问题

By saying "spending of any sort became

By saying "spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable" (Line 1-2, Para.3), the author sug- gests that（）

A[A] collectors were no longer actively involved in art-market auctions
B[B] people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from galleries
C[C] art collection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great extent
D[D] works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worth buying

参考答案

参考解析：

作者说，“任何形式的消费都显得非常不合时宜”(第三段第一至二行)，是在暗______。[A]收藏家们不再积极参与艺术品市场的拍卖[B]人们停止了所有种类的消费，并且远离画廊[C]在很大程度上，作为时尚的艺术收藏已经失去了吸引力[D]通常意义的艺术作品已经落伍，因此不再值得购买答案解析：[A]语义理解题。文章第三段第一句“In the weeks and months that Nllowed Mr．Hirst’Ssale，spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable．”提到“在Hirst先生的作品出售之后的数周乃至数月里，任何形式的消费都显得非常不合时宜”，紧接着第二句，作者给出了进一步解释，“…that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms．”表示“这意味着收藏家远离了画廊和销售店。”很显然，这指的是收藏家不再花钱购买艺术品，即他们不再积极参与艺术品市场的拍卖了，所以[A]为正确答案。[B]的说法太绝对，直接排除。文中也没有提到艺术品已经失去了吸引力，或者不值得购买，因此[C]和[D]也应排除。

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