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2016考研英语二真题及答案解析
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
ReadthefollowingteGt。
Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET。
(10points)
Happypeopleworkdifferently。
They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks。
Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence1firmswork,too。
Companieslocatedinplacewithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper。
2,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment)。
That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking3formakinginvestmentforthefuture。
Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe4andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould5thewaycompaniesinvested。
SotheycomparedU.S。
cities’averagehappiness6byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas。
7enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8。
Butitisreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities9whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?
Tofindout,theresearchescontrolledforvarious10thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvestlikesize,industry,andsales-and-andforindicatorsthataplacewas11tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation。
Theylinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally12evenafteraccountingforthesethings。
Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors13to“lessconfineddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceofyoungerandless14managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment。
’’Therelationshipwas15strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore16。
Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaces。
17thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast18atthatpossibility。
It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp19howeGecutivesthinkaboutthefuture。
Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward–thinkingandcreativeand20R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher。
1。
[A]why[B]where[C]how[D]when
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[A]Inreturn[B]Inparticular[C]Incontrast[D]Inconclusion
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[A]sufficient[B]famous[C]perfect[D]necessary
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[A]individualism[B]modernism[C]optimism[D]realism
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[A]echo[B]miss[C]spoil[D]change
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[A]imagined[B]measured[C]invented[D]assumed
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[A]sure[B]odd[C]unfortunate[D]often
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[A]advertised[B]divided[C]overtaGed[D]headquartered
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[A]eGplain[B]overstate[C]summarize[D]emphasize
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[A]stages[B]factors[C]levels[D]methods
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[A]desirable[B]sociable[C]reputable[D]reliable
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[A]resumed[B]held[C]emerged[D]broke
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[A]attribute[B]assign[C]transfer[D]compare
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[A]serious[B]civilized[C]ambitious[D]eGperienced
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[A]thus[B]instead[C]also[D]never
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[A]rapidly[B]regularly[C]directly[D]equally
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[A]After[B]Until[C]While[D]Since
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[A]arrives[B]jumps[C]hints[D]strikes
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[A]shape[B]rediscover[C]simplify[D]share
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[A]prayfor[B]leantowards[C]giveaway[D]sendact
SectionIIReadingComprehension
PartA
Directions:
ReadthefollowingfourteGts。
AnswerthequestionsbeloweachteGtbychoosingA,B,CorD。
MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET。
(40points)
TeGt1
It’struethathigh-schoolcodingclassesaren’tessentialforlearningcomputerscienceincollege。
StudentswithouteGperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductorycourses,saidTomCortina,theassistantdeanatCarnegieMellon’sSchoolofComputerScience。
However,Cortinasaid,earlyeGposureisbeneficial。
Whenyoungerkidslearncomputerscience,theylearnthatit’snotjustaconfusing,endlessstringoflettersandnumbers–butatooltobuildapps,orcreateartwork,ortesthypotheses。
It’snotashardforthemtotransformtheirthoughtprocessesasitisforolderstudents。
Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusingcodetosolvethembecomesnormal。
Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap,Cortinasaid。
Studentsalsobenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygettocollege,whereintroductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim,whichcandrivetheless-eGperiencedor-determinedstudentsaway。
TheFlatironSchool,wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming,startedasoneofthemanycodingbootcampsthat’sbecomepopularforadultslookingforacareerchange。
Thehigh-schoolersgetthesamecurriculum,but“wetrytogearlessonstowardthingsthey’reinterestedin,”saidVictoriaFriedman,aninstructor。
Forinstance,oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmoviesbasedonyourmood。
ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywon’tdropoutofhighschoolandbuildtheneGtFacebook。
Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover,sothe“RubyonRails”languagetheylearnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthejobmarket。
Buttheskillstheylearn–howtothinklogicallythroughaproblemandorganizetheresults–applytoanycodinglanguage,saidDeborahSeehorn,aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina。
Indeed,theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall。
Butcreatingafuturearmyofcodersisnotthesolepurposeoftheclasses。
Thesekidsaregoingtobesurroundedbycomputers-intheirpockets,intheiroffices,intheirhomes–fortherestoftheirlives,Theyoungertheylearnhowcomputersthink,howtocoaGthemachineintoproducingwhattheywant–theearliertheylearnthattheyhavethepowertodothat–thebetter。
21.CortinaholdsthatearlyeGposuretocomputersciencemakesiteasierto_______
A。
completefuturejobtraining
B。
remodelthewayofthinking
C。
formulatelogicalhypotheses
D。
perfectartworkproduction
22.Indeliveringlessonsforhigh-schoolers,Flatironhasconsideredtheir________
A。
eGperience
B。
interest
C。
careerprospects
D。
academicbackgrounds
23.DeborahSeehornbelievesthattheskillslearnedatFlatironwill________
A。
helpstudentslearnothercomputerlanguages
B。
havetobeupgradedwhennewtechnologiescome
C。
needimprovingwhenstudentslookforjobs
D。
enablestudentstomakebigquickmoney
24.Accordingtothelastparagraph,FlatironstudentsareeGpectedto______
A。
bringforthinnovativecomputertechnologies
B。
staylongerintheinformationtechnologyindustry
C。
becomebetterpreparedforthedigitalizedworld
D。
competewithafuturearmyofprogrammers
25.Theword“coaG”(Line4,Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto________
A。
persuade
B。
frighten
C。
misguide
D。
challenge
TeGt2
Biologistsestimatethatasmanyas2millionlesserprairiechickens---akindofbirdlivingonstretchinggrasslands—oncelentredtotheoftengreylandscapeofthemidwesternandsouthwesternUnitedStates。
Butjustsome22,000birdsremaintoday,occupyingabout16%ofthespecies‘historicrange。
ThecrashwasamajorreasontheU.S。
FishandWildlifeService(USFWS)decidedtoformallylistthebirdasthreatened。
“Thelesserprairiechickenisinadesperatesituation,”saidUSFWSDirectorDanielAshe。
Someenvironmentalists,however,weredisappointed。
Theyhadpushedtheagencytodesignatethebirdas“endangered,”astatusthatgivesfederalofficialsgreaterregulatorypowertocrackdownonthreats。
ButAsheandothersarguedthatthe”threatened”taggavethefederalgovernmentfleGibilitytotryoutnew,potentiallylessconfrontationalconservationsapproaches。
Inparticular,theycalledforforgingclosercollaborationswithwesternstategovernments,whichareoftenuneasywithfederalaction。
andwiththeprivatelandownerswhocontrolanestimated95%oftheprairiechicken‘shabitat。
Undertheplan,foreGample,theagencysaiditwouldnotprosecutelandownerorbusinessesthatunintentionallykill,harm,ordisturbthebird,aslongastheyhadsignedarange—widemanagementplantorestoreprairiechickenhabitat。
NegotiatedbyUSFWSandthestates,theplanrequiresindividualsandbusinessesthatdamagehabitataspartoftheiroperationstopayintoafundtoreplaceeveryacredestroyedwith2newacresofsuitablehabitat。
Thefundwillalsobeusedtocompensatelandownerswhosetasidehabitat,USFWSalsosetaninterimgoalofrestoringprairiechickenpopulationstoanannualaverageof67,000birdsovertheneGt10years。
AnditgivestheWesternAssociationofFishandWildlifeAgencies(WAFWA),acoalitionofstateagencies,thejobofmonitoringprogress。
Overall,theideaistolet“states”remaininthedriver‘sseatformanagingthespecies,”Ashesaid。
Noteveryonebuysthewin-winrhetoric。
SomeCongressmembersaretryingtoblocktheplan,andatleastadozenindustrygroups,fourstates,andthreeenvironmentalgroupsarechallengingitinfederalcourt。
Notsurprisingly,doesn’tgofarenough。
“ThefederalgovernmentisgivingresponsibilityformanagingthebirdtothesameindustriesthatarepushingittoeGtinction,”saysbiologistJayLininger。
26.Themajorreasonforlistingthelesserprairieasthreatenedis____。
[A]itsdrasticallydecreasedpopulation
[B]theunderestimateofthegrasslandacreage
[C]adesperateappealfromsomebiologists
[D]theinsistenceofprivatelandowners
27.The“threatened”tagdisappointedsomeenvironmentalistsinthatit_____。
[A]wasagive-intogovernmentalpressure
[B]wouldinvolvefeweragenciesinaction
[C]grantedlessfederalregulatorypower
[D]wentagainstconservationpolicies
28.ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatunintentionalharm-doerswillnotbeprosecutedifthey_____。
[A]agreetopayasumforcompensation
[B]volunteertosetupanequallybighabitat
[C]offertosupporttheWAFWAmonitoringjob
[D]promisetoraisefundsforUSFWSoperations
29.AccordingtoAshe,theleadingroleinmanagingthespeciesin______。
[A]thefederalgovernment
[B]thewildlifeagencies
[C]thelandowners
[D]thestates
30.JayLiningerwouldmostlikelysupport_______。
[A]industrygroups
[B]thewin-winrhetoric
[C]environmentalgroups
[D]theplanunderchallenge
TeGt3
Thateveryone‘stoobusythesedaysisacliché。
Butonespecificcomplaintismadeespeciallymournfully:
There’sneveranytimetoread。
Whatmakestheproblemthornieristhattheusualtime-managementtechniquesdon‘tseemsufficient。
Theweb’sfullofarticlesofferingtipsonmakingtimetoread:
“GiveupTV”or“Carryabookwithyouatalltimes。
”ButinmyeGperience,usingsuchmethodstofreeuptheodd30minutesdoesn‘twork。
Sitdowntoreadandtheflywheelofwork-relatedthoughtskeepsspinning-orelseyou’resoeGhaustedthatachallengingbook‘sthelastthingyouneed。
Themodernmind,TimParks,anovelistandcritic,writes,“isoverwhelminglyinclinedtowardcommunication…Itisnotsimplythatoneisinterrupted;itisthatoneisactuallyinclinedtointerruption。
”Deepreadingrequiresnotjusttime,butaspecialkindoftimewhichcan’tbeobtainedmerelybybecomingmoreefficient。
Infact,“becomingmoreefficient”ispartoftheproblem。
Thinkingof