真题2021和2021考研英语二真题及答案(最完整版免费放送)

2021和2021考研英语二真题及答案(最完整版免费放送)

2021考研英语二真题及答案

Section I Use of English Directions:

Read the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choicesmarked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET l. (10 points)

The outbreak of swine flu that was first detected in Mexico was declared aglobal epidemic on June 11, 2021. It is the first worldwideepidemic_____1_____ by the World Health Organization in 41 years. Theheightened alert _____2_____an emergency meeting with flu experts in Genevathat convened after a sharp rise in cases in Australia, andrising_____3_____in Britain, Japan, Chile and elsewhere. But the epidemic is\the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms and afull recovery, often in the _____6_____ of any medical treatment. The outbreakcame to global_____7_____in late April 2021, when Mexican authorities noticedan unusually large number of hospitalizations and deaths_____8_____healthyadults. As much of Mexico City shut down at the height of a panic, cases beganto_____9_____in New York City, the southwestern United States and around theworld. In the United States, new cases seemed to fade_____10_____warmerweather arrived. But in late September 2021, officials reported there was_____11_____flu activity in almost every state and that virtually allthe_____12_____tested are the new swine flu, also known as (A) H1N1, notseasonal flu. In the U.S. , it has_____13_____more than one million people, andcaused more than 600 deaths and more than 6,000 hospitalizations. Federalhealth officials_____14_____Tamiflu for children from the national stockpileand began_____15_____orders from the states for the new swine flu vaccine. Thenew vaccine, which is different from the annual flu vaccine, is ____16_____ahead of expectations. More than three million doses were to be made availablein early October 2021, though most of those _____17_____doses were of theFluMist nasal spray type, which is not_____18_____for pregnant women, peopleover 50 or those with breathing difficulties, heart disease or several other_____19_____. But it was still possible to vaccinate people in other high-riskgroup: health care workers, people _____20_____infants and healthy youngpeople.

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Section Ⅱ Reading comprehension Part A Directions:

Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passageby choosing A, B, C and D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)Text1

The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on adramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst, “Beautiful Inside MyHead Forever” , at Sotheby?s in London on September 15th 2021 (see picture) .All but two pieces sold, fetching more than ā70m, a record for a sale by asingle artist. It was a last hurrah. As the auctioneer called out bids, in New

York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed forb ank rup t cy.

The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while afterrising vertiginously since 2021. At its peak in 2021 it was worth some $65billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of Arts Economics, a researchfirm―double the figure five years earlier. Since then it may have come downto $50 billion. But the market generates interest far beyond its size becauseit brings together great wealth, enormous egos, greed, passion and controversyin a way matched by few other industries.

In the weeks and months that followed Mr Hirst?s sale, spending of anysort became deeply unfashionable, especially in New York, where the bail-outof the banks coincided with the loss of thousands of jobs and the financialdemise of many art-buying investors. In the art world that meant collectorsstayed away from galleries and salerooms. Sales of contemporary art fell bytwo-thirds, and in the most overheated sector―for Chinese contemporaryart―they were down by nearly 90% in the year to November 2021. Within weeksthe world?s two biggest auction houses, Sotheby?s and Christie?s, had to payout nearly $200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale withthem.

The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanesestopped buying Impressionists at the end of 1989, a move that started the mostserious contraction in the market since the second world war. This timeexperts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peak on average, thoughsome have beenfar more volatile. But Edward Dolman, Christie?s chief executive, says:“I?m pretty confident we?re at the bottom. ”

What makes this slump different from the last, he says, is that there arestill buyers in the market, whereas in the early 1990s, when interest rateswere high, there was no demand even though many collectors wanted to sell.Christie?s revenues in the first half of 2021 were still higher than in thefirst half of 2021. Almost everyone who was interviewed for this specialreport said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand buta lack of good work to sell. The three Ds―death, debt and divorce―still

deliver works of art to the market. But anyone who does not have to sell iskeeping away, waiting for confidence to return.

21. In the first paragraph,Damien Hirst' s sale was referred to as “a lastvictory” because ____-. A.the art market hadwitnessed a succession ofvictoryies B. the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bids

C.Beautiful Inside My Head Forever won over all masterpieces D. it wassuccessfully made just before the world financial crisis

22.By saying “spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable” (Line 1-2,Para. 3) , the author suggests that_____ .

A . collectors were no longer actively involved in art-market auctions

B .people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from galleries C.artcollection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great extent

D .works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worthbuying 23.Which of the following statements is NOT ture?

A .Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2021to 2021.

B.The art market surpassed many other industries in momentum. C.The marketgenerally went downward in various ways. D. Some art dealers were awaitingbetter chances to come. 24.The three Ds mentioned in the last paragraph are____ A.auction houses ' favorites B.contemporary trends

C.factors promoting artwork circulation D. styles representingimpressionists

25.The most appropriate title for this text could be ___ A.Fluctuation ofArt Prices B.Up-to-date Art Auctions C.Art Market in Decline D. ShiftedInterest in Arts 编辑Text2

I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room-- awomen' s group that had invited men to join them. Throughout the evening oneman had been particularly talkative frequently offering ideas and anecdoteswhile his wife sat silently beside him on the couch. Toward the end of theevening I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don' ttalk to them. This man quickly concurred. He gestured toward his wife and said

\laughter; the man looked puzzled and hurt. \nothing to say. If she didn'tkeep the conversation going we'd spend the whole evening in silence. \

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