2016年考研英語(yǔ)(二)真題試卷及答案（含解析）

2016年考研英語(yǔ)(二)真題試卷及答案（含解析）SectionⅠUseofEnglishDirections:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.Happypeopleworkdifferently.They'remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence

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firmswork,too.

Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.

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,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That'sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking

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formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.

Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe

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andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould

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thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities'averagehappiness

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byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.

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enough,firms'investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere

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.Butisitreallyhappinessthat'slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities

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whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious

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thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest—likesize,industry,andsales—andforindicatorsthataplacewas

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tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally

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evenafteraccountingforthesethings.

Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors

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to"lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess"andthepossiblepresenceof"youngerandless

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managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment."Therelationshipwas

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strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore

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.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.

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thisdoesn'tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast

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atthatpossibility.It'snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp

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howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture."Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand

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R&Dmorethantheaverage,"saidoneresearcher.1、

A.why

B.where

C.how

D.when2、

A.Inreturn

B.Inparticular

C.Incontrast

D.Inconclusion3、

A.sufficient

B.famous

C.perfect

D.necessary4、

A.individualism

B.modernism

C.optimism

D.realism5、

A.echo

B.miss

C.spoil

D.change6、

A.imagined

B.measured

C.invented

D.assumed7、

A.Sure

B.Odd

C.Unfortunate

D.Often8、

A.advertised

B.divided

C.overtaxed

D.headquartered9、

A.explain

B.overstate

C.summarize

D.emphasize10、

A.stages

B.factors

C.levels

D.methods11、

A.desirable

B.sociable

C.reputable

D.reliable12、

A.resumed

B.held

C.emerged

D.broke13、

A.attribute

B.assign

C.transfer

D.compare14、

A.serious

B.civilized

C.ambitious

D.experienced15、

A.thus

B.instead

C.also

D.never16、

A.rapidly

B.regularly

C.directly

D.equally17、

A.After

B.Until

C.While

D.Since18、

A.arrives

B.jumps

C.hints

D.strikes19、

A.shape

B.rediscover

C.simplify

D.share20、

A.prayfor

B.leantowards

C.giveaway

D.sendout

SectionⅡReadingComprehension

PartADirections:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.

Text1It'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.perfectartworkproduction22、

Indeliveringlessonsforhigh-schoolers,Flatironhasconsideredtheir______.

A.experience

B.academicbackgrounds

C.careerprospects

D.interest23、

DeborahSeehornbelievesthattheskillslearnedatFlatironwill______.

A.helpstudentslearnothercomputerlanguages

B.havetobeupgradedwhennewtechnologiescome

C.needimprovingwhenstudentslookforjobs

D.enablestudentstomakebigquickmoney24、

Accordingtothelastparagraph,Flatironstudentsareexpectedto______.

A.competewithafuturearmyofprogrammers

B.staylongerintheinformationtechnologyindustry

C.becomebetterpreparedforthedigitalizedworld

D.bringforthinnovativecomputertechnologies25、

Theword"coax"(Line3,Para.6)isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.challenge

B.persuade

C.frighten

D.misguide

Text2Biologistsestimatethatasmanyas2millionlesserprairiechickens—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"statesremaininthedriver'sseatformanagingthespecies,"Ashesaid.

Noteveryonebuysthewin-winrhetoric.SomeCongressmembersaretryingtoblocktheplan,andatleastadozenindustrygroups,fourstates,andthreeenvironmentalgroupsarechallengingitinfederalcourt.Notsurprisingly,industrygroupsandstatesgenerallyargueitgoestoofar,environmentalistssayitdoesn'tgofarenough."Thefederalgovernmentisgivingresponsibilityformanagingthebirdtothesameindustriesthatarepushingittoextinction."saysbiologistJayLininger.26、

Themajorreasonforlistingthelesserprairieasthreatenedis______.

A.itsdrasticallydecreasedpopulation

B.theunderestimateofthegrasslandacreage

C.adesperateappealfromsomebiologists

D.theinsistenceofprivatelandowners27、

The"threatened"tagdisappointedsomeenvironmentalistsinthatit______.

