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考研英語(yǔ)二真題

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C

andD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET/.(10points)

TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemiconJune

11,2009.Itisthefirstworldwideepidemic_1_bytheWorldHealthOrganizationin41years.The

heightenedalert_2—anemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathatconvenedafterasharprise

incasesinAustralia,andrising_3—inBritain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.Buttheepidemicis

“—4—"inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization'sdirectorgeneral,—5—the

overwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptomsandafullrecovery,ofteninthe

—6—ofanymedicaltreatment.Theoutbreakcametoglobal_7—inlateApril2009,whenMexican

authoritiesnoticedanunusuallylargenumberofhospitalizationsanddeaths_8_healthyadults.As

muchofMexicoCityshutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbeganto_9—inNewYorkCity,the

southwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade

—10—warmerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptember2009,officialsreportedtherewas_11—flu

activityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyallthe_12_testedarethenewswineflu,alsoknownas

(A)H1N1,notseasonalflu.IntheU.S.,ithas_13—morethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmore

than600deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.Federalhealthofficials_14—Tamiflufor

childrenfromthenationalstockpileandbegan_15—ordersfromthestatesforthenewswineflu

vaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,is—16—aheadof

expectations.MorethanthreemilliondosesweretobemadeavailableinearlyOctober2009,though

mostofthose_17_doseswereoftheFluMistnasalspraytype,whichisnot_18—fbrpregnant

women,peopleover50orthosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother_19—.Butit

wasstillpossibletovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-riskgroup:healthcareworkers,people_20_

infantsandhealthyyoungpeople.

1[A]criticized[B]appointed?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]extreme

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13[A]impartedfB]immerse[C]injected[D]infected

14[A]released[B]relayed[C]relieved[D]remained2

15[A]placing[B]delivering[C]taking[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.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,

B,CandD.McirkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40points)

Textl

Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56

worksbyDamienHirst,"BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”,atSotheby'sinLondononSeptember

15th2008(seepicture).Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethana70m,arecordforasalebyasingle

artist.Itwasalasthurrah.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbankson

WallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingvertiginously

since2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderof

ArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm一doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecome

downto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreat

wealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst'ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeply

unfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossof

thousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeant

collectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andin

themostoverheatedsector-forChinesecontemporaryart-theyweredownbynearly90%intheyear

toNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld'stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby'sandChristie's,had

topayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuying

Impressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsince

thesecondworldwar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakon

average,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorevolatile.ButEdwardDolman,Christie'schiefexecutive,says:

"I'mprettyconfidentwe'reatthebottom.^^

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,

whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmany

collectorswantedtosell.Christie'srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirst

halfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblem

atthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs一death,debtand

divorce一stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,

waitingforconfidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirsfssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory^^because.

A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictoryies

B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.Bysaying"spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable^CLinel-2,Para.3),theauthorsuggests

that.

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.Themostappropriatetitlefbrthistextcouldbe__

A.FluctuationofArtPrices

B.Up-to-dateArtAuctions

C.ArtMarketinDecline

D.ShiftedInterestinArts

Text2

IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom-awomen'sgroupthathad

invitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkativefrequently

offeringideasandanecdoteswhilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.Towardtheendofthe

eveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.Thisman

quicklyconcurred.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid"She'sthetalkerinourfamily.*'Theroomburst

intolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt.uIt'strue"heexplained."WhenIcomehomefromwork

Ihavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeeptheconversationgoingwe*dspendthewholeeveningin

silence.”

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomenin

publicsituationstheyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate70s.Sociologist

CatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk"thatmostofthewomenshe

interviewed—butonlyafewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.

Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percentthatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStates

everyyear-avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednoton

tangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisor

doingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaningcookingsocialarrangementsand

errands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:"Hedoesn'tlistentome""Hedoesn'ttalktome."I

foundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemost

conversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.

Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofaman

sittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisfacewhileawomanglaresatthe

backofitwantingtotalk.

26.Whatismostwives'mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

A.Talkingtothem.

B.Trustingthem.

C.Supportingtheircareers.

D.Shsringhousework.

