sweet是什么意思考研英语二2010年-2017年历年真题与答案解析

2021年1月12日发(作者：蓝玉)
2010年考研英语二真题
Section I Use of English
Directions: Read the following passage. For each numbered blank there are four choices marked A, B,
C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET l. (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 flu experts in Geneva that convened after a
sharp rise in cases in Australia, and rising__3__in Britain, Japan, Chile and elsewhere. But the
epidemic is in severity, according to Margaret Chan, the organization's director general,
__5__ the overwhelming majority of patients experiencing only mild symptoms 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 noticed an unusually large number of hospitalizations and deaths __8__
healthy adults. As much of Mexico City shut down at the height of a panic, cases began to __9__ in
New York 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 are the new swine
flu, also known as (A) H1N1, not seasonal flu. In the U.S., it has __13__ more than one million people,
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__orders from the states for the
new swine flu vaccine. The new 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
pregnant women, people over 50 or those with breathing difficulties, heart disease or several other
__19__. But it was still possible to vaccinate people in other high-risk group: health care workers,
people __20__ infants and healthy young people.
1 [A] criticized [B] appointed [C]commented [D] designated
2 [A] proceeded [B] activated [C] followed [D] prompted
3 [A] digits [B] numbers [C] amounts [D] sums
4 [A] moderate [B] normal [C] unusual [D] extreme
5 [A] with [B] in [C] from [D] by
6 [A] progress [B] absence [C] presence [D] favor
7 [A] reality [B] phenomenon [C] concept [D] notice
8. [A]over [B] for [C] among [D] to
9 [A] stay up [B] crop up [C] fill up [D] cover up
10 [A] as [B] if [C] unless [D] until
11 [A] excessive [B] enormous [C] significant [D]magnificent
12 [A]categories [B] examples [C] patterns [D] samples
13 [A] imparted [B] immerse [C] injected [D] infected
14 [A] released [B] relayed [C] relieved [D] remained 2
15 [A] placing [B] delivering [C] taking [D] giving
16 [A] feasible [B] available [C] reliable [D] applicable
17 [A] prevalent [B] principal [C] innovative [D] initial
18 [A] presented [B] restricted [C] recommended [D] introduced
19 [A] problems [B] issues [C] agonies [D] sufferings
20 [A] involved in [B] caring for [C] concerned with [D] warding off Section
Section Ⅱ Reading comprehension
Part A
Directions: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing
A, B ,C and your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.(40 points)
Text1
The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56
works by Damien Hirst, “Beautiful Inside My Head Forever”, at Sotheby’s in London on September
15th 2008 (see picture). All but two pieces sold, fetching more than ā70m, a record for a sale by a
single 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 for bankruptcy.
The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while after rising vertiginously
since 2003. At its peak in 2007 it was worth some $$65 billion, reckons Clare McAndrew, founder of
Arts Economics, a research firm—double the figure five years earlier. Since then it may have come
down to $$50 billion. But the market generates interest far beyond its size because it brings together
great wealth, enormous egos, greed, passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries.
In the weeks and months that followed Mr Hirst’s sale, spending of any sort became deeply
unfashionable, especially in New York, where the bail-out of the banks coincided with the loss of
thousands of jobs and the financial demise of many art-buying investors. In the art world that meant
collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms. Sales of contemporary art fell by two-thirds, and
in the most overheated sector—for Chinese contemporary art—they were down by nearly 90% in the
year to November 2008. Within weeks the world’s two biggest auction houses, Sotheby’s and
Christie’s, had to pay out nearly $$200m in guarantees to clients who had placed works for sale with
them.
The current downturn in the art market is the worst since the Japanese stopped buying
Impressionists at the end of 1989, a move that started the most serious contraction in the market since
the second world war. This time experts reckon that prices are about 40% down on their peak on
average, though some have been far 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 are still buyers in the market,
whereas in the early 1990s, when interest rates were high, there was no demand even though many
collectors wanted to sell. Christie’s revenues in the first half of 2009 were still higher than in the first
half of 2006. Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest
problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a 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 is
keeping away, waiting for confidence to return.
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 victoryies
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 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. art collection 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 worth buying
23. Which of the following statements is NOT ture?
A .Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2007to 2008.
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.
