2016考研英语二真题及答案解析

2016研究生入学统一考试试题及答案解析(英语二)Section1UseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.(10points)Happypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence__1__firm’swork,too.Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.__2__,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe__4__andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould__5__thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness__6__byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.__7__enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere__8__.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities__9__whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious__10__thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas__11__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally__12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings.Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors__13__to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless__14__managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”Therelationshipwas__15__strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore__16__.Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.__17__thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast__18__atthatpossibility.It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp__19__howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.“Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand__20__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]sendout1.[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]Inparticular[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’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking3formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.”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“happypeople”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，“would5thewaycompaniesinvested.”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“SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness6byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.”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“sureenough”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’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8.”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。”inwhich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“…orouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities9whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&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“Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious10thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,andsales…”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。11.[标准答案][A]desirable[考点分析]上下文语义和形容词[选项分析]该空填的是形容词，用来修饰前面的名词place,并且在意义上也是对后面likegrowthinwagesorpopulation的解释，可以看出来应该是填褒义词，并且能修饰place.所以只有[A]desirable合适的符合文章。