27.Judgingfromthecontext,thephrase"wreakinghavoc,9(Line3,Para.2)mostprobablymeans__.

A.generatingmotivation.

B.exertinginfluence

C.causingdamage

D.creatingpressure

28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT

A.mentendtotalkmoreinpublictanwomen

B.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation

C.womenattachmuchimportancetocommunicationbetweencouples

D.afemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemianideaofthistext?

A.Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.

B.Marriagebreak_upstemsfromsexinequalities.

C.Husbandandwofehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmamage.

D.Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.

30.Inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobablyfbcuson

A.avividaccountofthenewbookDivorceTalk

B.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoon

C.otherpossiblereasonsfbrahighdivorcerateintheU.S.

D.abriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistAndrewHacker

Txet3

overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomaticbehaviors一

habits——amongconsumers.Thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearnbillionsofdollarswhen

customerseatsnacks,applylotionsandwipecountersalmostwithoutthinking,ofteninresponsetoa

carefullydesignedsetofdailycues.

“Therearefundamentalpublichealthproblems,likehandwashingwithsoap,thatremainkillers

onlybecausewecan'tfigureouthowtochangepeople'shabits,"Dr.Curtissaid."Wewantedtolearn

fromprivateindustryhowtocreatenewbehaviorsthathappenautomatically/9

ThecompaniesthatDr.Curtisturnedto—Procter&Gamble,Colgate-PalmoliveandUnilever-

hadinvestedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsfindingthesubtlecuesinconsumers,livesthatcorporations

couldusetointroducenewroutines.

Ifyoulookhardenough,you'llfindthatmanyoftheproductsweuseeveryday—chewinggums,

skinmoisturizers,disinfectingwipes,airfresheners,waterpurifiers,healthsnacks,antiperspirants,

colognes,teethwhiteners,fabricsofteners,vitamins——areresultsofmanufacturedhabits.Acentury

ago,fewpeopleregularlybrushedtheirteethmultipletimesaday.Today,becauseofcannyadvertising

andpublichealthcampaigns,manyAmericanshabituallygivetheirpearlywhitesacavity-preventing

scrubtwiceaday,oftenwithColgate,Crestoroneoftheotherbrands.

Afewdecadesago,manypeopledidn'tdrinkwateroutsideofameal.Thenbeveragecompanies

startedbottlingtheproductionoffar-offsprings,andnowofficeworkersunthinkinglysipbottledwater

alldaylong.Chewinggum,onceboughtprimarilybyadolescentboys,isnowfeaturedincommercials

asabreathfreshenerandteethcleanserforuseafterameal.Skinmoisturizersareadvertisedaspartof

morningbeautyrituals,slippedinbetweenhairbrushingandputtingonmakeup.

“Ourproductssucceedwhentheybecomepartofdailyorweeklypatterns,saidCarolBerning,a

consumerpsychologistwhorecentlyretiredfromProcter&Gamble,thecompanythatsold$76billion

ofTide,Crestandotherproductslastyear."Creatingpositivehabitsisahugepartofimprovingour

consumers9lives,andifsessentialtomakingnewproductscommerciallyviable/9

Throughexperimentsandobservation,socialscientistslikeDr.Berninghavelearnedthatthereis

powerintyingcertainbehaviorstohabitualcuesthroughrelentlessadvertising.Asthisnewscienceof

habithasemerged,controversieshaveeruptedwhenthetacticshavebeenusedtosellquestionable

beautycreamsorunhealthyfoods.

31.AccordingtoDr.Curtis,habitslikehandwashingwithsoap.

[A]shouldbefurthercultivated

[B]shouldbechangedgradually

[C]aredeepiyrootedinhistory

[D]arebasicallyprivateconcerns

32.Bottledwater,chewinggunandskinmoisturizersarementionedinParagraph5soasto

[A]revealtheirimpactonpeople'habits

[B]showtheurgentneedofdailynecessities

[C]indicatetheireffectonpeople'buyingpower

[D]manifestthesignificantroleofgoodhabits

33.whichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoproductsthathelpcreatepeople'shabits?