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
25. The most appropriate title for this text could be ___
A. Fluctuation of Art Prices
B. Up-to-date Art Auctions
C. Art Market in Decline
D. Shifted Interest in Arts
Text2
I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room -- a women's group that
had invited men to join them. Throughout the evening one man had been particularly talkative
frequently offering ideas and anecdotes while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch. Toward
the end of the evening I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don't talk to
them. This man quickly concurred. He gestured toward his wife and said the talker in our
room burst into laughter; the man looked puzzled and hurt. truehe explained.

spend the whole evening in silence.
This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in
public situations they often talk less at home. And this pattern is wreaking havoc with marriage.
The pattern was observed by political scientist Andrew Hacker in the late '70s. Sociologist
Catherine Kohler Riessman reports in her new book Talkthat most of the women she
interviewed -- but only a few of the men -- gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorces.
Given the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent that amounts to millions of cases in the United
States every year -- a virtual epidemic of failed conversation.
In my own research complaints from women about their husbands most often focused not on
tangible inequities such as having given up the chance for a career to accompany a husband to his or
doing far more than their share of daily life- support work like cleaning cooking social arrangements
and errands. Instead they focused on communication: doesn't listen to medoesn't talk to
me.I found as Hacker observed years before that most wives want their husbands to be first and
foremost conversational partners but few husbands share this expectation of their wives.
In short the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a
man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face while a woman glares at
the back of it wanting to talk.
26. What is most wives' main expectation of their husbands?
A. Talking to them.
B. Trusting them.
C. Supporting their careers.
D. Shsring housework.
27. Judging from the context ,the phrase “wreaking havoc”(Line 3,Para.2)most probably means ___ .
A. generating motivation.
B. exerting influence
C. causing damage
D. creating pressure
28. All of the following are true EXCEPT_______
A. men tend to talk more in public tan women
B. nearly 50percent of recent divorces are caused by failed conversation
C. women attach much importance to communication between couples
D. a female tends to be more talkative at home than her spouse
29. Which of the following can best summarize the mian idea of this text ?
A. The moral decaying deserves more research by sociologists .
B. Marriage break_up stems from sex inequalities.
C. Husband and wofe have different 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 Talk
B. a detailed description of the stereotypical cartoon
C. other possible reasons for a high divorce rate in the U.S.
D. a brief introduction to the political scientist Andrew Hacker
Txet3
over the past decade, many companies had perfected the art of creating automatic behaviors —
habits — among consumers. These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when
customers eat snacks, apply lotions and wipe counters almost without thinking, often in response to a
carefully designed set of daily cues.
“There are fundamental public health problems, like hand washing with soap, that remain killers
only because we can’t figure out how to change people’s habits,” Dr. Curtis said. “We wanted to learn
from private industry how to create new behaviors that happen automatically.”
The companies that Dr. Curtis turned to — Procter & Gamble, Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever
— had invested hundreds of millions of dollars finding the subtle cues in consumers’ lives that
corporations could use to introduce new routines.
If you look hard enough, you’ll find that many of the products we use every day — chewing
gums, skin moisturizers, disinfecting wipes, air fresheners, water purifiers, health snacks,
antiperspirants, colognes, teeth whiteners, fabric softeners, vitamins — are results of manufactured
habits. A century ago, few people regularly brushed their teeth multiple times a day. Today, because of
canny advertising and public health campaigns, many Americans habitually give their pearly whites a
cavity-preventing scrub twice a day, often with Colgate, Crest or one of the other brands.
A few decades ago, many people didn’t drink water outside of a meal. Then beverage companies
started bottling the production of far-off springs,and now office workers unthinkingly sip bottled water
all day long. Chewing gum, once bought primarily by adolescent boys, is now featured in commercials
as a breath freshener and teeth cleanser for use after a meal. Skin moisturizers are advertised as part of
morning beauty rituals,slipped in between hair brushing and putting on makeup.
“Our products succeed when they become part of daily or weekly patterns,” said Carol Berning, a
consumer psychologist who recently retired from Procter & Gamble, the company that sold $$76 billion
of Tide, Crest and other products last year. “Creating positive habits is a huge part of improving our
consumers’ lives, and it’s essential to making new products commercially viable.”
Through experiments and observation, social scientists like Dr. Berning have learned that there is
power in tying certain behaviors to habitual cues through relentless advertising. As this new science of
habit has emerged, controversies have erupted when the tactics have been used to sell questionable
beauty creams or unhealthy foods.
