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.
答案：B
答案句：Of 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. … It 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. Yet a considerable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews.
参考译文：在过去四分之一世纪英语报纸发生的所有变化中，也许影响最为深远的是其艺术报道范围和严肃性的不可逆转的衰退。 … 对于四十岁以下的普通读者来说，几乎不可能想象一个在大多数大城市报纸上都能找到高质量艺术评论的时代。然而，20世纪出版的大量最重要的评论集在很大程度上是由报纸评论组成的。
定位线索：题干“Paragraphs 1 and 2”→答案句取自第1段和第2段；文中“decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage”和“high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers”对应选项B“used to carry more arts reviews”（过去刊登更多艺术评论）。
解析：题干问第1、2段表明什么。第1段指出艺术报道范围和严肃性在衰退，第2段说过去大城市报纸上有高质量艺术评论，且20世纪重要评论集多由报纸评论组成，由此可推断过去英语报纸刊登更多艺术评论，对应B。A“disappeared”程度过重，文中只说衰退；C“retain a large body of readers”无中生有；D“young readers doubt”偷换概念，文中说年轻读者难以想象，并非怀疑其适宜性。
22. Newspaper reviews in England before World War II were characterized by
- A. free themes.
- B. casual style.
- C. elaborate layout.
- D. radical viewpoints.
答案：A
答案句：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 II, at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared.
参考译文：我们距离20世纪初至二战前夕英国发表的散漫的报纸评论更远了，那时新闻纸极其便宜，时髦的艺术评论被视为所刊登出版物的装饰品。
定位线索：题干“before World War II”→答案句取自第3段“between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War II”；文中“unfocused”对应选项A“free themes”（主题自由）。
解析：题干问二战前英国报纸评论的特点。答案句中的“unfocused”意为不聚焦的、散漫的，即主题自由，对应A“free themes”。B“casual style”偷换概念，文中说“stylish”（时髦的）而非随意；C“elaborate layout”无中生有；D“radical viewpoints”无中生有。
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.
答案：D
答案句：These men believed in journalism as a calling, and were proud to be published in the daily press. “So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism, ” 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 ’.”
参考译文：这些人相信新闻业是一种职业，并为能在日报上发表文章而自豪。纽曼写道：“很少有作家有足够的头脑或文学天赋在新闻业中坚持到底，以至于我倾向于将‘新闻业’定义为‘不被阅读的作家用来轻蔑地称呼被阅读的作家的术语’。”
定位线索：题干“Shaw and Newman”→答案句取自第3段提到Shaw和Newman的句子；文中“So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough”对应选项D“Not all writers are capable of journalistic writing”（并非所有作家都能胜任新闻写作）。
解析：题干问Shaw和Newman最可能同意什么。答案句中Newman说很少有作家有足够头脑或文学天赋在新闻业坚持到底，即并非所有作家都能胜任新闻写作，对应D。A“It is writers' duty”无中生有；B“contemptible”曲解原文，原文说“term of contempt”是定义，并非认为作家当记者可鄙；C“tempted into journalism”偷换概念，原文“tempted to define”是倾向定义，非被诱惑进入新闻业。
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.
答案：A
答案句：Is there any chance that Cardus’s criticism will enjoy a revival? The prospect seems remote. Journalistic tastes had changed long before his death, and postmodern readers have little use for the richly upholstered Vicwardian prose in which he specialized.
参考译文：卡杜斯的评论还有复兴的可能吗？前景似乎渺茫。新闻品味在他去世前很久就已改变，后现代读者对他擅长的装饰华丽的维多利亚-爱德华时代散文几乎不感兴趣。
定位线索：题干“last two paragraphs”→答案句取自第5段；文中“postmodern readers have little use for”对应选项A“may not appeal to readers today”（可能不吸引今天的读者）。
解析：题干问关于Cardus最后两段能了解到什么。第5段说后现代读者对他擅长的散文“little use”（几乎不感兴趣），即他的音乐评论可能不吸引今天的读者，对应A。B“in dispute”无中生有，文中说他是“foremost”批评家；C“cater largely to modern specialists”与原文相反，原文说“unknown save to specialists”；D“fail to follow the amateur tradition”与原文相反，第5段说业余传统在“headlong retreat”，且Cardus是专业批评家。
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
答案：B
答案句：Of 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. … Unfortunately, these critics are virtually forgotten. … Is there any chance that Cardus’s criticism will enjoy a revival? The prospect seems remote.
参考译文：在过去四分之一世纪英语报纸发生的所有变化中，也许影响最为深远的是其艺术报道范围和严肃性的不可逆转的衰退。 … 不幸的是，这些批评家几乎被遗忘了。 … 卡杜斯的评论还有复兴的可能吗？前景似乎渺茫。
定位线索：题干“best title”→答案句取自第1段、第4段和第5段；文中“decline”“forgotten”“prospect seems remote”对应选项B“The Lost Horizon in Newspapers”（报纸中消失的视野）。
解析：题干问最佳标题。全文围绕报纸艺术评论的衰退和批评家的被遗忘展开，第1段点明艺术报道衰退，第4段说批评家被遗忘，第5段说复兴前景渺茫，整体基调是哀叹报纸中艺术批评这一视野的消失，对应B。A“Good Old Days”过于乐观，未体现衰退；C“Mournful Decline of Journalism”范围过大，文中特指艺术报道而非整个新闻业；D“Prominent Critics in Memory”只涵盖部分内容，未体现衰退主题。