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2016年全国硕士研究生入学一致考试
英语（二）
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)
Happypeopleworkdifferently.Theyremoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence___1__firmswork,too.
Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.__2__,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonRD(researchanddevelopment).Thatsbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking__3__formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.
Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe__4__andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould__5__thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.citiesaveragehappiness__6__byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.
__7__enough,firmsinvestmentandRDintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhich
theywere__8__.Butitisreallyhappinessthatslinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities__9__whyfirmstherespendmoreonRDTofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious__10__that
mightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest—likesize,industry,andsales—andforindicatorsthataplace
was__11__tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally__12__evenafteraccountingforthesethings.
Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors__13__tolesscodifieddecision-makingprocessandthepossiblepresenceofyoungerandless__14__managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.Therelationshipwas__15__strongerin
placeswherehappinesswasspreadmore__16__.Firmsseemtoinvestmore
inplaceswheremostpeopleare
relativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.
__17__thisdoesntprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthors
believeitatleast__18__at
that
possibility.
Itsnot
hardto
imaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwould
help__19__howexecutivesthink
aboutthefuture.It
surely
seemsplausible
thathappypeoplewouldbemore
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