考研英语二真题及答案解析.docx

1、考研英语二真题及答案解析 2016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 blank and mark A， B， C or D on the ANSWER SHEET。 （10 points）Happy people work differently。 Theyre more productive， more creative， and willing to take greater risks。 And

2、new research suggests that happiness might influence 1 firms work， too。Companies located in place 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

3、thinking 3 for making investment for the future。The researchers wanted to know if 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 firm

4、s in those areas。7 enough， firms investment and R&D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were 8。 But it is 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 researches cont

5、rolled for various 10 that might make firms more likely to invest like size， industry ， and sales-and-and for indicators that a place was 11 to live in， like growth in wages or population。 They link between happiness and investment generally 12 even after accounting for these things。The correlation

6、between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger 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 to be influenced by sentiment。 The relationship was 15 stronger in places where ha

7、ppiness was spread more 16。 Firms seem to invest more in places。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 help 19 how executives

8、 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 when2。 A In return B In particular C In contrast D In conclusion3。 A sufficient B famous C perfect D necess

9、ary4。 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 headquartered9。 A explain B overstate C summarize D emphasize10。 A stages B factors C level

10、s D methods11。 A desirable B sociable C reputable D reliable12。 A resumed B held C emerged D broke13。 A attribute B assign C transfer D compare14。 A serious B civilized C ambitious D experienced15。 A thus B instead C also D never16。 A rapidly B regularly C directly D equally17。 A After B Until C Whi

11、le 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 actSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections：Read the following four texts。 Answer the questions below each text by choosing A， B， C or D。 Mark your ans

12、wers on the ANSWER SHEET。 （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 School of Computer Science

13、。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 transform their thought process

14、es 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 somet

15、hing about coding before they get to college， 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 one of the many coding bootcamps thats become popu

16、lar for adults looking for a career change。 The high-schoolers get the same curriculum， but “we try to gear lessons toward things theyre interested in，” said Victoria Friedman， an instructor。 For instance， one of the apps the students are developing suggests movies based on your mood。The students in

17、 the Flatiron class probably wont drop out of high school and build 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 they enter the job market。 But the skills they learn how to think logically through a

18、problem and organize the results apply to any coding language， said Deborah Seehorn， an education consultant for the state of North Carolina。Indeed， the Flatiron students might not go into IT at all。 But creating a future army of coders is not the sole purpose of the classes。 These kids are going to

19、 be surrounded by computers-in their pockets ，in their offices， in their homes for the rest of their lives， The younger they learn how computers think， how to coax the machine into producing what they want the earlier they learn that they have the power to do that the better。21.Cortina holds that ea

20、rly 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 has considered their_A。 experienceB。 interestC。 career prospectsD。 ac

21、ademic 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。 enable students to make big quick money24.According to the last par

22、agraph， 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 army of programmers25.The word “coax”（Line4，Para.6） is closest in meaning to _A。

23、persuadeB。 frightenC。 misguideD。 challengeText 2Biologists estimate that as many as 2 million lesser prairie chickens-a kind of bird living on stretching grasslandsonce lent red to the often grey landscape of the midwestern and southwestern United States。 But just some 22，000 birds remain today， occ

24、upying 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 desperate situation ，”said USFWS Director Daniel Ashe。 Some environmentalists， however， were disa

25、ppointed。 They had pushed the agency to designate the bird as “endangered，” a status that gives federal officials greater regulatory power to crack down on threats 。But Ashe and others argued that the” threatened” tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new， potentially less confronta

26、tional conservations approaches。 In particular， they called for forging closer collaborations with western state governments， which are often uneasy with federal action。 and with the private landowners who control an estimated 95% of the prairie chickens habitat。Under the plan， for example， the agen

27、cy said it would not prosecute landowner or businesses that unintentionally kill， harm， or disturb the bird， as long as they had signed a rangewide management plan to restore prairie chicken habitat。 Negotiated by USFWS and the states， the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat

28、 as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replace every acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat 。The fund will also be used to compensate landowners who set aside habitat ， USFWS also set an interim goal of restoring prairie chicken populations to an annual average of 67，000 bir

29、ds over the next 10 years 。And it gives the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies （WAFWA）， a coalition of state agencies， the job of monitoring progress。 Overall， the idea is to let “states” remain in the driver s seat for managing the species，” Ashe said。Not everyone buys the win-win rhetoric。 Some Congress members are trying to block the plan， and at least a dozen industry groups， four states， and three environmental groups are challenging it in federal court。 Not surprisingly， doesnt g