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考研英语二历年真题及答案解析完整版
2010考研英语二真题及答案
SectionI UseofEnglish
Directions:
Readthefollowingpassage. ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD。
Choosethe bestoneandmark youranswersonANSWER SHEET l。
(10 points)
TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowas declaredaglobal epidemic onJune11,2009。
It is the first worldwide epidemic_____1_____by theWorldHealthOrganizationin41years.
The heightenedalert_____2_____an emergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathatconvenedafterasharprisein casesinAustralia,and rising_____3_____inBritain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.
But theepidemicis"_____4_____”inseverity, accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization’sdirectorgeneral,_____5_____ theoverwhelmingmajorityofpatients experiencingonly mild symptoms andafullrecovery,ofteninthe_____6_____ ofany medicaltreatment.
The outbreakcameto global_____7_____in lateApril2009, when Mexicanauthorities noticedanunusuallylargenumber ofhospitalizationsanddeaths_____8_____healthyadults.Asmuch ofMexicoCityshutdownatthe height ofapanic, casesbeganto_____9_____inNewYorkCity,thesouthwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.
IntheUnitedStates,new cases seemedtofade_____10_____warmerweather arrived。
ButinlateSeptember2009,officialsreported therewas _____11_____fluactivityinalmosteverystate and that virtuallyall the_____12_____testedarethenewswine flu,alsoknownas(A)H1N1,not seasonalflu。
IntheU.S., ithas_____13_____more than onemillionpeople, andcausedmore than 600deathsandmorethan 6,000hospitalizations.
Federalhealthofficials_____14_____Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileand began_____15_____ordersfromthestatesforthenewswine fluvaccine.The newvaccine,whichisdifferent fromtheannualflu vaccine,is ____16_____aheadofexpectations.Morethanthreemilliondosesweretobe madeavailablein early October2009,thoughmostofthose_____17_____doseswereoftheFluMistnasalspraytype,whichisnot_____18_____forpregnantwomen,peopleover 50orthosewith breathingdifficulties, heartdiseaseor several other_____19_____。
But itwas stillpossible tovaccinate people inotherhigh-riskgroup:
healthcareworkers, people_____20_____infantsandhealthyyoung people.
1[A]criticizedﻩﻩ[B]appointed [C]commentedﻩﻩ[D]designated
2[A]proceededﻩ[B]activatedﻩﻩﻩ[C] followedﻩ[D] prompted
3[A]digitsﻩ[B]numbersﻩ[C]amountsﻩﻩﻩ[D]sums
4[A]moderateﻩﻩ[B]normal[C]unusual ﻩ[D]extreme
5[A] with [B] in [C]fromﻩﻩ[D]by
6 [A]progressﻩ[B]absence ﻩ[C] presence [D]favor
7[A]realityﻩﻩ[B] phenomenon ﻩ[C]concept [D]notice
8。
[A]overﻩ[B]for ﻩﻩ[C]amongﻩﻩ[D]to
9[A]stayupﻩﻩ[B] cropup[C] fillup[D]cover up
10[A]asﻩﻩﻩ[B] ifﻩ[C]unlessﻩﻩﻩ[D]until
11[A] excessiveﻩ[B]enormousﻩ[C] significant ﻩ[D]magnificent
12[A]categoriesﻩ[B]examplesﻩﻩ[C] patternsﻩﻩ[D]samples
13 [A]imparted ﻩ[B]immerseﻩﻩ[C]injectedﻩﻩ[D]infected
14[A] releasedﻩﻩ[B] relayedﻩ[C]relievedﻩﻩﻩ[D]remained
15[A]placing [B] deliveringﻩﻩ[C]takingﻩ[D] giving
16[A]feasibleﻩ[B]availableﻩﻩ[C]reliableﻩﻩﻩ[D]applicable
17[A] prevalent[B]principalﻩ[C]innovativeﻩﻩ[D] initial
18[A]presented ﻩ[B] restricted ﻩﻩ[C]recommended[D]introduced
19[A]problemsﻩ[B]issuesﻩ[C]agoniesﻩﻩ[D]sufferings
20[A]involvedin[B] caring forﻩ[C]concernedwithﻩ[D]wardingoff
SectionⅡ Readingcomprehension
PartA
Text1
Thelongest bull run in a century ofart—markethistoryendedonadramaticnote withasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,“BeautifulInsideMyHead Forever”,at Sotheby’sin London onSeptember15th2008。
All buttwopiecessold,fetchingmore than£70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist。
Itwasalast victory.Astheauctioneer calledoutbids,inNewYorkoneof theoldestbanksonWall Street,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy。
Theworld artmarkethad alreadybeenlosingmomentum fora whileafter risingbewilderinglysince2003. Atitspeakin2007it was worthsome $65 billion, reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderof ArtsEconomics, aresearchfirm-double thefigurefive years earlier. Since thenit may havecome down to$50billion.Butthemarket generatesinterestfar beyond itssizebecauseitbrings togethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedby fewotherindustries。
Intheweeksandmonthsthat followed MrHirst’ssale,spendingof any sortbecamedeeplyunfashionable, especially inNewYork,wherethebail—outof thebankscoincidedwiththelossof thousands of jobsand thefinancial demise of manyart-buyinginvestors. Intheartworld that meantcollectors stayedawayfromgalleriesand salerooms。
Sales ofcontemporaryart fell bytwo-thirds,andinthe mostoverheatedsector-for Chinese contemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly 90% intheyear to November 2008. Withinweeks theworld'stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby’s and Christie’s, hadto payoutnearly$200min guaranteestoclientswho hadplaced works for salewiththem。
The current downturnintheartmarketisthe worst since theJapanesestopped buyingImpressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractionin the market sincetheSecondWorldWar。
Thistimeexperts reckonthat pricesareabout40% downon their peak onaverage, thoughsomehavebeenfar morefluctuant。
ButEdwardDolman,Christie’schief executive,says:
“I’mprettyconfident we’reatthe bottom.”
