthycuriosityispossibleto15,however.Inafinalexperiment,participantswhowereencouragedto16howtheywouldfeelafterviewinganunpleasantpicturewerelesslikelyto17toseesuchanimage.Theseresultssuggestthatimaginingthe18offollowingthroughonone’scuriosityaheadoftimecanhelpdetermine19itisworththeendeavor.Thinkingaboutlong-term20iskeytoreducingthepossiblenegativeeffectsofcuriosity,”Hseesays.Inotherwords,don’treadonlinecomments.

1.A.ignoreB.protectC.discussD.resolve2.A.refuseB.seekC.waitD.regret

3.A.riseB.lastC.hurtD.mislead4.A.alertB.exposeC.tieD.treat5.A.trialB.messageC.reviewD.concept

6.A.removeB.deliverC.weakenD.interrupt7.A.UnlessB.IfC.WhenD.Though8.A.changeB.continueC.disappearD.happen

9.A.suchasB.ratherthanC.regardlessofD.owingto10.A.disagreeB.forgiveC.discoverD.forget11.A.payB.foodC.marriageD.schooling

12.A.beginwithB.restonC.leadtoD.learnfrom13.A.inquiryB.withdrawalC.persistenceD.diligence

14.A.self-deceptiveB.self-reliantC.self-evidentD.self-destructive15.A.traceB.defineC.replaceD.resist

16.A.concealB.overlookC.designD.predict17.A.chooseB.rememberC.promiseD.pretend18.A.reliefB.outcomeC.planD.duty

19.A.howB.whyC.whereD.whether

20.A.limitationsB.investmentsC.consequencesD.strategies

2019年英语

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Weighingyourselfregularlyisawonderfulwaytostayawareofanysignificantweightfluctuations1,whendonetoooften,thishabitcansometimeshurtmorethatit2.

Asforme,weighingmyselfeverydaycausedmatoshiftmyfocusfrombeinggenerallyhealthyandphysicallyactivetofocusing3onthescale.Thatwasbadtomyoverallfitnessgoals.Ihadgainedweightintheformofmusclemass,butthinkingonlyof4thenumberonthescale,Ialteredmytrainingprogram.ThatconflictedwithhowIneededtotrainto5mygoals.

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