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2010考研英语二真题及答案SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingpassage.ForeachnumberedblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETl.(10pointsTheoutbreakofswinefluthatwasfirstdetectedinMexicowasdeclaredaglobalpandemiconJune11,2009,inthefirstdesignationbytheWorldHealthOrganizationofaworldwidepandemicin41years.TheheightenedalertcameafteranemergencymeetingwithfluexpertsinGenevathatconvenedafterasharpriseincasesinAustralia,andrisingnumbersinBritain,Japan,Chileandelsewhere.Butthepandemicis"moderate"inseverity,accordingtoMargaretChan,theorganization'sdirectorgeneral,withtheoverwhelmingmajorityofpatientsexperiencingonlymildsymptomsandafullrecovery,oftenintheabseneeofanymedicaltreatment.TheoutbreakcametoglobalnoticeinlateApril2009,whenMexicanauthoritiesnoticedanunusuallylargenumberofhospitalizationsanddeathsamonghealthyadults.AsmuchofMexicoCityshutdownattheheightofapanic,casesbegantocropupinNewYorkCity,thesouthwesternUnitedStatesandaroundtheworld.IntheUnitedStates,newcasesseemedtofadeaswarmerweatherarrived.ButinlateSeptember2009,officialsreportedtherewassignificantfluactivityinalmosteverystateandthatvirtuallyallthesamplestestedarethenewswineflu,alsoknownas(AH1N1,notseasonalflu.@Zov&01IntheU.S.,ithasinfectedmorethanonemillionpeople,andcausedmorethan600deathsandmorethan6,000hospitalizations.FederalhealthofficialsreleasedTamifluforchildrenfromthenationalstockpileandbegantakingordersfromthestatesforthenewswinefluvaccine.Thenewvaccine,whichisdifferentfromtheannualfluvaccine,isavailableaheadofexpectations.Morethanthreemilliondosesweretobemadeavailablein

earlyOctober2009,thoughmostofthoseinitialdoseswereoftheFluMistnasalspraytype,whichisnotrecommendedforpregnantwomen,peopleover50orthosewithbreathingdifficulties,heartdiseaseorseveralotherproblems.Butitwasstillpossibletovaccinatepeopleinotherhigh-riskgroup:healthcarenworkers,peoplecaringforinfantsandhealthyyoungpeople.SectionReadingcomprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.(40pointsText1TheIongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewith“”BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever,atSotheby?sasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,LondononSeptember15th2008(seepicture.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethana70m,arecordforasalebyasingleariswasalasthurrah.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingvertiginouslysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sineethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst?ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable,especiallyinNewYork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheated

sectorforChinesecontemporaryar—theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld?stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby?sandChristie?s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsincethesecondworldwar.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorevolatile.ButEdwardDolman,Christie?schiefexecutive,says:“l?mprettyconfidentwe?reatthebottom.”Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie?srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeD—death,debtanddivorcestilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfideneetoreturn.

21.lnthefirstparagraph,DamienHirst'ssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because_-.___A.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictoryiesB.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbidsC.BeautifulInsideMyHeadForeverwonoverallmasterpiecesD.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis(22.Bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable-”Line12,Para.3,theauthorsuggeststhat____.A.collectorswerenoIongeractivelyinvoIvedinart-marketauctionsB.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleriesC.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextentD.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying23.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTture?A.Salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.B.Theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.C.Themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.D.Someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.24.ThethreeDsmentionedinthelastparagraphare_A.auctionhouses'favorites

B.contemporarytrendsC.factorspromotingartworkcirculationD.stylesrepresentingimpressionists25.________________________________________Themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe______________________________________________A.FIuctuationofArtPricesB.Up-to-dateArtAuctionsC.ArtMarketinDeclineD.ShiftedInterestinArts（编辑Text2IwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanVirginialivingroom--awomen'sgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.Throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkativefrequentlyofferingideasandanecdoteswhilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.TowardtheendoftheeveningIcommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdon'ttalktothem.Thismanquicklyconcurred.Hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid"She'sthetalkerinourfamily."Theroomburstintolaughter;themanlookedpuzzledandhurt."It'strue"heexplained."WhenIcomehomefromworkIhavenothingtosay.Ifshedidn'tkeeptheconversationgoingwe'dspendthewholeeveninginsilenee."ThisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughAmericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituationstheyoftentalklessathome.Andthispatterniswreakinghavocwithmarriage.

ThepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistAndrewHackerinthelate'70s.SociologistCatherineKohlerRiessmanreportsinhernewbook"DivorceTalk"thatmostofthewomensheinterviewed--butonlyafewofthemen--gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.Giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percentthatamountstomillionsofcasesintheUnitedStateseveryyear--avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.Inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechaneeforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaningcookingsocialarrangementsanderrands.Insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:"Hedoesn'tlistentome""Hedoesn'ttalktome."IfoundasHackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.Inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisfacewhileawomanglaresatthebackofitwantingtotalk.26.Whatismostwives'mainexpectationoftheirhusbands?A.Talkingtothem.B.Trustingthem.C.Supportingtheircareers.D.Shsringhousework.27.Judgingfromthecontect,thephrase“wreakinghavoc”(Line3,Para.2mostprobablymeans__.Ageneratingmotivation.B.exertinginfluenee

C.causingdamageDereatingpressure28.AIIofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT____A.mentendtotalkmoreinpublictanwomenB.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversationC.womenattachmuchimportaneetocommunicationbetweencouplesDafemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemianideaofthistext?A.Themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.B.Marriagebreak_upstemsfromsexinequalities.C.Husbandandwofehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.D.Conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.30」nthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobablyfocuson_____A.avividaccountofthenewbookDivorceTalkB.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoonC.otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheU.S.DabriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistAndrewHacker

Txet3overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomaticbehaviors——habits——amongconsumers.Thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearnbillionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacks,applylotionsandwipecountersalmostwithoutthinking,ofteninresponsetoacarefullydesignedsetofdailycues.“Therearefundamentalpublichealthproblems,likehandwashingwithsoap,thatremainkillersonlybecausewecan?tfigureouthowtochangepeople?shabits,”Dr,Curtissaid.“Wewantedtolearnfromprivateindustryhowtocreatenewbehaviorsthathappenautomatically.”ThecompaniesthatDr.Curtisturnedto—Procter&Gamble,Colgate-PalmoliveandUnilever——hadinvestedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsfindingthesubtlecuesinconsumers?livesthatcorporationscouldusetointroducenewroutines.Ifyoulookhardenough,you?llfindthatmanyoftheproductsweuseeverydaychewinggums,skinmoisturizers,disinfectingwipes,airfresheners,waterpurifiers,healthsnacks,antiperspirants,colognes,teethwhiteners,fabricsofteners,vitami—areresultsofmanufacturedhabits.Acenturyago,fewpeopleregularlybrushedtheirteethmultipletimesaday.Today,becauseofcannyadvertisingandpublichealthcampaigns,manyAmericanshabituallygivetheirpearlywhitesacavity-preventingscrubtwiceaday,oftenwithColgate,Crestoroneoftheotherbrands.Afewdecadesago,manypeopledidn?tdrinkwateroutsidofameal.Thenbeveragecompaniesstartedbottlingtheproductionoffar-offsprings,andnowofficeworkersunthinkinglysipbottledwateralldaylong.Chewinggum,onceboughtprimarilybyadolescentboys,isnowfeaturedincommercialsasabreathfreshenerandteethcleanserforuseafterameal.Skinmoisturizersareadvertisedaspartofmorningbeautyrituals,slippedinbetweenhairbrushingandputtingonmakeup.“Ourproductssucceedwhentheybecomepartofdailyorweeklypatterns,”saidCarolBerning,aconsumerpsychologistwhorecentlyretiredfromProcter&Gamble,thecompanythat

