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sectionⅡreadingcomprehension
partadirections:
readthefollowingfourpassages.answerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosinga,b,candd.markyouranswersonanswersheet1.(40points)
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thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbydamienhirst,“beautifulinsidemyheadforever”,atsotheby?
sinlondononseptember15th2008.allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan£70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.itwasalastvictory.astheauctioneercalledoutbids,innewyorkoneoftheoldestbanksonwallstreet,lehmanbrothers,filedforbankruptcy.
theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderinglysince2003.atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsclaremcandrew,founderofartseconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.
intheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedmr.hirst?
ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable,especiallyinnewyork,wherethebail-outofthebankscoincidedwiththelossofthousandsofjobsandthefinancialdemiseofmanyart-buyinginvestors.intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.salesofcontemporaryartfellby
worksforsalewiththem.
two-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector—forchinesecontemporaryart—theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartonovember2008.withinweekstheworld?
stwobiggestauctionhouses,sotheby?
sandchristie?
s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedthecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincethejapanesestoppedbuyingimpressionistsattheendof1989,amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsincethesecondworldwar.thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.butedwarddolman,christie?
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whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket,whereasintheearly1990s,wheninterestrateswerehigh,therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.christie?
srevenuesinthefirsthalfof2009werestillhigherthaninthefirsthalfof2006.almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.thethreeds—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.
21.inthefirstparagraph,damienhirstssalewasreferredtoas“alastvictory”because____.a.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictoriesb.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbidsc.beautifulinsidemyheadforeverwonoverallmasterpiecesd.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis
22.bysaying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable”(line1-2,para.3),theauthorsuggeststhat_____.
a.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-marketauctionsb.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleriesc.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent
d.worksofartingeneralhadgoneoutoffashionsotheywerenotworthbuying23.whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?
a.salesofcontemporaryartfelldramaticallyfrom2007to2008.b.theartmarketsurpassedmanyotherindustriesinmomentum.c.themarketgenerallywentdownwardinvariousways.d.someartdealerswereawaitingbetterchancestocome.24.thethreedsmentionedinthelastparagraphare____
a.auctionhousesfavoritesb.contemporarytrends
c.factorspromotingartworkcirculationd.stylesrepresentingimpressionists25.themostappropriatetitleforthistextcouldbe___
a.fluctuationofartpricesb.up-to-dateartauctions
c.artmarketindeclined.shiftedinterestinarts
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iwasaddressingasmallgatheringinasuburbanvirginialivingroom—awomensgroupthathadinvitedmentojointhem.throughouttheeveningonemanhadbeenparticularlytalkative,frequentlyofferingideasandanecdotes,whilehiswifesatsilentlybesidehimonthecouch.towardtheendoftheeveningicommentedthatwomenfrequentlycomplainthattheirhusbandsdonttalktothem.thismanquicklynoddedinagreement.hegesturedtowardhiswifeandsaid,shesthetalkerinourfamily.theroomburstintolaughter;
themanlookedpuzzledandhurt.itstrue,heexplained.whenicomehomefromwork,ihavenothingtosay.ifshedidntkeeptheconversationgoing,wedspendthewholeeveninginsilence.
thisepisodecrystallizestheironythatalthoughamericanmentendtotalkmorethanwomeninpublicsituations,theyoftentalklessathome.andthispatterniswithmarriage.
thepatternwasobservedbypoliticalscientistandrewhackerinthelate1970s.sociologistcatherinekohlerriessmanreportsinhernewbookdivorcetalkthatmostofthewomensheinterviewed—butonlyafewofthemen—gavelackofcommunicationasthereasonfortheirdivorces.giventhecurrentdivorcerateofnearly50percent,thatamountstomillionsofcasesintheunitedstateseveryyear—avirtualepidemicoffailedconversation.
inmyownresearchcomplaintsfromwomenabouttheirhusbandsmostoftenfocusednotontangibleinequitiessuchashavinggivenupthechanceforacareertoaccompanyahusbandtohisordoingfarmorethantheirshareofdailylife-supportworklikecleaning,cooking,socialarrangementsanderrands.insteadtheyfocusedoncommunication:
hedoesntlistentome.hedoesnttalktome.ifoundashackerobservedyearsbeforethatmostwiveswanttheirhusbandstobefirstandforemostconversationalpartnersbutfewhusbandssharethisexpectationoftheirwives.
inshorttheimagethatbestrepresentsthecurrentcrisisisthestereotypicalcartoonsceneofamansittingatthebreakfasttablewithanewspaperheldupinfrontofhisface,whileawomanglaresatthebackofit,wantingtotalk.
26.whatismostwivesmainexpectationoftheirhusbands?
a.talkingtothem.b.trustingthem.c.supportingtheircareers.d.sharinghousework.
27.judgingfromthecontext,thephrase“wreakinghavoc”(line3,para.2)mostprobablymeans___.
a.generatingmotivation.b.exertinginfluencec.causingdamaged.creatingpressure28.allofthefollowingaretrueexcept_______a.mentendtotalkmoreinpublicthanwomen
b.nearly50percentofrecentdivorcesarecausedbyfailedconversationc.womenattachmuchimportancetocommunicationbetweencouplesd.afemaletendstobemoretalkativeathomethanherspouse29.whichofthefollowingcanbestsummarizethemainideaofthistext?
a.themoraldecayingdeservesmoreresearchbysociologists.b.marriagebreak-upstemsfromsexinequalities.
c.husbandandwifehavedifferentexpectationsfromtheirmarriage.d.conversationalpatternsbetweenmanandwifearedifferent.
30.inthefollowingpartimmediatelyafterthistext,theauthorwillmostprobablyfocuson______
a.avividaccountofthenewbookdivorcetalkb.adetaileddescriptionofthestereotypicalcartoonc.otherpossiblereasonsforahighdivorcerateintheu.s.d.abriefintroductiontothepoliticalscientistandrewhacker
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overthepastdecade,manycompanieshadperfectedtheartofcreatingautomaticbehaviors—habits—amongconsumers.thesehabitshavehelpedcompaniesearnbillionsofdollarswhencustomerseatsnacks,ap
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