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英语二真题及答案

2010英语二真题及答案

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2010年考研英语二真题及答案】

sectioniuseofenglish

directions:

readthefollowingpassage.foreachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd.choosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonanswersheetl.（10points）

theoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinmexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemiconyears.

buttheepidemicisinseverity,accordingtomargaretchan,theorganizations

unitedstatesandaroundtheworld.

intheunitedstates,newcasesseemedtofade__10__warmerweatherarrived.butinlateseptember2009,officialsreportedtherewasactivityinalmosteverystateandthatthan6,000hospitalizations.

federalhealthforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileandfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.thenewvaccine,whichiswithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralotherbutitwasstillpossibletoyoungpeople.1[a]criticized2[a]proceeded3[a]digits4[a]moderate

[b]appointed[b]activated[b]numbers[b]normal

[c]commented[c]followed[c]amounts[c]unusual

[d]designated[d]prompted[d]sums[d]extreme[d]by

5[a]with[b]in[c]from

6[a]progress7[a]reality8[a]over10[a]as

9[a]stayup

[b]absence

[c]presence[c]concept[c]among[c]fillup[c]unless

[c]significant[c]patterns[c]injected[c]relieved[c]taking[c]reliable

[d]favor[d]notice[d]to[d]coverup[d]until[d]magnificent[d]samples[d]infected[d]remained[d]giving[d]applicable[d]initial[d]introduced[d]sufferings[d]wardingoff

[b]phenomenon[b]cropup[b]if[b]enormous[b]examples[b]immerse[b]relayed[b]available[b]principal[b]restricted[b]issues

[b]caringfor[b]for

11[a]excessive12[a]categories13[a]imparted14[a]released16[a]feasible17[a]prevalent

15[a]placing[b]delivering

[c]innovative[c]agonies

18[a]presented19[a]problems20[a]involvedin

[c]recommended[c]concernedwith

sectionⅡreadingcomprehension

partadirections:

readthefollowingfourpassages.answerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosinga,b,candd.markyouranswersonanswersheet1.（40points）

text1

thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbydamienhirst,“beautifulinsidemyheadforever”，atsotheby?

sinlondononseptember15th2008.allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan￡70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.itwasalastvictory.astheauctioneercalledoutbids,innewyorkoneoftheoldestbanksonwallstreet,lehmanbrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderinglysince2003.atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsclaremcandrew,founderofartseconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.

intheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedmr.hirst?

ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable,especiallyinnewyork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.salesofcontemporaryartfellby

worksforsalewiththem.

two-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forchinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartonovember2008.withinweekstheworld?

stwobiggestauctionhouses,sotheby?

sandchristie?

s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedthecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincethejapanesestoppedbuyingimpressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsincethesecondworldwar.thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.butedwarddolman,christie?

schiefexecutive,says:

“i?

mprettyconfidentwe?

reatthebottom.”

whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.christie?

srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.thethreeds—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

21.inthefirstparagraph,damienhirstssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because____.a.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictoriesb.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbidsc.beautifulinsidemyheadforeverwonoverallmasterpiecesd.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable”（line1-2,para.3），theauthorsuggeststhat_____.

a.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctionsb.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleriesc.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

d.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying23.whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?

a.salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.b.theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.c.themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.d.someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.24.thethreedsmentionedinthelastparagraphare____

a.auctionhousesfavoritesb.contemporarytrends

c.factorspromotingartworkcirculationd.stylesrepresentingimpressionists25.themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe___

a.fluctuationofartpricesb.up-to-dateartauctions

c.artmarketindeclined.shiftedinterestinarts

text2

iwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanvirginialivingroom—awomensgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequentlyofferingideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.towardtheendoftheeveningicommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdonttalktothem.thismanquicklynoddedinagreement.hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,shesthetalkerinourfamily.theroomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt.itstrue,heexplained.whenicomehomefromwork,ihavenothingtosay.ifshedidntkeeptheconversationgoing,wedspendthewholeeveninginsilence.

thisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughamericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituations,theyoftentalklessathome.andthispatterniswithmarriage.

thepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistandrewhackerinthelate1970s.sociologistcatherinekohlerriessmanreportsinhernewbookdivorcetalkthatmostofthewomensheinterviewed—butonlyafewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent，thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheunitedstateseveryyear—avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,socialarrangementsanderrands.insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:

hedoesntlistentome.hedoesnttalktome.ifoundashackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.

inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whileawomanglaresatthebackofit,wantingtotalk.

26.whatismostwivesmainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

a.talkingtothem.b.trustingthem.c.supportingtheircareers.d.sharinghousework.

27.judgingfromthecontext,thephrase“wreakinghavoc”（line3,para.2）mostprobablymeans___.

a.generatingmotivation.b.exertinginfluencec.causingdamaged.creatingpressure28.allofthefollowingaretrueexcept_______a.mentendtotalkmoreinpublicthanwomen

b.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversationc.womenattachmuchimportancetocommunicationbetweencouplesd.afemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse29.whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthistext?

a.themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.b.marriagebreak-upstemsfromsexinequalities.

c.husbandandwifehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.d.conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.

30.inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobablyfocuson______

a.avividaccountofthenewbookdivorcetalkb.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoonc.otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheu.s.d.abriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistandrewhacker

text3

overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomaticbehaviors—habits—amongconsumers.thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearnbillionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacks,