2016MBA考研英语二真题与答案解析.doc

2016考研英语二真题及答案解析 SectionI UseofEnglish Directions: Readthefollowingtext。Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET。(10points) Happypeopleworkdifferently。They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks。Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence1  firmswork,too。 Companieslocatedinplacewithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper。2,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment)。That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking  3  formakinginvestment forthefuture。 Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe  4   andinclinationforrisk-ewithhappinesswould  5  paniesinvested。。cities’averagehappiness 6 byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas。 7 enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8。Butitisreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities 9whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearchescontrolledforvarious10  thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvestlikesize,industry,andsales-and-andforindicatorsthataplacewas11 tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation。ountingforthesethings。 Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors13to“lessconfineddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceofyoungerandless14managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment。’’Therelationshipwas15strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore16。Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaces。 17thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast18atthatpossibility。It’hatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp19howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture。Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward–thinkingandcreativeand20R&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]p