sold$76billionofTide,Crestandotherproductslastyear.atin“Crepositivehabitsisahugepartofimprovingourconsumers?lives,andit?sessentialtomakingnewproductscommerciallyviable.”Throughexperimentsandobservation,socialscientistslikeDr.Berninghavelearnedthatthereispowerintyingcertainbehaviorstohabitualcuesthroughrelentlessadvertising.Asthisnewscieneeofhabithasemerged,controversieshaveeruptedwhenthetacticshavebeenusedtosellquestionablebeautycreamsorunhealthyfoods.31.AccordingtoDr.Curtis,habitslikehandwashingwithsoap_____.[A]shouldbefurthercultivated[B]shouldbechangedgradually[C]aredeepiyrootedinhistory[D]arebasicallyprivateconcerns编辑:32.Bottledwater,chewinggunandskinmoisturizersarementionedinParagraph5soasto___[A]revealtheirimpactonpeople?habits[B]showtheurgentneedofdailynecessities[C]indicatetheireffectonpeople?buyingpower[D]manifestthesignificantroleofgoodhabits33.whichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoproductsthathelpcreatepeople?shabits?[A]Tide

[B]Crest[C]Colgate[D]Unilver34.Fromthetextwekonwthatsomeoconsumer?shabitsaredevelopeddueto[A]perfectedartofproducts[B]automaticbehaviorcreation[C]commercialpromotions[D]scientificexperiments35.theauthor?sattitudetowardtheinflueneeofadvertisementonpeople?shabitsis___[A]indifferent[B]negative[C]positive[D]biasedText4

ManyAmericansregardthejurysystemasaconcreteexpressionofcrucialdemocraticvalues,includingtheprinciplesthatallcitizenswhomeetminimalqualificationsofageandliteracyareequallycompetenttoserveonjuries;thatjurorsshouldbeselectedrandomlyfromarepresentativecrosssectionofthecommunity;thatnocitizenshouldbedeniedtherighttoserveonajuryonaccountofrace,religion,sex,ornationalorigin;thatdefendantsareentitledtotrialbytheirpeers;andthatverdictsshouldrepresenttheconscieneeofthecommunityandnotjusttheletterofthelaw.Thejuryisalsosaidtobethebestsurvivingexampleofdirectratherthanrepresentativedemocracy.Inadirectdemocracy,citizenstaketurnsgoverningthemselves,ratherthanelectingrepresentativestogovernforthem.Butasrecentlyasin1986,juryselectionproceduresconflictedwiththesedemocraticideals.Insomestates,forexample,jurydutywaslimitedtopersonsofsupposedlysuperiorintelligenee,education,andmoralcharacter.AlthoughtheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStateshadprohibitedintentionalracialdiscriminationinjuryselectionasearlyasthe1880caseofstrauderv.WestVirginia,thepracticeofselectingso-calledeliteorblue-ribbonjuriesprovidedaconvenientwayaroundthisandotherantidiscriminationlaws.Thesystemalsofailedtoregularlyincludewomenonjuriesuntilthemid-20thcentury.AlthoughwomenfirstservedonstatejuriesinUtahin1898,itwasnotuntilthe1940sthatamajorityofstatesmadewomeneligibleforjuryduty.Eventhenseveralstatesautomaticallyexemptedwomenfromjurydutyuniesstheypersonllyaskedtohavetheirnamesincludedonthejurylist.Thispracticewasjustifiedbytheclaimthatwomenwereneededathome,anditkeptjuriesunrepresentativeofwomenthroughthe1960s.In1968,theCongressoftheUnitedStatespassedtheJurySelectionandServiceAct,usheringinaneweraofdemocraticreformsforthejury.Thislawabolishedspecialeducationalrequirementsforfederaljurorsandrequiredthemtobeselectedatrandomfromacrosssectionoftheentirecommunity.IntheIandmark1975decisionTaylorv.Louisiana,theSupremeCourtextendedtherequirementthatjuriesberepresentativeofallpartsofthecommunitytothestatelevel.TheTaylordecisionalsodeclaredsexdiscriminationinjuryselectiontobeunconstitutionalandorderedstatestousethesameproceduresforselectingmaleandfemalejurors.

