尚择优选20XX年考研英语二真题和答案完整版Word文档格式.docx

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healthcareworkers,people_____20_____infantsandhealthyyoungpeople.

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

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

　　Text1

　　Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”，atSotheby’sinLondononSeptember15th20XX.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan￡70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

　Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderinglysince20XX.Atitspeakin20XXitwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.

　　IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst’ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forChinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember20XX.Withinweekstheworld’stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby’sandChristie’s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.

　　ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsincetheSecondWorldWar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.ButEdwardDolman,Christie’schiefexecutive,says:

“I’mprettyconfidentwe’reatthebottom.”

　　Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie’srevenuesinthefirsthalfof20XXwerestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof20XX.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

　　21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'

ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because____.

　　A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories

　　B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

　　C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

　　D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

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

　　A.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

　　B.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

　　C.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

D.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

　　23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

　　A.Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom20XXto20XX.

　　B.Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

　　C.Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

　　D.Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.

　　24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare____

A.auctionhouses'

favorites　B.contemporarytrends　

C.factorspromotingartworkcirculation　D.stylesrepresentingimpressionists

　　25.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe___

　　A.FluctuationofArtPrices　B.Up-to-dateArtAuctionsC.ArtMarketinDecline　D.ShiftedInterestinArts

　　IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom—awomen'

sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequentlyofferingideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'

ttalktothem.Thismanquicklynoddedinagreement.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,"

She'

sthetalkerinourfamily."

Theroomburstintolaughter;

themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."

It'

strue,"

heexplained."

WhenIcomehomefromwork,Ihavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'

tkeeptheconversationgoing,we'

dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."

　　ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituations,theyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.

　　ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate1970s.SociologistCatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"

DivorceTalk"

thatmostofthewomensheinterviewed—butonlyafewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent，thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear—avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

　　Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,socialarrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:

"

Hedoesn'

tlistentome."

ttalktome."

IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.

　　Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whileawomanglaresatthebackofit,wantingtotalk.

　　26.Whatismostwives'

mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

　　A.Talkingtothem.B.Trustingthem.　C.Supportingtheircareers.　D.Sharinghousework.

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

　　A.generatingmotivation.B.exertinginfluence　C.causingdamage　D.creatingpressure

　　28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT_______

　A.mentendtotalkmoreinpublicthanwomenB.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation

　C.womenattachmuchimportancetocommunicationbetweencouples

D.afemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse

　　29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthistext?

　　A.Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.B.Marriagebreak-upstemsfromsexinequalities.

C.Husbandandwifehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.

D.Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.

　　30.Inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobablyfocuson______

　　A.avividaccountofthenewbookDivorceTalkB.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoon

　　C.otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheU.S.D.abriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistAndrewHacker

　　Text3

　　Overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomaticbehaviors—habits—amongconsumers.Thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearnbillionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacks,applylotionsandwipecountersalmostwithoutthinking,ofteninresponsetoacarefullydesignedsetofdailycues.

　　“Therearefundamentalpublichealthproblems,likedirtyhandsinsteadofasoaphabit,thatremainkillersonlybecausewecan’tfigureouthowtochangepeople’