[AJTide

[B]Crest

[C]Colgate

[D]Unilver

34.Fromthetextwekonwthatsomeofconsumer'shabitsaredevelopeddueto

[A]perfectedartofproducts

[B]automaticbehaviorcreation

[Cicommercialpromotions

[D]scientificexperiments

35.theauthor^attitudetowardtheinfluenceofadvertisementonpeople'shabitsis

[A]indifferent

[B]negative

[C]positive

[D]biased

Text4

ManyAmericansregardthejurysystemasaconcreteexpressionofcrucialdemocraticvalues,

includingtheprinciplesthatallcitizenswhomeetminimalqualificationsofageandliteracyareequally

competenttoserveonjuries;thatjurorsshouldbeselectedrandomlyfromarepresentativecrosssection

ofthecommunity;thatnocitizenshouldbedeniedtherighttoserveonajuryonaccountofrace,

religion,sex,ornationalorigin;thatdefendantsareentitledtotrialbytheirpeers;andthatverdicts

shouldrepresenttheconscienceofthecommunityandnotjusttheletterofthelaw.Thejuryisalsosaid

tobethebestsurvivingexampleofdirectratherthanrepresentativedemocracy.Inadirectdemocracy,

citizenstaketurnsgoverningthemselves,ratherthanelectingrepresentativestogovernforthem.

Butasrecentlyasin1986,juryselectionproceduresconflictedwiththesedemocraticideals.In

somestates,forexample,jurydutywaslimitedtopersonsofsupposedlysuperiorintelligence,education,

andmoralcharacter.AlthoughtheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStateshadprohibitedintentionalracial

discriminationinjuryselectionasearlyasthe1880caseofstrauderv.WestVirginia,thepracticeof

selectingso-calledeliteorblue-ribbonjuriesprovidedaconvenientwayaroundthisandother

antidiscriminationlaws.

Thesystemalsofailedtoregularlyincludewomenonjuriesuntilthemid-20thcentury.Although

womenfirstservedonstatejuriesinUtahin1898,itwasnotuntilthe1940sthatamajorityofstates

madewomeneligibleforjuryduty.Eventhenseveralstatesautomaticallyexemptedwomenfromjury

dutyunlesstheypersonllyaskedtohavetheirnamesincludedonthejurylist.Thispracticewasjustified

bytheclaimthatwomenwereneededathome,anditkeptjuriesunrepresentativeofwomenthroughthe

1960s.

In1968,theCongressoftheUnitedStatespassedtheJurySelectionandServiceAct,usheringina

neweraofdemocraticreformsforthejury.Thislawabolishedspecialeducationalrequirementsfor

federaljurorsandrequiredthemtobeselectedatrandomfromacrosssectionoftheentirecommunity.

Inthelandmark1975decisionTaylorv.Louisiana,theSupremeCourtextendedtherequirementthat

juriesberepresentativeofallpartsofthecommunitytothestatelevel.TheTaylordecisionalso

declaredsexdiscriminationinjuryselectiontobeunconstitutionalandorderedstatestousethesame

proceduresforselectingmaleandfemalejurors.

36.FromtheprinciplesoftheUSjurysystem,welearnthat

[A]bothliterateandilliteratepeoplecanserveonjuries

[Bldefendantsareimmunefromtrialbytheirpeers

[C]noagelimitshouldbeimposedforjuryservice

[D]judgmentshouldconsidertheopinionofthepublic

37.Thepracticeofselectingso-calledelitejurorspriorto1968showed

[A]theinadequavyofantidiscriminationlaws

[B]theprevalentdiscriminationagainstcertainraces

[C]theconflictingidealsinjuryselectionprocedures

38.Eveninthe1960s,womenwereseldomonthejurylistinsomestatesbecause

[A]theywereautomaticallybannedbystatelaws

[B]theyfellfarshortoftherequiredqualifications

[C]theyweresupposedtoperformdomesticduties

[D]theytendedtoevadepublicengagement

39.AftertheJurySelectionandServiceActwaspassed.__

[A]sexdiscriminationinjuryselectionwasunconstitutionalandhadtobeabolished

[B]educationalrequirementsbecamelessrigidintheselectionoffederaljurors

[C]jurorsatthestateleveloughttoberepresentativeoftheentirecommunity

[D]statesoughttoconformtothefederalcourtinreformingthejurysystem

40.indiscussingtheUSjurysystem,thetextcenterson

[A]itsnatureandproblems

[B]itscharacteristicsandtradition

[C]itsproblemsandtheirsolutions

[D]itstraditionanddevelopment

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextanddecidewhethereachofthestatementsistrueorfalse.ChooseTifthestatementistrueorF

itthestatementisnottrue.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(10points)

