分析：见段落解析，告知政府设计艺术领域的严重的后果

18 Which of the following is an assumption in Passage 2 that the author of Passage 1 would most likely question? （A）

1文作者会关于2文哪一个假设提出问题

A Public funding of the art increases the danger of censorship

公众艺术基金会会增加审查并改写的危险

B Artistic creation should not involve taking financial risks

艺术家的创作不应该涉及到资金上的风险

C Artists appreciate financial support more if they earn it after suffering hardship

艺术家会更加感谢资金支持如果他们经历过苦难

D Administrators of arts funding have higher artistic standards than the general public

艺术基金会的管委会比普通公众有更高的审美水平 E Democracy is conducive to artistic self-expression 民主有益于艺术家的自我表达

分析：2文作者认为政府会抑制艺术发展所暗藏的假设是：

如果这些作品是有政府资助的艺术家所创作的画，为了得到资助，那么这些艺术家很有可能就屈服于政府的意志从而改写自己的作品，使之符合于政权的需要。选A

19 Which of the following situation would support the position taken in Passage 1 and provide examples contrary to the argument in Passage 2? 一下哪一个情形会支持1反对2 (C)

1. A federally sponsored photographer displayed an innovative collection of photographs that offended both the sponsor and a large segment of the public 一名由联邦政府资助的摄影家展示了一个新的照片收集，这份收集同时冒犯了资助者和公众的大部分

2 The most original works of a certain brilliant composer were those commissioned by kings 一个特定的聪慧的作曲家的最原始的作品是被国王委托的 3 A theatrical troupe from Harlem achieved prominence by drawing large audiences from its local community

来自H的喜剧团凭借吸引了它当地社区的观众来获得声望 A 1 B 3