1. This passage is mainly about
(A) the most influential watercolor painters in the mid-1800's
(B) efforts to organize watercolor painters in New York City during themid-1800's
(C) a famous exhibition of watercolor paintings in New York City in themid-1800's
(D) styles of watercolor painting in New York City during themid-1800's
2. The year 1850 was significant in the history of watercolor paintingmainly because
(A) a group of artists established a watercolor painting society
(B) watercolor painting was first introduced to New York City
(C) John Falconer established his studio for watercolor painters
(D) The first book on watercolor painting was published
3. The word securing in line 5 is closest in meaning to
(A) locking
(B) creating
(C) constructing
(D) acquiring
4. All of the following can be inferred about the Society for the promotionof Painting in
Watercolor EXCEPT:
(A) The society exhibited paintings in lower Manhattan.
(B) Instruction in watercolor painting was offered by members of thesociety
【TOEFL阅读理解|TOEFL托福阅读真题精选】(C) The society exhibited only the paintings of its members.
(D) Scenes of the Hudson River appeared often in the work of societymembers.
5. The exhibition at the Crystal Palace of the works of the Society for thePromotion of Painting in
Watercolor was significant for which of the following reasons?
(A) It resulted in a dramatic increase in the popularity of painting withwatercolor.
(B) It was the first time an exhibition was funded by a private source.
(C) It was the first important exhibition of the society's work.
(D) It resulted in a large increase in the membership of the society.
6. The word it in line 15 refers to
(A) time
(B) group
(C) building
(D) studio
7. Which of the following is true of watercolor painters in New York Cityin the late 1850's?
(A) They increased in number despite a lack of formal organization.
(B) They were unable to exhibit their paintings because of the lack ofexhibition space.
(C) The Artists Fund Society helped them to form The American Society ofPainters in Water
Colors.
(D) They formed a new society because they were not allowed to join groupsrun by other kinds
of artists.
8. Henry Warren's Painting in Water Color was important to artists becauseit
(A) received an important reward
(B) was the only textbook published that taught painting
(C) was much better than an earlier published fundamental ofinstruction
(D) attracted the interest of art collectors
9. The word considerable in line 19 is closest in meaning to
(A) sensitive
(B) great
(C) thoughtful
(D) planned
10. The year 1866 was significant for watercolor painting for which of thefollowing reasons?
(A) Elements of Graphic Art was republished.
(B) Private collections of watercolors were first publicly exhibited.
(C) The neo-Venetian Gothic building on Twenty-Third Street in New YorkCity was built.
(D) The National Academy of Design held an exhibition of watercolorpaintings.
11. The word prominent in line 25 is closest in meaning to
(A) wealthy
(B) local
(C) famous
(D) organized
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