31. According to ,habits like hand washing with soap________.
[A] should be further cultivated
[B] should be changed gradually
[C] are deepiy rooted in history
[D] are basically private concerns
32. Bottled water,chewing gun and skin moisturizers are mentioned in Paragraph 5 so as to____
[A] reveal their impact on people’habits
[B] show the urgent need of daily necessities
[C]indicate their effect on people’buying power
[D]manifest the significant role of good habits
33. which of the following does NOT belong to products that help create people’s habits?
[A]Tide
[B]Crest
[C]Colgate
[D]Unilver
34. From the text wekonw that some of consumer’s habits are developed due to _____
[A]perfected art of products
[B]automatic behavior creation
[C]commercial promotions
[D]scientific experiments
35. the author’sattitude toward the influence of advertisement on people’s habits is____
[A]indifferent
[B]negative
[C]positive
[D]biased
Text4
Many Americans regard the jury system as a concrete expression of crucial democratic values,
including the principles that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are
equally competent to serve on juries; that jurors should be selected randomly from a representative
cross section of the community; that no citizen should be denied the right to serve on a jury on account
of race, religion, sex, or national origin; that defendants are entitled to trial by their peers; and that
verdicts should represent the conscience of the community and not just the letter of the law. The jury is
also said to be the best surviving example of direct rather than representative democracy. In a direct
democracy, citizens take turns governing themselves, rather than electing representatives to govern for
them.
But as recently as in 1986, jury selection procedures conflicted with these democratic ideals. In
some states, for example, jury duty was limited to persons of supposedly superior intelligence,
education, and moral character. Although the Supreme Court of the United States had prohibited
intentional racial discrimination in jury selection as early as the 1880 case of strauder v. West
Virginia,the practice of selecting so-called elite or blue- ribbon juries provided a convenient way
around this and other antidiscrimination laws.
The system also failed to regularly include women on juries until the mid-20th century. Although
women first served on state juries in Utah in 1898,it was not until the 1940s that a majority of states
made women eligible for jury duty. Even then several states automatically exempted women from jury
duty unless they personlly asked to have 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 Selection and Service Act, ushering in
a new era of democratic reforms for the law abolished special educational requirements for
federal jurors and required them to be selected at random from a cross section of the entire community.
In the landmark 1975 decision Taylor v. Louisiana, the Supreme Court extended the requirement that
juries be representative of all parts of the community to the state level. The Taylor decision also
declared sex discrimination in jury selection to be unconstitutional and ordered states to use the same
procedures for selecting male and female jurors.
36. From the principles of theUS jury system,welearn that ______
[A]both litcrate and illiterate people can serve on juries
[B]defendants are immune from trial by their peers
[C]no age limit should be imposed for jury service
[D]judgment should consider the opinion of the public
37. The practice of selecting so—called elite jurors prior to 1968 showed_____
[A]the inadcquavy of antidiscrimination laws
[B]the prevalent discrimination against certain races
[C]the conflicting ideals in jury selection procedures
38. Even in the 1960s,women were seldom on the jury list in some states because_____
[A]they were automatically banned by state laws
[B]they fell far short of the required qualifications
[C]they were supposed to perform domestic duties
[D]they tended to evade public engagement
39. After the Jury Selection and Service Act was passed.___
[A]sex discrimination in jury selection was unconstitutional and had to be abolished
[B]educational requirements became less rigid in the selection of federal jurors
[C]jurors at the state level ought to be representative of the entire community
[D]states ought to conform to the federal court in reforming the jury system
40. in discussing the US jury system,the text centers on_______
[A]its nature and problems
[B]its characteristics and tradition
[C]its problems and their solutions
[D]its tradition and development
Part B
Directions:
Read the following text and decide whether each of the statements is true or false. Choose T if the
statement is true or F it the statement is not true. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET1.(10 points)
Copying Birds May Save Aircraft Fuel
BOTH Boeing and Airbus have trumpeted the efficiency of their newest aircraft, the 787 and
A350 respectively. Their clever designs and lightweight composites certainly make a difference. But a
group of researchers at Stanford University, led by Ilan Kroo, has suggested that airlines could take a
more naturalistic approach to cutting jet-fuel use, and it would not require them to buy new aircraft.
The answer, says Dr Kroo, lies with birds. Since 1914, and a seminal paper by a German
researcher called Carl Wieselsberger, scientists have known that birds flying in formation—a V-shape,
echelon or otherwise—expend less energy. The air flowing over a birds wings curls upwards behind
the wingtips, a phenomenon known as up wash. Other birds flying in the up wash experience reduced
drag, and spend less energy propelling themselves. Peter Lissaman, an aeronautics expert who was
formerly at Caltech and the University of Southern California ,has suggested that a formation of 25
birds might enjoy a range increase of 71%.
