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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.
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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