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　　3.[A]digits[B]numbers[C]amounts[D]sums

　　4.[A]Moderatre[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]cincept[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

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　　Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”,atSotheby’sinLondononSeptember15th2008（seepicture）.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan￡70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalasthurrah.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

　　Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingvertiginouslysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm-doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.

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

　　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.

　　Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisfacewhileawomanglaresatthebackofitwantingtotalk.

　　26.Whatismostwives'

mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

　　A.Talkingtothem.

　　B.Trustingthem.

　　C.Supportingtheircareers.

　　D.Shsringhousework.

　　27.Judgingfromthecontext,thephrase“wreakinghavoc”（Line3,Para.2）mostprobablymeans___.

　　Ageneratingmotivation.

　　B.exertinginfluence

　　C.causingdamage

　　Dcreatingpressure

　　28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT_______

　　A.mentendtotalkmoreinpublictanwomen

　　B.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation

　　C.womenattachmuchimportancetocommunication