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Impressionism, in painting, developed in the late nineteenth century in France. It began with a loosely structured group of painters who got together mainly to exhibit their paintings. Their art was characterized by the attempt to depict light and movement by using pure broken color. The movement began with four friends who met in a cafe; Monet, Renoir, Siley, and Baxille. They were reacting against the academic standards of their time and the romantic emphasis on emotion as a subject matter. They rejected the role of imagination in art. Instead, they observed nature closely, painting with a scientific interest in visual phenomena. Their subject matter was as diverse as their personalities. Monet and Siley painted landscapes with changing effects of light, while Renoir painted idealized women and children, the works of impressionists were received with hostility until the 1920s. By the 1930s impressionism had a large cult following, and by the 1950s even the least important works by people associated with the movement commanded enormous prices.

单选题 Impressionism began with a small group of artists who wanted to ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】本题实际上是一道词义题。通过对文章第二句分析可知，一些画家聚到一起是想展示他们的作品。其中exhibit意为“显示，表现”的意思。故应选D。

单选题 Most people did not like impressionistic painting ______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】从文章倒数第二句话：The works of impressionists were received with hostility until the 1920s．不难看出20世纪20年代前，人们并不喜欢印象派作品(the works of impressionists)其中hostility的意思是“敌意”。故答案为A。