新SAT阅读官方Daily Practice每日一练

2017年07月18日15:24 来源：小站教育作者：小站SAT编辑

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Since its heyday in the 1940s and 1950s, action painting has become closely associated with Jackson Pollock, the abstract expressionist painter who began experimenting with this technique after taking his canvas off the easel and laying it down on the floor. According to Pollock, maneuveringaround the canvas on the floor allowed him to get lost in the painting. Photographer HansNamuth, who once had the possibility to observe Pollock's action painting, described it asdancing. He said Pollock gradually picked up speed as he circled the canvas, flinging black,white, and rust-colored paint off his brush until the canvas was covered, a tangle of splashesand splatters and drips.

A.NO CHANGE

B.prospect

C.opportunity

D.likelihood

重点单词：

tangle ['tæŋgl]n. 缠结，混乱，海澡类v. 使缠结，纠纷

likelihood ['laiklihud]n. 可能性

canvas ['kænvəs]n. 帆布，(帆布)画布，油画

observe [əb'zə:v]v. 观察，遵守，注意到v. 评论，庆

abstract ['æbstrækt]n. 摘要，抽象的东西adj. 抽象的，理论

opportunity [.ɔpə'tju:niti]n. 机会，时机

easel ['i:zl]n. 画架

indicate ['indikeit]v. 显示，象征，指示v. 指明，表明

appropriate [ə'prəupriət]adj. 适当的，相称的vt. 拨出(款项)

brush [brʌʃ]n. 刷子，画笔

答案：C

解析：

Choice C is the best answer because "opportunity" is the most contextually appropriate way to indicate that circumstances allowed Namuth to observe Pollock.