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2010年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试(英语二)试题
SectionIUSEofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)
TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetecctedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemiconjune11,2009.Itisthefirstwotldwideepidemic1bytheWorldHealthOrganizationin41years.
Theheightenedalert__2_anemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathatassembledafterasharppiseincasesinAustralia.andrising3inBritainjapan,Chileandelsewhere.
Burtheepiemicis“4"inseverity.AccordingtoMargaretChan.Theorganization'sdirectorgeneral,_5_theoverwhelmingmajortyofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptomsandfullrecovery.Ofteninthe6ofanymedicaltreatment.
Theourbreakcametogobal7inlafeApril2009.whenMexicanauthoritiesnotedanunusuallylatgenumberofhospitalizationsanddeaths8healthyadults.AsmuchofMexicoCityShutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbeganto9inNewYorkCity.thesouthwesternUnitedStatesandatoundtheworld.
IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade_10warmerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptember2009,officialsreportedtherewas_H—fluactivityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyallthe—12testedarethenewswineflu.Alsoknownas(A)HlNl,notseasonalflu.IntheU.S.,Ithas—13_morethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmonethan600deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.
Federalhealthofficials14Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileandbegan15ordersfromtheatatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,is_16_aheadofexpectations.MorethanthreemilliondosesweretobemadeavailableinearlyOctober2009,thoughmostofthose
17doseswereoftheFluMistnasalspraytype,whichisnot_]_8_forpregnantwomen,peopleover50orthosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother19.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-risk
groups;healthcareworkers,people20infantsandhealthyyoungpeople.
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SectionIIReadingcomprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)
Textl
Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever^,atSotheby'sinLondononSeptember15th200&Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan£70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.
Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderinglysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—oublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.
IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirsfssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forChinesecontemporaryart一theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld'stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby'sandChristie's,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.
ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsincetheSecondWorldWar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.ButEdwardDolman,Christie'schiefexecutive,says:
"I'mprettyconfidentwe9reatthebottom.^^
Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie'srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.
21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirsfssalewasreferredtoas"alastvictory^^because.
A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories
B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids
C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces
D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis
22.Bysaying"'spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable^^inel-2,Para.3),theauthorsuggeststhat.
A.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions
B.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries
C.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent
D.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying
23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.
B.Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.
C.Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.
D.Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.
24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare
A.auctionhouses'favorites
B.contemporarytrends
C.factorspromotingartworkcirculation
D.stylesrepresentingimpressionists
25.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe
A.FluctuationofArtPrices
B.Up-to-dateArtAuctions
C.ArtMarketinDecline
D.ShiftedInterestinArts
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IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom—awomen'sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequentlyofferingideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.Thismanquicklynoddedinagreement.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,"She'sthetalkerinourfamily."Theroomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."It'strue,"heexplained."WhenIcomehomefromwork,Ihavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeeptheconversationgoing,we'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."
ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituations,theyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.
ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate1970s.SociologistCatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk"thatmostofthewomensheinterviewed—butonlyafewofthemen一gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent,thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear一avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.
Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,socialarrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:
"Hedoesn'tlistentome.""Hedoesn'ttalktome."IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.
Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whileawomanglaresatthebackofit,wantingtotalk.
26.Whatismostwives*mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?
A.Talkingtothem.
B.Trustingthem.
C.Supportingtheircareers.
D.Sharinghousework.
27.Judgingfromthecontext,thephrase"wreakinghavoc''(Line3,Para.2)mostprobablymeans.
A.generatingmotivation.
B.exertinginfluence
C.causingdamage
D.creatingpressure
28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT
A.mentendtotalkmoreinpublicthanwomen
B.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation
C.womenattachmuchimportancetocommunicationbetweencouples
D.afemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse
29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthistext?
A.Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.
B.Marriagebreak-upstemsfromsexinequalities.
C.Husbandandwifehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.
D.Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.
30.Inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobablyfocuson
A.avividaccountofthenewbookDivorceTalk
B.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoon
C.otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheU.S.
D.abriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistAnd
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