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2010年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语

（二）试题答案与解析

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETl.（10points）

TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemic

onJune11,2009.Itisthefirstworldwideepidemic_____1_____bytheWorldHealth

Organizationin41years.

Theheightenedalert_____2_____anemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathat

convenedafterasharpriseincasesinAustralia,andrising_____3_____inBritain,Japan,Chile

andelsewhere.

Buttheepidemicis"_____4_____"inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan,the

organization'sdirectorgeneral,_____5_____theoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencing

onlymildsymptomsandafullrecovery,ofteninthe_____6_____ofanymedicaltreatment.

Theoutbreakcametoglobal_____7_____inlateApril2009,whenMexicanauthoritiesnoticedan

unusuallylargenumberofhospitalizationsanddeaths_____8_____healthyadults.Asmuchof

MexicoCityshutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbeganto_____9_____inNewYorkCity,the

southwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.

IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade_____10_____warmerweatherarrived.Butin

lateSeptember2009,officialsreportedtherewas_____11_____fluactivityinalmosteverystate

andthatvirtuallyallthe_____12_____testedarethenewswineflu,alsoknownas（A）H1N1,not

seasonalflu.IntheU.S.,ithas_____13_____morethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan

600deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.

Federalhealthofficials_____14_____Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileand

began_____15_____ordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,which

isdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,is____16_____aheadofexpectations.Morethanthree

milliondosesweretobemadeavailableinearlyOctober2009,thoughmostofthose

_____17_____doseswereoftheFluMistnasalspraytype,whichisnot_____18_____forpregnant

women,peopleover50orthosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother

_____19_____.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-riskgroup:

healthcare

workers,people_____20_____infantsandhealthyyoungpeople.

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-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasale

of56worksbyDamienHirst,“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”，atSotheby’sinLondonon

September15th2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan￡70m,arecordforasalebya

singleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldest

banksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrising

bewilderinglysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClare

McAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.

Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyondits

sizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyina

waymatchedbyfewotherindustries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst’ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeply

unfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossof

thousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthat

meantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellby

two-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forChinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownby

nearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld?

stwobiggestauctionhouses,

Sotheby?

sandChristie?

s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplaced

worksforsalewiththem.

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuying

Impressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarket

sincetheSecondWorldWar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheir

peakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.ButEdwardDolman,Christie?

schief

executive,says:

“I?

mprettyconfidentwe?

reatthebottom.”

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthe

market,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeven

thoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie’srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestill

higherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreport

saidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.

ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewho

doesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because____.

A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories

B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable”（Line1-2,Para.3），the

authorsuggeststhat_____.

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'sgroupthat

hadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,

frequentlyofferingideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.

TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbands

don'ttalktothem.Thismanquicklynoddedinagreement.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,

"She'sthetalkerinourfamily."Theroomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt.

"It'strue,"heexplained."WhenIcomehomefromwork,Ihavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeep

theconversationgoing,we'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomen

inpublicsituations,theyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwith

marriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate1970s.Sociologist

CatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk"thatmostofthewomenshe

interviewed—butonlyafewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheir

divorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent，thatamountstomillionsofcasesin

theUnitedStateseveryyear—avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednoton

tangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohis

ordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,social

arrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:

"Hedoesn'tlistentome.""He

doesn'ttalktome."IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbands

tobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheir

wives.

Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofa

mansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whileawoman

glaresatthebackofit,wantingtotalk.

26.Whatismostwives'mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

A.Talkin