A.wasagive-intogovernmentalpressure

B.wouldinvolvefeweragenciesinaction

C.grantedlessfederalregulatorypower

D.wentagainstconservationpolicies28、

ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatunintentionalharm-doerswillnotbeprosecutedifthey______.

A.agreetopayasumforcompensation

B.volunteertosetupanequallybighabitat

C.offertosupporttheWAFWAmonitoringjob

D.promisetoraisefundsforUSFWSoperations29、

AccordingtoAshe,theleadingroleinmanagingthespeciesis______.

A.thefederalgovernment

B.thewildlifeagencies

C.thelandowners

D.thestates30、

JayLiningerwouldmostlikelysupport______.

A.industrygroups

B.thewin-winrhetoric

C.environmentalgroups

D.theplanunderchallenge

Text3Thateveryone'stoobusythesedaysisaclicheacute.Butonespecificcomplaintismadeespeciallymournfully:There'sneveranytimetoread.

Whatmakestheproblemthornieristhattheusualtime-managementtechniquesdon'tseemsufficient.Theweb'sfullofarticlesofferingtipsonmakingtimetoread:"GiveupTV"or"Carryabookwithyouatalltimes."Butinmyexperience,usingsuchmethodstofreeuptheodd30minutesdoesn'twork.Sitdowntoreadandtheflywheelofwork-relatedthoughtskeepsspinning—orelseyou'resoexhaustedthatachallengingbook'sthelastthingyouneed.Themodernmind,TimParks,anovelistandcritic,writes,"isoverwhelminglyinclinedtowardcommunication...Itisnotsimplythatoneisinterrupted;itisthatoneisactuallyinclinedtointerruption."Deepreadingrequiresnotjusttime,butaspecialkindoftimewhichcan'tbeobtainedmerelybybecomingmoreefficient.

Infact,"becomingmoreefficient"ispartoftheproblem.Thinkingoftimeasaresourcetobemaximizedmeansyouapproachitinstrumentally,judginganygivenmomentaswellspentonlyinsofarasitadvancesprogresstowardsomegoal.Immersivereading,bycontrast,dependsonbeingwillingtoriskinefficiency,goallessness,eventime-wasting.Trytoslotitasato-dolistitemandyou'llmanageonlygoal-focusedreading—useful,sometimes,butnotthemostfulfillingkind."Thefuturecomesatuslikeemptybottlesalonganunstoppableandnearlyinfiniteconveyorbelt,"writesGaryEberleinhisbook

SacredTime,and"wefeelapressuretofillthesedifferent-sizedbottles(days,hours,minutes)astheypass,foriftheygetbywithoutbeingfilled,wewillhavewastedthem."Nomind-setcouldbeworseforlosingyourselfinabook.

Sowhatdoeswork?Perhapssurprisingly,schedulingregulartimesforreading.You'dthinkthismightfueltheefficiencymind-set,butinfact,Eberlenotes,suchritualisticbehaviorhelpsus"stepoutsidetime'sflow"into"soultime".Youcouldlimitdistractionsbyreadingonlyphysicalbooks,oronsingle-purposee-readers."Carryabookwithyouatalltimes"canactuallywork,too—providingyoudipinoftenenough,sothatreadingbecomesthedefaultstatefromwhichyoutemporarilysurfacetotakecareofbusiness,beforedroppingbackdown.Onareallygoodday,itnolongerfeelsasifyou're"makingtimetoread,"butjustreading,andmakingtimeforeverythingelse.31、

Theusualtime-managementtechniquesdon'tworkbecause______.

A.whattheycanofferdoesnoteasethemodemmind

B.whatchallengingbooksdemandisrepetitivereading

C.whatpeopleoftenforgetiscarryingabookwiththem

D.whatdeepreadingrequirescannotbeguaranteed32、

The"emptybottles"metaphorillustratesthatpeoplefeelapressureto______.

A.updatetheirto-dolists

B.makepassingtimefulfilling

C.carrytheirplansthrough

D.pursuecarefreereading33、

Eberlewouldagreethatschedulingregulartimesforreadinghelps______.

A.encouragetheefficiencymind-set

B.developonlinereadinghabits

C.promoteritualisticreading

D.achieveimmersivereading34、

"Carryabookwithyouatalltimes"canworkif______.

