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题干:Happypeopleworkdifferently.They’remoreproductive,morecreative,andwillingtotakegreaterrisks.Andnewresearchsuggestthathappinessmightinfluence(1)firmswork,too.Companieslocatedinplaceswithhappierpeopleinvestmore,accordingtoarecentresearchpaper.(2),firmsinhappyplacesspendmoreonR&D(researchanddevelopment).That’sbecausehappinessislinkedtothekindoflonger-termthinking(3)formakinginvestmentsforthefuture.Theresearcherswantedtoknowifthe(4)andinclinationforrisk-takingthatcomewithhappinesswould(5)thewaycompaniesinvested.SotheycomparedU.S.cities’averagehappiness(6)byGalluppollingwiththeinvestmentactivityofpubliclytradedfirmsinthoseareas.(7)enough,firms’investmentandR&Dintensitywerecorrelatedwiththehappinessoftheareainwhichtheywere(8).Butisitreallyhappinessthat’slinkedtoinvestment,orcouldsomethingelseabouthappiercities(9)whyfirmstherespendmoreonR&D?Tofindout,theresearcherscontrolledforvarious(10)thatmightmakefirmsmorelikelytoinvest–likesize,industry,andsales–andforindicatorsthataplacewas(11)tolivein,likegrowthinwagesorpopulation.Thelinkbetweenhappinessandinvestmentgenerally(12)evenafteraccountingforthesethings.Thecorrelationbetweenhappinessandinvestmentwasparticularlystrongforyoungerfirms,whichtheauthors(13)to“lesscodifieddecisionmakingprocess”andthepossiblepresenceof“youngerandless(14)managerswhoaremorelikelytobeinfluencedbysentiment.”Therelationshipwas(15)strongerinplaceswherehappinesswasspreadmore(16).Firmsseemtoinvestmoreinplaceswheremostpeoplearerelativelyhappy,ratherthaninplaceswithhappinessinequality.(17)thisdoesn’tprovethathappinesscausesfirmstoinvestmoreortotakealonger-termview,theauthorsbelieveitatleast(18)atthatpossibility.It’snothardtoimaginethatlocalcultureandsentimentwouldhelp(19)howexecutivesthinkaboutthefuture.“Itsurelyseemsplausiblethathappypeoplewouldbemoreforward-thinkingandcreativeand(20)R&Dmorethantheaverage,”saidoneresearcher.
题目:(4) - A 、individualism
- B 、modernism
- C 、optimism
- D 、realism

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【正确答案:C】
A. 个人主义;B. 现代主义;C. 乐观主义;D. 现实主义
本题考查同后缀的名词辨析。根据原文主旨,探讨“happy people”与公司的关系。那么,衡量四个选项,只有C选项符合主旨要求。

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