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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.

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SectionⅡReadingcomprehension

PartA

Text1

Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasale

of56worksbyDamienHirst,“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”，atSotheby’sinLondonon

September15th2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan￡70m,arecordforasalebya

singleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,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-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellby

two-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forChinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownby

nearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Withinweeks

theworld

’stwobiggestauctionhouses,

Sotheby’andsChristieworksforsalewiththem.

’hads,topayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplaced

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuying

Impressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarket

sincetheSecondWorldWar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheir

peakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.ButEdwardDo

lman,Christie

’schief

executive,says:

“I’mprettyconfidentwe’reatthebottom.”

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthe

market,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeven

thoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie’srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreport

saidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.

ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewho

doesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'

ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because____.

A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories

B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbidsC.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

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

authorsuggeststhat_____.

A.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

B.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

C.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

D.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.

B.Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

C.Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

D.Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.

24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare____

A.auctionhouses'

favorites

25.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe___

A.FluctuationofArtPricesB.Up-to-dateArtAuctionsC.ArtMarketinDeclineD.ShiftedInterestinArts

Text2

IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom—awomen'

sgroupthat

hadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequentlyofferingideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'

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

tangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,social

arrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:

"

Hedoesn'

tlistentome."

ttalktome."

IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbands

tobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.

Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofa

mansittingatthebreak