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lateSeptember2009,officialsreportedtherewas11fluactivityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyallthe12testedarethenewswineflu,alsoknownas（A）H1N1,notseasonalflu.IntheU.S.,ithas13morethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan600deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.

Federalhealthofficials14Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileandbegan15ordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,is16aheadofexpectations.MorethanthreemilliondosesweretobemadeavailableinearlyOctober2009,thoughmostofthose17

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over50orthosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother19.Butitwas

stillpossibletovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-riskgroups:

healthcareworkers,people20

infantsandhealthyyoungpeople.

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[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

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（40points）

Text1

Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever，atSotheby'

sinLondononSeptember15th2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan￡70m,arecordfora

salebyasingleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderinglysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst'

ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsectortheyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld'

stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby'

sandChristie'

s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistsattheendof1989.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.ButEdwardDolman,Christie'

schiefexecutive,says:

“I'

mprettyconfidentwe'

reatthebottom.”

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'

ssalewasreferredtoasecau“sea_l_a_st_.victory”b

[A]theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories

[B]theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

[C]BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

[D]itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable（L”ine1-2,Para.3），theauthorsuggeststhat.

[A]collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

[B]peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

[C]artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

[D]worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

[A]Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.

[B]Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

[C]Theartmarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

[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'

sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheevening,onemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequentlyofferingideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.Towardtheendoftheevening,Icommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'

ttalktothem.Thismanquicklynoddedinagreement.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,"

She'

sthetalkerinourfamily."

Theroomburstintolaughter;

themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."

It'

strue,"

heexplained."

WhenIcomehomefromwork,Ihavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'

tkeeptheconversationgoing,we'

dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituations,theyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate1970s.SociologistCatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbookDivorceTalkthatmostofthewomensheinterviewed—butonlyafewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent，thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear—avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearch,complaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohis,ordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,andsocialarrangements.Instead,theyfocusedoncommunication:

"

Hedoesn'

tlistentome."

ttalktome."

IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbefore,thatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobe,firstandforemost,conversationalpartners,butfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.

Inshort,theimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whileawomanglaresatthebackofit,wantingtotalk.

26.Whatismostwives'

mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

[A]Talkingtothem.

[B]Trustingthem.

[C]Supportingtheircareers.

[D]Sharinghousework.

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

[A]generatingmotivation.

[B]exertinginfluence

[C]causingdamage

[D]creatingpressure

28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT.

[A]mentendtotalkmoreinpublicthanwomen

[B]nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation

[C]womenattachmuchimportancetocommunication