学苑在职攻硕联考英语真题练习4

学苑在攻硕联考英真题练4(10年考真)Thelongestbullinacenturyofart-markethistoryendedadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHiret,BeautifulInsideMyHeaForever,atSotheby’LondonSeptember15th2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan£70m,arecordforasalebysingleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrother,filedforbankruptcy.Theworldmarkethadalreadylosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderinglysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome＄65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofartEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveearlier.Sincethenmayhavecomedownto＄50billion.Butthemarketeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,assoilandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMr.Hirst’sale,ofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salescontemporaryartfellby—thirds,inthemostoverheatedsector,weredownbynearly90％theyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld’twobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby’andhristie’topayoutnearly＄200mguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistattheendof1989.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40％downtheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.ButEdwardDolman,Christechiefexecutive,says:“prettyconfidentatthebottom.”Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotlackofdemandbutlackofgoodworksell.three–death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverwork0sofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoeshavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.6.Inthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst’ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because_________.[A]theartmarkerhadwitnessedasuccessionvictories[B]theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesathighestbids[C]BeautifulinsideMyHeadForeveroverallmasterpieces

[D]itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis7.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable”(Line1-,theauthorsuggeststhat___[A]collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedart–marketauctions[B]peoelestoppedeverykindspendingandstayedawayformgalleries[C]artcollectionafashionhadlostitsappealagreatextent[D]worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsNOTture?[A]Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008[B]Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.[C]Theartmarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.[D]Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.9.ThethreeDsmentionedthelastparagraphare___[A]auctionhouses’favorites[B]contemporarytrends[C]factorspromotingartworkcirculation[D]stylesrepresentingImperssionists10.Themo