1、2016 考研公共课英语二完整版真题及答案解析下载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. Theyre more productive, more creative, and willing to take greater risks. And new r
2、esearch suggests that happiness might influence_1_firms work, too.Companies located in places with happier people invest more, according to a recent research paper._2_, firms in happy places spend more on R it is that one is actually inclined to interruption”. Deep reading requires not just time, bu
3、t a special kind of time which cant be obtained merely by becoming more efficient.In fact, “becoming more efficient” is part of the problem. Thinking of time as a resource to be maximised means you approach it instrumentally, judging any given moment as well spent only in so far as it advances progr
4、ess toward some goal immersive reading, by contrast, depends on being willing to risk inefficiency, goallessness, even time-wasting. Try to slot it as a to-do list item and youll manage only goal-focused reading-useful, sometimes, but not the most fulfilling kind. “The future comes at us like empty
5、bottles along an unstoppable and nearly infinite conveyor belt,” writes Gary Eberle in his book Sacred Time, and “we feel a pressure to fill these different-sized bottles (days, hours, minutes)as they pass, for if they get by without being filled, we will have wasted them”. No mind-set could be wors
6、e for losing yourself in a book.So what does work? Perhaps surprisingly, scheduling regular times for reading. Youd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behaviour helps us “step outside times flow” into “soul time”. You could limit distractions b
7、y reading only physical books, or on single-purpose e-readers. “Carry a book with you at all times” can actually work, too-providing you dip in often enough, so that reading becomes the default state from which you temporarily surface to take care of business, before dropping back down. On a really
8、good day, it no longer feels as if youre “making time to read,” but just reading, and making time for everything else.31. The usual time-management techniques dont work becauseA what they can offer does not ease the modern mindB what challenging books demand is repetitive readingC what people often
9、forget is carrying a book with themD what deep reading requires cannot be guaranteed32. The “empty bottles” metaphor illustrates that people feel a pressure toA update their to-do listsB make passing time fulfillingC carry their plans throughD pursue carefree reading33. Eberle would agree that sched
10、uling regular times for reading helpsA encourage the efficiency mind-setB develop online reading habitsC promote ritualistic readingD achieve immersive reading34. “Carry a book with you at all times” can work ifA reading becomes your primary business of the dayB all the daily business has been promp
11、tly dealt withC you are able to drop back to business after readingD time can be evenly split for reading and business35. The best title for this text could beA How to Enjoy Easy ReadingB How to Find Time to ReadC How to Set Reading GoalsD How to Read ExtensivelyText 4Against a backdrop of drastic changes in economy and population structure, younger Americans are drawing a new 21st-century road map to success, a latest poll has found.