When applied to aircraft, the principles are not substantially different. Dr Kroo and his team
modelled what would happen if three passenger jets departing from Los Angeles, San Francisco and
Las Vegas were to rendezvous over Utah, assume an inverted V-formation, occasionally s so all could
have a turn in the most favourable positions, and proceed to London. They found that the aircraft
consumed as much as 15% less fuel (with a concomitant reduction in carbon-dioxide output).
Nitrogen-oxide emissions during the cruising portions of the flight fell by around a quarter.
There are, of course, kinks to be worked out. One consideration is safety, or at least the
perception of it. Would passengers feel comfortable travelling in convoy? Dr Kroo points out that the
aircraft could be separated by several nautical miles, and would not be in the unnervingly cosy
groupings favoured by display teams like the Red Arrows. A passenger peering out of the window
might not even see the other planes. Whether the separation distances involved would satisfy air-
traffic-control regulations is another matter, although a working group at the International Civil
Aviation. Organisation has included the possibility of formation flying in a blueprint for new
operational guidelines.
It remains to be seen how weather conditions affect the air flows that make formation flight more
efficient. In zones of increased turbulence, the planes’ wakes will decay more quickly and the effect
will diminish. Dr Kroo says this is one of the areas his team will investigate further. It might also be
hard for airlines to co-ordinate the departure times and destinations of passenger aircraft in a way that
would allow them to gain from formation flight. Cargo aircraft, in contrast, might be easier to
reschedule, as might routine military flights.
As it happens, America’s armed forces are on the case already. Earlier this year the country’s
Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency announced plans to pay Boeing to investigate formation
flight, though the programme has yet to begin. There are reports that some military aircraft flew in
formation when they were low on fuel during the second world war, but Dr Lissaman says they are
apocryphal. “My father was an RAF pilot and my cousin the skipper of a Lancaster lost over Berlin,”
he adds. So he should know.
41. Findings of the Stanford University researchers will promote the sales of new Boeing and Airbus
aircraft.
42. The upwash experience may save propelling energy as well as reducing resistance.
ion flight is more comfortable because passengers can not see the other planes.
44. The role that weather plays in formation flight has not yet been clearly defined.
45. It has been documented that during World War II, America’s armed forces once tried formation
flight to save fuel.
Section Ⅲ Translation
ions: In this section there is a text in English .Translate it into Chinese. Write your
translation on ANSWER SHEET2.(15points)
“Suatainability” has become a popular word these days, but to Ted Ning, the concept will always
have personal meaning. Having endured a painful period of unsustainability in his own life made it
clear to him that sustainability-oriented values must be expressed though everyday action and choice.
Ning recalls spending a confusing year in the late 1990s selling insurance. He’d been though the
dot-com boom and burst and, desperate for a job, signed on with a Boulder agency.
It didn’t go well. “It was a really had move because that’s not my passion,” says Ning, whose
dilemma about the job translated, predictably, into a lack of sales. “I was miserable, I had so much
anxiety that I would wake up in the middle of the night and stare at the ceiling. I had no money and
needed the job. Everyone said, ‘Just wait, you’ll trun the corner, give it some time.’”
Section Ⅳ Writing
Part A
47. Directions: You have just come back from the U.S. as a member of a Sino-American cultural
exchange program. Write a letter to your American colleague to
1) Express your thanks for his/her warm reception;
2) Welcome him/her to visit China in due course.
You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.
Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Zhang Wei” instead.
Do not write your address. (10 points)
Part B
48. Directions: In this section, you are asked to write an essay based on the following chart. In your
writing, you should
1) Interpret the chart and
2) Give your comments.
You should write at least 150 words.
