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　　Theoutbreakcametoglobal____7____inlateApril2009,whenMexicanauthoritiesnotedanunusuallylargenumberofhospitalizationsanddeaths___8_____healthyadults.AsmuchofMexicoCityshutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbeganto____9____inNewYorkCity,thesouthwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.

　　IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade____10____warmerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptember2009,officialsreportedtherewas___11__fluactivityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyallthe____12____testedarethenewswineflu,alsoknownas（A）H1N1,notseasonalflu.IntheU.S,ithas____13____morethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan600deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.

　　Federalhealthofficials____14___Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileandbegan___15___ordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,is____16___aheadofexpectations.MorethanthreemilliondosesweretobemadeavailableinearlyOctober2009,thoughmostofthose___17__dosewereoftheFluMistnasalspraytype,whichisnot____18___forpregnantwomen,peopleover50orthosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother___19__.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-riskgroup，healthcareworkers,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]immersed[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

　　Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

　　Text1

　　Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”,atSotheby’sinLondononSeptember15th2008（seepicture）.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethanā70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalasthurrah.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

　　Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingvertiginouslysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.MBA加油站

　　IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst’ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forChinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld’stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby’sandChristie’s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.

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　　ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsincethesecondworldwar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorevolatile.ButEdwardDolman,Christie’schiefexecutive,says:

“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.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictoryies

　　B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

　　C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

　　D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

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

　　A.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

　　B.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

　　C.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

　　D.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

　　23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTture?

　　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.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkativefrequentlyofferingideasandanecdoteswhilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'

ttalktothem.Thismanquicklyconcurred.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid"

She'

sthetalkerinourfamily."

Theroomburstintolaughter;

themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."

It'

strue"

heexplained."

WhenIcomehomefromworkIhavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'

tkeeptheconversationgoingwe'

dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."

　　ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituationstheyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.

　　ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate'

70s.SociologistCatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"

DivorceTalk"

thatmostofthewomensheinterviewed--butonlyafewofthemen--gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percentthatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear--avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

　　Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaningcookingsocialarrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:

"

Hedoesn'

tlistentome"

ttalktome."

IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.

　　Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisfacewhileawomanglares