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2010考研英语二真题及答案

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETl.（10points）

TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemiconJune11,

2009.Itisthefirstworldwideepidemic_____1_____bytheWorldHealthOrganizationin41years.

Theheightenedalert_____2_____anemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathatconvened

afterasharpriseincasesinAustralia,andrising_____3_____inBritain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.

Buttheepidemicis"_____4_____"inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization's

directorgeneral,_____5_____theoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptoms

andafullrecovery,ofteninthe_____6_____ofanymedicaltreatment.

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-markethistory

endedonadramaticnote

with

asaleof56

worksbyDamienHirst,

“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever，atSotheby”’sinLondononSeptember15th

2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan￡70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalast

victory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,Lehman

Brothers,filedforbankruptcy.

Theworld

artmarket

hadalreadybeenlosing

momentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderingly

since

2003.

Atits

peakin2007itwasworth

some$65billion,

reckonsClare

McAndrew,

founderof

Arts

Economics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50

billion.

But

themarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyondits

sizebecauseit

bringstogether

greatwealth,

enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.

Inthe

weeksandmonthsthatfollowed

MrHirst

’sale,spending

ofanysortbecamedeeply

unfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousands

ofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayed

away

from

galleriesandsalerooms.Salesof

contemporaryartfell

by

two-thirds,

and

inthe

most

overheatedsector—for

Chinesecontemporary

art—they

weredown

by

nearly90%in

theyearto

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.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying23.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'sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequently

offeringideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.Thismanquicklynoddedinagreement.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,"She'sthetalkerinourfamily."The

roomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."It'strue,"heexplained."WhenIcomehomefromwork,Ihavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeeptheconversationgoing,we'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomenin

publicsituations,theyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate1970s.SociologistCatherine

KohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk"thatmostofthewomensheinterviewed—but

onlyafewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrent

divorcerateofnearly50percent，thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear—a

virtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,socialarrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:

"Hedoesn'tlistentome.""Hedoesn'ttalktome."IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexp