考研英语真题+模拟题集7 5.docx

1、考研英语真题+模拟题集7 52010年考研2英语真题及解析Section I Use of EnglishDirections: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 dec

2、lared a global pandemic on June 11, 2009, in the first designation by the World Health Organization of a worldwide pandemic in 41years. The heightened alert came after an emergency meeting with flu experts in Geneva that convened aftera sharp rise in cases in Australia, and rising numbers in Britain

3、, Japan, Chile and elsewhere. But the pandemic is moderate in severity, according to Margaret Chan, the organizations directorgeneral, with the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and a fullrecovery, often in the absence of any medical treatment. The outbreak came to gl

4、obal notice in late April 2009, when Mexican authorities noticed anunusually large number of hospitalizations and deaths among healthy adults. As much of Mexico City shut down at the height of a panic, cases began to crop up in New York City, the southwesternUnited States and around the world.In the

5、 United States, new cases seemed to fade as warmer weather arrived. But in late September 2009, officials reported there was significant flu activity in almost every state and thatvirtually all the samples tested are the new swine flu, also known as (A) H1N1, not seasonal flu.Zov&01 In the U.S., it

6、has infected more than one million people, and caused more than 600 deaths andmore than 6,000 hospitalizations.Federal health officials released Tamiflu for children from the national stockpile and began takingorders from the states for the new swine flu vaccine. The new vaccine, which is different

7、from theannual flu vaccine, is available ahead of expectations. More than three million doses were to bemade available in early October 2009, though most of those initial doses were of the FluMist nasalspray type, which is not recommended for pregnant women, people over 50 or those with breathingdif

8、ficulties, heart disease or several other problems. But it was still possible to vaccinatepeople in other high-risk group: health care workers, people caring for infants and healthy youngpeople.Section Reading comprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below

9、 each passage by choosing A, B, C andD. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)Text1The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56works by Damien Hirst, “Beautiful Inside My Head Forever”, at Sothebys in London on September15th 2008 (see pi

10、cture). All but two pieces sold, fetching more than 70m, a record for a sale by asingle artist. It was a last hurrah. As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of theoldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy.The world art market had already been losing momentum for

11、a while after rising vertiginously since2003. At its peak in 2007 it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of ArtsEconomics, a research firmdouble the figure five years earlier. Since then it may have come downto $50 billion. But the market generates interest far beyond its siz

12、e because it brings togethergreat wealth, enormous egos, greed, passion and controversy in a way matched by few otherindustries.In the weeks and months that followed Mr Hirsts sale, spending of any sort became deeplyunfashionable, especially in New York, where the bail-out of the banks coincided wit

13、h the loss ofthousands of jobs and the financial demise of many art-buying investors. In the art world thatmeant 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 down by nearly90%

14、 in the year to November 2008. Within weeks the worlds two biggest auction houses, Sothebysand Christies, had to pay out nearly $200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for salewith them.The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped buyingImpressionists at

15、 the end of 1989, a move that started the most serious contraction in the marketsince the second world war. This time experts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peakon average, though some have been far more volatile. But Edward Dolman, Christies chiefexecutive, says: “Im pretty confiden

16、t were at the bottom.”What makes this slump different from the last, he says, is that there are still buyers in themarket, whereas in the early 1990s, when interest rates were high, there was no demand even thoughmany collectors wanted to sell. Christies revenues in the first half of 2009 were still

17、 higherthan in the first half of 2006. Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report saidthat the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell. Thethree Dsdeath, debt and divorcestill deliver works of art to the market. But anyone who doesnot ha

18、ve 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 hadwitnessed a succession of victoryiesB.the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bidsC.Beautiful Inside My Head Fo

19、rever won over all masterpiecesD.it was successfully made just before the world financial crisis22.By saying “spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable”(Line 1-2,Para.3),the authorsuggests that_ .A . collectors were no longer actively involved in art-market auctionsB .people stopped every kin

20、d of spending and stayed away from galleriesC.art collection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great extentD .works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worth buying23.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?A .Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2007to 2

21、008.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 come.24.The three Ds mentioned in the last paragraph are _A.auction houses favoritesB.contemporary trendsC.factors promoting artwor

22、k circulationD.styles representing impressionists25.The most appropriate title for this text could be _A.Fluctuation of Art PricesB.Up-to-date Art AuctionsC.Art Market in DeclineD.Shifted Interest in ArtsText2I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room - a womens group that

23、 hadinvited men to join them. Throughout the evening one man had been particularly talkative frequentlyoffering ideas and anecdotes while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch. Toward the end ofthe evening I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands dont talk to them. This

24、man quickly concurred. He gestured toward his wife and said Shes the talker in our family. Theroom burst into laughter; the man looked puzzled and hurt. Its true he explained. When I comehome from work I have nothing to say. If she didnt keep the conversation going wed spend thewhole evening in sile

25、nce.This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women inpublic situations they often talk less at home. And this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage.The pattern was observed by political scientist Andrew Hacker in the late 70s. SociologistCatherine Kohle

26、r Riessman reports in her new book Divorce Talk that most of the women sheinterviewed - but only a few of the men - gave lack of communication as the reason for theirdivorces. Given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent that amounts to millions of cases inthe United States every year - a vir

27、tual epidemic of failed conversation.In my own research complaints from women about their husbands most often focused not on tangibleinequities such as having given up the chance for a career to accompany a husband to his or doingfar more than their share of daily life-support work like cleaning coo

28、king social arrangements anderrands. Instead they focused on communication: 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 andforemost conversational partners but few husbands share this expectation of their wives.I

29、n short the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of aman sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face while a womanglares at the back of it wanting to talk.26.What is most wives main expectation of their husbands?A.Talking t

30、o them.B.Trusting them.C.Supporting their careers.D. Shsring housework.27.Judging from the context ,the phrase “wreaking havoc”(Line 3,Para.2)most probably means _ .A generating motivation.B.exerting influenceC.causing damageDcreating pressure28.All of the following are true EXCEPT_A.men tend to tal

31、k more in public tan womenB.nearly 50percent of recent divorces are caused by failed conversationC.women attach much importance to communication between couplesDa female tends to be more talkative at home than her spouse29.Which of the following can best summarize the mian idea of this text ?A.The m

32、oral decaying deserves more research by sociologists .B.Marriage break_up stems from sex inequalities.C.Husband and wofe have different expectations from their marriage.D.Conversational patterns between man and wife are different.30.In the following part immediately after this text,the author will most probably focuson _A.a vivid account o