如:剑桥官方指南中Test 1 Is Photography Art?
These writers reflected the opposition of a section of the cultural elite in England and France to the "cheapening of art" which the growing acceptance and purchase of camera pictures by middle class represented.
30. What was the result of the widespread availability of photographs to the middle class?
A . The most educated worried about its impact on public taste
B. It helps artists appreciate the merits of phtography
C. Improvements were made in photographic methods
D. It led to a reduction in the price of photographs
这道题很多同学选择了D选项,就是因为看到了文中的"Cheapening of art" ,因此主观的选择了"reduction in the price",这样的错误看似很幼稚,但实际在高压的考试环境下,很多学生都只会选择性的阅读,从而失去对作者表达意图的理解并以点盖面,但是通过对句子主干的理解,作者实际想表达的是middle class的影响,而非摄影本身,所以标准答案为A选项,“most educated” 对应“culture elites”; “public taste”对应“growing acceptance and purchase of camera pictures ”.
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