Passage One

　　21.What is this talk mainly about?

　　A. Howhistorical events affected an art movement.

　　B. How artistscan influence economic conditions.

　　C. Why acertain art movement failed to become popular.

　　D. How valuablepaintings were lost during wartime.

　　22.What does the speaker say about theartists in the United States during the Great Depression?

　　A. Many artistslost faith in the value of art.

　　B. Many artistswere forced to take jobs in other fields.

　　C. Many artistsmoved away from large cities.

　　D. Many artistsin the United States moved to other countries.

　　23.What kind of scene might be shown in a typical regionalist painting?

　　A. Peopleworking in a large factory.

　　B. Peoplewalking on crowded city streets.

　　C. An everydayactivity in a small town.

　　D. A well-knownhistorical event.

　　24.Why did regionalism become so popularin the U.S. during the Great Depression?

　　A. Because thepaintings sold very well.

　　B. Because ithelped strengthen people’s faith in their country.

　　C. Becausepeople liked to live in the country at that time.

　　D. Because ithelped recover the economy.

　　25.According to the speaker, what happened in the U.S. in the 1940saround the time of the Second World War that affected the popularity of theregionalist art?

　　A. Thepopulations of small towns increased rapidly.

　　B. Art criticsin cities began to take notice of regionalism.

　　C. Someregionalist painters began a new art movement.

　　D. Societybecame more internationally focused.

　　【参考答案及解析】

　　21.A 主旨大意题。文章的首句或者最后一句通常是主旨句，本文的第一句话就是主旨句。文章第一句话为“One important thing about art movements is that their popularitycan be affected by social conditions，which are themselves often affected by historical events.”，意思是：关于艺术运动一件重要的事情就是社会环境影响它的普及，而社会环境本身又常常受到历史事件的影响。总的来说，这篇文章应主要讲历史事件如何影响艺术运动的，因此答案为 A。

　　22.C 是非判断题。录音中提到“…many artists who had been living in big cities were forced by theeconomic crisis to leave those big cities and move back to their small towns inrural America.”，意思是：……许多原来住在大城市的艺术家迫于经济危机的压力，离开了大城市，回到了美国乡村的小城镇。因此对美国大萧条时期的艺术家的描述正确的是选项 C，即“许多艺术家搬离了大城市”。A 项意为“许多艺术家对艺术价值丧失了信心”;B 项意为“许多艺术家被迫从事其它领域的工作”;D 项意为“许多美国的艺术家搬到了其它国家”。

　　23.C 细节信息题。录音中提到“They created things from everyday life in small towns or farmingareas.”，意思是：他们的创作来源于小城镇或乡村地区的日常生活。因此典型的具有地方色彩的绘画会展示小城镇的日常生活，选项 C 正确。

　　24.B 原因结果题。录音中提到“And this style became very popular，in part because of the economic conditions of thetime…So the movement helped strengthen people’s faith in their country, faiththat had weakened as the result of the Depression.”，意思是：这种风格变得很流行，部分原因是因为当时的经济状况，……因此该运动巩固了人们对国家的信念，那些因为大萧条而削弱的信念。因此地方主义艺术在大萧条时期在美国如此流行的原因是选项 B 的内容。

　　25.D 细节信息题。录音中提到“But in the 1940’s，…American society began to takeon a much more international spirit，and Regionalism, with its focus on small town life, lost a lot ofpopularity.”，意思是：但是在 20世纪 40 年代，……美国社会开始呈现越多的国际精神，于是强调小镇生活的地方主义不再流行。因此答案为 D。

　　【录音原文】

　　One importantthing about art movements is that their popularity can be affected by socialconditions, which are themselves often affected by historical events. As anexample, look at what happened in the United States early in the 20th century,around the time of the Great Depression.The art movement known as theRegionalism had begun in the United Stateseven before the Depression occurred.But it really flourished in the 1930’s, during the Depression years. Why? Well, many artists who had been living in big cities were forced by theeconomic crisis to leave those big cities and move back to their small towns inrural America. Some of these artists came to truly embrace the life in smalltowns and to eject city life inso-called “sophisticated society.” These artists,or more specifically,certain painters, really built the regionalist movement.They created things from everyday life in small towns or farming areas. Andthey depicted the really big glorified or romanticized country life, showing itas stable, wholesome, and embodying important American traditions. And thisstyle became very popular, in part because of the economic conditions of thetime. You see, the Depression had caused many Americans to begin to doubt theirsociety. But regionalist artists painted scenes that glorified American values,scenes that many Americans could easily identify with. So the movement helpedstrengthen people’s faith in their country, faith that had weakened as theresult of the Depression. But in the 1940’s, before and after the Second World War, American society began to take on a much more international spirit, andRegionalism, with its focus on small town life, lost a lotof popularity.

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