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【題目】For manyyears, artists have flocked（聚集）to Paris, France, to paint or to learn to paint.Perhaps artists first went there because of the city's beauty.They went to paint pictures of the broad tree-lined streets, the great churches, and the graceful river bridges. The artists felt comfortable in Paris because the people of the city had always enjoyed art.Paris had great art museums, filled with famous paintings and statues from many countries. And the people of Paris had always welcomed new ideas.In this city, artists felt free to experiment with new ways of painting. As soon as famous artists painted in Paris, students came to learn them.People came to buy paintings.Men called art dealers（商人） set up galleries where paintings could be bought and sold.Others kept shops that sold artists' paints and supplies. Students and the artists who were not yet famous could live in Paris for very little money.They learned by studying great art in the museums, and they learned from one another.They held art fairs, hanging their paintings outdoors along the streets.

Today, New York City and Florence, Italy, are also famous art centers.But the world's principal art exhibits are still held in Paris.Important judges of art live there.Mostof the new ways of painting that have started in the last hundred years began in Paris.So artists and art dealers still go to Paris because it is the world's leading art center.

（ ）6. Artists first went to Paris because _____.

A. it was very beautiful

B. it was cheap to live there

C. there were a lot of streets, bridges and churches

D. there were a lot of art museums

（ ）7. Artists still go to Paris now because _____.

A. it is still very beautiful

B. it is still cheap to live there

C. there are more art museums

D. it is the leading art center of the world

（ ）8. The main idea of the story is about _____.

A. the world's most famous art center

B. how to buy a painting in Paris

C. the famous art centers of New York and Florence

D. art museums and art dealers

（ ）9. The story leads us to believe _____.

A. all artists who go to Paris will become famous

B. the people of Paris have never liked new ideas

C. people can buy fine paintings in Paris

D. Paris is the most beautiful city in the world

（ ）10. The story makes us think _____.

A. that Paris is famous for its artist's paints

B. that there is more than one way to paint

C. that art fairs are held in galleries

D. that few artists will go to Paris in the future

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【解析】6.A 根據(jù)第一段第二句話 Perhaps artists first went there because of the city's beauty.可知答案。藝術(shù)家們?nèi)ツ鞘且驗(yàn)槟敲利?/span>

7.D 根據(jù)最后一段最后一句So artists and art dealers still go to Paris because it is the world's leading art center. 因此藝術(shù)家們?nèi)匀蝗グ屠枋且驗(yàn)槟鞘鞘澜缢囆g(shù)中心

8.A主旨大意題�？v觀全文主要介紹巴黎這個(gè)藝術(shù)中心。

9.C 根據(jù)文章第九行Men called art dealers（商人） set up galleries where paintings could be bought and sold. 藝術(shù)商人建立美術(shù)館在那人們可以買(mǎi)賣(mài)繪畫(huà)作品

10.B 根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二句Mostof the new ways of painting that have started in the last hundred years began in Paris可知繪畫(huà)方法不止一種。