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isdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,is____16_____aheadofexpectations.Morethanthree
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women,peopleover50orthosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother
_____19_____.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-riskgroup:
healthcare
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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