2024考研英语二真题及答案解析
SectionIUseofEnglish Directions：
Readthefollowingtext。Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA，B，CorDontheANSWERSHEET。（10points）
Happypeopleworkdifferently。They’remoreproductive，morecreative，andwillingtotakegreaterrisks。
Andnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessmightinfluence1firmswork，too。 Companieslocatedinplacewithhappierpeopleinvestmore，
accordingtoarecentresearchpaper。2，firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D（researchanddevelopment）。That’
sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking3formakinginvestmentforthefuture。
Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe4andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould5thewaycompaniesinvested。SotheycomparedU.S。cities’
averagehappiness6byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas。 7enough，firms’
investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere8。Butitisreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment，
orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities9whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D？Tofindout，theresearchescontrolledforvarious10thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvestlikesize，industry，andsales-and-andforindicatorsthataplacewas11tolivein，likegrowthinwagesorpopulation。
Theylinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally12evenafteraccountingforthesethings。
Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms，whichtheauthors13to“lessconfineddecisionmakingprocess”
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andthepossiblepresenceofyoungerandless14managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment。’’Therelationshipwas15strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore16。Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaces。 17thisdoesn’
tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview，theauthorsbelieveitatleast18atthatpossibility。It’
snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp19howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture。Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward–thinkingandcreativeand20R&Dmorethantheaverage，”saidoneresearcher。 1。[A]why[B]where[C]how[D]when
2。[A]Inreturn[B]Inparticular[C]Incontrast[D]Inconclusion 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
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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]prayfor[B]leantowards[C]giveaway[D]sendact SectionIIReadingComprehension PartA Directions：
Readthefollowingfourtexts。AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA，B，CorD。MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET。（40points） Text1
It’struethathigh-schoolcodingclassesaren’tessentialforlearningcomputerscienceincollege。
Studentswithoutexperiencecancatchupafterafewintroductorycourses，saidTomCortina，theassistantdeanatCarnegieMellon’sSchoolofComputerScience。 However，Cortinasaid，earlyexposureisbeneficial。
Whenyoungerkidslearncomputerscience，theylearnthatit’snotjustaconfusing，endlessstringoflettersandnumbers–butatooltobuildapps，orcreateartwork，ortesthypotheses。It’
snotashardforthemtotransformtheirthoughtprocessesasitisforolderstudents。Breakingdownproblemsintobite-sizedchunksandusingcodetosolvethembecomesnormal。Givingmorechildrenthistrainingcouldincreasethenumberofpeopleinterestedinthefieldandhelpfillthejobsgap，Cortinasaid。
Studentsalsobenefitfromlearningsomethingaboutcodingbeforetheygettocollege，whereintroductorycomputer-scienceclassesarepackedtothebrim，whichcandrivetheless-experiencedor-determinedstudentsaway。 TheFlatironSchool，wherepeoplepaytolearnprogramming，startedasoneofthemanycodingbootcampsthat’sbecomepopularforadultslookingforacareerchange。
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Thehigh-schoolersgetthesamecurriculum，but“wetrytogearlessonstowardthingsthey’reinterestedin，”saidVictoriaFriedman，aninstructor。Forinstance，oneoftheappsthestudentsaredevelopingsuggestsmoviesbasedonyourmood。 ThestudentsintheFlatironclassprobablywon’tdropoutofhighschoolandbuildthenextFacebook。
Programminglanguageshaveaquickturnover，sothe“RubyonRails”
languagetheylearnedmaynotevenberelevantbythetimetheyenterthejobmarket。Buttheskillstheylearn–howtothinklogicallythroughaproblemandorganizetheresults–applytoanycodinglanguage，saidDeborahSeehorn，aneducationconsultantforthestateofNorthCarolina。 Indeed，theFlatironstudentsmightnotgointoITatall。
Butcreatingafuturearmyofcodersisnotthesolepurposeoftheclasses。
Thesekidsaregoingtobesurroundedbycomputers-intheirpockets，intheiroffices，intheirhomes–fortherestoftheirlives，Theyoungertheylearnhowcomputersthink，howtocoaxthemachineintoproducingwhattheywant–
theearliertheylearnthattheyhavethepowertodothat–thebetter。
21.Cortinaholdsthatearlyexposuretocomputersciencemakesiteasierto_______ A。completefuturejobtraining B。remodelthewayofthinking C。formulatelogicalhypotheses D。perfectartworkproduction
22.Indeliveringlessonsforhigh-schoolers，Flatironhasconsideredtheir________ A。experience B。interest C。careerprospects D。academicbackgrounds
23.DeborahSeehornbelievesthattheskillslearnedatFlatironwill________
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A。helpstudentslearnothercomputerlanguages B。havetobeupgradedwhennewtechnologiescome C。needimprovingwhenstudentslookforjobs D。enablestudentstomakebigquickmoney
24.Accordingtothelastparagraph，Flatironstudentsareexpectedto______ A。bringforthinnovativecomputertechnologies B。staylongerintheinformationtechnologyindustry C。becomebetterpreparedforthedigitalizedworld D。competewithafuturearmyofprogrammers
25.Theword“coax”（Line4，Para.6）isclosestinmeaningto________ A。persuade B。frighten C。misguide D。challenge Text2
Biologistsestimatethatasmanyas2millionlesserprairiechickens---akindofbirdlivingonstretchinggrasslands—
oncelentredtotheoftengreylandscapeofthemidwesternandsouthwesternUnitedStates。Butjustsome22，000birdsremaintoday，occupyingabout16%ofthespecies‘historicrange。 ThecrashwasamajorreasontheU.S。FishandWildlifeService（USFWS）decidedtoformallylistthebirdasthreatened。
“Thelesserprairiechickenisinadesperatesituation，”saidUSFWSDirectorDanielAshe。Someenvironmentalists，however，weredisappointed。Theyhadpushedtheagencytodesignatethebirdas“endangered，”
astatusthatgivesfederalofficialsgreaterregulatorypowertocrackdownonthreats。
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卓顶精文2024年MBA考研英语二真题及答案