36.FromtheprinciplesoftheUSjurysystem,welearnthat_____[A]bothlitcrateandilliteratepeoplecanserveonjuries[B]defendantsareimmunefromtrialbytheirpeers[C]noagelimitshouldbeimposedforjuryservice[D]judgmentshouldconsidertheopinionofthepublic37.Thepracticeofselectings—calledelitejurorspriorto1968showed___[A]theinadcquavyofantidiscriminationlaws[B]theprevalentdiscriminationagainstcertainraces[C]theconflictingidealsinjuryselectionprocedures38.Eveninthe1960s,womenwereseldomonthejurylistinsomestatesbecause____[A]theywereautomaticallybannedbystatelaws[B]theyfellfarshortoftherequiredqualifications[C]theyweresupposedtoperformdomesticduties[D]theytendedtoevadepublicengagement39._____________________________________________AftertheJurySelectionandServiceActwaspassed.____________________________[A]sexdiscriminationinjuryselectionwasunconstitutionalandhadtobeabolished[B]educationalrequirementsbecamelessrigidintheselectionoffederaljurors[C]jurorsatthestateleveloughttoberepresentativeoftheentirecommunity

[D]statesoughttoconformtothefederalcourtinreformingthejurysystem4O.indiscussingtheUSjurysystem,thetextcenterson____[A]itsnatureandproblems[B]itscharacteristicsandtradition[C]itsproblemsandtheirsolutions[D]itstraditionanddevelopmentSection川Translation46.Directions:InthissectionthereisatextinEnglish.TranslateitintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.(15points(编辑:“Suatainability”hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,theconceptwillalwayshavepersonalmeaning.Havingenduredapainfulperiodofunsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitcleartohimthatsustainability-orientedvaluesmustbeexpressedthougheverydayactionandchoice.Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsuranee.He?dbeenthoughthedot-comboomandburstand,desperateforajob,signedonwithaBoulderagency.

Itdidin?tgowell.“Itwasareallyhadmovebecausethat?snotmypassion,Ning,whosedilemmaaboutthejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales.miserable,IhadsomuchanxietythatIwouldwakeupinthemiddleofthenightandstareattheceiling.Ihadnomoneyadneededthejob.Everyonesaid,…Justwait,you?lltrunthecorner,giveitsometime.?”翻译参考，，坚持不懈”如今已成一个流行词汇但对TedNing而言,这个概念一直有个人含义经历了一，，段痛苦松懈的个人生活使他清楚面向以坚持不懈为导向的价值观必须贯彻到每天的行动和选择中。，，Ning回忆起20世纪90年代末期卖保险的那段迷茫时光他通过蓬勃兴起的网络疯狂地找工作并且与Boulder代理机构签了约。，：，，，事情进展并不顺利TedNing说到那真是个糟糕的选择因为我对此没有激情”可以预料：Ning说我很痛苦渴望午夜起来他把工作中的矛盾能解释为没有业务。，，，，盯着天花板我没钱我需要工作每个人都说…等吧只要有耐心会好转的。”？47.Directions:YouhavejustcomebackfromtheU.S.asamemberofaSino-Americanculturalexchangeprogram.WritealettertoyourAmericancolleagueto1Expressyourthanksforhis/herwarmreception;2Welcomehim/hertovisitChinainduecourse.Youshouldwriteabout100wordsonANSWERSHEET2.Donotsignyourownnameattheendoftheletter.UseDonotwriteyouraddress.(10pointsinstead.“ZhangWei

