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TheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalepidemiconJune11,2009.Itisthefirst

worldwideepidemic_____1_____bytheWorldHealthOrganizationin41years.

Theheightenedalert_____2_____anemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathatconvenedafterasharprisein

casesinAustralia,andrising_____3_____inBritain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.

Buttheepidemicis_____4_____inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization'sdirectorgeneral,

_____5_____theoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptomsandafullrecovery,ofteninthe

_____6_____ofanymedicaltreatment.

Theoutbreakcametoglobal_____7_____inlateApril2009,whenMexicanauthoritiesnoticedanunusuallylargenumber

ofhospitalizationsanddeaths_____8_____healthyadults.AsmuchofMexicoCityshutdownattheheightofapanic,cases

beganto_____9_____inNewYorkCity,thesouthwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.

IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofade_____10_____warmerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptember2009,

officialsreportedtherewas_____11_____fluactivityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyallthe_____12_____testedarethe

newswineflu,alsoknownas（A）H1N1,notseasonalflu.IntheU.S.,ithas_____13_____morethanonemillionpeople,and

causedmorethan600deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.

Federalhealthofficials_____14_____Tamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileandbegan_____15_____orders

fromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,is____16_____

aheadofexpectations.MorethanthreemilliondosesweretobemadeavailableinearlyOctober2009,thoughmostofthose

_____17_____doseswereoftheFluMistnasalspraytype,whichisnot_____18_____forpregnantwomen,peopleover50or

thosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralother_____19_____.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinatepeoplein

otherhigh-riskgroup:

healthcareworkers,people_____20_____infantsandhealthyyoungpeople.

1[A]criticized[B]appointed[C]commented[D]designated

[D]prompted[C]followed[B]activated2[A]proceeded

[D]sums[C]amounts[B]numbers3[A]digits

[D]extreme[C]unusual[B]normal

4[A]moderate

[D]by5[A]with[B]in[C]from

[B]absence[D]favor[C]presence6[A]progress

[B]phenomenon[C]concept[D]notice7[A]reality

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

[B]cropup[D]coverup9[A]stayup[C]fillup

[C]unless10[A]as

[D]until[B]if

[B]enormous[D]magnificent11[A]excessive[C]significant

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

13[A]imparted[B]immerse[D]infected[C]injected

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

15[A]placing[D]giving[C]taking[B]delivering

[B]available16[A]feasible[D]applicable[C]reliable

[C]innovative[B]principal17[A]prevalent

[D]initial

18[A]presented[B]restricted[D]introduced[C]recommended

[D]sufferings[B]issues[C]agonies

19[A]problems

[C]concernedwith

[D]wardingoff20[A]involvedin[B]caringfor

Readingcomprehension

ⅡSection

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CandD.Markyour

answersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,

，atSotheby'sinLondononSeptember15th2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmore“BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever”than￡70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneofthe

oldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.

Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderinglysince2003.Atitspeakin

2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigure

fiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssize

becauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewother

industries.

IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst'ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable,especiallyin

NewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmany

art-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryart

fellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forChinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly90%inthe

yeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld'stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby'sandChristie's,hadtopayoutnearly

$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.

ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistsattheendof1989,a

movethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsincetheSecondWorldWar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatprices

areabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.ButEdwardDolman,Christie'schief

executive,says:

“I'mprettyconfidentwe'reatthebottom.”

Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly

1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie'srevenuesin

thefirsthalfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreport

saidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debt

anddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingfor

confidencetoreturn.

21.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because____.

A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictories

B.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

C.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpieces

D.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

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

A.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctions

B.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

C.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

D.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying

23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.

B.Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.

C.Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.

D.Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.

24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare____

A.auctionhouses'favoritesB.contemporarytrends

C.factorspromotingartworkcirculationD.stylesrepresentingimpressionists

25.Themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe___

A.FluctuationofArtPricesB.Up-to-dateArtAuctionsC.ArtMarketinDeclineD.ShiftedInterestinArts

IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom—awomen'sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.

Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequentlyofferingideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesat

silentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheir

husbandsdon'ttalktothem.Thismanquicklynoddedinagreement.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,She'sthetalkerin

ourfamily.Theroomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt.It'strue,heexplained.WhenIcomehomefrom

work,Ihavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeeptheconversationgoing,we'dspendthewholeeveninginsilence.

ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituations,they

oftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate1970s.SociologistCatherineKohlerRiessman

reportsinhernewbookDivorceTalkthatmostofthewomensheinterviewed—butonlyafewofthemen—gavelackof

communicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent，thatamountstomillionsof

casesintheUnitedStateseveryyear—avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.

Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchas

havinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-support

worklikecleaning,cooking,socialarrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:

Hedoesn'tlistento

me.Hedoesn'ttalktome.IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstand

foremostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.

Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfast

tablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whileawomanglaresatthebackofit,wantin