2016年全国硕士研究生招生考试英语（二）试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)①Happypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.②Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence1firmswork,too.①Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.2,firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).②That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking3formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.①Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe4andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould5thewaycompaniesinvested.②SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness6byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.①7enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8.②Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities9whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?③Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious10thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest—likesize,industry,andsales—andforindicatorsthataplacewas11tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.④Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally12evenafteraccountingforthesethings.①Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors13to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless14managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”②Therelationshipwas15strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore16.③Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.①17thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast18atthatpossibility.②It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp19howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.③“Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcrea...
