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　�、貽f all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.

　　【考點(diǎn)分析】滅絕師太�？�(the most)本句的意思是"過去這些年英語報紙上所發(fā)生的最有影響力的變化的可能是藝術(shù)評論的在報道范圍和嚴(yán)肅性的墮落".

　�、買t is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers. ②Yet a considerable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews. ③ To read such books today is to marvel at the fact that their learned contents were once deemed suitable for publication in general-circulation dailies.

　　【考點(diǎn)分析】①to the point of "到...地步" ②轉(zhuǎn)折�？迹�出21題。 "然而，在20世紀(jì)大量的最重要的批評集是有報紙評論組成的。"本句強(qiáng)調(diào)20世紀(jì)的報紙評論數(shù)量很多。③沿著上句的意思論述：如今讀到這樣的書的人不禁會對下面這個事實(shí)感到驚訝:這些評論之前竟然被認(rèn)為適合在面向大眾的日報上刊登。

　　21. It is indicated in Paragraphs 1 and 2 that

　　A arts criticism has disappeared from big-city newspapers.

　　B English-language newspapers used to carry more arts reviews.

　　C high-quality newspapers retain a large body of readers.

　　D young readers doubt the suitability of criticism on dailies.

　　【正確選項解析】【B】 由第一段的 ①decline in scope 和第二段的②a considerable number 都在強(qiáng)調(diào)以前的報紙關(guān)于藝術(shù)評論數(shù)量很多，所以選擇B

　　【干擾選項分析】【A】 比較容易排除。與第一段①矛盾，原文只是說decline, 即下降，沒有說消失(disappear)

　　【C】 比較容易排除。"高質(zhì)量的報紙未喪失大量的讀者"。無中生有。

　　【D】 強(qiáng)干擾項。"年輕的讀者懷疑報紙上的評論不合適"。原文③：《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》marvel v. be very surprised (and often admiring) 大為驚訝(常含贊嘆之意)，表明其實(shí)讀者是贊同：這些評論可以再報紙上刊登的。這里的doubt 表示懷疑，所以與marvel意思相反。

　�、� We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War 2,at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared. ②In those far-off days, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered. ③Theirs was a serious business. and even those reviews who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest Newman, could be trusted to know what they were about. ④These men believed in journalism as a calling, and were proud to be published in the daily press. ⑤So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in ournalism,Newman wrote, "that I am tempted to define "journalism" as "a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are".

　　【考點(diǎn)分析】①否定�？�(unfocused)出22題。承接上文，上文講我們的評論數(shù)量減少，這里繼續(xù)講我們甚至離20世紀(jì)初到二戰(zhàn)期間的報紙評論也相差很遠(yuǎn)。Even farther removed from 表明作者的惋惜之情。② in detail and at length"詳細(xì)的"③ serious"嚴(yán)肅的"④calling"對做某項工作的強(qiáng)烈欲望或責(zé)任感" proud"驕傲" 上面的這些詞都表明二戰(zhàn)前的報紙評論的風(fēng)格。⑤否定�？迹�出23題。"因此，幾乎沒有人有足夠的智慧或文學(xué)天賦在新聞事業(yè)上成就自己，我更喜歡吧新聞事業(yè)定義為"被假作家恥辱地使用了的術(shù)語，對真作家來說，他們不足掛齒"。"其實(shí)本句話中Newman wrote,后面的根本不需要看懂。

　　22. Newspaper reviews in England before World War 2 were characterized by

　　A free themes.

　　B casual style.

　　C elaborate layout.

　　D radical viewpoints.

　　【正確選項解析】【A】 unfocused的英文解釋：not concentrated at one point or upon one objective, free的英文解釋是unrestricted，所以unfocused = free ,屬于同義替換。

　　【干擾選項分析】

　　【B】 請看《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》字典對casual 的解釋：(a)made or done without much care or thought; offhand 不經(jīng)意的; 隨便的; 馬虎的; 臨時的(b) (derog 貶) showing little concern; nonchalant; irresponsible 漠不關(guān)心的; 無動於衷的; 不負(fù)責(zé)任的(c) not methodical or thorough; not serious 無條理的; 不徹底的; 不認(rèn)真的 .這幾個意思都是和② in detail and at length"詳細(xì)的"③ serious"嚴(yán)肅的"④calling"對做某項工作的強(qiáng)烈欲望或責(zé)任感" proud"驕傲"相矛盾的。所以不選。

　　【C】 強(qiáng)干擾項。elaborate 可以替換原文中的in detail ，但是layout(布局)無中生有，所以本題與原文不相符合。

　　【D】 radical 激進(jìn)的 無中生有。

　　23. Which of the following would shaw and Newman most probably agree on?

　　A It is writers' duty to fulfill journalistic goals.

