专业八级改错练习第11期

【练习】

Artists use caricature to distort the human face or figure for comic affect__1

while at the same time capturing an identifiable likeness and suggests the essence __2

of the personality or character beneath the surface. The humor lies in the fact __3

the caricature is recognizable, and yet exaggerated.

From their origin in Europe as witty sketches, caricature grew through __4

the eighteenth and nineteenth century, becoming enormously popular in __5

the United States early in this century. In 1920s and 1930s especially, this lively form of illustration was appeared in newspapers and __6

magazines throughout the country. The caricaturists in this era drew his __7

portraits of important figures primary to entertain. In spirit their work was __8

close to the humor of the fast-developing comic strip and gag cartoon than to the __9

string of political satire. Their subjects were more often amusing than offended __10

by amiable attacks.