CopyingBirdsMaySaveAircraftFuel

BOTHBoeingandAirbushavetrumpetedtheefficiencyoftheirnewestaircraft,the787andA350

respectively.Theircleverdesignsandlightweightcompositescertainlymakeadifference.Butagroup

ofresearchersatStanfordUniversity,ledbyIlanKroo,hassuggestedthatairlinescouldtakeamore

naturalisticapproachtocuttingjet-fueluse,anditwouldnotrequirethemtobuynewaircraft.

Theanswer,saysDrKroo,lieswithbirds.Since1914,andaseminalpaperbyaGermanresearcher

calledCarlWieselsberger,scientistshaveknownthatbirdsflyinginformation一aV-shape,echelonor

otherwise一expendlessenergy.Theairflowingoverabirdswingscurlsupwardsbehindthewingtips,a

phenomenonknownasupwash.Otherbirdsflyingintheupwashexperiencereduceddrag,andspend

lessenergypropellingthemselves.PeterLissaman,anaeronauticsexpertwhowasformerlyatCaltech

andtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,hassuggestedthataformationof25birdsmightenjoya

rangeincreaseof71%.

Whenappliedtoaircraft,theprinciplesarenotsubstantiallydifferent.DrKrooandhisteam

modelledwhatwouldhappenifthreepassengerjetsdepartingfromLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandLas

VegasweretorendezvousoverUtah,assumeaninvertedV-fbrmation,occasionallyswapplacessoall

couldhaveaturninthemostfavourablepositions,andproceedtoLondon.Theyfoundthattheaircraft

consumedasmuchas15%lessfuel(withaconcomitantreductionincarbon-dioxideoutput).

Nitrogen-oxideemissionsduringthecruisingportionsoftheflightfellbyaroundaquarter.

Thereare,ofcourse,kinkstobeworkedout.Oneconsiderationissafety,oratleasttheperception

ofit.Wouldpassengersfeelcomfortabletravellinginconvoy?DrKroopointsoutthattheaircraftcould

beseparatedbyseveralnauticalmiles,andwouldnotbeintheunnervinglycosygroupingsfavouredby

displayteamsliketheRedArrows.Apassengerpeeringoutofthewindowmightnotevenseetheother

planes.Whethertheseparationdistancesinvolvedwouldsatisfyair-traffic-controlregulationsisanother

matter,althoughaworkinggroupattheInternationalCivilAviation.Organisationhasincludedthe

possibilityofformationflyinginablueprintfornewoperationalguidelines.

Itremainstobeseenhowweatherconditionsaffecttheairflowsthatmakeformationflightmore

efficient.Inzonesofincreasedturbulence,theplanes,wakeswilldecaymorequicklyandtheeffectwill

diminish.DrKroosaysthisisoneoftheareashisteamwillinvestigatefurther.Itmightalsobehardfor

airlinestoco-ordinatethedeparturetimesanddestinationsofpassengeraircraftinawaythatwould

allowthemtogainfromformationflight.Cargoaircraft,incontrast,mightbeeasiertoreschedule,as

mightroutinemilitaryflights.

Asithappens,America'sarmedforcesareonthecasealready.Earlierthisyearthecountry's

DefenceAdvancedResearchProjectsAgencyannouncedplanstopayBoeingtoinvestigateformation

flight,thoughtheprogrammehasyettobegin.Therearereportsthatsomemilitaryaircraftflewin

formationwhentheywerelowonfuelduringthesecondworldwar,butDrLissamansaystheyare

apocryphal.€6MyfatherwasanRAFpilotandmycousintheskipperofaLancasterlostoverBerlinJhe

adds.Soheshouldknow.

41.FindingsoftheStanfordUniversityresearcherswillpromotethesalesofnewBoeingandAirbus

aircraft.

