2023年考研英语完型填空真题及答案

考研英语二完型填空真题及答案2023来源文都教育Section IUse ofEnglishDirections:Read thefollowing text.Choose thebest wordsfor eachnumbered blankand mark[A],[B],[C]or[D]on theANSWER SHEET.10pointsHappy peoplework differently.They remore productive,more creative,and willingto take greaterrisks.And newresearch suggestthat happinessmight influence1firmswork,too.Companies locatedin placeswith happierpeople investmore,according toa recentresearchpaper.2,firms inhappy placesspend moreon RDresearchand development.That sbecause happinessis linked to thekind oflonger-termthinking3for makinginvestments forthe future.The researcherswanted toknow ifthe4and inclinationfor risk-taking thatcomewith happinesswould5the waycompanies invested.So theycompared U.S.citiesaveragehappiness6by Galluppolling withthe investmentactivity ofpublicly tradedfirmsin thoseareas.7enough,firms investmentand RDintensity werecorrelated withthehappiness ofthe areain which they were

8.But isit reallyhappiness thatslinkedto investment,or couldsomething elseabout happiercities9why firmstherespend moreon RDTo findout,the researcherscontrolled forvarious10that mightmakefirms morelikely to invest-like size,industry,and sales-and forindicatorsthat aplace was11to livein,like growthin wagesor population.The linkbetweenhappiness and investment generally12even afteraccounting forthese things.The correlationbetween happinessandinvestmentwas particularlystrong foryoungerfirms,whichthe authors13to“less codifieddecision makingprocess”andthe possiblepresence of“younger andless14managers whoare morelikely tobeinfluenced bysentiment.The relationshipwas15stronger in places wherehappinesswas spreadmore

16.Firms seemtoinvestmore inplaces wheremost peopleare relativelyhappy,rather thaninplaceswith happinessinequality.17this doesnt provethat happinesscauses firmstoinvestmore ortotakealonger-term view,theauthorsbelieve itat least18at thatpossibility.It snothard toimagine thatlocal cultureand sentimentwould help19how executivesthinkabout thefuture.It surelyseems plausiblethat happypeople wouldbe moreforward-thinking andcreative and20RD morethan theaverage,“said oneresearcher.参照答案:C

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

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

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

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

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

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

7.[A]Sure[B]Odd[D]OftenD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15.[A]thus[B]instead[C]also[D]neverD

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

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

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

19.[A]shape[B]rediscover[C]simplify[D]shareB

20.[A]pray for[B]lean towards[C]give away[D]send out。