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“I’mprettyconfidentwe’reatthebottom.”

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie’srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

　　21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'

ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because____.

　　A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories

　　B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

　　C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

　　22.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable”（Line1-2,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—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent，thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear—avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

　　Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,socialarrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:

"

Hedoesn'

tlistentome."

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,theauthorwillmostprobablyfocus　on______

　　A.avividaccountofthenewbookDivorceTalk

　　B.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoon

　　C.otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheU.S.

　　D.abriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistAndrewHacker

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　　Overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomaticbehaviors—habits—amongconsumers.Thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearnbillionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacks,applylotionsandwipecountersalmostwithoutthinking,ofteninresponsetoacarefullydesignedsetofdailycues.

　　“Therearefundamentalpublichealthproblems,likedirtyhandsinsteadofasoaphabit,thatremainkillersonlybecausewecan’tfigureouthowtochangepeople’shabits,”Dr.Curtissaid.“Wewantedtolearnfromprivateindustryhowtocreatenewbehaviorsthathappenautomatically.”

　　ThecompaniesthatDr.Curtisturnedto—Procter&

Gamble,Colgate-PalmoliveandUnilever—hadinvestedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsfindingthesubtlecuesinconsumers’livesthatcorporationscouldusetointroducenewroutines.

Ifyoulookhardenough,you’llfindthatmanyoftheproductsweuseeveryday—chewinggums,skinmoisturizers,disinfectingwipes,airfresheners,waterpurifiers,healthsnacks,antiperspirants,colognes,teethwhiteners,fabricsofteners,vitamins—areresultsofmanufacturedhabits.Acenturyago,fewpeopleregularlybrushedtheirteethmultipletimesaday.Today,becauseofcannyadvertisingandpublichealthcampaigns,manyAmericanshabituallygivetheirpearlywhitesacavity-preventingscrubtwiceaday,oftenwithColgate,Crestoroneoftheotherbrands.

Afewdecadesago,manypeopledidn’tdrinkwateroutsideofameal.Thenbeveragecompaniesstartedbottlingtheproductionoffar-offsprings,andnowofficeworkersunthinkinglysipbottledwateralldaylong.Chewinggum,onceboughtprimarilybyadolescentboys,isnowfeaturedincommercialsasabreathfreshenerandteethcleanserforuseafterameal.Skinmoisturizersareadvertisedaspartofmorningbeautyrituals,slippedinbetweenhairbrushingandputtingonmakeup.

　　“Ourproductssucceedwhentheybecomepartofdailyorweeklypatterns,”saidCarolBerning,aconsumerpsychologistwhorecentlyretiredfromProcter&

Gamble,thecompanythatsold$76billionofTide,Crestandotherproducts