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　　①Of 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.

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

　　①It 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.

　　【考點分析】①to the point of "到...地步" ②轉折常考，出21題。 "然而，在20世紀大量的最重要的批評集是有報紙評論組成的。"本句強調20世紀的報紙評論數量很多。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感到驚訝:這些評論之前竟然被認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 都在強調以前的報紙關于藝術評論數量很多，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。"高質量的報紙未喪失大量的讀者"。無中生有。

　　【D】 強干擾項。"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。

　　① 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".

　　【考點分析】①否定常考(unfocused)出22題。承接上文，上文講我們的評論數量減少，這里繼續講我們甚至離20世紀初到二戰期間的報紙評論也相差很遠。Even farther removed from 表明作者的惋惜之情。② in detail and at length"詳細的"③ serious"嚴肅的"④calling"對做某項工作的強烈欲望或責任感" proud"驕傲" 上面的這些詞都表明二戰前的報紙評論的風格。⑤否定常考，出23題。"因此，幾乎沒有人有足夠的智慧或文學天賦在新聞事業上成就自己，我更喜歡吧新聞事業定義為"被假作家恥辱地使用了的術語，對真作家來說，他們不足掛齒"。"其實本句話中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 不經意的; 隨便的; 馬虎的; 臨時的(b) (derog 貶) showing little concern; nonchalant; irresponsible 漠不關心的; 無動於衷的; 不負責任的(c) not methodical or thorough; not serious 無條理的; 不徹底的; 不認真的 .這幾個意思都是和② in detail and at length"詳細的"③ serious"嚴肅的"④calling"對做某項工作的強烈欲望或責任感" proud"驕傲"相矛盾的。所以不選。

　　【C】 強干擾項。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，在選項中出現往往正確。

　　【干擾選項分析】【A】 journalistic goals(新聞業的目標)，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。

　　①Unfortunately,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.

　　【考點分析】①否定常考+段首常考。"不幸的是，這些批評家幾乎被忘記了。"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.

　　【考點分析】①特殊標點常考，出25題。筆者在課堂中反復強調出現問號是必考的。"Cardus'那樣的評論會重現嗎?不太可能!"再一次點明了作者所討論的中心：報紙行業的墮落(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說新聞業的品味已經改變，讀者不需要(have little use for)他所擅長的風格，所以Cardus's criticism不可能復蘇。而A Cardus's criticism也許不能吸引當今的讀者。 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】 "他的風格符合現在的專家"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生的最有影響力的變化的可能是藝術評論的在報道范圍和嚴肅性的墮落(decline)。第二段承接第一段的意思。第三段首句："不幸的是，這些批評家幾乎被忘記了。"言語之間是作者對報紙評論墮落的惋惜之情。第四段："Cardus'那樣的評論會重現嗎?不太可能!"再一次點明了作者所討論的中心：報紙行業的墮落(decline)，所以C：令人惋惜的新聞業的墮落。mournful是大綱詞匯。

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

　　【B】 "報紙行業的消失的視野" 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，而是批判現在的墮落。

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