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題干：Thelongestbullruninacenturyofart-markethistoryendedonadramaticnotewithasaleof56worksbyDamienHirst,BeautifulInsideMyHeadForever,atSotheby’sinLondononSeptember15th,2008.Allbuttwopiecessold,fetchingmorethan￡70m,arecordforasalebyasingleartist.Itwasalastvictory.Astheauctioneercalledoutbids,inNewYorkoneoftheoldestbanksonWallStreet,LehmanBrothers,filedforbankruptcy.Theworldartmarkethadalreadybeenlosingmomentumforawhileafterrisingbewilderinglysince2003.Atitspeakin2007itwasworthsome$65billion,reckonsClareMcAndrew,founderofArtsEconomics,aresearchfirm—doublethefigurefiveyearsearlier.Sincethenitmayhavecomedownto$50billion.Butthemarketgeneratesinterestfarbeyonditssizebecauseitbringstogethergreatwealth,enormousegos,greed,passionandcontroversyinawaymatchedbyfewotherindustries.IntheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedMrHirst’ssale,spendingofanysortbecamedeeplyunfashionable.Intheartworldthatmeantcollectorsstayedawayfromgalleriesandsalerooms.Salesofcontemporaryartfellbytwo-thirds,andinthemostoverheatedsector,theyweredownbynearly90%intheyeartoNovember2008.Withinweekstheworld’stwobiggestauctionhouses,Sotheby’sandChristie’s,hadtopayoutnearly$200minguaranteestoclientswhohadplacedworksforsalewiththem.ThecurrentdownturnintheartmarketistheworstsincetheJapanesestoppedbuyingImpressionistsattheendof1989.Thistimeexpertsreckonthatpricesareabout40%downontheirpeakonaverage,thoughsomehavebeenfarmorefluctuant.ButEdwardDolman,Christie’schiefexecutive,says:“I’mprettyconfidentwe’reatthebottom.”Whatmakesthisslumpdifferentfromthelast,hesays,isthattherearestillbuyersinthemarket.Almosteveryonewhowasinterviewedforthisspecialreportsaidthatthebiggestproblematthemomentisnotalackofdemandbutalackofgoodworktosell.ThethreeDs—death,debtanddivorce—stilldeliverworksofarttothemarket.Butanyonewhodoesnothavetoselliskeepingaway,waitingforconfidencetoreturn.
題目： Which of the following statements is NOT true?（） - A 、Sales of contemporary art fell dramatically from 2007 to 2008
- B 、The art market surpassed many other industries in momentum
- C 、The art market generally went downward in various ways
- D 、Some art dealers were awaiting better chances to come
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參考答案【正確答案：B】
A. 在2007-2008年間，當(dāng)代藝術(shù)作品的交易量有大幅下滑；B. 藝術(shù)市場的發(fā)展勢頭超過了其他行業(yè)；C. 總體上，藝術(shù)品市場從多方面開始走下坡路；D. 一些藝術(shù)品商人正等待更好的機會
2008年藝術(shù)品銷售額大幅下降，C選項與A選項一致，D選項在文章末句有體現(xiàn)。
文章第二段首句The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while after rising bewilderingly since 2003.（在2003年急劇上升后，藝術(shù)品市場正在喪失其發(fā)展勢頭），沒有體現(xiàn)藝術(shù)品勢頭超過其他，故答案為B。
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