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2010年考研2英语真题及解析

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETl.（10points）

TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalpandemiconJune

11,2009,inthefirstdesignationbytheWorldHealthOrganizationofaworldwidepandemicin41

years.

TheheightenedalertcameafteranemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathatconvenedafter

asharpriseincasesinAustralia,andrisingnumbersinBritain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.

Butthepandemicis"moderate"inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization'sdirector

general,withtheoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptomsandafull

recovery,oftenintheabsenceofanymedicaltreatment.

TheoutbreakcametoglobalnoticeinlateApril2009,whenMexicanauthoritiesnoticedan

unusuallylargenumberofhospitalizationsanddeathsamonghealthyadults.AsmuchofMexicoCity

shutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbegantocropupinNewYorkCity,thesouthwestern

UnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.

IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofadeaswarmerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptember

2009,officialsreportedtherewassignificantfluactivityinalmosteverystateandthat

virtuallyallthesamplestestedarethenewswineflu,alsoknownas（A）H1N1,notseasonalflu.

@Zov&0

1IntheU.S.,ithasinfectedmorethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan600deathsand

morethan6,000hospitalizations.

FederalhealthofficialsreleasedTamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileandbegantaking

ordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferentfromthe

annualfluvaccine,isavailableaheadofexpectations.Morethanthreemilliondosesweretobe

madeavailableinearlyOctober2009,thoughmostofthoseinitialdoseswereoftheFluMistnasal

spraytype,whichisnotrecommendedforpregnantwomen,peopleover50orthosewithbreathing

difficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralotherproblems.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinate

peopleinotherhigh-riskgroup:

healthcareworkers,peoplecaringforinfantsandhealthyyoung

people.

SectionⅡReadingcomprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,Cand

D.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56

worksbyDamienHirst,“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”,atSotheby’sinLondononSeptember

15th2008（seepicture）.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethanā70m,arecordforasalebya

singleartist.Itwasalasthurrah.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneofthe

oldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingvertiginouslysince

2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArts

Economics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedown

to$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogether

greatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewother

industries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst’ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeply

unfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossof

thousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthat

meantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-

thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forChinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly

90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld’stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby’s

andChristie’s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsale

withthem.

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuying

Impressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarket

sincethesecondworldwar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeak

onaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorevolatile.ButEdwardDolman,Christie’schief

executive,says:

“I’mprettyconfidentwe’reatthebottom.”

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthe

market,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhough

manycollectorswantedtosell.Christie’srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestillhigher

thaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaid

thatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.The

threeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoes

nothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because____-.

A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictoryies

B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

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

suggeststhat_____.

A.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

B.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

C.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

D.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTture?

A.Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.

B.Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

C.Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

D.Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.

24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare____

A.auctionhouses'favorites

B.contemporarytrends

C.factorspromotingartworkcirculation

D.stylesrepresentingimpressionists

25.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe___

A.FluctuationofArtPrices

B.Up-to-dateArtAuctions

C.ArtMarketinDecline

D.ShiftedInterestinArts

Text2

IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom--awomen'sgroupthathad

invitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkativefrequently

offeringideasandanecdoteswhilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.Towardtheendof

theeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.This

manquicklyconcurred.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid"She'sthetalkerinourfamily."The

roomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."It'strue"heexplained."WhenIcome

homefromworkIhavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeeptheconversationgoingwe'dspendthe

wholeeveninginsilence."

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomenin

publicsituationstheyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate'70s.Sociologist

CatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk"thatmostofthewomenshe

interviewed--butonlyafewofthemen--gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheir

divorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percentthatamountstomillionsofcasesin

theUnitedStateseveryyear--avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangible

inequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoing

farmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaningcookingsocialarrangementsand

errands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:

"Hedoesn'tlistentome""Hedoesn'ttalktome."

IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstand

foremostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.

Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofa

mansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisfacewhileawoman

glaresatthebackofitwantingtotalk.

26.Whatismostwives'mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

A.Talkingtothem.

B.Trustingthem.

C.Supportingtheircareers.

D.Shsringhousework.

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

Ageneratingmotivation.

B.exertinginfluence

C.causingdamage

Dcreatingpressure

28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT_______

A.mentendtotalkmoreinpublictanwomen

B.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation

C.womenattachmuchimportancetocommunicationbetweencouples

Dafemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemianideaofthistext?

A.Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.

B.Marriagebreak_upstemsfromsexinequalities.

C.Husbandandwofehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.

D.Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.

30.Inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobablyfocus

on______

A.avividaccounto