【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 21-25
One important thing about art movements is that their popularity can be affected by social conditions，which are themselves often affected by historical events．As an example，look at what happened in the United States early in the 20th century，around the time of the Great Depression．The art movement known as the Regionalism had begun in the United States even before the Depression occurred．But it really flourished in the 1930"s，during the Depression years．Why?Well，many artists who had been living in big cities were forced by the economic crisis to leave those big cities and move back to their small towns in rural America．Some of these artists came to truly embrace the life in small towns and to ej ect city life in so-called “sophisticated society．”These artists，or more specifically，certain painters，really built the re- gionalist movement．They created things from everyday life in small towns or farming areas． And they depicted the really big glorified or romanticized country life，showing it as stable， wholesome，and embodying important American traditions．And this style became very popular， in part because of the economic conditions of the time．You see，the Depression had caused many Americans to begin to doubt their society．But regionalist artists painted scenes that glori- fled American values，scenes that many Americans could easily identify with．So the movement helped strengthen people"s faith in their country，faith that had weakened as the result of the Depression．But in the 1940"s，before and after the Second World War，American society began to take on a much more international spirit，and Regionalism,with its focus on small town life， lost a lot ofpopularity．

[分析] 主旨大意。
题干：这篇讲话主要是关于什么的?文章的首句常常是主题句，本文就 是。根据原文“One important thing about art movements is that their popularity can be affected by social COnditions．which are themselves often affected by historical events．”，译文为：关于艺术运动的一件重要的事情是它的流行普及受到社会条件的影响，而社会条件本身又常常受到历史事件的影响。所以应 选A。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 是非判断。
题干：作者怎样描述在大萧条时期美国的艺术家?根据原文“…many art- ists who had been living m big cities were forced by the economic crisis to leave those big cities and move back to their small towns in rural America．”，译文为：……许多原先居住在大城市的艺术家迫于经济危机的压力，离开了大城市，返回到美国乡间的小城镇。A选项为“许多艺术家对艺术价值失去了信念”； B选项为“许多艺术家被迫在其它领域找工作”；C选项为“许多艺术家 搬离了大城市”；D选项为“美国的许多艺术家搬到了其它国家”。所以应 选C。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节信息。
题干：典型的地方主义特色的绘画会展示什么样的风景?根据原文“They created things from everyday life in small towns or farming areas．”，译文为他们的作品来源于小城镇或农业区的日常生活。所以应选C。

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 原因结果。
题干：为什么地方主义艺术在大萧条时期在美国如此流行?根据原文 “And this style became very popular，in part because ofthe economic conditions ofthe time…So the movement helped strengthen people"s faith in their country，faith that had weakened as the result of the Depression．”，译文为：这种风格变得很流行， 这部分是由于当时的经济状况，……所以该运动巩固了人们的信念，那些由于大萧条而削弱的信念。所以应选B。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 细节信息。
题干：根据作者所言，在20世纪40年代二战前后，在美国什么的发生影响到地方主义艺术特色的流行?根据原文“But in the 1940"s，…American society began to take on a much more international spirit，and Regionalisrn,…lost a lot of popularity．”，译文为：但是在20世纪40年代……美国社会逐渐呈现越多的国际精神，……地方主义特色流行程度失去了很多。所以选D。