A.readingbecomesyourprimarybusinessoftheday

B.allthedailybusinesshasbeenpromptlydealtwith

C.youareabletodropbacktobusinessafterreading

D.timecanbeevenlysplitforreadingandbusiness35、

Thebesttitleforthistextcouldbe______.

A.HowtoEnjoyEasyReading

B.HowtoFindTimetoRead

C.HowtoSetReadingGoals

D.HowtoReadExtensively

Text4Againstabackdropofdrasticchangesineconomyandpopulationstructure,youngerAmericansaredrawinganew21st-centuryroadmaptosuccess,alatestpollhasfound.

Acrossgenerationallines,Americanscontinuetoprizemanyofthesametraditionalmilestonesofasuccessfullife,includinggettingmarried,havingchildren,owningahome,andretiringintheirsixties.Butwhileyoungandoldmostlyagreeonwhatconstitutesthefinishlineofafulfillinglife,theyofferstrikinglydifferentpathsforreachingit.

Youngpeoplewhoarestillgettingstartedinlifeweremorelikelythanolderadultstoprioritizepersonalfulfillmentintheirwork,tobelievetheywilladvancetheircareersmostbyregularlychangingjobs,tofavorcommunitieswithmorepublicservicesandafasterpaceoflife,toagreethatcouplesshouldbefinanciallysecurebeforegettingmarriedorhavingchildren,andtomaintainthatchildrenarebestservedbytwoparentsworkingoutsidethehome,thesurveyfound.

Fromcareertocommunityandfamily,thesecontrastssuggestthatintheaftermathofthesearingGreatRecession,thosejuststartingoutinlifearedefiningprioritiesandexpectationsthatwillincreasinglyspreadthroughvirtuallyallaspectsofAmericanlife,fromconsumerpreferencestohousingpatternstopolitics.

Youngandoldconvergeononekeypoint:Overwhelmingmajoritiesofbothgroupssaidtheybelieveitisharderforyoungpeopletodaytogetstartedinlifethanitwasforearliergenerations.Whileyoungerpeoplearesomewhatmoreoptimisticthantheireldersabouttheprospectsforthosestartingouttoday,bigmajoritiesinbothgroupsbelievethose"justgettingstartedinlife"faceatougherclimbthanearliergenerationsinreachingsuchsignpostachievementsassecuringagood-payingjob,startingafamily,managingdebt,andfindingaffordablehousing.

PeteSchneiderconsiderstheclimbtoughertoday.Schneider,a27-year-oldautotechnicianfromtheChicagosuburbs,sayshestruggledtofindajobaftergraduatingfromcollege.Evennowthatheisworkingsteadily,hesaid,"Ican'taffordtopaymymonthlymortgagepaymentsonmyown,soIhavetorentroomsouttopeopletomakethathappen."Lookingback,heisstruckthathisparentscouldprovideacomfortablelifefortheirchildreneventhoughneitherhadcompletedcollegewhenhewasyoung."Istillgrewupinanuppermiddle-classhomewithparentswhodidn'thavecollegedegrees,"Schneidersaid."Idon'tthinkpeoplearecapableofthatanymore."36、

Onecross-generationmarkofasuccessfullifeis______.

A.tryingoutdifferentlifestyles

B.havingafamilywithchildren

C.workingbeyondretirementage

D.settingupaprofitablebusiness37、

ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph3thatyoungpeopletendto______.

A.favoraslowerlifepace

B.holdanoccupationlonger

C.attachimportancetopre-maritalfinance

D.giveprioritytochildcareoutsidethehome38、

Theprioritiesandexpectationsdefinedbytheyoungwill______.

A.becomeincreasinglyclear

B.focusonmaterialisticissues

C.dependlargelyonpoliticalpreferences

D.reachalmostallaspectsofAmericanlife39、

Bothyoungandoldagreethat______.

A.good-payingjobsarelessavailable

B.theoldmademorelifeachievements

C.housingloanstodayareeasytoobtain

D.gettingestablishedisharderfortheyoung40、

WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutSchneider?

A.Hefoundadreamjobaftergraduatingfromcollege.

B.Hisparentsbelieveworkingsteadilyisamustforsuccess.

C.Hisparents'goodlifehaslittletodowithacollegedegree.

D.Hethinkshisjobasatechnicianquitechallenging.

