原标题：考研英语二完形填空真题节选

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__firms work, too. companies located in place 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 investment 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 it is 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 researches controlled for various __10__ that might make firms more likely to invest like size, industry , and sales-and-and for indicators that a place was __11__ to live in, like growth in wages or population. they 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 confined 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.__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] share

20. [a] pray for [b] lean towards [c] give away　[d] send act

参阅答案

1、[答案]c how

[解析]根据空格地址语句可以看出，空格处大约是一个引导宾语从句的隶属连词，做influence的宾语。四个选项的意思中，只需c。 how引导后边的内容做influence的宾语，前后意思合理。

2、[答案]b in particular

[解析]空格的前一句话的内容是：位于在夸姣人群地址地的公司出资更多的钱。空格地址句的内容是：位于在夸姣人群地址地的公司在…方面投入更多的钱。很显着，前后语句是总分联络。选项中，只需b选项可以体现总分联络。

3、[答案]d necessary

[解析]根据空格处前后的内容，_____ for making investments for the future是做后置定语润饰longer-term thinking和happiness。夸姣，这种耐久的思维方法关于对将来进行出资_______，四个选项中只需d。 necessary 做后置定语契合前后内容。其他选项与原文内容语义不符。

4、[答案]c optimism

[解析]空格处的内容与inclination for risk-taking由and联接，构成并排联络，后边that come with happiness定语从句既润饰空格处的内容，也润饰inclination for risk-taking，所以选项中可以由that come with happiness润饰的只需c选项optimism。

5、[答案]d change

[解析]空格处的内容和the way companies invested构成动宾分配。选项中a。 echo 回声 b。 miss 怀念 c。 spoil 溺爱 d。 change 改动，所以只需d选项可以和the way companies invested构成通畅语义。故d项正确。

6、[答案]b measured

[解析]原文：so they compared u.s。 cities’ average happiness_______ by gallup polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms in those areas。 所以他们比照美国城市的均匀夸姣，这种夸姣是根据盖洛普在上市公司的出资活动区域民意查询来________。 a imagined 愿望，d assumed 假定与民意查询的客观性是不符的，故打扫，c invented 创造，与辞意不符，故选b measured，衡量，测量。

7、[答案]a sure

[解析]若要判别此空的答案，需要联系文章上下文来判别。这句话和本篇完型的第二段的首句的意义是相同的。第二段的首句：companies located in places with happier people invest more，意义为：位于在夸姣我们多的当地的公司会加大研发投入力度。本段首句其实是关于这一中心的重复论说，因而选a。

8、[答案]d headquartered

[解析]原文：firms’ investment and r&d intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they were _________。公司的出资与研发强度与公司所_______的区域的夸姣度有关。根据第7题的答案，咱们可以揣度，这句?钚吹牡ゴ屎蚻ocated大约是近义， a advertised 广告; b divided 切割; c overtaxed 担负过重;均与这篇文章意义不符，故选d，headquartered树立总部。

9、[答案]a explain

[解析]原文：…could something else about happier cities ______ why firms there spend more on r&d? 此句也是关于这篇文章中心的再次证明。还有其他的啥可以__________公司在夸姣的城市参加研发投入力度吗? 这句话之后就是具体的缘由陈述。b overstate 夸大; c summarize总结;d emphasize 偏重;均不契合辞意，所以以上三项皆打扫。故选a express 说明，阐释。

10、[答案]b factors

[解析]原文： to find out， the researchers controlled for various ________that might make firms more likely to invest — like size， industry， and sales ，为了找到答案，研讨人员控制了林林总总的可以会让公司加大出资的_______——比方巨细、作业和销量——，联络上下文，咱们可以看出，这个空格其实就是下文size， industry， and sales的上义词，可以包括这三个名词的内容。a stages 期间;c lev

els 水平，标准; d methods 办法;均不契合辞意。故选b factors 缘由，要素。

11、[答案]a desirable

[解析]该句意思为：研讨者掌控了各种使公司更情愿出资的要素(比方规划、作业、出售)，也掌控了居住起来____的住处的预兆(比方薪酬或人数的增加)。此处需填入描述词，前后两句为并排联络，豪情颜色应坚持共同，所填词应和空前more likely to invest更可以出资，以及空后like举例的内容涨薪酬共同，也是功德，所以答案desirable可取的、令人满足的为正确选项。sociable长于交际的，reputable有声威的，reliable可靠的虽为正向词汇，但均与上下文联接不紧密，因而答案为desirable。

