考研英语二完整版真题与答案解析.docx

1、考研英语二完整版真题与答案解析2016 考研公共课英语二完整版真题及答案解析下载Section 1 Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Happy people work differently. They more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater ris

2、ks. And new research suggests that happiness might influence_1_firm s work, too.Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to arecent research paper._2_, firms in happy places spend more on R&D (researchand development). That because happiness is linked to the kind of lon

3、ger-termthinking_3_for making investments 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 activity ofpublicly trad

4、ed 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 is it really happiness that sto investment, or could something else about happier cities_9_why firms there spend more on R&D? To find out, the researchers con

5、trolled for various_10_that might make firms more likely to invest like size, industry, and sales and forindicators that a place was_11_to live in, like growth in wages or population. The link between happiness and investment generally_12_even after accounting for these things.The correlation betwee

6、n happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms, which the authors_13_to “ lesscodified decision making process ”and the possible presence of “ younger and less_14_managers who are more likelyto be influenced by sentiment. ” The relationship was_15_stronger in places where happi

7、ness was spread more_16_.Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happiness inequality._17_ this doesn t prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to take a longer-term view, the authors believe it at least_18_at that possibilit

8、y. It notshard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help_19_how executivesthink about the future. “ It surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and_20_R&D more than the average, ”said one researcher.1.A why B where C how D when2.A In return B

9、In particular C In contrast D In conclusion3.A sufficient B famous C perfect D necessary4.A individualism B modernism C optimism D realism5.A echo B miss C spoil D change6.A imagined B measured C invented D assumed7.A Sure B Odd C Unfortunate D Often8.A advertised B divided C overtaxed D headquarter

10、ed9.A explain B overstate C summarize D emphasize10.A stages B factors C levels D methods11.A desirable B sociable C reputable D reliable12.A resumed B held Cemerged D broke13.A attribute B assign C transfer Dcompare14.A serious B civilized C ambitious Dexperienced15.A thus B instead C also D never1

11、6.A rapidly B regularly C directly D equally17.A After B Until C While D Since18.A arrives B jumps C hints D strikes19.A shape B rediscover C simplify D share20.A pray for B lean towards C give away D send out Section Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four texts. Answer the qu

12、estions after each textby choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1It trues that high -school coding classesaren essential for learning computerscience in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductorycourses, said Tom Cortina, the assi

13、stant dean atCarnegie Mellon Schools ofComputer Science.However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learncomputer science, they learn that it s not just a confusing, endless string of lettersand numbers but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses. Itnot

14、 as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students.Breaking down problems into bite -sized chunks and using code to solve thembecomes normal. Giving more children this training could increase the number ofpeople interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cort

15、ina said.Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get tocollege, where introductory computer -science classes are packed to the brim, whichcan drive the less-experienced or-determined students away.The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn programming, started as one ofthe many coding bootcamps that becomes popular for adults looking for