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TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemiconJune11,2021.Itisthefirst

worldwideepidemic1bytheWorldHealthOrganizationin41years.

Theheightenedalert2anemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathatconvenedafterasharprisein

casesinAustralia,andrising3inBritain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.

Buttheepidemicis"4"inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization'sdirectorgeneral,

5theoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptomsandafullrecovery,ofteninthe6ofanymedicaltreatment.

Theoutbreakcametoglobal7inlateApril2021,whenMexicanauthoritiesnoticedanunusuallylargenumber

ofhospitalizationsanddeaths8healthyadults.AsmuchofMexicoCityshutdownattheheightofapanic,cases

beganto9inNewYorkCity,thesouthwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.

IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade10warmerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptember2021,

officialsreportedtherewas11fluactivityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyallthe12testedarethe

newswineflu,alsoknownas（A）H1N1,notseasonalflu.IntheU.S.,ithas13morethanonemillionpeople,and

causedmorethan600deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.

Federalhealthofficials14Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileandbegan15orders

fromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,is16

aheadofexpectations.MorethanthreemilliondosesweretobemadeavailableinearlyOctober2021,thoughmostofthose17doseswereoftheFluMistnasalspraytype,whichisnot18forpregnantwomen,peopleover50orthosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother19.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinatepeoplein

otherhigh-riskgroup:

healthcareworkers,people20_infantsandhealthyyoungpeople.

SectionnReadingcomprehension

PartA

Directions:

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

Text1

Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever，atSoth〞eby'sinLondononSeptember15th2021.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan£70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

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

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst'ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeuenpfalyshionable,especiallyin

NewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forChinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly90%inthe

yeartoNovember2021.Withinweekstheworld'stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby'sanudtnCeharrislytie'

$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.

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

executive,says:

“I'mprettyconfidentwetom.'〞reatthebot

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christiethefirsthalfof2021werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'ssalewasrefe