原题再现

In the long term, photography's impact on the visual arts was far from simple. Because the medium was so prolific, in the sense that it was possible to produce a multitude of images very cheaply, it was soon treated as the poor relation of fine art, rather than its destined successor. Even those artists who were most dependent on photography became reluctant to admit that they made use of it, in case this compromised their professional standing.

The word "reluctant" in the passage is closest in meaning to

O unable

O embarrassed

O unlikely

O unwilling

答案解析

解析：在不认识单词的基础上，最实用的做题方法应当非“上下文判断法”莫属。因为在大多数情况下，根据词缀，近义词或者举例法做题的几率是相对比较少的，最终只能是依赖“上下文”来进行判断。本题当中是说“即使那些特别依赖摄影技术的艺术家会______ 承认他们使用了摄影技术，以免这个会连累他们的专业视角。”这句话当中的“in case this compromised their professional standing.”决定了答案应当是第四个。