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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-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56

worksbyDamienHirst,―BeautifulInsideMyHeadFor，eveartSotheby‖‘sinLondononSeptember15th

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

victory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,Lehman

Brothers,filedforbankruptcy.

Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderinglysince

2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArts

Economics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50

billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,

enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst‘sale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeply

unfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousands

ofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayed

awayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemost

overheatedsector—forChinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly90%intheyearto

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.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'

sgroupthathad

invitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequently

offeringideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.Towardtheendofthe

eveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'

ttalktothem.Thisman

quicklynoddedinagreement.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,"

She'

sthetalkerinourfamily."

The

roomburstintolaughter;

themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."

It'

strue,"

heexplained."

WhenIcomehome

fromwork,Ihavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'

tkeeptheconversationgoing,we'

dspendthewholeevening

insilence."

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomenin

publicsituations,theyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate1970s.SociologistCatherine

KohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"

DivorceTalk"

thatmostofthewomensheinterviewed—but

onlyafewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrent

divorcerateofnearly50percent，thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear—a

virtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangible

inequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmore

thantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,socialarrangementsanderrands.Instead

theyfocusedoncommunication:

"

Hedoesn'

tlistentome."

ttalktome."

IfoundasHacker

observedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartners

butfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.

Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofaman

sittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whileawomanglaresattheback

ofit,wantingtotalk.

26.Whatismostwives'

mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

A.Talkingtothem.

B.Trustingthem.

C.Su