《英语(二）》2015年考研真题及答案.pdfVIP

2015年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（二）试题

SectionⅠUseofEnglish

Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmark

A,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Happypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotake

greatrisks.Andanewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence1firmswork,too.

Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearch

paper.2firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonRD(researchanddevelopment).That’sbecause

happinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking3formakinginvestmentforthefuture.

Theresearcherswantedtoknowofthe4andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewith

happinesswould5thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness

6byGalluppollingwithinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.

7enough,firms’investmentandRDintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessofthe

areainwhichtheywere8.Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcould

somethingelseabouthappiercities9whyfirmstherespendmoreonRD?Tofindout,the

researcherscontrolledforvarious10thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvestlikesize,

industryandsalesandforindicatorsthataplacewas11tolivein,likegrowthinwagesor

population.Thelikebetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally12evenafteraccordingforthese

things.

Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,

whichtheauthors13to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof

“youngerandless14managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”The

relationshipwas15strongerinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthanin

placeswithhappinessinequality.

17thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,

theauthorsbelie