2016年考研英語(二)真題試卷及答案（含解析）

2016年考研英語(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]

考查上下文語義銜接。文章開篇提到，快樂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與公司運轉(zhuǎn)也有關(guān)系，由此可以判斷這里強調(diào)的是“快樂可能也會影響公司的運作方式”，正確答案應(yīng)為C。howfirmswork即“公司如何運轉(zhuǎn)”。2、B[解析]

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

考查上下文語義銜接。由空格所在句中的that'sbecause可知，此句是在解釋前一句所說情況發(fā)生的原因，即為何地處快樂地方的公司在研發(fā)方面投入更多，由句子其他信息可知，其原因在于快樂與長遠(yuǎn)思維相關(guān)，而空格處所填詞是描述這種長遠(yuǎn)思維方式和對投資未來的關(guān)系，四個選項中只有選項D符合此處語境，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，即快樂會影響個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，他們想了解與快樂相伴而生的______和冒險傾向是否會______公司投資的方式，空格所填詞和“冒險傾向”并列，同為因快樂而產(chǎn)生的情緒，四個選項中只有選項C符合此處語境，故為答案。5、D[解析]

考查動詞詞義。結(jié)合上一題的分析可知，此處是在說研究人員想知道樂觀主義和冒險傾向是否可以______公司投資的方式，空格處要填入動詞，修飾theway，四個選項中只有D項符合語境，即改變公司投資的方式。6、B[解析]

考查動詞詞義。由空格后面的byGalluppolling可推斷，空格處要填入一個動詞，表達(dá)美國各城市平均幸福指數(shù)和蓋洛普民意測驗的關(guān)系，根據(jù)語境和常識可知，四個選項中只有measured“測量，衡量”符合此處語境，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)行了對比，而此處表明了實驗結(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)確實相關(guān)，故空格處應(yīng)該填入一個表達(dá)肯定的短語來修飾整個句子，故本題選A。sureenough為固定搭配，意為“果然，果真”。8、D[解析]

考查非謂語動詞詞義?？崭袼诰錇閕nwhich引導(dǎo)的定語從句，其先行詞為area，故此處說的一定是公司的位置，四個選項中只有選項D符合此處語境，故為答案。9、A[解析]

考查謂語動詞詞義。分析空格所在句句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，此句由or連接的兩個并列的一般疑問句構(gòu)成，第一個疑問句是：快樂真的與投資相關(guān)嗎?根據(jù)邏輯推理可推斷第二個問句應(yīng)該是：會不會有其他的什么東西可用來解釋為什么快樂和投資相關(guān)?四個選項中explain符合上下文語境，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)疑會不會有其他的什么東西可用來解釋為什么快樂和投資相關(guān)，而由本句開頭的Tofindout(為了搞清楚這一點)可知研究人員研究了可能會令公司更易于投資的其他東西，四個選項中只有選項B符合此處語境，為答案。注意此處的forvariousfactors與破折號后面的forindicators構(gòu)成并列關(guān)系。11、A[解析]

考查形容詞詞義?？崭裉幮揎椙懊娴腶place，根據(jù)四個選項內(nèi)容可知A符合此處語境，指某地“宜居”，即desirabletolivein，正確答案為A。12、B[解析]

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

考查動詞同義和搭配。本段開頭提到，快樂與投資之間的聯(lián)系在相對年輕的公司里表現(xiàn)尤為明顯，接著用which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句來進(jìn)一步解析這個論點，是對于這種現(xiàn)象的原因的歸結(jié)，A選項attribute和to搭配意為“把某事歸因于”，符合上下文語境，故本題選A。其他三個選項和to連用時，都沒有“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)和語義上對應(yīng)，一起修飾managers，四個選項中符合此處語境的應(yīng)該是experienced，lessexperienced意為“經(jīng)驗少的”，故D項為答案。15、C[解析]

考查上下文邏輯關(guān)系。本段開頭提到，快樂與投資之間的聯(lián)系在相對年輕的公司里表現(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，故四個選項中also符合上下文語境，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，在快樂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)出來的是讓步關(guān)系，故C項為答案。18、C[解析]

考查動詞詞義。結(jié)合上一題的分析可知，此處是說，盡管這并不能證明快樂會促使公司投資更多或眼光更長遠(yuǎn)，但研究者們認(rèn)為，這至少______那種可能性，根據(jù)語義，只有C選項hints符合語境，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]

考查動詞詞義。由空前的It's