1、2010 年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语（二) 试题课程适用 MBA、MPAcc、MEM、MTA、MPA、MLIS、Maud 的考生咨询：400-600-国内第一家针对于管理类联考的在线实用学习平台，为考生提供行业内顶级讲师录制的在线学习课程及个性化的移动互联网学习体验。微信公众号试 卷 详 细 解 析 请 访 问 http:/ 年 全 国 硕 士 研 究 生 入 学 统 一 考 试英 语 （ 二 ）Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s)for each numbe
2、red blank and mark A,B,C or D on theANSWER SHEET.(10 points)The outbreak of swine flu that was first detected in Mexico was declared a global epidemic on June 11, 2009.It is the first worldwide epidemic 1 by the World Health Organization in 41 years.The heightened alert 2 an emergency meeting with f
3、lu experts in Geneva that assembled after a sharprise in cases inAustralia, and rising 3 in Britain, Japan, Chile and elsewhere.But the epidemic is “ 4 “ in severity, according to Margaret Chan, the organizations directorgeneral, 5 the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptom
4、s and a full recovery,often in the 6 of any medical treatment.The outbreak came to global 7 in late April 2009, when Mexican authorities noted an unusually largenumber of hospitalizations and deaths 8 healthy adults. As much of Mexico City shut down at the height ofa panic, cases began to 9 in NewYo
5、rk City, the southwestern United States and around the world.In the United States, new cases seemed to fade 10 warmer weather arrived. But in late September 2009,officials reported there was 11 flu activity in almost every state and that virtually all the 12 tested arethe new swine flu, also known a
6、s (A) H1N1, not seasonal flu. In the U. S., it has 13 more than one millionpeople, and caused more than 600 deaths and more than 6,000 hospitalizations.Federal health officials 14 Tamiflu for children from the national stockpile and began 15 ordersfrom the states for the new swine flu vaccine. The n
7、ew vaccine, which is different from the annual flu vaccine,is 16 ahead of expectations. More than three million doses were to be made available in early October 2009,though most of those 17 doses were of the FluMist nasal spray type, which is not 18 for pregnantwomen, people over 50 or those with br
8、eathing difficulties, heart disease or several other 19 . But it was stillpossible to vaccinate people in other high-risk groups: health care workers, people 20 infants and healthyyoung people.1. A criticized B appointed C commented D designated2. A proceeded B activated C followed D prompted3. A di
9、gits B numbers C amounts D sums4. A moderate B normal C unusual D extreme5. A with B in C from D by6. A progress B absence C presence D favor7. A reality B phenomenon C concept D notice8. A over B for C among D to9. A stay up B crop up C fill up D cover up10. A as B if C unless D until11. A excessiv
10、e B enormous C significant D magnificent12. A categories B examples C patterns D samples13. A imparted B immersed C injected D infected14. A released B relayed C relieved D remained15. A placing B delivering C taking D giving16. A feasible B available C reliable D applicable17. A prevalent B princip
11、al C innovative D initial18. A presented B restricted C recommended D introduced19. A problems B issues C agonies D sufferings20. A involved in B caring for C concerned with D warding off试 卷 详 细 解 析 请 访 问 http:/ II Reading ComprehensionPartADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questi
12、ons below each text by choosing A, B, C or D.Mark youranswers on theANSWER SHEET.(40 points) Text 1The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works byDamien Hirst, “Beautiful Inside My Head Forever“, at Sothebys in London on September 15th 2008
13、. All but twopieces sold, fetching more than 70m, a record for a sale by a single artist. It was a last victory. As the auctioneercalled out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy.The world art market had already been losing momentum for a whi
14、le after rising bewilderingly since 2003. Atits peak in 2007 it was worth some $65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a researchfirmdouble the figure five years earlier. Since then it may have come down to $50 billion. But the marketgenerates interest far beyond its size bec
15、ause it brings together great wealth, enormous egos, greed, passion andcontroversy in a way matched by few other industries.In the weeks and months that followed Mr Hirsts sale, spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable. Inthe art world that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and sal
16、erooms. Sales of contemporary art fell bytwo-thirds, and in the most overheated sector, they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2008. Withinweeks the worlds two biggest auction houses, Sothebys and Christies, had to pay out nearly $200m in guaranteesto clients who had placed works for s
