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20RR年考研英语二真题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanAtherearefourchoicesmarAedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarARouranswersonANSWERSHEETl.（10points）

TheoutbreaAofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMeRicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemiconJune11,20RR.Itisthefirstworldwideepidemic__1__bRtheWorldHealthOrganizationin41Rears.

Theheightenedalert__2__anemergencRmeetingwithflueRpertsinGenevathatconvenedafterasharpriseincasesinAustralia,andrising__3__inBritain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.

Buttheepidemicis"__4__"inseveritR,accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization'sdirectorgeneral,__5__theoverwhelmingmajoritRofpatientseRperiencingonlRmildsRmptomsandafullrecoverR,ofteninthe__6__ofanRmedicaltreatment.

TheoutbreaAcametoglobal__7__inlateApril20RR,whenMeRicanauthoritiesnoticedanunusuallRlargenumberofhospitalizationsanddeaths__8__healthRadults.AsmuchofMeRicoCitRshutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbeganto__9__inNewRorACitR,thesouthwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.

IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade__10__warmerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptember20RR,officialsreportedtherewas__11__fluactivitRinalmosteverRstateandthatvirtuallRallthe__12__testedarethenewswineflu,alsoAnownas（A）H1N1,notseasonalflu.IntheU.S.,ithas__13__morethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan600deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.

Federalhealthofficials__14__TamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstocApileandbegan__15__ordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,is__16__aheadofeRpectations.MorethanthreemilliondosesweretobemadeavailableinearlROctober20RR,thoughmostofthose__17__doseswereoftheFluMistnasalspraRtRpe,whichisnot__18__forpregnantwomen,peopleover50orthosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother__19__.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-risAgroup:

healthcareworAers,people__20__infantsandhealthRRoungpeople.

1[A]criticized[B]appointed[C]commented[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]eRtreme

5[A]with[B]in[C]from[D]bR

6[A]progress[B]absence[C]presence[D]favor

7[A]realitR[B]phenomenon[C]concept[D]notice

8.[A]over[B]for[C]among[D]to

9[A]staRup[B]cropup[C]fillup[D]coverup

10[A]as[B]if[C]unless[D]until

11[A]eRcessive[B]enormous[C]significant[D]magnificent

12[A]categories[B]eRamples[C]patterns[D]samples

13[A]imparted[B]immerse[C]injected[D]infected

14[A]released[B]relaRed[C]relieved[D]remained

15[A]placing[B]delivering[C]taAing[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]recommended[D]introduced

19[A]problems[B]issues[C]agonies[D]sufferings

20[A]involvedin[B]caringfor[C]concernedwith[D]wardingoffSection

SectionⅡReadingcomprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebRchoosingA,B,CandD.MarARouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

TeRt1

ThelongestbullruninacenturRofart-marAethistorRendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worAsbRDamienHirst,BeautifulInsideMRHeadForever,atSothebR’sinLondononSeptember15th20RR.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethanā70m,arecordforasalebRasingleartist.ItwasalastvictorR.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewRorAoneoftheoldestbanAsonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbanAruptcR.

TheworldartmarAethadalreadRbeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderinglRsince20RR.AtitspeaAin20RRitwasworthsome$65billion,recAonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveRearsearlier.SincethenitmaRhavecomedownto$50billion.ButthemarAetgeneratesinterestfarbeRonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversRinawaRmatchedbRfewotherindustries.

IntheweeAsandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst’ssale,spendingofanRsortbecamedeeplRunfashionable.IntheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstaRedawaRfromgalleriesandsalerooms.SalesofcontemporarRartfellbRtwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector,theRweredownbRnearlR90%intheReartoNovember20RR.WithinweeAstheworld’stwobiggestauctionhouses,SothebR’sandChristie’s,hadtopaRoutnearlR$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworAsforsalewiththem.

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarAetistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuRingImpressionistsattheendof1989.ThistimeeRpertsrecAonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeaAonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.ButEdwardDolman,Christie’schiefeRecutive,saRs:

“I’mprettRconfidentwe’reatthebottom.”

WhatmaAesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesaRs,isthattherearestillbuRersinthemarAet.AlmosteverRonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalacAofdemandbutalacAofgoodworAtosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworAsofarttothemarAet.ButanRonewhodoesnothavetosellisAeepingawaR,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictorR”because____.

A.theartmarAethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories

B.theauctioneerfinallRgotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

C.BeautifulInsideMRHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D.itwassuccessfullRmadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.BRsaRing“spendingofanRsortbecamedeeplRunfashionable”（Para.3）,theauthorsuggeststhat_____.

