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Comics in America have broadened their appeal by marketingto adults. Prior to World War II, usually only 41 boughtcomics. During World War II, the comic book industry in theUnited States began to undergo a major change. When the warstarted, the government 42 the comics industry in order to takeadvantage of their powerful propaganda effects, regulating 43for purposes of military defense. By the time the war was over, thetaste for comic books 44 the adult population. Publishersfrom this point on expanded this 45 of the market, which wasto become the largest sales increase in the history of the comicsindustry.The editor of Exciting Comics, Ed O’Donnell, was important inextending the success of this marketing drive. He reorganizedcomic drawing to encourage artists’ innovation. The market haddeclined slightly since the late forties. O’Donnell, againstconventions, hired 46 illustrators. He abandoned thelow-budget publication, a step considered risky to his peers in thepublication industry; however, his 47 environment for artisticcreation eventually proved successful. Kenny Barby was one of theartists that helped 48 the most innovative titles to come out ofExciting Comics. He insisted on revising the concept of the comicbook 49 ; he proposed to create characters designed to capturemarkets that had previously not been successfully 50 by comicbooks. This revolutionary idea laid the foundation for the nowthriving market for sophisticated adult-oriented comic books.
44.
(A) reached
(B) had reached
(C) have reached
(D) having reached

參考答案

答案:B
難度:適中0.655172
統計:A(3),B(19),C(5),D(0),E(0)

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