【正文】 scientistsNicholas Epley and Juliana Schroederasked muters to do the unthinkable: Start a 13 . The duohad Chicago train muterstalk to their fellow 14 . When Dr. Epley and Ms. Schroeder asked other people in the same train station to 15 how they would feel after talking to a stranger, the muters thought their 16 would be more pleasant if they sat on their own,the New York Times summarizes. Though the participants didn39。t expect a positive experience, after they 17 with the experiment, not a single person reported having been snubbed. 18, these mutes were reportedly more enjoyable pared with those sans munication, which makes absolute sense, 19 human beingsthriveoff of social connections. It39。s that 20 : Talking to strangers can make you feel connected.1.[A] ticket[B] permit[C] signal[D] record2.[A] nothing[B] little[C] another[D] much3.[A] beaten[B] guided[C] plugged[D] brought4.[A] message[B] code[C] notice[D] sign5.[A] under[B] beyond[C] behind[D] from6.[A] misapplied[B] mismatched[C] misadjusted[D] misinterpreted7.[A] replaced[B] fired[C] judged[D] delayed8.[A] unreasonable[B] ungrateful[C] unconventional[D] unfamiliar9.[A] fortable[B] confident[C] anxious[D] angry10.[A] attend[B] point[C] take[D] turn11.[A] dangerous[B] mysterious[C] violent[D] boring12.[A] hurt[B] resist[C] bend[D] decay13.[A] lecture[B] conversation[C] debate[D] negotiation14.[A] passengers[B] employees[C] researchers[D] trainees15.[A] reveal[B] choose[C] predict [D] design16.[A] voyage[B] ride[C] walk[D] flight17.[A]went through[B] did away[C] caught up[D] put up18.[A] in turn[B] in fact [C]in particular[D]in consequence19.[A] unless[B] since[C] if[D] whereas20.[A] funny[B] logical[C] simple[D] rare2016研究生入學(xué)統(tǒng)一考試試題(英語二)Section 1 Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)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 , firms in happy places spend more on Ramp。D (research and development). That’s because happiness is linked to the kind of longerterm thinking__3__for making investments for the future.The researchers wanted to know if the__4__and inclination for risktaking that e with happiness would__5__the way panies invested. So they pared . cities’ average happiness__6__by Gallup polling with the investment activity of publicly traded firms in those areas.__7__enough, firms’ investment and Ramp。D intensity were correlated with the happiness of the area in which they is it really happiness that’s linked to investment, or could something else about happier cities__9__why firms there spend more on Ramp。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 “l(fā)ess 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 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 longerterm 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 forwardthinking and creative and__20__Ramp。D more than the average,” said one researcher.1. [A] why [B] where [C] how [D] when2. [A] In return [B] In particular [C] In contrast [D] In conclusion3. [A] sufficient [B] famous [C] perfect [D] necessary4. [A] individualism [B] modernism [C] optimism [D] realism5. [A] echo [B] miss [C] spoil [D] change6. [A] imagined [B] measured [C] invented [D] assumed7. [A] Sure [B] Odd [C] Unfortunate [D] Often8. [A] advertised [B] divided [C] overtaxed [D] headquartered9. [A] explain [B] overstate [C] summarize [D] emphasize10. [A] stages [B] factors [C] levels [D] methods11. [A] desirable [B] sociable [C] reputable [D] reliable12. [A] resumed [B] held [C]emerged [D] broke13. [A] attribute [B] assign [C] transfer [D]pare14. [A] serious [B] civilized [C] ambitious [D]experienced15. [A] thus [B] instead [C] also [D] never16. [A] rapidly [B] regularly [C] directly [D] equally17. [A] After [B] Until [C] While [D] Since18. [A] arrives [B] jumps [C] hints [D] strikes19. [A] shape [B] rediscover [C] simplify [D] share20. [A] pray for [B] lean towards [C] give away [D] send out1. 若不給自己設(shè)限，則人生中就沒有限制你發(fā)揮的藩籬。2. 若不是心寬似海，哪有人生風(fēng)平浪靜。在紛雜的塵世里，為自己留下一片純靜的心靈空間，不管是潮起潮落，也不管是陰晴圓缺，你都可以免去浮躁，義無反顧，勇往直前，輕松自如地走好人生路上的每一步3. 花一些時間，總會看清一些事。用一些事情，總會看清一些人。有時候覺得自己像個神經(jīng)病。既糾結(jié)了自己，又打擾了別人。努力過后，才知道許多事情，堅持堅持，就過來了。4. 歲月是無情的，假如你丟給它的是一片空白，它還給你的也是一片空白。歲月是有情的，假如你奉獻(xiàn)給她的是一些色彩，它奉獻(xiàn)給你的也是一些色彩。你必須努力，當(dāng)有一天驀然回首時，你的回憶里才會多一些色彩斑斕，少一些蒼白無力。只有你自己才能把歲月描畫成一幅難以忘懷的人生畫卷。學(xué)習(xí)參