Dearxxx.IwouldliketoconveymyheartfeltthankstoyouforyourkindnesstoreceivemewhenIparticipatedinanexchangeprograminUSA.YourgeneroushelpmadeitpossiblethatIhadaverypleasantstayandachaneetoknowAmericanculturesbetter.Besides,IthinkitisanhonorformetomakefriendswithyouandIwillcherishthegoodwillyoushowedtomewhereverIgo.IdohopethatyouwillvisitChinaoneday,sothatIcouldhavetheopportunitytorepayyourkindnessandrefreshourfriendship.Ifeelobligedtothankyouagain.Sincerelyyours,ZhangWei48.Directions:Inthissection,youareaskedtowriteanessaybasedonthefollowingchart.Inyourwriting,youshould1Interpretthechartand2Giveyourcomments.Youshouldwriteatleast150words.WriteyouressayononANSWERSHEET2.(15pointsInthischart,wecanseethemobilephonesubscriptionsindevelopedcountrieshaveasteadyandslightincreasefrom1990to2007andthenremainconstantin2008.Meanwhilethemobilephonesubscriptionsindevelopingcountrieshavewitnessedaslowincreasefrom1990to2004andthenagreatsurgefrom2004to20007:thebiggestsurgehappensfrom2005to2006.

Thischartreflectsdifferentdevelopingmodesofmobilephoneindustryindevelopedanddevelopingcountries.Thedevelopedcountrieshavealimitednumberofpopulations,mostofwhomarewell-educated.Therefore,thespreadingofthemobilephoneserviceisefficientandsoonthemarketissaturated.Alsoatthebeginningthedevelopedcountrieshavemorepeoplewhocanaffordthisservice.Thedevelopingcountrieshavealargepopulationwhokeepsalargedemandformobileservice.Asthemobilephoneservicebecomescheaperandcheaper,theincreasingcustomerssubscribetobenefitfromthisservice.Asdiscussedabove,itisnotsurprisingtoseethischange.Inmyopinion,thistrendthatthenumberofmobile-phonesubscriptionsisincreasinglyincreasingwillcontinueforawhileinthefuture.：2010年考研英语二真题答案21D22A23B24C25C26A27C28D29D30B31A32A33D34C35B36A37C38C39C40D新题型FTTTF“Suatainability”hasbecomeapopularwordthesedays,buttoTedNing,theconceptwillalwayshavepersonalmeaning.Havingenduredapainfulperiodof

unsustainabilityinhisownlifemadeitcleartohimthatsustainability-orientedvaluesmustbeexpressedthougheverydayactionandchoice.Ningrecallsspendingaconfusingyearinthelate1990ssellinginsuranee.He?dbeenthoughthedot-comboomandburstand,desperateforajob,signedonwithaBoulderagency.Itdidin?tgowell.“Itwasareallyhadmovebecausethat?snotmypassion,Ning,whosedilemmaaboutthejobtranslated,predictably,intoalackofsales.miserable,I…JushadsomuchanxietythatIwouldwakeupinthemiddleofthenightandstareattheceiling.tIhadwait,nomoneyandneededthejob.Everyonesaid,you?lltrunthecorner,giveitsometime.?”翻译参考，，坚持不懈”如今已成一个流行词汇但对TedNing而言,这个概念一直有个人含义经历了一，，段痛苦松懈的个人生活使他清楚面向以坚持不懈为导向的价值观必须贯彻到每天的行动和选择中。，，Ning回忆起20世纪90年代末期卖保险的那段迷茫时光他通过蓬勃兴起的网络疯狂地找工作并且与Boulder代理机构签了约。，：，，，事情进展并不顺利TedNing说到那真是个糟糕的选择因为我对此没有激情”可以预料：Ning说我很痛苦渴望午夜起来他把工作中的矛盾能解释为没有业务。，，，，盯着天花板我没钱我需要工作每个人都说…等吧只要有耐心会好转的。”？47.D