【要闻】2010年考研英语二真题和答案(跨考)

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section Ⅱ reading comprehension

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directions :

readthefollowingfourpassages.answerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosinga，b，candd.markyouranswersonanswershet 1.44

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thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof 56 worksbydamienhirst，“beautiful inside my head forever “at Sotheby’sinlondononseptember 15 th 2008 ( see picture ).allbuttwopiecessold，Fetchingmory”。 arecordforasalebyasingleartist.itwasalasthurrah.astheauctioneercalledoutbids，innewyorkoneoftheoldestbanksonwallstret，a.arrea

theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingvertiginouslysince 2003.atit speakin 2007 itwasworthsome $ 65 BIB IB reckons clare mcandrew，founder of arts economics， aresearchfirm-doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.sincethenitmayhavecomedownto $ 50 billion.butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbar sin eatwealth、enormous egos、greed、passionand controversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries。

intheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedmrhirst’ssale，spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable，especially in new york， where the bail-outofthe bankscoincidedwiththe lossofthousandsofjobsandthe financial demiseofmanyart-buying investors.in the wort hatme omgalleriesandsalerooms.salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds， andinthemostoverheatedsector-forchinesecontemporaryart-theyweredownbynearly 90 % intheyeartonovember 2008.withinweksthowe bigger Sotheby’sand Christie’s，hadtopayoutnearly $ 200 minguarantestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewith

thecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincethejapanesestoppedbuyingimpressionistsattheendof 1989， amovethatstartedthemostseriouscontractioninthemarketsincethesecondworldwar.thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout 40 % won theii thoughsomehavebeenfarmorevolatile.butedwarddolman，Christie’schief executive，says:I’mpreticycontion”

whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast，he says，isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket，whereas in the early 1990s，when Interest rater therewasnodemandeventhoughmanycollectorswantedtosell.Christie’srevenuesinthefirsthalfof 2009 werestillhigherthaninthefirshathath owasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackof goodworktosell.thethreeds。 debtandporce-stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.butanyonewhodoesnothavetoseliskepers

in the first paragraph，Damien hirst ' ssalewasreferedtoas“alastvictory”because _ _ _。

a.theartmarkethadwitnessedasuccessionofvictoryies

b.theauctioneerfinallygotthetwopiecesatthehighestbids

c.beautifulinsidemyheadforeverwonoverallmasterpieces

d.itwassuccessfullymadejustbeforetheworldfinancialcrisis

22.by saying“spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable”( Line1- 2，PARA.3 )32

a.collectorswerenolongeractivelyinvolvedinart-market auctions

b.peoplestoppedeverykindofspendingandstayedawayfromgalleries

c.artcollectionasafashionhadlostitsappealtoagreatextent

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