问题
单项选择题
What is this talk mainly about
A．How historical events affected an art movement.
B．How artists can influence economic conditions.
C．Why a certain art movement failed to become popular.
D．How valuable paintings were lost during wartime.
答案
参考答案：A
解析：主旨大意。题干：这篇讲话主要是关于什么的 文章的首句常常是主题句，本文就是。根据原文“One important thing about art movements is that their popularity can be affected by social conditions，which are themselves often affected by historical events．”，译文为：关于艺术运动的一件重要的事情是它的流行普及受到社会条件的影响，而社会条件本身又常常受到历史事件的影响。所以应选a。