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每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Thehistoryofpopartbeginswithabstractart.Popartemergedfromthefoundationofabstractartinthe1950s,firstgainingrecognitioninGreatBritain,thenestablishingitselfintheUnitedStatesinthe1960s.
Inthe1930sand1940s,abstractartwasgreatlypopular,butpeoplebegantohatethisartform.Mostabstractartproducedinthiseracouldbefoundinartgalleriesorthehomesoftheelite(名流),notinthehomesofeverydaypeople.Popartsprungontothesceneasthepeople'
sart.
Someartcriticssaypopartisarebellionagainstabstractart;
otherssayitisanextensionofabstractart.Youcanseeelementsofabstractartinmanypopartprints,especiallythosethatconsistofacollage(拼贴画)ofimages.However,somepopartpieceshavenothingtodowithabstractart,lookingmorelikeaphotoofapopularconsumeritem,whichimpressedpeopledeeply.
RichardHamiltonandEduardoPaolozziweretwoofthefirstcontemporarypopartpioneersrecognisedinGreatBritain.TheywereapartoftheIndependentGroup,anorganisedgroupofBritishartistswhowantedtochallengerulingmodernistapproachestoculture.Theyrecognisedthevalueofmodernadvertisingandcomicbookimages.Theyusedthesepopularimagesinartasasocialcommentary,oftenbuildingironyandhumourintotheirartworks,thuscreatinganewformofart.Thesepiecesweremass-producedandsoldataffordableprices.
WhenpoparttookoffintheUnitedStates,itexpandedtoincludeacelebrationofkitschandthecommonimagesfoundinmoviesandtelevision.AndyWharholisperhapsthemostfamousAmericanpopartartist,knownforhisprintsoftheactressMarilynMonroe,thesingerElvisPresleyandofCampbell'
ssoupcans.AndyWharholwasinspiredbyimagesfromadvertisementsandcommonconsumeritems.Healsomadeaseriesofpaintingswhichshowedimagesofcaraccidents.
1.Whydidpeopledislikeabstractart?
A.Peoplefoundithardtounderstand.B.Ordinarypeoplecouldn'
taffordit.
C.Peopledislikedenjoyingitingalleries.D.Itwasn'
tbasedoneverydaylife.
2.Whatimpressiondopopartworksleaveonpeople?
A.Theyarearebellionagainstabstractart.B.Theyhavemanyelementsofabstractart.
C.Theyarecreatedsoreal.D.Theyareproductsofadvertisers.
3.TheIndependentGroupwassetupto________.
A.introduceanewartformtotheworldB.developmodernadvertisingfurther
C.createnewcomicbookimagesD.makeBritishculturebetterknown
B
Itwasfiveyearsagothatsomethingunforgettablehappened.MywifeandIcelebratedour40thweddinganniversarythatyear.Itwasalovelyeventhostedbyoursonsforus.Mywonderfulfriendsfromthepastsurpriseduswithgiftsandcongratulations.Ourgifttoeachotherwasadrivingtripoutwest.WedrovefromOntariointoAlberta,thensouthwardintoGlacierNationalParkinMontana,andcontinuedtoYellowstoneNationalPark.
Itwasacoldspringday,andtheBeartoothHighwayhadopenedfortheseasonjustdaysbefore.Alongsidetheroad,therewasstillagreatamountofsnowthere.Thescenerywassoimpressivethatwemadelotsofstopstorecordmemorieswithmycamera.Atthehighestpointofthehighway,Istoppedatalookouttocatchtheamazingviews,withmywifeinthecentreofmycameralens.
Therewerenotmanycarsontheroad.Sometimes,carswithenergeticyoungtouristspassedby.Andthenweheardamotorcycleinthedistance.Thedriverofthemotorcycle,whoworedirtyclothes,parkedbehindourcars.Asheapproachedus,hisonlywordswere,“Givemeyourcameraandgetovertherewithyourwife.”ImustadmitIfeltnervousthatwemightberobbedwherewejustcreatedsomebeautifulmemories.Surprisingly,hejusttookapictureofus,handedbackmycameraandrodeoffbeforewecouldexpressourgratitude.Thephotohetookisoneofthemostvaluableandprizedofourtrip.
IlearnedmylessonsomewhereIleastexpectedit.Weshouldneverjudgeamanbyhisappearance.Ifthemotorcycledriverreadsthisstoryandremembersthesituation,wewouldliketosay“Thankyou”tohim.
4.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutthetrip?
A.Itwastakenbytraintothewest.
B.Itwasasuggestionfromtheirfriends.
C.Itwasinthelateautumnfiveyearsago.
D.Itwasagiftfortheirweddinganniversary.
5.Whywastheauthornervouswhenthemotorcycledriverofferedtotakeapicture?
A.Hecouldhavelostthecamera.
B.Hiswifemightnotbesatisfiedwiththeviewthere.
C.Themotorcycledriverwouldborrowthecamera.
D.Themotorcycledrivermightnotbegoodatthetakingpictures.
6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthedriverofthemotorcycle?
A.Kindandstraightforward.B.Richandgenerous.
C.Creativeandcapable.D.