PartBDirections:

ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachofthenumberedparagraphs(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.A.Besilly

B.Havefun

C.Expressyouremotions

D.Don'toverthinkit

E.Beeasilypleased

F.Noticethings

G.Askforhelp

Asadults,itseemsthatweareconstantlypursuinghappiness,oftenwithmixedresults.Yetchildrenappeartohaveitdowntoanart—andforthemostparttheydon'tneedself-helpbooksortherapy.Instead,theylookaftertheirwellbeinginstinctively,andusuallymoreeffectivelythanwedoasgrownups.Perhapsit'stimetolearnafewlessonsfromthem.

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Whatdoesachilddowhenhe'ssad?Hecries.Whenhe'sangry?Heshouts.Scared?Probablyabitofboth.Aswegrowup,welearntocontrolouremotionssotheyaremanageableanddon'tdictateourbehaviours,whichisinmanywaysagoodthing.Buttoooftenwetakethisprocesstoofarandendupsuppressingemotions,especiallynegativeones.That'saboutaseffectiveasbrushingdirtunderacarpetandcanevenmakeusill.Whatweneedtodoisfindawaytoacknowledgeandexpresswhatwefeelappropriately,andthen—againlikechildren—move.

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AcoupleofChristmasesago,myyoungeststepdaughter,whowasnineyearsoldatthetime,gotaSupermanT-shirtforChristmas.Itcostlessthanafiverbutshewasoverjoyed,andcouldn'tstoptalkingaboutit.Toooftenwebelievethatanewjob,biggerhouseorbettercarwillbethemagicsilverbulletthatwillallowustofinallybecontent,buttherealityisthesethingshaveverylittlelastingimpactonourhappinesslevels.Instead,beinggratefulforsmallthingseverydayisamuchbetterwaytoimprovewellbeing.

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Haveyouevernoticedhowmuchchildrenlaugh?Ifweadultscouldindulgeinabitofsillinessandgiggling,wewouldreducethestresshormonesinourbodies,increasegoodhormoneslikeendorphins,improvebloodflowtoourheartsandevenhaveagreaterchanceoffightingoffinfection.Allofwhich,ofcourse,haveapositiveeffectonhappinesslevels.

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Theproblemwithbeingagrownupisthatthere'sanawfullotofseriousstufftodealwith—work,mortgagepayments,figuringoutwhattocookfordinner.Butasadultswealsohavetheluxuryofbeingabletocontrolourowndiariesandit'simportantthatwescheduleintimetoenjoythethingswelove.Thosethingsmightbesocial,sporting,creativeorcompletelyrandom(dancingaroundthelivingroom,anyone?)—itdoesn'tmatter,solongasthey'reenjoyable,andnotlikelytohavenegativesideeffects,suchasdrinkingtoomuchalcoholorgoingonawildspendingspreeifyou'reonatightbudget.

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Havingsaidalloftheabove,it'simportanttoaddthatweshouldn'ttrytoohardtobehappy.Scientiststellusthiscanbackfireandactuallyhaveanegativeimpactonourwellbeing.AstheChinesephilosopherChuangTzuisreportedtohavesaid:"Happinessistheabsenceofstrivingforhappiness."Andinthat,oncemore,weneedtolooktotheexampleofourchildren,towhomhappinessisnotagoalbutanaturalbyproductofthewaytheylive.

SectionⅢTranslationDirections:

TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.YourtranslationshouldbewrittenontheANSWERSHEET.46、Thesupermarketisdesignedtolurecustomersintospendingasmuchtimeaspossiblewithinitsdoors.Thereasonforthisissimple:Thelongeryoustayinthestore,themorestuffyou'llsee,andthemorestuffyousee,themoreyou'llbuy.Andsupermarketscontainalotofstuff.Theaveragesupermarket,accordingtotheFoodMarketingInstitute,carriessome44,000differentitems,andmanycarrytensofthousandsmore.Thesheervolumeofavailablechoiceisenoughtosendshoppersintoastateofinformationoverload.Accordingtobrain-scanexperiments,thedemandsofsomuchdecision-makingquicklybecometoomuchforus.Afterabout40minutesofshopping,mostpeoplestopstrugglingtoberationallyselective,andinsteadbeginshoppingemotionally—whichisthepointatwhichweaccumulatethe50percentofstuffinourcartthatweneverintendedbuying.