17、ale with them.The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped buying Impressionists at theend of 1989. This time experts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peak on average, though some havebeen far more fluctuant. But Edward Dolman, Christies chief executiv
18、e, says: “Im pretty confident were at thebottom.“What makes this slump different from the last, he says, is that there are still buyers in the market. Almosteveryone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack ofdemand but a lack of good work
19、 to sell. The three Ds death, debt and divorcestill deliver works of art to themarket. But anyone who does not have to sell is keeping away,waiting for confidence to return.21. In the first paragraph, Damien Hirsts sale was referred to as “a last victory“ because _.A the art market had witnessed a s
20、uccession of victoriesB the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bidsC Beautiful Inside My Head Forever won over all masterpiecesD it was successfully made just before the world financial crisis22. By saying “spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable“(Para.3), the author sugge
21、sts that_.A collectors were no longer actively involved in art-market auctionsB people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from galleriesC art collection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great extentD works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worth buying23. Wh
22、ich of the following statements is NOT true?A Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2007 to 2008.B The art market surpassed many other industries in momentum.C The art market generally went downward in various ways.D Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come.24. The three Ds m
23、entioned in the last paragraph are _.A auction houses favoritesB contemporary trendsC factors promoting artwork circulationD styles representing Impressionists25. The most appropriate title for this text could be_.A Fluctuation of Art PricesB Up-to-date Art AuctionsC Art Market in DeclineD Shifted I
24、nterest in Arts试 卷 详 细 解 析 请 访 问 http:/ 2I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room a womens group that had invited mento join them. Throughout the evening, one man had been particularly talkative, frequently offering ideas andanecdotes, while his wife sat silently beside
25、him on the couch. Toward the end of the evening, I commented thatwomen frequently complain that their husbands dont talk to them. This man quickly nodded in agreement. Hegestured toward his wife and said, “Shes the talker in our family.“ The room burst into laughter; the man lookedpuzzled and hurt.
26、“Its true,“ he explained. “When I come home from work I have nothing to say. If she didnt keepthe conversation going, wed spend the whole evening in silence.“This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in publicsituations, they often talk less at home.
27、 And this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage.The pattern was observed by political scientist Andrew Hacker in the late 1970s. Sociologist Catherine KohlerRiessman reports in her new book Divorce Talk that most of the women she interviewed but only a few of themen gave lack of communication as t
28、he reason for their divorces. Given the current divorce rate of nearly 50percent, that amounts to millions of cases in the United States every year a virtual epidemic of failedconversation.In my own research, complaints from women about their husbands most often focused not on tangibleinequities suc
29、h as having given up the chance for a career to accompany a husband to his, or doing far more thantheir share of daily life-support work like cleaning, cooking social arrangements and errands. Instead, they focusedon communication: “He doesnt listen to me.“ “He doesnt talk to me.“ I found, as Hacker
30、 observed years before,that most wives want their husbands to be, first and foremost, conversational partners, but few husbands share thisexpectation of their wives.In short, the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting atthe breakfast table w
31、ith a newspaper held up in front of his face, while a woman glares at the back of it, wanting totalk.26. What is most wives main expectation of their husbands?A Talking to them.B Trusting them.C Supporting their careers.D Sharing housework.27. Judging from the context, the phrase “wreaking havoc“(Pa
32、ra.2)most probably means _ .A generating motivationB exerting influenceC causing damageD creating pressure28.All of the following are true EXCEPT_.A men tend to talk more in public than womenB nearly 50 percent of recent divorces are caused by failed conversationC women attach much importance to com
