管理类联考英语二真题及答案.docx

1、管理类联考英语二真题及答案2016年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试管理类专业硕士联考2016年管理类专硕联考英语(二)试题及详解 1. 考生必须严格遵守各项考场规则2. 选择题的答案须用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上，其它笔填涂的或做在试卷或其它类型答题卡上的答案无效。3. 其他题一律用蓝色或黑色钢笔或圆珠笔在答题纸上按规定要求作答，凡做在试卷上或未做在指定位置的答案无效。4 .交卷时，请配合监考人员验收，并请监考人员在准考证相应位置签字（作为考生交卷的凭据）。否则，所产生的一切后果由考生自负。Section Use of EnglishDirections：Read the following text

2、. 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. Theyre more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new research suggest that happiness might influence_1_firms work, too.Companies located

3、in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper._2_, firms in happy places spend more on R&D ( research and development ). Thats because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking _3_ for making investments for the future.The researchers wanted to know if

4、 the _4_ and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would _5_the way companies invested. So they compared U.S. cities average happiness _6_by Gallup polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms in those areas._7_enough, firms investment and R&D intensity were correlate

5、d with the happiness of the area in which they were _8_.But is it really happiness thats linked to investment, or could something else about happier cities _9_why firms there spend more on R&D? To find out, the researchers controlled for various _10_that might make firms more likely to invest like s

6、ize, industry, and sales and for indicators 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 between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms,

7、which the authors _13_to “less codified decision making process” and the possible presence of “younger and less _14_managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.” The relationship was _15_stronger in places where happiness was spread more _16_.Firms seem to invest more in places where

8、most people are relatively happy, rather than in places with happiness inequality._17_this doesnt prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to take a longer-term view, the authors believe it at least _18_at that possibility. Its not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would he

9、lp _19_how executives think 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 when 2. A In return B In particular C In contrast D In conclusion 3. A sufficient B

10、 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 emphasi

11、ze10. 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 never16. A rapidly B regularly C directly D equ

12、ally17. 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 outSection Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A

13、，B, C, or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1Its true that high-school coding classes arent essential for learning computer science in college. Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses, said Tom Cortina, the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellons Sc

14、hool of Computer Science.However, Cortina said, early exposure is beneficial. When younger kids learn computer science, they learn that its not just a confusing, endless string of letters and numbers - but a tool to build apps, or create artwork, or test hypotheses. Its not as hard for them to trans

15、form their thought processes as it is for older students. Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal. Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap, Cortina said.Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim, which