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2016 考研英语二真题 Section 1UseofEnglish Directions:Readthe followingtext.Choosethebestword(s) for eachnumberedblank and mark [A], [B], [C]or [D] onANSWER SHEET 1.(10points) Happypeoplework differently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotake greater risks.Andnewresearch suggeststhathappinessmight influence__1__firm’swork,too. Companieslocatedinplaceswith happierpeopleinvest more,accordingto arecentresearch paper.__2__,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonRD (research anddevelopment).That’s becausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking__3__formakinginvestmentsfor the future. Theresearcherswantedtoknow ifthe__4__andinclination forrisk-takingthat comewith happinesswould__5__theway companiesinvested.Sothey comparedU.S.cities’average happiness__6__by Galluppollingwith theinvestment activity ofpublicly traded firmsin those areas. __7__enough,firms’investment andRD intensitywerecorrelatedwith thehappinessofthe areainwhich theywere__8__.But isitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,or could somethingelseabouthappier cities__9__why firmsthere spendmoreonRD?Tofindout,the researcherscontrolled forvarious__10__thatmight make firmsmore likelytoinvest– like size, industry,and sales– and for indicatorsthat aplacewas__11__tolivein,likegrowth inwagesor population.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestment generally__12__even after accounting for thesethings. Thecorrelation betweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularly strong foryounger firms, whichtheauthors__13__to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess” andthepossiblepresenceof “younger andless__14__managerswho aremorelikely tobeinfluencedby sentiment.”The relationship was__15__stronger inplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore__16__.Firmsseemto invest moreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelatively happy,ratherthan inplaceswith happiness inequality. __17__ thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvest moreortotake alonger-term view,th