2017托福100篇阅读理解试题（十五）_第4页

　　6. The word "consorted" in line 14 is closest in meaning to

　　(A) made decisions

　　(B) studies

　　(C) agreed

　　(D) associated

　　7. The word "sufficient" in line 16 is closest in meaning to

　　(A) adequate

　　(B) temporary

　　(C) friendly

　　(D) expensive

　　8. According to the passage , artists such as Copley, West and Peal signed their paintings

　　(A) increased the monetary value of the paintings

　　(B) made it more difficult for other artists to copy the paintings

　　(C) supported the artists' image of professionalism

　　(D) distinguished colonial American artists from European artists

　　9. The author mentions James Bowdoin III and William Byrd in line 17 as examples of which of the following?

　　(A) Art gallery owners who displayed only European art

　　(B) Art collectors who had a profound influence on American attitudes toward art

　　(C) Artists who gave financial support to other artists

　　(D) Patrons whose helped to encourage artisans to become artists

　　10. With which of the following would the author be most likely to agree?

　　(A) Countries that have not had a political revolution are unlikely to develop great art.

　　(B) The most successful art collectors are usually artists themselves.

　　(C) The value of colonial American paintings decreased after the Revolution.

　　(D) Colonial artists made an important contribution to the evolving culture of the new nation.

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