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204英语二范文
204英语二范文
xx年英语二真题204
SectionIUseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETl.(10points)
TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemiconJune11,xx.Buttheepidemicisinseverity,aordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization'sdirectorgeneral,theoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptomsandafullworld.
IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade_____10_____warmerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptemberxx,officialsreportedtherewasactivityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyallarethenewswineflu,alsoknownas(A)H1N1,notseasonalflu.IntheU.S.,itthanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan600deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.
Federalhealthforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileandfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaine.Thenewvaine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualfluvaine,isaheadofexpectations.MorethanthreemilliondosesweretobediseaseorseveralotherButitwasstillpossibletovainatepeopleinotherhigh-riskgroup:
1[A]criticized[B]appointed[C]mented[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]remended[D]introduced
19[A]problems[B]issues[C]agonies[D]sufferings
20[A]involvedin[B]caringfor[C]concernedwith[D]wardingoff
SectionⅡReadingprehension
PartA
Directions:
Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CandD.
Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksby
DamienHirst,“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”,atSotheby?
sinLondononSeptember15thxx.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan£70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy。
Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingvertiginouslysincexx.Atitspeakinxxitwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhaveedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries。
IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst?
ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forChinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovemberxx.Withinweekstheworld?
stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby?
sandChristie?
s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem。
ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsincetheSecondWorldWar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorevolatile.ButEdwardDolman,Christie?
schiefexecutive,says:
“I?
mprettyconfidentwe?
reatthebottom。
”
Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie?
srevenuesinthefirsthalfofxxwerestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfofxx.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn。
21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because____-。
A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuessionofvictories
B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids
C.BeautifulinsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces
D.itwassuessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis
22.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable”(Line1-2,Para.3),theauthorsuggeststhat_____。
A.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions
B.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries
C.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent
D.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying
23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfromxxtoxx.
B.Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum。
C.Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways。
D.Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestoe。
24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare____
A.auctionhouses'favorites
B.contemporarytrends
C.factorspromotingartworkcirculation
D.stylesrepresentingimpressionists
25.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe___
A.FluctuationofArtPrices
B.Up-to-dateArtAuctions
C.ArtMarketinDecline
D.ShiftedInterestinArts
IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom--awomen'sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkativefrequentlyofferingideasand
anecdoteswhilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningImentedthatwomenfrequentlyplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.Thismanquicklyconcurred.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid"She'sthetalkerinourfamily."Theroomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."It'strue"heexplained."WhenIehomefromworkIhavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeeptheconversationgoingwe'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."
ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituationstheyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage。
ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate'70s.SociologistCatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk"thatmostofthewomensheinterviewed--butonlyafewofthemen---gavelackofmunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percentthatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear---avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation。
Inmyownresearchplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangible
inequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaningcookingsocialarrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedonmunication:
"Hedoesn'tlistentome""Hedoesn'ttalktome."IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives。
Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisfacewhileawomanglaresatthebackofitwantingtotalk。
26.Whatismostwives'mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?
A.Talkingtothem.B.Trustingthem.
C.Supportingtheircareers.D.Sharinghousework。
27.Judgingfromthecontext,thephrase“wreakinghavoc”(Line3,Para.2)mostprobablymeans___。
A.generatingmotivation.B.exertinginfluence
C.causingdamageD.creatingpressure
28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT_______
A.mentendtotalkmoreinpublictanwomenB.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversationC.womenattachmuchimportancetomunicationbetweencouplesDafemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthistext?
A.Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists。
B.Marriagebreak-upstemsfromsexinequalities。
C.Husbandandwifehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage。
D.Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifea