“...the skill of the fakers grew increasingly refined” in the third paragraph means that _______.

A

there was a great demand for fakers.

B

fakers grew rapidly in number.

C

fakers became more skillful.

D

fakers became more polite.

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　　正确答案

本题考查猜测词义。

文中第三段谈到先是王公大臣，然后是商人掀起了古代文物收藏热，古代艺术品供不应求，刺激了赝品制造者提高仿制古代艺术品的技艺水平，达到以假乱真的目的，综上，C选项正确。

故正确答案为C项。

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