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Theoutbreakcametoglobal_____7_____inlateApril2009,whenMexicanauthoritiesnoticedan
unusuallylargenumberofhospitalizationsanddeaths_____8_____healthyadults.AsmuchofMexicoCity
shutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbeganto_____9_____inNewYorkCity,thesouthwesternUnited
Statesandaroundtheworld.
IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade_____10_____warmerweatherarrived.Butinlate
September2009,officialsreportedtherewas_____11_____fluactivityinalmosteverystateandthat
virtuallyallthe_____12_____testedarethenewswineflu,alsoknownas(A)H1N1,notseasonalflu.In
theU.S.,ithas_____13_____morethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan600deathsandmore
than6,000hospitalizations.
Federalhealthofficials_____14_____Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileand
began_____15_____ordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichis
differentfromtheannualfluvaccine,is____16_____aheadofexpectations.Morethanthreemilliondoses
weretobemadeavailableinearlyOctober2009,thoughmostofthose_____17_____doseswereofthe
FluMistnasalspraytype,whichisnot_____18_____forpregnantwomen,peopleover50orthosewith
breathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother_____19_____.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinate
peopleinotherhigh-riskgroup:
healthcareworkers,people_____20_____infantsandhealthyyoung
people.
1[A]criticized[B]appointed[C]commented[D]designated
2[A]proceeded[B]activated[C]followed[D]prompted
3[A]digits[B]numbers[C]amounts[D]sums
4[A]moderate[B]normal[C]unusual[D]extreme
5[A]with[B]in[C]from[D]by
6[A]progress[B]absence[C]presence[D]favor
7[A]reality[B]phenomenon[C]concept[D]notice
8.[A]over[B]for[C]among[D]to
9[A]stayup[B]cropup[C]fillup[D]coverup
10[A]as[B]if[C]unless[D]until
11[A]excessive[B]enormous[C]significant[D]magnificent
12[A]categories[B]examples[C]patterns[D]samples
13[A]imparted[B]immerse[C]injected[D]infected
14[A]released[B]relayed[C]relieved[D]remained
15[A]placing[B]delivering[C]taking[D]giving
16[A]feasible[B]available[C]reliable[D]applicable
17[A]prevalent[B]principal[C]innovative[D]initial
18[A]presented[B]restricted[C]recommended[D]introduced
19[A]problems[B]issues[C]agonies[D]sufferings
20[A]involvedin[B]caringfor[C]concernedwith[D]wardingoff
SectionⅡReadingcomprehension
PartA
Text1
Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56
worksbyDamienHirst,―BeautifulInsideMyHeadFor,eveartSotheby‖‘sinLondononSeptember15th
2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan£70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalast
victory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,Lehman
Brothers,filedforbankruptcy.
Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderinglysince
2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArts
Economics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50
billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,
enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.
IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst‘sale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeply
unfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousands
ofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayed
awayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemost
overheatedsector—forChinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly90%intheyearto
November2008.Withinweekstheworld‘stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby‘sandChristie‘s
outnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.
ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionists
attheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsincetheSecondWorld
War.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehave
beenfarmorefluctuant.ButEdwardDolman,Christie‘schiefexecutive,says:
―I‘mprettycon
atthebottom.‖
Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,
whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmany
collectorswantedtosell.Christie‘srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalf
of2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthe
momentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtand
divorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,
waitingforconfidencetoreturn.
21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'
ssalewasreferredtoas―alastvictory‖because____.
A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories
B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids
C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces
D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis
22.Bysaying―spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable‖(Line1-2,Para.3),theauthor
suggeststhat_____.
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
Text2
IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom—awomen'
sgroupthathad
invitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequently
offeringideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.Towardtheendofthe
eveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'
ttalktothem.Thisman
quicklynoddedinagreement.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,"
She'
sthetalkerinourfamily."
The
roomburstintolaughter;
themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."
It'
strue,"
heexplained."
WhenIcomehome
fromwork,Ihavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'
tkeeptheconversationgoing,we'
dspendthewholeevening
insilence."
ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomenin
publicsituations,theyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.
ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate1970s.SociologistCatherine
KohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"
DivorceTalk"
thatmostofthewomensheinterviewed—but
onlyafewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrent
divorcerateofnearly50percent,thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear—a
virtualepidemicoffailedconversation.
Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangible
inequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmore
thantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,socialarrangementsanderrands.Instead
theyfocusedoncommunication:
"
Hedoesn'
tlistentome."
ttalktome."
IfoundasHacker
observedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartners
butfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.
Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofaman
sittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whileawomanglaresattheback
ofit,wantingtotalk.
26.Whatismostwives'
mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?
A.Talkingtothem.
B.Trustingthem.
C.Su
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