What makesthis slump differentfromthelast,hesays,is thattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s, when interest rateswerehigh, there wasnodemandeventhoughmany collectorswanted tosell。
Christie’srevenuesin the first half of2009 werestillhigherthaninthefirst halfof 2006。
Almosteveryone who wasinterviewedforthis specialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnota lackofdemandbuta lackofgoodworktosell。
ThethreeDs—death,debtand divorce—stilldeliverworks ofarttothe market。
Butanyonewhodoesnothavetosellis keepingaway,waitingforconfidence toreturn。
21。
Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst's sale wasreferredtoas“a last victory”because____。
A。
the art market hadwitnessedasuccession of victories
B.theauctioneerfinally got thetwo piecesatthehighestbids
C. BeautifulInsideMyHead Forever wonoverallmasterpieces
D。
itwas successfullymadejustbefore theworldfinancial crisis
22。
By saying“spendingof anysort became deeplyunfashionable”(Line1-2,Para。
3),the authorsuggests that_____。
A。
collectors werenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart—marketauctions
B .peoplestoppedeverykindof spending and stayedawayfromgalleries
C.artcollection asafashionhad lostitsappealtoa greatextent
D。
works of artingeneralhadgoneout offashion sothey were not worthbuying
23.Which ofthefollowingstatementsis NOTtrue?
A.Sales of contemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom 2007to2008。
B。
Theartmarketsurpassedmanyother industriesinmomentum。
C。
Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways。
D。
Someartdealerswereawaiting betterchancesto come.
24. The threeDs mentionedin thelastparagraph are____
A.auctionhouses ' favorites
B.contemporarytrends
C. factorspromotingartworkcirculation
D。
stylesrepresentingimpressionists
25.Themost appropriate title forthistextcould be___
A.Fluctuation ofArt Prices
B。
Up—to-dateArtAuctions
C。
Art Marketin Decline
D。
ShiftedInterestin Arts
Text2
Iwas addressinga smallgathering inasuburbanVirginialivingroom—awomen'sgroup that hadinvited mentojoin them。
Throughout the evening onemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequentlyoffering ideasandanecdotes, whilehis wifesatsilently beside himonthe couch.Towardthe endofthe evening Icommentedthatwomenfrequently complainthat theirhusbandsdon’ttalk to them.This manquicklynoddedinagreement.Hegesturedtowardhiswife andsaid,"She'sthe talkerinourfamily。
”Theroomburstintolaughter;theman looked puzzledandhurt。
”It’strue,"heexplained。
”WhenIcomehome fromwork,I havenothingtosay。
Ifshedidn'tkeeptheconversationgoing,we'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence.”
Thisepisodecrystallizes theironythat althoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituations, theyoftentalk lessathome。
Andthispatternis wreakinghavoc withmarriage。
Thepattern wasobservedbypolitical scientistAndrewHackerin thelate1970s。
SociologistCatherineKohler Riessmanreportsinher newbook”Divorce Talk”thatmostofthewomensheinterviewed-butonlyafewofthe men—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrent divorce rateof nearly50percent,thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnited Stateseveryyear—avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation。
Inmyownresearch complaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoften focusednot ontangible inequitiessuchas havinggivenupthechancefor acareertoaccompanyahusbandto hisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife—supportworklike cleaning,cooking, socialarrangements and errands。
Insteadthey focusedoncommunication:
”Hedoesn’tlisten tome。
””Hedoesn’ttalktome.”IfoundasHackerobserved yearsbeforethatmost wiveswant their husbandsto befirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbut fewhusbandssharethis expectationoftheirwives。
Inshortthe image thatbestrepresentsthe currentcrisisisthestereotypical cartoon sceneofa mansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whilea woman glare