2016考研英语二真题及答案解析(完整版)

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2016

考研英语二真题及答案解析 （完整

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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

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

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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] pray for [B] lean towards [C] give

away [D] send out

1. [

标准答案

] [C]how

[

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

< br>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。< /p>

”要求填写形容词

,

我们要

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

< br>本题考查同后缀的名

词辨析。根据原文主旨，探讨“

ha ppy

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

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[

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