33、munication between couplesD a female tends to be more talkative at home than her spouse29. Which of the following can best summarize the main idea of this text?A The moral decaying deserves more research by sociologists.B Marriage break-up stems from sex inequalities.C Husband and wife have differen
34、t expectations from their marriage.D Conversational patterns between man and wife are different.30. In the following part immediately after this text, the author will most probably focus on _.A a vivid account of the new book Divorce TalkB a detailed description of the stereotypical cartoonC other p
35、ossible reasons for a high divorce rate in the U.S.D a brief introduction to the political scientistAndrew HackerText 3Over the past decade, many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviorshabitsamongconsumers. These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when cust
36、omers eat snacks or wipecounters almost without thinking, often in response to a carefully designed set of daily cues.“There are fundamental public health problems, like dirty hand instead of a soap habit, that remain killers onlybecause we cant figure out how to change peoples habits,“ said Dr. Cur
37、tis, the director of the Hygiene Center at the试 卷 详 细 解 析 请 访 问 http:/ School of Hygiene that jurors should be selected randomly from a representative cross section of the community; that no citizenshould be denied the right to serve on a jury on account of race, religion, sex, or national origin; t
38、hat defendants areentitled to trial by their peers; and that verdicts should represent the conscience of the community and not just theletter of the law. The jury is also said to be the best surviving example of direct rather than representativedemocracy. In a direct democracy, citizens take turns g
39、overning themselves, rather than electing representatives togovern for them.试 卷 详 细 解 析 请 访 问 http:/ as recently as in 1968, jury selection procedures conflicted with these democratic ideals. In some states,for example, jury duty was limited to persons of supposedly superior intelligence, education,
40、 and moral character.Although the Supreme Court of the United States had prohibited intentional racial discrimination in jury selectionas early as the 1880 case of Strauder v. West Virginia, the practice of selecting so-called elite or blue-ribbon juriesprovided a convenient way around this and othe
41、r anti-discrimination laws.The system also failed to regularly include women on juries until the mid-20th century.Although women firstserved on state juries in Utah in 1898, it was not until the 1940s that a majority of states made women eligible forjury duty. Even then several states automatically
42、exempted women from jury duty unless they personally asked tohave their names included on the jury list. This practice was justified by the claim that women were needed at home,and it kept juries unrepresentative of women through the 1960s.In 1968, the Congress of the United States passed the Jury S
43、election and Service Act, ushering in a new era ofdemocratic reforms for the jury. This law abolished special educational requirements for federal jurors and requiredthem to be selected at random from a cross section of the entire community. In the landmark 1975 decision Taylor v.Louisiana, the Supr
44、eme Court extended the requirement that juries be representative of all parts of the communityto the state level. The Taylor decision also declared sex discrimination in jury selection to be unconstitutional andordered states to use the same procedures for selecting male and female jurors.36. From t
45、he principles of the U.S. jury system, we learn that _.A both literate and illiterate people can serve on juriesB defendants are immune from trial by their peersC no age limit should be imposed for jury serviceD judgment should consider the opinion of the public37. The practice of selecting so-calle
46、d elite jurors prior to 1968 showed_.A the inadequacy of anti-discrimination lawsB the prevalent discrimination against certain racesC the conflicting ideals in jury selection proceduresD the arrogance common among the Supreme Court judges38. Even in the 1960s, women were seldom on the jury list in
47、some states because_.A they were automatically banned by state lawsB they fell far short of the required qualificationsC they were supposed to perform domestic dutiesD they tended to evade public engagement39.After the Jury Selection and Service Act was passed, _.A sex discrimination in jury selecti
48、on was unconstitutional and had to be abolishedB educational requirements became less rigid in the selection of federal jurorsC jurors at the state level ought to be representative of the entire communityD states ought to conform to the federal court in reforming the jury system40. In discussing the U.S. jury system, the text centers on_.A its nature and problemsB its characteristics and traditionC its problems and their solutionsD its