12、[答案]b held

[解析]即便阐明这些疑问，全体来讲，高兴与出资之间的联络____。resume持续、从头初步，hold坚持不变，坚持，emerge呈现，break决裂。前后为递进，阐明这些疑问后，二者联络应仍然坚持不变，所以hold为正确答案。

13、[答案]a attribute

[解析]该句意思为：高兴与出资之间的彼此联络对年青的公司特别激烈，作者把这一点____于“短少编纂的做抉择进程”。此处考分配，attribute…to把……归咎于，assign…to把……指派给，transfer…to把……传递给，compare…to把……比较照，其间attribute…to契合辞意，作者把这一点归因于于“短少编纂的做抉择进程”。

14、[答案]d experienced

[解析]该题为并排平行联络查询，and前后情感颜色、所属领域应坚持共同，younger并排，应为less experienced短少经历的，故为正确答案。serious严厉的，civilized文明的，ambitious有野心的，与年纪无直接联络，故打扫。

15、[答案]c also

[解析]该句话上一句为the correlation between happiness and investment was particularly strong，此句为the relationship was 15 stronger，显着，二者之间为并排联络，因而选择also也。thus表成果，instead表转机，never从不，不契合此处逻辑。

16、[答案]d equally

[解析]此题查询副词。四个选项中，a选项rapidly意为“灵敏地”， b选项regularly意为“常规地”，c选项意为directly“直接地”，d选项equally“对等地”。此处谈论的是公司出资与高兴之间的联络。空格后指出，相较于在高兴不对等的当地，或许夸姣感有无量间隔的当地，公司更情愿在大大都人都较为夸姣的领域出资， d选项equally是对inequality的反义复现，因而，d选项是正确选项。

17、[答案]c while

[解析]此处查询上下文的逻辑联络。上文指出，公司情愿在夸姣的领域里出资， 而空格后则说到“这并不能证明夸姣引发了公司扩展出资或许选用较长远的眼光看疑问”，显着，这二者之间是转机联络，正确选项为c选项while “可是”。a选项 after“在……之后” ， b选项until “直到”，d选项since“因为”或“自从”，都不契合辞意。

18、[答案]c hints

[解析]空格地址句的前半句质疑了出资与夸姣的联络，后半句的作者体现的情绪是“believe”， 因而此处要填入一个表活泼情绪的词，且能与后边的at that possibility构成分配， 标明“作者”的认可情绪。a选项arrive“抵达”，b选项jumps“跳动”，d选项strikes“冲击;停工”，均不能与at that possibility分配，c选项hints“暗示”契合语意，因而正确答案为c。

19、[答案]a shape

[解析]联系辞意，此处是在正面论说“当地文明和空气”对公司运营的影响，且二者之间的因果联络一向贯穿全文。四个选项中，a选项shape意为“构成，描写” b选项rediscover“从头发现”， c选项simplify“简化”，d选项share“共享”， 其间只需a 选项最靠近语意，因而正确答案为a。

20、[答案]b lean towards

[解析]此处查询固定词组。 a选项pray for意为“为……恳求”，b选项lean towards意为“向……倾斜”，c选项give away意为“泄露; 失掉;赠送”，d选项send out意为“发送，宣告”。空格地址句的前后语意为“高兴的人比一般人愈加的具有正向思维，更有创造力，而且愈加的_____研讨和打开。”可知最契合辞意的只能是选项b。回来搜狐，查看更多

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