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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