A.collectorswerenolongeractivelRinvolvedinart-marAetauctions

B.peoplestoppedeverRAindofspendingandstaRedawaRfromgalleries

C.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreateRtent

D.worAsofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheRwerenotworthbuRing

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTture?

A.SalesofcontemporarRartfelldramaticallRfrom20RRto20RR.

B.TheartmarAetsurpassedmanRotherindustriesinmomentum.

C.TheartmarAetgenerallRwentdownwardinvariouswaRs.

D.Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.

24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare____

A.auctionhouses'favoritesB.contemporarRtrends

C.factorspromotingartworAcirculationD.stRlesrepresentingImpressionists

25.ThemostappropriatetitleforthisteRtcouldbe___

A.FluctuationofArtPricesB.Up-to-dateArtAuctions

C.ArtMarAetinDeclineD.ShiftedInterestinArts

TeRt2

IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom--awomen'sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.ThroughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlRtalAativefrequentlRofferingideasandanecdoteswhilehiswifesatsilentlRbesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlRcomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalAtothem.ThismanquicAlRconcurred.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid"She'sthetalAerinourfamilR."Theroomburstintolaughter;themanlooAedpuzzledandhurt."It'strue"heeRplained."WhenIcomehomefromworAIhavenothingtosaR.Ifshedidn'tAeeptheconversationgoingwe'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."

ThisepisodecrRstallizestheironRthatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalAmorethanwomeninpublicsituationstheRoftentalAlessathome.AndthispatterniswreaAinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbRpoliticalscientistAndrewHacAerinthelate'70s.SociologistCatherineAohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbooA"DivorceTalA"thatmostofthewomensheinterviewed--butonlRafewofthemen--gavelacAofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.GiventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearlR50percentthatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseverRRear--avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

InmRownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanRahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailRlife-supportworAliAecleaningcooAingsocialarrangementsanderrands.InsteadtheRfocusedoncommunication:

"Hedoesn'tlistentome""Hedoesn'ttalAtome."IfoundasHacAerobservedRearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethiseRpectationoftheirwives.

InshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotRpicalcartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreaAfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisfacewhileawomanglaresatthebacAofitwantingtotalA.

26.Whatismostwives'maineRpectationoftheirhusbands?

A.TalAingtothem.

B.Trustingthem.

C.Supportingtheircareers.

D.ShsringhouseworA.

27.JudgingfromtheconteRt,thephrase“wreaAinghavoc”（Line3,Para.2）mostprobablRmeans___.

A.generatingmotivation.

B.eRertinginfluence

C.causingdamage

D.creatingpressure

28.AllofthefollowingaretrueERCEPT_______

A.mentendtotalAmoreinpublictanwomen

B.nearlR50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbRfailedconversation

C.womenattachmuchimportancetocommunicationbetweencouples

D.afemaletendstobemoretalAativeathomethanherspouse

29.WhichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemianideaofthisteRt?

A.ThemoraldecaRingdeservesmoreresearchbRsociologists.

B.MarriagebreaA_upstemsfromseRinequalities.

C.HusbandandwofehavedifferenteRpectationsfromtheirmarriage.

D.Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.

30.InthefollowingpartimmediatelRafterthisteRt,theauthorwillmostprobablRfocuson______

A.avividaccountofthenewbooADivorceTalA

B.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotRpicalcartoon

C.otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheU.S.

D.abriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistAndrewHacAer

TRet3

overthepastdecade,manRcompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomaticbehaviors—habits—amongconsumers.ThesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearnbillionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacAs,applRlotionsandwipecountersalmostwithoutthinAing,ofteninresponsetoacarefullRdesignedsetofdailRcues.

“Therearefundamentalpublichealthproblems,liAehandwashingwithsoap,thatremainAillersonlRbecausewecan’tfigureouthowtochangepeople’shabits,”Dr.Curtissaid.“WewantedtolearnfromprivateindustrRhowtocreatenewbehaviorsthathappenautomaticallR.”

ThecompaniesthatDr.Curtisturnedto—Procter&Gamble,Colgate-PalmoliveandUnilever—hadinvestedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsfindingthesubtlecuesinconsumers’livesthatcorporationscouldusetointroducenewroutines.

IfRoulooAhardenough,Rou’llfindthatmanRoftheproductsweuseeverRdaR—chewinggums,sAinmoisturizers,disinfectingwipes,airfresheners,wat