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Theoutbreakcametoglobal_____7_____inlateApril2009,whenMexicanauthoritiesnoticedan
unusuallylargenumberofhospitalizationsanddeaths_____8_____healthyadults.Asmuchof
MexicoCityshutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbeganto_____9_____inNewYorkCity,the
southwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.
IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade_____10_____warmerweatherarrived.Butin
lateSeptember2009,officialsreportedtherewas_____11_____fluactivityinalmosteverystate
andthatvirtuallyallthe_____12_____testedarethenewswineflu,alsoknownas(A)H1N1,not
seasonalflu.IntheU.S.,ithas_____13_____morethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan
600deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.
Federalhealthofficials_____14_____Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileand
began_____15_____ordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,which
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milliondosesweretobemadeavailableinearlyOctober2009,thoughmostofthose
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women,peopleover50orthosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother
_____19_____.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-riskgroup:
healthcare
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SectionⅡReadingcomprehension
PartA
Text1
Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasale
of56worksbyDamienHirst,“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”,atSotheby’sinLondonon
September15th2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan£70m,arecordforasalebya
singleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldest
banksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.
Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrising
bewilderinglysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClare
McAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.
Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyondits
sizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyina
waymatchedbyfewotherindustries.
IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst’ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeply
unfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossof
thousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthat
meantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellby
two-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forChinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownby
nearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld?
stwobiggestauctionhouses,
Sotheby?
sandChristie?
s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplaced
worksforsalewiththem.
ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuying
Impressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarket
sincetheSecondWorldWar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheir
peakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.ButEdwardDolman,Christie?
schief
executive,says:
“I?
mprettyconfidentwe?
reatthebottom.”
Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthe
market,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeven
thoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie’srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestill
higherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreport
saidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.
ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewho
doesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.
21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'
ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because____.
A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories
B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids
C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces
D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis
22.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable”(Line1-2,Para.3),the
authorsuggeststhat_____.
A.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-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'
sgroupthat
hadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,
frequentlyofferingideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.
TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbands
don'
ttalktothem.Thismanquicklynoddedinagreement.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,
"
She'
sthetalkerinourfamily."
Theroomburstintolaughter;
themanlookedpuzzledandhurt.
It'
strue,"
heexplained."
WhenIcomehomefromwork,Ihavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'
tkeep
theconversationgoing,we'
dspendthewholeeveninginsilence."
ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomen
inpublicsituations,theyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwith
marriage.
ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate1970s.Sociologist
CatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"
DivorceTalk"
thatmostofthewomenshe
interviewed—butonlyafewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheir
divorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent,thatamountstomillionsofcasesin
theUnitedStateseveryyear—avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.
Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednoton
tangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohis
ordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,social
arrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:
"
Hedoesn'
tlistentome."
He
doesn'
ttalktome."
IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbands
tobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheir
wives.
Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofa
mansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whileawoman
glaresatthebackofit,wantingtotalk.
26.Whatismostwives'
mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?
A.Talkin