初中英语
Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the pastquarter-century, perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope andseriousness of their arts coverage.
It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty toimagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers. Yet aconsiderable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th centuryconsisted in large part of newspaper reviews. To read such books today is to marvel at the fact thattheir learned contents were once deemed suitable for publication in general-circulation dailies.
We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in Englandbetween the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War ]], at a time when newsprint wasdirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which itappeared. In those far-off days, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would writein detail and at length about the events they covered. Theirs was a serious business, and even thosereviewers who wore their learning lightly, like George Bernard Shaw and Ernest Newman, couldbe trusted to know what they were about. These men believed in journalism as a calling, and wereproud to be published in the daily press. "So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enoughto keep their own end up in journalism," Newman wrote, "that I am tempted to define 'journalism'as 'a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are'"
Unfortunately, these critics are virtually forgotten. Neville Cardus, who wrote for theManchester Guardian from 1917 until shortly before his death in 1975, is now known solely as awriter of essays on the game of cricket. During his lifetime, though, he was also one of England'sforemost classical-music critics, and a stylist so widely admired that his Autobiography (1947)became a best-seller. He was knighted in 1967, the first music critic to be so honored. Yet only oneof his books is now in print, and his vast body of writings on music is unknown save to specialists.
Is there any chance that Cardus's criticism will enjoy a revival? The prospect seems remote.Journalistic tastes had changed long before his death, and postmodern readers have little use for therichly upholstered Vicwardian prose in which he specialized. Moreover, the amateur tradition inmusic criticism has been in headlong retreat.
What is true about the current major English-language newspapers according to the first two paragraphs?
A．High-quality arts criticism is rarely found.
A．High-quality arts criticism is rarely found.
B．Arts reviews are often copied from other publications.
B．Arts reviews are often copied from other publications.
C．Arts coverage is mainly composed of collections of criticism.
C．Arts coverage is mainly composed of collections of criticism.
D．Arts criticism has disappeared since the start of the 20th century.
D．Arts criticism has disappeared since the start of the 20th century.
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A．Detailed account of events.
A．Detailed account of events.
B．Wide scope of topics.
B．Wide scope of topics.
C．Elaborate layout.
C．Elaborate layout.
D．Casual style.
D．Casual style.
A．It is writers' duty to entertain their readers.
A．It is writers' duty to entertain their readers.
B．It is contemptible for writers to be journalists.
B．It is contemptible for writers to be journalists.
C．Writers are likely to be tempted into journalism.
C．Writers are likely to be tempted into journalism.
D．Not all writers are capable of journalistic writing.
D．Not all writers are capable of journalistic writing.
A．His style caters to modern specialists.
A．His style caters to modern specialists.
B．His writings fail to follow the amateur tradition.
B．His writings fail to follow the amateur tradition.
C．His music criticism may not appeal to readers today.
C．His music criticism may not appeal to readers today.
D．His reputation as a music critic has long been in dispute.
D．His reputation as a music critic has long been in dispute.
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