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1、204英语二范文204英语二范文 xx年英语二真题204 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET l. (10 points) The outbreak of swine flu that was first detected in Mexico was

2、declared a global epidemic on June 11, xx. But the epidemic is in severity, aording to Margaret Chan, the organizations director general, the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and a fullworld. In the United States, new cases seemed to fade_10_warmer weather arrived. B

3、ut in late September xx, officials reported there was activity in almost every state and that virtually all are the new swine flu, also known as (A) H1N1, not seasonal flu. In the U.S., it than one million people, and caused more than 600 deaths and more than 6,000 hospitalizations. Federal health f

4、or children from the national stockpile and from the states for the new swine flu vaine. The new vaine, which is different from the annual flu vaine, is ahead of expectations. More than three million doses were to be disease or several other But it was still possible to vainate people in other high-

5、risk group: 1 A criticizedB appointedCmented D designated 2 A proceeded B activated C followedD prompted 3 A digits B numbers C amountsD sums 4 A moderate B normalC unusual D extreme 5 A with B in C from D by 6 A progressB absence C presence D favor 7 A reality B phenomenon C concept D notice 8. Aov

6、erB forC among D to 9 A stay upB crop up C fill up D cover up 10 A as B ifC unless D until 11 A excessiveB enormousC significantDmagnificent 12 AcategoriesB examples C patternsD samples 13 A impartedB immerse C injectedD infected 14 A releasedB relayed C relievedD remained 15 A placing B deliveringC

7、 takingD giving 16 A feasible B availableC reliableD applicable 17 A prevalent B principalC innovativeD initial 18 A presentedB restricted C remended D introduced 19 A problemsB issues C agoniesD sufferings 20 A involved in B caring forC concerned with D warding off Section Reading prehension Part A

8、 Directions: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C and D. The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst, “Beautiful Inside My Head Forever”， at Sotheby?s in London on Se

9、ptember 15th xx. All but two pieces sold, fetching more than 70m, a record for a sale by a single artist. It was a last victory. As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy。 The world art market had already been losing

10、momentum for a while after rising vertiginously since xx. At its peak in xx it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a research firmdouble the figure five years earlier. Since then it may have e down to $50 billion. But the market generates interest far beyon

11、d its size because it brings together great wealth, enormous egos, greed, passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries。 In the weeks and months that followed Mr Hirst?s sale, spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable, especially in New York, where the bail-out of the banks

12、 coincided with the loss of thousands of jobs and the financial demise of many art-buying investors. In the art world that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms. Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and in the most overheated sectorfor Chinese contemporary artthey were d

13、own by nearly 90% in the year to November xx. Within weeks the world?s two biggest auction houses, Sotheby?s and Christie?s, had to pay out nearly $200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with them。 The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped bu

14、ying Impressionists at the end of 1989, a move that started the most serious contraction in the market since the Second World War. This time experts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peak on average, though some have been far more volatile. But Edward Dolman, Christie?s chief executive,

15、 says: “I?m pretty confident we?re at the bottom。” What makes this slump different from the last, he says, is that there are still buyers in the market, whereas in the early 1990s, when interest rates were high, there was no demand even though many collectors wanted to sell. Christie?s revenues in t

16、he first half of xx were still higher than in the first half of xx. Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell. The three Dsdeath, debt and divorcestill deliver works of art to the ma

17、rket. But anyone who does not have to sell is keeping away, waiting for confidence to return。 21. In the first paragraph, Damien Hirsts sale was referred to as “a last victory” because _-。 A. the art market had witnessed a suession of victories B. the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the hig

18、hest bids C. Beautiful inside My Head Forever won over all masterpieces D. it was suessfully made just before the world financial crisis 22. By saying “spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable”(Line 1-2,Para.3)，the author suggests that_ 。 A. collectors were no longer actively involved in art

19、-market auctions B. people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from galleries C. art collection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great extent D. works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worth buying 23. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A .Sales o

20、f contemporary art fell dramatically from xxto xx. B. The art market surpassed many other industries in momentum。 C. The market generally went downward in various ways。 D. Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to e。 24. The three Ds mentioned in the last paragraph are _ A. auction houses fav

21、orites B. contemporary trends C. factors promoting artwork circulation D. styles representing impressionists 25. The most appropriate title for this text could be _ A. Fluctuation of Art Prices B. Up-to-date Art Auctions C. Art Market in Decline D. Shifted Interest in Arts I was addressing a small g

22、athering in a suburban Virginia living room - a womens group that had invited men to join them. Throughout the evening one man had been particularly talkative frequently offering ideas and anecdotes while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch. Toward the end of the evening I mented that wome

23、n frequently plain that their husbands dont talk to them. This man quickly concurred. He gestured toward his wife and said Shes the talker in our family. The room burst into laughter; the man looked puzzled and hurt. Its true he explained. When I e home from work I have nothing to say. If she didnt

24、keep the conversation going wed spend the whole evening in silence. This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations they often talk less at home. And this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage。 The pattern was observed by political s

25、cientist Andrew Hacker in the late 70s. Sociologist Catherine Kohler Riessman reports in her new book Divorce Talk that most of the women she interviewed - but only a few of the men - gave lack of munication as the reason for their divorces. Given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent that a

26、mounts to millions of cases in the United States every year - a virtual epidemic of failed conversation。 In my own research plaints from women about their husbands most often focused not on tangible inequities such as having given up the chance for a career to aompany a husband to his or doing far m

27、ore than their share of daily life-support work like cleaning cooking social arrangements and errands. Instead they focused on munication: He doesnt listen to me He doesnt talk to me. I found as Hacker observed years before that most wives want their husbands to be first and foremost conversational

28、partners but few husbands share this expectation of their wives。 In short the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face while a woman glares at the back of it wanting to talk。

29、 26. What is most wives main expectation of their husbands? A. Talking to them.B. Trusting them. C. Supporting their careers. D. Sharing housework。 27. Judging from the context, the phrase “wreaking havoc” (Line 3, Para.2) most probably means _。 A. generating motivation.B. exerting influence C. caus

30、ing damageD. creating pressure 28. All of the following are true EXCEPT_ A. men tend to talk more in public tan women B. nearly 50percent of recent divorces are caused by failed conversation C. women attach much importance to munication between couples D a female tends to be more talkative at home t

31、han her spouse29. Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of this text? A. The moral decaying deserves more research by sociologists。 B. Marriage break-up stems from sex inequalities。 C. Husband and wife have different expectations from their marriage。 D. Conversational patterns between man and wife a