2017年考研英语二真题及答案

2017考研英语二真题及答案

Section1Use of English

Directions:Read the following text.Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark[A],[B],[C]or[D]on ANSWER SHEET1.(10points)

Happy people work differently.They’re more productive,more creative,and willing to take greater risks.And new research suggests that happiness might influence__1__firm’s work,too.

Companies located in places with happier people invest more,according to a recent research paper.__2__,firms in happy places spend more on R&D(research and development).That’s because happiness is linked to the kind of longer-term

thinking__3__for making investments for the future.

The researchers wanted to know if the__4__and inclination for risk-taking that come with happiness would__5__the way companies invested.So they compared U.S.cities’average happiness__6__by Gallup polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms in those areas.

__7__enough,firms’investment and R&D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were__8__.But is it really happiness that’s linked to investment,or could something else about happier cities__9__why firms there spend more on R&D?To find out,the researchers controlled for various__10__that might make firms more likely to invest–like size,industry,and sales–and for indicators that a place was__11__to live in,like growth in wages or population.The link between happiness and investment generally__12__even after accounting for these things.

The correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong for younger firms,which the authors__13__to“less codified decision making process”and the possible presence of“younger and less__14__managers who are more likely to be influenced by sentiment.”The relationship was__15__stronger in places where happiness was spread more__16__.Firms seem to invest more in places where most people are relatively happy,rather than in places with happiness inequality.

__17__this doesn’t prove that happiness causes firms to invest more or to take a longer-term view,the authors believe it at least__18__at that possibility.It’s not hard to imagine that local culture and sentiment would help__19__how executives think about the future.“It surely seems plausible that happy people would be more forward-thinking and creative and__20__R&D more than the average,”said one researcher.

1.[A]why[B]where[C]how[D]when

2.[A]In return[B]In particular[C]In contrast[D]In conclusion

3.[A]sufficient[B]famous[C]perfect[D]necessary

4.[A]individualism[B]modernism[C]optimism[D]realism

5.[A]echo[B]miss[C]spoil[D]change

6.[A]imagined[B]measured[C]invented[D]assumed

7.[A]Sure[B]Odd[C]Unfortunate[D]Often

8.[A]advertised[B]divided[C]overtaxed[D]headquartered

9.[A]explain[B]overstate[C]summarize[D]emphasize

10.[A]stages[B]factors[C]levels[D]methods

11.[A]desirable[B]sociable[C]reputable[D]reliable

12.[A]resumed[B]held[C]emerged[D]broke

13.[A]attribute[B]assign[C]transfer[D]compare

14.[A]serious[B]civilized[C]ambitious[D]experienced

15.[A]thus[B]instead[C]also[D]never

16.[A]rapidly[B]regularly[C]directly[D]equally

17.[A]After[B]Until[C]While[D]Since

18.[A]arrives[B]jumps[C]hints[D]strikes

19.[A]shape[B]rediscover[C]simplify[D]share20.[A]pray for[B]lean towards[C] give away[D]send out

SectionⅡReading Comprehension

Part A

Directions：Read the following four texts.Answer the questions after each text by choosing A,B,C or D.Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.(40points) Text1

It’s true that high-school coding classes aren’t essential for learning computer science in college.Students without experience can catch up after a few introductory courses,said Tom Cortina,the assistant dean at Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science.

However,Cortina said,early exposure is beneficial.When younger kids learn computer science,they learn that it’s not just a confusing,endless string of letters and numbers—but a tool to build apps,or create artwork,or test hypotheses.It’s not as hard for them to transform their thought processes as it is for older students.Breaking down problems into bite-sized chunks and using code to solve them becomes normal.Giving more children this training could increase the number of people interested in the field and help fill the jobs gap,Cortina said.

Students also benefit from learning something about coding before they get to college, where introductory computer-science classes are packed to the brim,which can drive the less-experienced or-determined students away.

The Flatiron School,where people pay to learn programming,started as one of the many coding bootcamps that’s become popular for adults looking for a career change. The high-schoolers get the same curriculum,but“we try to gear lessons toward things