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To make this paragraph most logical, sentence4 should be placed _________
[1] Since its heyday in the 1940s and 1950s, actionpainting has become closely associated with JacksonPollock, the abstract expressionist painter whobegan experimenting with this technique aftertaking his canvas off the easel and laying it down on the floor. [2] According to Pollock,maneuvering around the canvas on the floor allowed him to get lost in the painting. [3] He saidPollock 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 splashes and splattersand drips. [4] Photographer Hans Namuth, who once had the opportunity to observe Pollock’saction painting, described it as dancing.
A.where it is now.
B.before sentence 1.
C.after sentence 1.
D.after sentence 2.
重点单词讲解：
bacteria [bæk'tiəriə] n. (复数)细菌
canvas ['kænvəs] n. 帆布，(帆布)画布，油画
technique [tek'ni:k] n. 技术，技巧，技能
opportunity [.ɔpə'tju:niti] n. 机会，时机
easel ['i:zl] n. 画架(ground)
describe [dis'kraib] vt. 描述，画(尤指几何图形)，说成
sequence ['si:kwəns] n. 顺序，连续，次序，序列，一系列
abstract ['æbstrækt] n. 摘要，抽象的东西
photographer [fə'tɔgrəfə] n. 摄影师
logical ['lɔdʒikəl] adj. 符合逻辑的，逻辑上的，有推理能力的
observation [.ɔbzə'veiʃən] n. 观察，观察力，评论
答案：D
解析：
Choice D is the best answer because it creates themost logical sequence of information. With thissentence placement, the paragraph introducesNamuth and then proceeds to describe hisobservation of Pollock’s action painting.