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考研英语二历年真题

2010考研英语二真题及答案

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choose

thebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETl.（10points）

TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemiconJune11,

2009.Itisthefirstworldwideepidemic1bytheWorldHealthOrganizationin41years.

Theheightenedalert2anemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathatconvenedafter

asharpriseincasesinAustralia,andrising3inBritain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.

Buttheepidemicis"4"inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization'sdirector

general,5theoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptomsandafull

recovery,ofteninthe6ofanymedicaltreatment.

Theoutbreakcametoglobal7inlateApril2009,whenMexicanauthoritiesnoticedanunusually

largenumberofhospitalizationsanddeaths8healthyadults.AsmuchofMexicoCityshutdownat

theheightofapanic,casesbeganto9inNewYorkCity,thesouthwesternUnitedStatesandaround

theworld.

IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade10warmerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptember

2009,officialsreportedtherewas11fluactivityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyall

the12testedarethenewswineflu,alsoknownas（A）H1N1,notseasonalflu.IntheU.S.,it

has13morethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan600deathsandmorethan6,000

hospitalizations.

Federalhealthofficials14Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileand

began15ordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferent

fromtheannualfluvaccine,is16aheadofexpectations.Morethanthreemilliondoseswereto

bemadeavailableinearlyOctober2009,thoughmostofthose17doseswereoftheFluMistnasal

spraytype,whichisnot18forpregnantwomen,peopleover50orthosewithbreathingdifficulties,

heartdiseaseorseveralother19.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-risk

group:

healthcareworkers,people20infantsandhealthyyoungpeople.

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]extreme

5[A]with[B]in

[C]from

[D]by

6[A]progress

[B]absenee

[C]presenee

[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]imparted

[B]immerse

[C]injected

[D]infected

14[A]released

[B]relayed

[C]relieved

[D]remained

Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderinglysince2003.

Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst'ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsand

thefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfrom

D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable”（Line1-2,Para.3）,theauthorsuggests

that.

A.collectorswerenoIongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

B.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

C.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

D.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

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'sgroupthathadinvited

mentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequentlyofferingideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.Thismanquicklynoddedinagreement.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,"She'sthetalkerinourfamily."Theroomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."It'strue,"heexplained."WhenIcomehomefromwork,Ihavenothingtosay.

Ifshedidn'tkeeptheconversationgoing,we'dspendthewholeeveninginsilenee."

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituations,theyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate1970s.SociologistCatherine

KohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk"thatmostofthewomensheinterviewed—butonly

afewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent,thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear—avirtual

epidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechaneeforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,socialarrangementsanderrands.Instead

theyfocusedoncommunication:

"Hedoesn'tlistentome.""Hedoesn'ttalktome."IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.

Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonseeneofaman

sittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whileawomanglaresatthebackofit,wantingtotalk.

26.Whatismostwives'mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?

A.Talkingtothem.

B.Trustingthem.

C.Supportingtheircareers.

D.Sharinghousework.

27.Judgingfromthecontext,thephrase“wreakinghavoc”（Line3,Para.2）mostprobablymeans.

A.generatingmotivation.

B.exertinginfluenee

C.causingdamage

D.creatingpressure

28.AllofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT

A.mentendtotalkmoreinpublicthanwomen

B.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversation

C.womenattachmuchimportaneetocommunicationbetweencouples

D.afemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthistext?

A.Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.

B.Marriagebreak-upstemsfromsexinequalities.

C.Husbandandwifehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.

D.Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.

30.Inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobablyfocuson

A.avividaccountofthenewbookDivorceTalk

B.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoon

C.otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheU.S.

D.abriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistAndrewHacker

Text3

Overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomaticbehaviors—habits

—amongconsumers.Thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearnbillionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacks,

applylotionsandwipecountersalmostwithoutthinking,ofteninresponsetoacarefullydesignedsetofdailycues.

“Therearefundamentalpublichealthproblems,likedirtyhandsinsteadofasoaphabit,thatremain

killersonlybecausewecan'tfigureouthowtochangepeople'shabits,”Dr.Curtissaid.“Wewanted

tolearnfromprivateindustryhowtocreatenewbehaviorsthathappenautomatically.”

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

investedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsfindingthesubtlecuesinconsumers'livesthatcorporations

couldusetointroducenewroutines.

Ifyoulookhardenough,you'llfindthatmanyoftheproductsweuseeveryday——chewinggums,skin

moisturizers,disinfectingwipes,airfresheners,waterpurifiers,healthsnacks,antiperspirants,colognes,

teethwhiteners,fabricsofteners,vitamins—areresultsofmanufacturedhabits.Acenturyago,fewpeopleregularlybrus