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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

　　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-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould  5  thewaycompaniesinvested。

SotheycomparedU.S。

cities’averagehappiness 6 byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas。

7 enough，firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8。

Butitisreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment，orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities 9whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D？

Tofindout，theresearchescontrolledforvarious10  thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvestlikesize，industry，andsales-and-andforindicatorsthataplacewas11 tolivein，likegrowthinwagesorpopulation。

Theylinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally12evenafteraccountingforthesethings。

Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms，whichtheauthors13to“lessconfineddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceofyoungerandless14managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment。

’’Therelationshipwas15strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore16。

Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaces。

17thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview，theauthorsbelieveitatleast18atthatpossibility。

It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp19howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture。

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]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]emphasize

10。

[A]stages         [B]factors         [C]levels         [D]methods

11。

[A]desirable      [B]sociable         [C]reputable      [D]reliable

12。

[A]resumed      [B]held            [C]emerged      [D]broke

13。

[A]attribute      [B]assign         [C]transfer      [D]compare

14。

[A]serious         [B]civilized         [C]ambitious      [D]experienced

15。

[A]thus            [B]instead         [C]also         [D]never

16。

[A]rapidly         [B]regularly         [C]directly      [D]equally

17。

[A]After         [B]Until            [C]While      [D]Since

　　18。

[A]arrives         [B]jumps         [C]hints         [D]strikes

19。

[A]shape         [B]rediscover         [C]simplify      [D]share

20。

[A]prayfor      [B]leantowards      [C]giveaway      [D]sendact

　　SectionII ReadingComprehension

　　PartA

　　Directions：

Readthefollowingfourtexts。

AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD。

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET。

（40points）

　　Text1

It’struethathigh-schoolcodingclassesaren’tessentialforlearningcomputerscienceincollege。

Studentswithoutexperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductorycourses，saidTomCortina，theassistantdeanatCarnegieMellon’sSchoolofComputerScience。

However，Cortinasaid，earlyexposureisbeneficial。

Whenyoungerkidslearncomputerscience，theylearnthatit’snotjustaconfusing，endlessstringoflettersandnumbers–butatooltobuildapps，orcreateartwork，ortesthypotheses。

It’snotashardforthemtotransformtheirthoughtprocessesasitisforolderstudents。

Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusingcodetosolvethembecomesnormal。

Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap，Cortinasaid。

Studentsalsobenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygettocollege，whereintroductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim，whichcandrivetheless-experiencedor-determinedstudentsaway。

　　TheFlatironSchool，wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming，startedasoneofthemanycodingbootcampsthat’sbecomepopularforadultslookingforacareerchange。

Thehigh-schoolersgetthesamecurriculum，but“wetrytogearlessonstowardthingsthey’reinterestedin，”saidVictoriaFriedman，aninstructor。

Forinstance，oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmoviesbasedonyourmood。

　　ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywon’tdropoutofhighschoolandbuildthenextFacebook。

Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover，sothe“RubyonRails”languagetheylearnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthejobmarket。

Buttheskillstheylearn–howtothinklogicallythroughaproblemandorganizetheresults–applytoanycodinglanguage，saidDeborahSeehorn，aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina。

　　Indeed，theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall。

Butcreatingafuturearmyofcodersisnotthesolepurposeoftheclasses。

Thesekidsaregoingtobesurroundedbycomputers-intheirpockets，intheiroffices，intheirhomes–fortherestoftheirlives，Theyoungertheylearnhowcomputersthink，howtocoaxthemachineintoproducingwhattheywant–theearliertheylearnthattheyhavethepowertodothat–thebetter。

　　21.Cortinaholdsthatearlyexposuretocomputersciencemakesiteasierto_______

　　A。

completefuturejobtraining

　　B。

remodelthewayofthinking

　　C。

formulatelogicalhypotheses

D。

perfectartworkproduction

　　22.Indeliveringlessonsforhigh-schoolers，Flatironhasconsideredtheir________

　　A。

experience

　　B。

interest

　　C。

careerprospects

　　D。

academicbackgrounds

　　23.DeborahSeehornbelievesthattheskillslearnedatFlatironwill________

　　A。

helpstudentslearnothercomputerlanguages

　　B。

havetobeupgradedwhennewtechnologiescome

　　C。

needimprovingwhenstudentslookforjobs

　　D。

enablestudentstomakebigquickmoney

　　24.Accordingtothelastparagraph，Flatironstudentsareexpectedto______

　　A。

bringforthinnovativecomputertechnologies

　　B。

staylongerintheinformationtechnologyindustry

　　C。

becomebetterpreparedforthedigitalizedworld

　　D。

competewithafuturearmyofprogrammers

　　25.Theword“coax”（Line4，Para.6）isclosestinmeaningto________

　　A。

persuade

　　B。

frighten

　　C。

misguide

　　D。

challenge

　　Text2

　　Biologistsestimatethatasmanyas2millionlesserprairiechickens---akindofbirdlivingonstretchinggrasslands—oncelentredtotheoftengreylandscapeofthemidwesternandsouthwesternUnitedStates。

Butjustsome22，000birdsremaintoday，occupyingabout16%ofthespecies‘historicrange。

　　ThecrashwasamajorreasontheU.S。

FishandWildlifeService（USFWS）decidedtoformallylistthebirdasthreatened。

“Thelesserprairiechickenisinadesperatesituation，”saidUSFWSDirectorDanielAshe。

Someenvironmentalists，however，weredisappointed。

Theyhadpushedtheagencytodesignatethebirdas“endangered，”astatusthatgivesfederalofficialsgreaterregulatorypowertocrackdownonthreats。

ButAsheandothersarguedthatthe”threatened”taggavethefederalgovernmentflexibilitytotryoutnew，potentiallylessconfrontationalconservationsapproaches。

Inparticular，theycalledforforgingclosercollaborationswithwesternstategovernments，whichareoftenuneasywithfederalaction。

andwiththeprivatelandownerswhocontrolanestimated95%oftheprairiechicken‘shabitat。

　　Undertheplan，forexample，theagencysaiditwouldnotprosecutelandownerorbusinessesthatunintentionallykill，harm，ordisturbthebird，aslongastheyhadsignedarange—widemanagementplantorestoreprairiechickenhabitat。

NegotiatedbyUSFWSandthestates，theplanrequiresindividualsandbusinessesthatdamagehabitataspartoftheiroperationstopayintoafundtoreplaceeveryacredestroyedwith2newacresofsuitablehabitat。

Thefundwillalsobeusedtocompensatelandownerswhosetasidehabitat，USFWSalsosetaninterimgoalofrestoringprairiechickenpopulationstoanannualaverageof67，000birdsoverthenext10years。

AnditgivestheWesternAssociationofFishandWildlifeAgencies（WAFWA），acoalitionofstateagencies，thejobofmonitoringprogress。

Overall，theideaistolet“states”remaininthedriver‘sseatformanagingthespecies，”Ashesaid。

　　Noteveryonebuysthewin-winrhetoric。

SomeCongressmembersaretryingtoblocktheplan，andatleastadozenindustrygroups，fourstates，andthreeenvironmentalgroupsarechallengingitinfederalcourt。

Notsurprisingly，doesn’tgofarenough。

“Thefederalgovernmentisgiving