42.Theupwashexperiencemaysavepropellingenergyaswellasreducingresistance.

43.Formationflightismorecomfortablebecausepassengerscannotseetheotherplanes.

44.Therolethatweatherplaysinformationflighthasnotyetbeenclearlydefined.

45.IthasbeendocumentedthatduringWorldWarII,America'sarmedforcesoncetriedformation

flighttosavefuel.

SectionHITranslation

46.Directions:InthissectionthereisatextinEnglish.TranslateitintoChinese.Writeyourtranslation

onANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

“Suatainability”hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,theconceptwillalways

havepersonalmeaning.Havingenduredapainfulperiodofunsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitclear

tohimthatsustainability-orientedvaluesmustbeexpressedthougheverydayactionandchoice.

Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsurance.He'dbeenthoughthe

dot-comboomandburstand,desperateforajob,signedonwithaBoulderagency.

Itdidn'tgowell."Itwasareallyhadmovebecausethat'snotmypassion/9saysNing,whose

dilemmaaboutthejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales."Iwasmiserable,Ihadsomuch

anxietythatIwouldwakeupinthemiddleofthenightandstareattheceiling.Ihadnomoneyand

neededthejob.Everyonesaid,'Justwait,you'lltrunthecorner,giveitsometime.'"

SectionIVWriting

PartA

47.Directions:YouhavejustcomebackfromtheU.S.asamemberofaSino-Americancultural

exchangeprogram.WritealettertoyourAmericancolleagueto

1)Expressyourthanksforhis/herwarmreception;

2)Welcomehim/hertovisitChinainduecourse.

Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.

Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.Use“ZhangWei,9instead.

Donotwriteyouraddress.(10points)

PartB

48.Directions:Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyour

writing,youshould

1)Interpretthechartand

2)Giveyourcomments.

Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

WriteyouressayononANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

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2010年考研英語(yǔ)二答案

SectionIUSEofEnglish

1[D]2[C]3[B]4[A]5[A]6[B]7[D]8[C]9[B]10[A]

11[C]12[D]13[D]14[A]15[C]16[B]17[D|18[C]19[A]20[B]

SectionIIReadingComprehension

21D選【D】，因?yàn)榈谝欢味挝簿銩stheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbankson

WallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.即雷曼兄弟公司破產(chǎn)。

22A選【A】，本題迷惑選項(xiàng)為C,文章第三段只強(qiáng)調(diào)了collectorsstayedaway；Salesfell,并沒(méi)有強(qiáng)調(diào)“收藏時(shí)

尚早在這之前就已經(jīng)大大降溫了

23B選【B】因?yàn)槲恼碌诙沃徽f(shuō)了Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrising

vertiginouslysince2003.并沒(méi)有說(shuō)比別的行業(yè)更有勢(shì)頭沖勁。

24c選【C】本題其實(shí)屬于猜詞題，問(wèn)3Ds是什么含義，根據(jù)最后一段的上下文的含義，上一段段尾句說(shuō)：But

EdwardDolman,Christie'schiefexecutive,says:'Tmprettyconfidentwe'reatthebottom?！埃灰约?Ds之前的句子，

therearestillbuyersinthemarket；Christie'srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestillhigher；notalackofdemand

butalackofgoodworktosell能感覺(jué)到后文應(yīng)該繼續(xù)表示有信心，對(duì)將來(lái)樂(lè)觀。所以選Co

25c選[C],文章從第二段開(kāi)始就說(shuō)雖然大家還是有信心，但藝術(shù)收臧市場(chǎng)不景氣。

26A選[A],根據(jù)第一段womenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.0

27c選【C】,本題屬于猜詞題，從下文主要內(nèi)容來(lái)看，夫妻缺乏溝通會(huì)導(dǎo)致離婚，即對(duì)婚姻產(chǎn)生破壞作用。

28B選[Bl注意本題是選錯(cuò)誤選項(xiàng)，ACD都是正確的，但是B選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤的原因是偷換了50%的比率對(duì)象。

文章只說(shuō)了thecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent,即目前美國(guó)離婚率為50%,并沒(méi)有說(shuō)50%的離婚率是因

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