SectionⅣWriting

PartA47、

Directions:

Supposeyouwonatranslationcontestandyourfriend,Jack,wroteane-mailtocongratulateyouandaskforadviceontranslation.Writehimareplyto

1)thankhim,and

2)giveyouradvice.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsontheANSWERSHEET.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use"LiMing"instead.

Donotwritetheaddress.

PartB48、

Directions:

Writeanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould

1)interpretthechart,and

2)giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteabout150wordsontheANSWERSHEET.

答案:

SectionⅠUseofEnglish

1、C[解析]

考查上下文語(yǔ)義銜接。文章開(kāi)篇提到，快樂(lè)的人的工作方式與眾不同。本句承接上文，提到新的研究表明快樂(lè)與公司運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)也有關(guān)系，由此可以判斷這里強(qiáng)調(diào)的是“快樂(lè)可能也會(huì)影響公司的運(yùn)作方式”，正確答案應(yīng)為C。howfirmswork即“公司如何運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)”。2、B[解析]

考查上下文邏輯關(guān)系。本段開(kāi)頭提到，根據(jù)最近的一份研究報(bào)告，在有著更快樂(lè)的人的地方開(kāi)辦的公司所作的投資更多，接下來(lái)提到這些公司在研發(fā)方面支出更多。第二句是對(duì)第一句的進(jìn)一步補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明，由此可知，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有選項(xiàng)B符合上下文邏輯關(guān)系，為答案。3、D[解析]

考查上下文語(yǔ)義銜接。由空格所在句中的that'sbecause可知，此句是在解釋前一句所說(shuō)情況發(fā)生的原因，即為何地處快樂(lè)地方的公司在研發(fā)方面投入更多，由句子其他信息可知，其原因在于快樂(lè)與長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)思維相關(guān)，而空格處所填詞是描述這種長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)思維方式和對(duì)投資未來(lái)的關(guān)系，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有選項(xiàng)D符合此處語(yǔ)境，故為答案。4、C[解析]

考查名詞詞義。上一段介紹了研究的結(jié)論，即快樂(lè)會(huì)影響個(gè)人及公司的做事方式和投資，本句闡述研究人員的具體研究，他們想了解與快樂(lè)相伴而生的______和冒險(xiǎn)傾向是否會(huì)______公司投資的方式，空格所填詞和“冒險(xiǎn)傾向”并列，同為因快樂(lè)而產(chǎn)生的情緒，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有選項(xiàng)C符合此處語(yǔ)境，故為答案。5、D[解析]

考查動(dòng)詞詞義。結(jié)合上一題的分析可知，此處是在說(shuō)研究人員想知道樂(lè)觀主義和冒險(xiǎn)傾向是否可以______公司投資的方式，空格處要填入動(dòng)詞，修飾theway，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有D項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境，即改變公司投資的方式。6、B[解析]

考查動(dòng)詞詞義。由空格后面的byGalluppolling可推斷，空格處要填入一個(gè)動(dòng)詞，表達(dá)美國(guó)各城市平均幸福指數(shù)和蓋洛普民意測(cè)驗(yàn)的關(guān)系，根據(jù)語(yǔ)境和常識(shí)可知，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有measured“測(cè)量，衡量”符合此處語(yǔ)境，故B為答案。7、A[解析]

考查固定搭配。上段提到研究人員將美國(guó)各城市平均幸福指數(shù)與地處這些城市的上市公司的投資活躍度進(jìn)行了對(duì)比，而此處表明了實(shí)驗(yàn)結(jié)果，即公司的投資和研發(fā)力度與其總部所在地的幸福指數(shù)確實(shí)相關(guān)，故空格處應(yīng)該填入一個(gè)表達(dá)肯定的短語(yǔ)來(lái)修飾整個(gè)句子，故本題選A。sureenough為固定搭配，意為“果然，果真”。8、D[解析]

考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞詞義?？崭袼诰錇閕nwhich引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句，其先行詞為area，故此處說(shuō)的一定是公司的位置，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有選項(xiàng)D符合此處語(yǔ)境，故為答案。9、A[解析]

