阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The subject of what separates art and design has been debated for a long time. Artists and designers both create visual works using a/an   1   knowledge background, but their reasons for doing so are   2   different. Some designers consider themselves artists, but few artists consider themselves   3  .

So what exactly is the difference between art and design? Perhaps the most fundamental difference that we can all agree on is their   4  . Typically, the process of creating a work of art starts with nothing, a blank sheet of paper. A   5   of art is born from a view or value that the artist holds within himself or herself. They create the art to share that feeling with others, to   6 

the viewers to relate to it, learn from it or be   7   by it. The most renowned and successful art today is something that establishes the strongest   8   connection between the artist and their

  9  .

By contrast, when a designer sets out to   10   a new piece, they almost always have a

  11   starting point, whether a message, an image, an idea or an action. The designer’s job isn’t to invent something   12  , but to communicate something that already exists, for a purpose. That purpose is almost always to motivate the audience to do something: buy a product, use a

  13  , visit a location, or learn certain information. The most   14   designs are those that most effectively   15   their message and motivate their consumers to carry out a task.

A. unique            B. separate             C. shared                      D. accepted

A. entirely          B. occasionally       C. hardly                      D. unnecessarily

A. inventors B. designers           C. writers                            D. viewers

A. purpose         B. product             C. interest                     D. cost

A. love               B. type                  C. part                         D. work

A. stop               B. allow                C. require                            D. move

A. understood      B. fooled               C. inspired                    D. discouraged

A. political          B. social                C. physical                   D. emotional

A. supporters       B. audiences          C. buyers                      D. enemies

A. sell                B. imagine             C. create                       D. draw

A. fixed              B. good                 C. strange                     D. positive

A. surprising              B. special                     C. creative                    D. new

A. phone             B. service                     C. language                  D. name

A. important              B. creative             C. successful                 D. unusual

A. learn                     B. receive              C. confuse                    D. communicate

The United States became a rich industrial nation toward the end of 1800s. There were more goods, more services, more jobs, and a higher standard of living. There was more of everything, including problems. One problem was monopoly, that is, to be the only seller of a certain line of products or a service. In some cases, several companies that manufactured the same product would agree not to compete with one another. They would all agree to charge the same price. These arrangements made it impossible for customers to shop around for lower prices for certain products.

Some people decided that huge corporations had too much power and controlled too many markets. Because of their wealth and power, they could see to it that governments passed laws favorable to them. Many people believed that monopoly and price fixing were bad for customers and bad for the country so that they should be broken up.

Finally the national government and some states passed laws that placed limits on corporations and big companies. These laws made it illegal for companies to make agreements to charge only a certain price. Later on the national government forced monopoly to be broken up.

Such laws and government action didn’t entirely do away with monopolies. Nor did they stop the growth of huge corporations. But they did show that American people had decided that some of the changes that had occurred were harmful. (from www.nmet168.com)

1. The underlined word “monopoly” in the first paragraph most probably means ________.

A. the production of certain kinds of goods  B. complete control and possession of trade

C. a big corporation of company             D. an agreement on prices

2. Because of the agreements between big companies ________.

A. people had to buy things at certain shops  B. the prices of their goods were much lower

C. customers had no choice but to buy      D. there were fewer markets in some states

3. According to the laws, companies ________.

A. were not allowed to control the markets

B. could not force the customers to buy their products

C. should have fixed prices for their products

D. must produce the same kind of goods for the same markets

4. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A. Big companies could not influence the government.

B. A large number of markets were controlled by big companies.

C. Many Americans were worried about the changes in their country.

D. Some of the laws were in favor of customers.

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The subject of what separates art and design has been debated for a long time. Artists and designers both create visual works using a/an   1  knowledge background, but their reasons for doing so are   2  different. Some designers consider themselves artists, but few artists consider themselves   3 .
So what exactly is the difference between art and design? Perhaps the most fundamental difference that we can all agree on is their   4 . Typically, the process of creating a work of art starts with nothing, a blank sheet of paper. A   5  of art is born from a view or value that the artist holds within himself or herself. They create the art to share that feeling with others, to   6 
the viewers to relate to it, learn from it or be   7  by it. The most renowned and successful art today is something that establishes the strongest   8  connection between the artist and their
  9 .
By contrast, when a designer sets out to   10  a new piece, they almost always have a
  11  starting point, whether a message, an image, an idea or an action. The designer’s job isn’t to invent something   12 , but to communicate something that already exists, for a purpose. That purpose is almost always to motivate the audience to do something: buy a product, use a
  13 , visit a location, or learn certain information. The most   14  designs are those that most effectively   15  their message and motivate their consumers to carry out a task.

【小题1】
A.uniqueB.separateC.sharedD.accepted
【小题2】
A.entirelyB.occasionallyC.hardlyD.unnecessarily
【小题3】
A.inventorsB.designersC.writersD.viewers
【小题4】
A.purpose B.productC.interestD.cost
【小题5】
A.loveB.typeC.partD.work
【小题6】
A.stopB.allowC.requireD.move
【小题7】
A.understoodB.fooledC.inspiredD.discouraged
【小题8】
A.politicalB.socialC.physicalD.emotional
【小题9】
A.supportersB.audiencesC.buyersD.enemies
【小题10】
A.sellB.imagineC.createD.draw
【小题11】
A.fixedB.goodC.strangeD.positive
【小题12】
A.surprisingB.specialC.creativeD.new
【小题13】
A.phoneB.serviceC.languageD.name
【小题14】
A.importantB.creativeC.successfulD.unusual
【小题15】
A.learnB.receiveC.confuseD.communicate

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