　　B It is contemptible for writers to be journalists.

　　C Writers are likely to be tempted into journalism.

　　D Not all writers are capable of journalistic writing.

　　【正確選項解析】【D】 對⑤同義替換。Few= not all ，have brains enough or literary gift enough =capable of

　　注意：D選項中not all屬于部分否定,語氣委婉，在選項中出現(xiàn)往往正確。

　　【干擾選項分析】【A】 journalistic goals(新聞業(yè)的目標(biāo))，無中生有。

　　【B】 "作家成為記者是值得鄙視的。"與④的proud (自豪的)相反。

　　【C】 "作者容易被新聞業(yè)吸引"。對⑤偷梁換柱。原文說的是被define "journalism" as... 所吸引，而不是被journalism所吸引。

　�、賃nfortunately,these critics are virtually forgotten. ②Neville Cardus, who wrote for the Manchester Guardian from 1917 until shortly before his death in 1975, is now known solely as a writer of essays on the game of cricket. ③During his lifetime, though, he was also one of England's foremost classical-music critics, and a stylist so widely admired that his Autobiography (1947) became a best-seller. ④He was knighted in 1967, the first music critic to be so honored. ⑤Yet only one of his books is now in print, and his vast body of writings on music is unknown save to specialists.

　　【考點(diǎn)分析】①否定�？�+段首�？�。"不幸的是，這些批評家?guī)缀醣煌�記了�?言語之間是作者對報紙評論墮落的惋惜之情。②-⑤是舉Neville Cardus的例子來論證以前的評論家怎么被忘記的，可以略讀。 ①Is there any chance that Cardus's criticism will enjoy a revival? ②The prospect seems remote.③Journalistic tastes had changed long before his death, and postmodern readers have little use for the richly uphostered Vicwardian prose in which he specialized. ④Moreover,the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.

　　【考點(diǎn)分析】①特殊標(biāo)點(diǎn)�？�，出25題。筆者在課堂中反復(fù)強(qiáng)調(diào)出現(xiàn)問號是必考的。"Cardus'那樣的評論會重現(xiàn)嗎?不太可能!"再一次點(diǎn)明了作者所討論的中心：報紙行業(yè)的墮落(decline)，要注意decline與①中的revival是反義詞。③講理由，出24題。

　　24. What can be learned about Cardus according to the last two paragraphs?

　　A His music criticism may not appeal to readers today.

　　B His reputation as a music critic has long been in dispute.

　　C His style caters largely to modern specialists.

　　D His writings fail to follow the amateur tradition.

　　【正確選項解析】【A】 ③說新聞業(yè)的品味已經(jīng)改變，讀者不需要(have little use for)他所擅長的風(fēng)格，所以Cardus's criticism不可能復(fù)蘇。而A Cardus's criticism也許不能吸引當(dāng)今的讀者。 注意have little use for= not appeal to

　　同時本選項還有may,這個語氣委婉的詞，符合黃四"正確答案語氣委婉"。

　　【干擾選項分析】【B】原文沒有提到他的名聲有爭議，所以無中生有。

　　【C】 "他的風(fēng)格符合現(xiàn)在的專家"與本段最后一句相矛盾。

　　【D】 移花接木，是利用最后一句話編造的選項。

　　25. What would be the best title for the text?

　　A Newspapers of the Good Old Days

　　B The Lost Horizon in Newspapers

　　C Mournful Decline of Journalism

　　D Prominent Critics in Memory

　　【正確選項解析】主旨題，可以利用串線法解出本題。第一段開宗明義：過去這些年英語報紙上所發(fā)生的最有影響力的變化的可能是藝術(shù)評論的在報道范圍和嚴(yán)肅性的墮落(decline)。第二段承接第一段的意思。第三段首句："不幸的是，這些批評家?guī)缀醣煌�記了�?言語之間是作者對報紙評論墮落的惋惜之情。第四段："Cardus'那樣的評論會重現(xiàn)嗎?不太可能!"再一次點(diǎn)明了作者所討論的中心：報紙行業(yè)的墮落(decline)，所以C：令人惋惜的新聞業(yè)的墮落。mournful是大綱詞匯。

　　【干擾選項分析】【A】 "報紙行業(yè)過去的黃金歲月"。沒有點(diǎn)出作者對現(xiàn)在的報紙的惋惜之情

　　【B】 "報紙行業(yè)的消失的視野" 本選項的錯誤類型和A一樣。

　　【D】 "記憶中的杰出的評論家"本文的中心不是懷戀過去，而是批判現(xiàn)在的墮落。

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