考查謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞詞義。分析空格所在句句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此句由or連接的兩個(gè)并列的一般疑問(wèn)句構(gòu)成，第一個(gè)疑問(wèn)句是：快樂(lè)真的與投資相關(guān)嗎?根據(jù)邏輯推理可推斷第二個(gè)問(wèn)句應(yīng)該是：會(huì)不會(huì)有其他的什么東西可用來(lái)解釋為什么快樂(lè)和投資相關(guān)?四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中explain符合上下文語(yǔ)境，且explain常和后文中的why搭配使用。故A為答案。10、B[解析]

考查名詞詞義。前文提到研究人員質(zhì)疑會(huì)不會(huì)有其他的什么東西可用來(lái)解釋為什么快樂(lè)和投資相關(guān)，而由本句開(kāi)頭的Tofindout(為了搞清楚這一點(diǎn))可知研究人員研究了可能會(huì)令公司更易于投資的其他東西，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有選項(xiàng)B符合此處語(yǔ)境，為答案。注意此處的forvariousfactors與破折號(hào)后面的forindicators構(gòu)成并列關(guān)系。11、A[解析]

考查形容詞詞義。空格處修飾前面的aplace，根據(jù)四個(gè)選項(xiàng)內(nèi)容可知A符合此處語(yǔ)境，指某地“宜居”，即desirabletolivein，正確答案為A。12、B[解析]

考查動(dòng)詞詞義。此處闡述的是研究的結(jié)論，前面提到研究人員將可能會(huì)影響公司投資行為的其他外界因素都考慮了，這里用evenafter來(lái)做語(yǔ)義遞進(jìn)，提出即便把上述因素都考慮在內(nèi)，快樂(lè)與投資之間有關(guān)聯(lián)(這個(gè)理論)一般還站得住腳。由此可知，B項(xiàng)符合此處語(yǔ)境，為答案。13、A[解析]

考查動(dòng)詞同義和搭配。本段開(kāi)頭提到，快樂(lè)與投資之間的聯(lián)系在相對(duì)年輕的公司里表現(xiàn)尤為明顯，接著用which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語(yǔ)從句來(lái)進(jìn)一步解析這個(gè)論點(diǎn)，是對(duì)于這種現(xiàn)象的原因的歸結(jié)，A選項(xiàng)attribute和to搭配意為“把某事歸因于”，符合上下文語(yǔ)境，故本題選A。其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)和to連用時(shí)，都沒(méi)有“把……歸因于”的含義，均排除。14、D[解析]

考查形容詞詞義。由空格前的youngerand可知，less______與younger在結(jié)構(gòu)和語(yǔ)義上對(duì)應(yīng)，一起修飾managers，四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中符合此處語(yǔ)境的應(yīng)該是experienced，lessexperienced意為“經(jīng)驗(yàn)少的”，故D項(xiàng)為答案。15、C[解析]

考查上下文邏輯關(guān)系。本段開(kāi)頭提到，快樂(lè)與投資之間的聯(lián)系在相對(duì)年輕的公司里表現(xiàn)尤為明顯，由空格所在句中的stronger可知此處是介紹另外一種聯(lián)系緊密的情況，且和上面提到的情況是一種遞進(jìn)的關(guān)系，故四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中also符合上下文語(yǔ)境，C為答案。16、D[解析]

考查副詞詞義。由下一句Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.可知，此處是說(shuō)，在快樂(lè)程度更加均衡的地方，這種聯(lián)系同樣更加緊密，equally與inequality相呼應(yīng)，故D為答案。17、C[解析]

考查上下文邏輯銜接。由空格后的thisdoesn'tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview以及后半句theauthorsbelieveitatleast可知，前后句體現(xiàn)出來(lái)的是讓步關(guān)系，故C項(xiàng)為答案。18、C[解析]

考查動(dòng)詞詞義。結(jié)合上一題的分析可知，此處是說(shuō)，盡管這并不能證明快樂(lè)會(huì)促使公司投資更多或眼光更長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)，但研究者們認(rèn)為，這至少______那種可能性，根據(jù)語(yǔ)義，只有C選項(xiàng)hints符合語(yǔ)境，故為答案。hintat意為“暗示”，arriveat意為“抵達(dá)”，jumpat意為“欣然接受”，strikeat意為“向……攻擊”。19、A[解析]

考查動(dòng)詞詞義。由空前的It's