2016年考研英语二真题及答案
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Section 1 Use of English
Directions: Read the following text. 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. They’re more productive, more creative, and
willing to take greater risks. And new research suggests that happiness might
influence__1__firm’s work, too.
Companies located 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). That’s because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term
thinking__3__for making investments 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 firms 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 is it really happiness that’s
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 size, 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, 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 most people
are relatively happy, rather than in places with happiness inequality.
__17__ this doesn’t 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. It’
s not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help__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
1. [标准答案][C]how
2016年考研英语二真题及答案
[考点分析]连词辨析
[选项分析]? 根据语境，“新发现表明：快乐可能会影响工作__的稳定。”[A] 为什么
[B] 哪里 [C] 怎样，多么 [D] 当…时候。根据语义分析，C 选项填入原文，译为“快乐可
能会影响工作是有多么稳定”，C 为正确选项。
2. [标准答案][B]In particular
[考点分析]上下文语义以及短语辨析
[选项分析][A] 反过来 [B] 尤其是 [C] 相反 [D] 总的来说 根据前文语境，第二段第
一句译为“根据近期的研究，拥有更多快乐的人的公司会投资更多”。而第二句“_______
那些在快乐氛围中的公司会做更多的研发以及发展。“第二句是在第一句的基础上进一步强
调说明，因此 B 选项更符合语境要求。
3. [标准答案] [D]necessary
[考点分析]上下文语义及形容词词义辨析
[选项分析][A]充足的 [B] 著名的 [C] 完美的 [D] 必要的 首先，根据本句题干
“That’s?because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking 3 for making
investments for the future.”译为“因为快乐与对未来投资有______长远考虑相联系。”
要求填写形容词, 我们要考虑其搭配与其修饰成分。空格处搭配介词 for, 并且修饰“长远
考虑”。因此 D 选项最符合语境要求。
4. [标准答案][C]optimism
[考点分析]上下文语义及名词词义辨析
[选项分析][A]个人主义 [B] 现代主义 [C] 乐观主义 [D] 现实主义 本题考查同后缀
的名词辨析。根据原文主旨，探讨“happy people”与公司的关系。那么，衡量四个选项，
只有 C 选项符合主旨要求。
5. [标准答案][D]change
[考点分析]上下文语义及动词词义辨析
[选项分析] [A]发出回声 [B] 想念，错过 [C] 破坏 [D] 改变 根据原文语境，“would
5 the way companies invested.”本题考查动宾搭配，宾语为“公司投资的方式”只有 D
选项搭配最为合理。
6．[标准答案][B]measured
[考点分析]上下文语义及动词词义辨析
[选项分析] [A]想象 [B] 衡量，测量 [C] 发明 [D] 假定，设想 “So they compared
U.S. cities’average happiness 6 by Gallup polling with the investment activity of
publicly traded firms in those areas.”译为“他们把盖洛普咨询公司所_____的美国城
市平均幸福指数与该地区的上市公司投资活跃度进行对比。” 根据原文语境，盖洛普咨询
公司所做的应该是一个“既定事实”所以排除 ACD。因此，B 选项为最佳选项。
7.[标准答案][A]Sure
[考点分析]上下文语义及固定搭配
[选项分析] [A]确信的 [B] 奇怪的 [C] 不幸运的 [D] 经常的 本题为固定搭配“sure
enough” 译为“足以肯定的是，”
8．[标准答案][D]headquartered
[考点分析]上下文语义及形容词词义辨析
[选项分析] [A]广告的 [B] 划分的 [C] 课税过重的 [D]位于总部的 根据原文
“ firms’ investment and R&D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the
area in which they were 8 . ”译为“足以肯定的是，公司投资与研发力度与公司______
的幸福指数相关。”in which 引导表示地点的定语从句，先行词为 area.对比四个选项，
ABC 不足以说明此地点的真实含义。因此，D 选项，搭配前文 area,构成“总部所在地”最
为合理。
9．[标准答案][A]explain
[考点分析]上下文语义及动词词义辨析
[选项分析] [A]解释 [B] 夸大 [C] 概述[D]重点强调 根据原文“…or ould something
else about happier cities 9 why firms there spend more on R&D?” A 选项 “explain”
常和后文 “why” 搭配使用。
10．[标准答案][B]factors
[考点分析]上下文语义及名词词义辨析
[选项分析] [A]阶段 [B] 因素 [C] 等级[D]方法 根据原文语境“To find out, the
researchers controlled for various 10 that might make firms more likely to invest
– like size, industry, and sales…”本题中，破折号后面 “大小，产业，销售”这些
都是 “让公司有更多投资的”因素。因此，B 选项最符合原文语境。
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
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Section1UseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Happypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too....
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