考研英语二阅读新题型 2010年考研英语二阅读及新题型答案解析.doc

考研英语二阅读新题型 2010年考研英语二阅读及新题型答案解析 2010年考研英语二阅读及新题型答案解析 Text 1 21. In the first paragraph, Damien Hirst’s sale was referred to as “a last victory” because ____-。 A. the art market had witnessed a succession of victories B. the auctioneer finally got the two pieces at the highest bids C. Beautiful inside My Head Forever won over all masterpieces D. it was successfully made just before the world financial crisis33623 037 选【D】，因为第一段段尾句As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy. 即雷曼兄弟公司破产。 正门对面 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 kaoyantj B. people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from galleries kaoyantj C. art collection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great extent 业 D. works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worth buying业 选【A】，本题迷惑选项为C，文章第三段只强调了 collectors stayed away；Sales fell，并没有强调“收藏时尚早在这之前就已经大大降温了”。 23. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A .Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2007to 2008.33623 037 B. The art market surpassed many other industries in momentum。 C. The market generally went downward in various ways。 D. Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come。 选【B】因为文章第二段只说了The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while after rising vertiginously since 2003.并没有说比别的行业更有势头冲劲。 24. The three Ds mentioned in the last paragraph are ____ A. auction houses’ favorites B. contemporary trends C. factors promoting artwork circulation D. styles representing impressionists 选【C】本题其实属于猜词题，问3Ds是什么含义，根据最后一段的上下文的含义，上一段段尾句说：But Edward Dolman, Christies chief executive, says: “I’m pretty confident we’re at the bottom。”；以及3Ds之前的句子，there are still buyers in the market；Christies revenues in the first half of 2009 were still higher；not a lack of demand but a l