MBA考研英语二真题及答案docx.docx

1、MBA考研英语二真题及答案docx2016 考研英语二真题及答案解析Section I Use of EnglishDirections ：Read the following text 。 Choose the best word （ s） for each numbered blankand mark A ， B， C or D on the ANSWER SHEET 。 （10 points ）Happy people work differently 。 They re more productive ， more creative ，and willing to take great

2、er risks 。 And new research suggests that happiness mightinfluence 1 firms work ， too 。Companies located in place with happier people invest more ， according to arecent research paper 。 2 ， firms in happy places spend more on R&D （ researchand development ）。That s because happiness is linked to the

3、kind of longer-termthinking 3 for making investment for the future 。The researchers wanted to know if the 4 and inclination for risk-taking thatcome with happiness would 5 the way companies invested 。 So they comparedU.S。 cities average happiness 6 by Gallup polling with the investment activityof pu

4、blicly traded firms in those areas 。7 enough ， firms investment and R&D intensity were correlated with thehappiness of the area in which they were 8 。 But it is really happiness that s linkedto investment ， or could something else about happier cities 9 why firms there第 1 页 共 43 页spend more on R&D ？

5、 To find out ， the researches controlled for various 10 thatmight make firms more likely to invest like size ， industry ， and sales-and-and forindicators that a place was 11 to live in ， like growth in wages or population 。 Theylink between happiness and investment generally 12 even after accounting

6、 forthese things 。The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong foryounger firms ， which the authors 13 to “ less confined decision making process ”and the possible presence of younger and less 14 managers who are more likely tobe influenced by sentiment 。 The relationship

7、 was 15 stronger in places wherehappiness was spread more 16 。 Firms seem to invest more in places 。17 this doesn t prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to take alonger-term view ， the authors believe it at least 18 at that possibility 。 It s nothard to imagine that local culture and

8、sentiment would help 19 how executivesthink about the future 。 It surely seems plausible that happy people would be moreforward thinking and creative and 20 R&D more than the average ，” said oneresearcher 。1。 A why B where C how D when2。 A In return B In particular C In contrast D In conclusion3。 A

9、sufficient B famous C perfect D necessary4。 A individualism B modernism C optimism D realism第 2 页 共 43 页5。 A echoB missC spoilD change6。 A imaginedB measuredC inventedD assumed7。 A sureB oddC unfortunateD often8。 A advertisedB dividedC overtaxedDheadquartered9。 A explainB overstateC summarizeD empha

10、size10。 A stagesB factorsC levelsD methods11。 A desirableB sociableC reputableD reliable12。 A resumedB heldC emergedD broke13。 A attributeB assignC transferD compare14。 A seriousB civilizedC ambitiousD experienced15。 A thusB insteadC alsoD never16。 A rapidlyB regularlyC directlyD equally17。 A AfterB

11、 UntilC WhileD Since18。 A arrivesB jumpsC hintsD strikes19。 A shapeB rediscoverC simplifyD share第 3 页 共 43 页20 。 A pray for B lean towards C give away D send actSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections ：Read the following four texts 。 Answer the questions below each text bychoosing A ， B， C

12、or D 。 Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET 。（40 points ）Text 1It s true that high-school coding classes aren t essential for learning computerscience in college 。 Students without experience can catch up after a fewintroductory courses ， said Tom Cortina ， the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellon s S

13、chool of Computer Science 。However ， Cortina said ， early exposure is beneficial 。 When younger kids learncomputer science ， they learn that it s not just a confusing ， endless string ofletters and numbers but a tool to build apps ， or create artwork ， or testhypotheses 。 It s not as hard for them t

14、o transform their thought processes as it isfor older students 。 Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and usingcode to solve them becomes normal 。 Giving more children this training couldincrease the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap ，Cortina said 。第 4 页 共

15、43 页Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get tocollege ， where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim ，which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away 。The Flatiron School ， where people pay to learn programming ， started as on

16、eof the many coding bootcamps that s become popular for adults looking for acareer change 。 The high-schoolers get the same curriculum ， but “ we try to gearlessons toward things they re interested in ，” said Victoria Friedman ， aninstructor 。 For instance ， one of the apps the students are developi

17、ng suggestsmovies based on your mood 。The students in the Flatiron class probably won t drop out of high school andbuild the next Facebook 。 Programming languages have a quick turnover ， so the“Ruby on Rails ” language they learned may not even be relevant by the time theyenter the job market 。 But

18、the skills they learn how to think logically through aproblem and organize the results apply to any coding language ， said DeborahSeehorn ， an education consultant for the state of North Carolina 。Indeed ， the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all 。 But creating a futurearmy of coders is not

19、 the sole purpose of the classes 。 These kids are going to besurrounded by computers-in their pockets ， in their offices ， in their homes forthe rest of their lives ， The younger they learn how computers think ， how to coaxthe machine into producing what they want the earlier they learn that they ha

20、vethe power to do that the better 。第 5 页 共 43 页21.Cortina holds that early exposure to computer science makes it easier to_A。 complete future job trainingB。 remodel the way of thinkingC。 formulate logical hypothesesD。 perfect artwork production22.In delivering lessons for high - schoolers ， Flatiron

21、 has consideredtheir_A。 experienceB。 interestC。 career prospectsD。 academic backgrounds23.Deborah Seehorn believes that the skills learned at Flatiron will _A。 help students learn other computer languagesB。 have to be upgraded when new technologies comeC。need improving when students look for jobsD。

22、enable students to make big quick money第 6 页 共 43 页24.According to the last paragraph ， Flatiron students are expected to _A。 bring forth innovative computer technologiesB。 stay longer in the information technology industryC。 become better prepared for the digitalized worldD。 compete with a future a

23、rmy of programmers25.The word “ coax ”（ Line4 ， Para.6 ） is closest in meaning to _A。 persuadeB。 frightenC。 misguideD。 challengeText 2Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens-a kind ofbird living on stretching grasslands once lent red to the often grey landscape ofthe mi

24、dwestern and southwestern United States 。 But just some 22 ， 000 birdsremain today ， occupying about 16% of the species historic range 。The crash was a major reason the U.S 。 Fish and Wildlife Service （ USFWS ）decided to formally list the bird as threatened 。“ The lesser prairie chicken is in a第 7 页

25、 共 43 页desperate situation ，”said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe 。 Some environmentalists ，however ， were disappointed 。 They had pushed the agency to designate the birdas “ endangered ，” a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power tocrack down on threats 。 But Ashe and others argued

26、that the ” threatened ” taggave the federal government flexibility to try out new ， potentially lessconfrontational conservations approaches 。 In particular ， they called for forgingcloser collaborations with western state governments ， which are often uneasy withfederal action 。 and with the privat

27、e landowners who control an estimated 95% ofthe prairie chicken s habitat 。Under the plan ， for example ， the agency said it would not prosecutelandowner or businesses that unintentionally kill ， harm ， or disturb the bird ， aslong as they had signed a range wide management plan to restore prairie c

28、hickenhabitat 。 Negotiated by USFWS and the states， the plan requires individuals andbusinesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund toreplace every acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat。 The fund willalso be used to compensate landowners who set aside hab

29、itat， USFWS also set aninterim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67，000 birds over the next 10 years。 And it gives the Western Association of Fish andWildlife Agencies（ WAFWA）， a coalition of state agencies， the job of monitoringprogress 。 Overall， the idea is to let“ states ” remain in the driver s seat formanaging the species，” Ashe said。第 8 页 共 43 页Not everyone buys the win-win rhetoric 。 S