Write your essay
on on ANSWER
SHEET 2. (15
points)












2010年考研英语二答案
Section I USE of English
1 [D] 2 [C] 3 [B] 4 [A] 5 [A] 6 [B] 7 [D] 8 [C] 9 [B] 10 [A]
11[C] 12 [D] 13 [D] 14 [A] 15 [C] 16 [B] 17 [D] 18 [C] 19 [A] 20 [B]
Section II Reading Comprehension
21 D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。
22 A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 B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 C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, Christie’s 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；Christie’s revenues in the
first half of 2009 were still higher；not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell能感觉到后
文应该继续表示有信心，对将来乐观。所以选C。
25 C选【C】，文章从第二段开始就说虽然大家还是有信心，但艺术收藏市场不景气。
26 A选【A】，根据第一段women frequently complain that their husbands don't talk to them.。
27 C选【C】，本题属于猜词题 ，从下文主要内容来看，夫妻缺乏沟通会导致离婚，即对婚姻
产生破坏作用。
28 B选【 B】，注意本题是选错误选项，ACD都是正确的，但是B选项错误的原因是偷换了
50%的比率对象。 文章只说了the current divorce rate of nearly 50 percent ，即目前美国离婚率为
50%，并没有说50%的离婚率是因为缺乏沟通造成的，B选项的说法大大低于 文章前一句话所
说的most of the women gave lack of communication as the reason for their divorce。
29 D选【D】，文章主题强调男女说话交流模式不一样。AB中的moral和inequalit y不符合原
文。C是无中生有。
30 B选【B】，本文围绕着男女交流不一样，导致离婚这 一现象展开，所以下文具体会阐述这
副图的的细节讨论这个现象。
31 A选【A】，本题关键词Dr. Curtis，定位于第二段，A选项和第二段段尾句“how to create
new behaviors that happen automatically” 相同含义。
32 A 选【A】，本题迷惑选项是D，其实文章没有 强调这是好习惯，只是中立的立场描述了这
些产品影响了人们的习惯。
33 D选【D】，根 据第四和第六自然段的段尾句，发现只有Unilever文章没有阐述是否它帮助
了人们产生习惯
34 C选【C】，根据文章后四段，不难发现商业广告是主要原因，所以选C。
35 B选 【B】，作者对于商业广告用的形容词：在第四段是shrewd(狡猾的，精明的)，在第7
段是ru thless(无情的，残忍的)，说明作者对于广告的作用的观点是负面的。
36 A
37 C 选【C】，根据第二段段首段尾句，不难看出事与愿违，实际操作与想象不一样，有冲
突。B错的原因是偷换了宾语，文章第二段第二句话没有强调当时歧视races(不同种族的人)
38 C 选【C】，关键词1960s定位于第三段，A错误的原因不是state law禁止的，BD无中生
有。C来自于段尾句the claim that women were needed at home。
39 C
40 D
新题型 41.F 42.T 43.T 44.T 45. F
翻译参考
46.“ 坚持不懈”如今已成一个流行词汇，但对TedNing而言，这个概念一直有个人含义，经
历了一段痛 苦松懈的个人生活，使他清楚面向以坚持不懈为导向的价值观，必须贯彻到每天的
行动和选择中。 Ning回忆起20世纪90年代末期卖保险的那段迷茫时光，他通过蓬勃兴起的网络疯狂地找
工作 ，并且与Boulder代理机构签了约。
事情进展并不顺利，TedNing说到：“那真是个糟糕 的选择，因为我对此没有激情，”可以
预料，他把工作中的矛盾能解释为没有业务。Ning说：“我很 痛苦渴望午夜起来盯着天花板，
我没钱，我需要工作，每个人都说‘等吧，只要有耐心会好转的。’”
47. Directions:
Dear xxx,
I would like to convey my heartfelt thanks to you for your kindness to receive me when I
participated in an exchange program in USA.
Your generous help made it possible that I had a very pleasant stay and a chance to know
American cultures better. Besides, I think it is an honor for me to make friends with you and I will
cherish the goodwill you showed to me wherever I go. I do hope that you will visit China one day, so
that I could have the opportunity to repay your kindness and refresh our friendship.
I feel obliged to thank you again.
Yours sincerely,
Zhang Wei
48. Directions:
In this chart, we can see the mobile phone subscriptions in developed countries have a steady and
slight increase from 1990 to 2007 and then remain constant in 2008. Meanwhile the mobile phone
subscriptions in developing countries have witnessed a slow increase from 1990 to 2004 and then a
great surge from 2004 to 20007: the biggest surge happens from 2005 to 2006.
This chart reflects different developing modes of mobile phone industry in developed and
developing countries. The developed countries have a limited number of populations, most of whom
are well- educated. Therefore, the spreading of the mobile phone service is efficient and soon the
market is saturated. Also at the beginning the developed countries have more people who can afford
this service. The developing countries have a large population who keeps a large demand for mobile
service. As the mobile phone service becomes cheaper and cheaper, the increasing customers
subscribe to benefit from this service.
As discussed above, it is not surprising to see this change. In my opinion, this trend that the
number of mobile-phone subscriptions is increasingly increasing will continue for a while in the future.