2010年考研英语一真题，
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Of 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.
It 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(21题，选项A). Yet a considerable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews. To read such books today is to marvel at the fact that their learned contents were once deemed suitable(21题，选项D) for publication in general-circulation dailies.
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 II(第22题), at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared. In 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. Theirs was a serious business, and even those reviewers who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest Newman(第23题), could be trusted to know what they were about. These men believed in journalism as a calling, and were proud to be published in the daily press. \”So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism,\” 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.’\”
Unfortunately, these critics are virtually forgotten. Neville 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. During his lifetime, though, he was also one of England’s foremost classical-music critics, a stylist so widely admired that his Autobiography (1947) became a best-seller. He was knighted in 1967, the first music critic to be so honored. Yet only one of his books is now in print, and his vast body of writings on music is unknown save to specialists.
Is there any chance that Cardus’s criticism will enjoy a revival? The prospect seems remote. Journalistic tastes had changed long before his death, and postmodern readers have little use for the richly upholstered Vicwardian prose in which he specialized. Moreover, the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.
本文关键词：criticism decline
本文主旨：the scope and seriousness of the arts criticism in English-language newspapers has declined.
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21. It is indicated(需要通过原文进行推断) in Paragraphs 1 and 2 that
第一段与第二段表明
[A] arts criticism has disappeared(太过绝对) from big-city newspapers.
艺术评论已经从大城市报纸上消失了，原文“It 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”，40岁以下的读者甚至根本无法想象一个能够在大多数都市报纸上读到高质量艺术评论的年代。并没有说评论已经消失。
[B] English-language newspapers used to carry more arts reviews.
英文报纸过去常刊载更多的艺术评论，原文“ the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage”艺术报道范围和严肃性不可遏制的衰落、“considerable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews”20世纪出版的相当多的最具重要影响的评论文集大部分由报纸评论组成，该选项正确
[C] high-quality newspapers(本文主角是“文学评论，criticism，而非报纸” )retain a large body of readers.
高质量的报纸留住了大批读者，无依据，原文没有相关描述
[D] young readers doubt the suitability of criticism on dailies.
年轻读者怀疑评论文章是否合适刊登在日报上，原文“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”今日再阅读这些文章，会惊叹于这样一个事实:里面这些广博精深的内容曾被认为适合刊登在面向大众发行的日报上，选项与原文不符
22. Newspaper reviews in England before World War II (定位第三段)were characterized by
二战前英国报纸评论的特点是
[A] free themes
主题自由，第三段首句“unfocused newspaper reviews”，包罗万象的评论，unfocused与free themes相对应
[B] casual style
风格随意，原文是“stylish”，风格独特，而非风格随意，而且casual也与serious不符
[C] elaborate layout
布局精心，layout原文未提及
[D] radical viewpoints
观点激进，radical语气太过夸张
23. Which of the following would Shaw and Newman(定位第三段) most probably agree on?
Shaw和Newman最可能同意以下哪种说法
[A] It is writers’ duty(夸大其词) to fulfill journalistic goals.
实现新闻工作的目标是作家的职责，原文 believed in journalism as a calling，相信新闻写作是天职，选项夸大其词
[B] It is contemptible for writers to be journalists.
作家不屑于去做新闻工作者，原文是 define ‘journalism’ as ‘a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are，新闻写真是没有读者的作家对有读者的作家的蔑称，该选项是部分平庸作家的观点
[C] Writers are likely to be tempted into journalism.
作家很可能受到吸引从事新闻工作，原文没有相关描述
[D] Not all writers are capable of journalistic writing.
不是所有作家都能胜任新闻写作，原文\”So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism,\”很少有作家具备足够的智慧或文学天赋能在新闻业立足，该选项与原文描述相符
24. What can be learned about Cardus according to the last two paragraphs?
从最后两段，我们可以获知关于Cardus的什么信息
[A] His music criticism may not appeal to readers today.
他的音乐评论对当今读者可能已经没有什么吸引力了，原文“prospect seems remote”，前景似乎很渺茫，可见其音乐评论已经失宠，选项正确
[B] His reputation as a music critic has long been in dispute.
他作为音乐评论家享有的声誉长久以来保受争议，原文说的是are virtually forgotten，几乎被遗忘，而不是in dispute受争议
[C] His style caters largely to modern specialists.
他的风格主要迎合现代专业人士，原文is unknown save to specialists，只有专业人士知晓，只能说流传不广泛，而不是只为专业人士设计
[D] His writings fail to follow the amateur tradition.
他写作的文章未能遵循业余传统，原文the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat，业余传统已迅速走向衰落，这也是其失宠的原因之一，因此选项与文章描述相反
25. What would be the best title for the text?
本文最佳标题是什么
[A] Newspapers of the Good Old Days
报纸令人追忆的美好时代
[B] The Lost Horizon in Newspapers
报纸消失的视域
[C] Mournful Decline of Journalism
新闻业令人悲哀的衰落
[D] Prominent Critics in Memory
记忆中杰出的评论家
选标题要看关键词，本文关键词不是报纸、新闻业也不是评论家，所以ACD不合适
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