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a moat around the walls for added protection. The only way to enter a town was through gates in its walls. During the day, these gates were guarded by soldiers, and they were closed and locked at night. Inside the thick walls, the people of the town lived and carried on their business. But the town held more than houses. There was a church, a town hall,and an inn where travelers could stay. In later years, there were sometimes schools and libraries. A town always had an open marketplace where small shops were set up. People came to the marketplace to buy or sell goods, and once or twice a year a fair was held there. More towns were founded in the hundred years between 1100 and 1200 than that had been built during the past thousand years. By the 1500s, towns had bee centers of trade and industry. Because towns provided jobs for many people, more and more people lived and worked there. Towns became more important than ever before. 文章大意:本文是一篇說明文,主要講述了歐洲中世紀早期是沒有城鎮(zhèn)的,但是隨著時間的推移,人們不斷地遷移,就形成了城鎮(zhèn)。 4. Which of the following is the right order according to this passage? a. Benton took up his study of serious art at a gallery school. b. Benton became a teacher at the Kansas City Art Institute. c. Benton worked as a cartoonist in Missouri. d. Benton learned the modern European art styles. e. Benton spent his boyhood going to boarding schools. f. Benton turned his style into the form of realism. A. b, d, e, f, c, a B. c, a, e, f, d, b C. e, c, a, d, f, b D. a, d, f, b, c, e 答案: C 排列組合題。文中提到了 Benton 藝術(shù)創(chuàng)作風格的變化,他從早期的嚴肅藝術(shù)風格轉(zhuǎn)向現(xiàn)代歐洲藝術(shù)風格,然后轉(zhuǎn)向現(xiàn)實主義風格。 3. All the following are Benton39。 2. The main idea of the second paragraph is that________. A. Benton studies at Corcoran Gallery School B. a fire broke out in 1917 in Neosho, Missouri C. Benton went to the school of the Art Institute D. Benton developed his modern European art styles 答案: D 主 旨大意題。第二段第二句中的 but left out of dissatisfaction with the school39。t like the school39。他最后走向追求藝術(shù)之路。s early works followed these European styles. More of his early works would be available except that were destroyed in a fire in 1917 in Neosho, Missouri. In 1918, Benton became a draftsman for the US Navy and worked out of Norfolk,Virginia naval yard. This draftsman experience also led him away from the European influences he had gained in Paris. Benton began working more in the form of realism in his work. In 1923, following his naval duty, Benton moved to New York City and taught art at the Art Students League for twelve years. In 1935, Benton moved back to his home state of Missouri and taught at the Kansas City Art I