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1、 考研英语（二）完型填空真题及答案 SectionUse of English Directions： Read the following text. Choose the best word（s） for each numbered blank and mark A，B，CorD on the ANSWER SHEET.（10 points） Happy people work differently. Theyre more productive， more creative， and willing to take greater risks. And new research sug

2、gest that happiness might influence1firms 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 （ research and development ）。 Thats because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term thinking3for maki

3、ng investments for the future. The researchers wanted to know if the4and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would5the way companies invested. So they compared U.S. citiesaverage happiness6by Gallup polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms in those areas. 7enoug

4、h， firmsinvestment and R intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were8.But is it really happiness thats linked to investment， or could something else about happier cities9why firms there spend more on R To find out， the researchers controlled for various10that might ma

5、ke firms more likely to invest like size， industry， and sales and for indicators that a place was11to live in， like growth in wages or population. The link between happiness and investment generally12even after accounting for these things. The correlation between happiness and investment was particu

6、larly strong for younger firms， which the authors13to“less codified decision making process”and the possible presence of“younger and less14managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.”The relationship was15stronger in places where happiness was spread more16.Firms seem to invest more

7、in places where most people are relatively happy， rather than in places with happiness inequality. 17 this doesnt prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to take a longer-term view， the authors believe it at least18at that possibility. Its not hard to imagine that local culture and senti

8、ment would help19how executives think about the future.“It surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and20R more than the average，”said one researcher. 参考答案： C 1.A whyB whereC how D when B 2.A In returnB In particular C In contrastD In conclusion D 3. A suf

9、ficientB famous C perfect D necessary C 4. A individualism B modernismC optimism D realism D 5. A echoB missC spoil D change B 6. A imagined B measured C invented D assumed A 7. A SureB Odd C Unfortunate D Often D 8. A advertisedB divided C overtaxed D headquartered A 9. A explain B overstate C summ

10、arize D emphasize B10. A stages B factors C levels D methods A11. A desirable B sociable C reputable D reliable C12. A resumed B held Cemerged D broke A13. A attribute B assign C transfer Dcompare D14. A serious B civilized C ambitious Dexperienced A15. A thus B instead C also D never D16. A rapidly B regularly C directly D equally C17. A After B Until C While D Since C18. A arrives B jumps C hints D strikes A19. A shape B rediscover C simplify D share B20. A pray for B lean towards C give away D send out