Question

【題目】閱讀下列材料，從所給的六個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，選出符合各小題要求的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。

A．Art is by all means relevant to history.

B．Art is a good means to know about people’s faith.

C．Lack of stone images also reflects the religious belief.

D．Artists express their feelings and opinions in their works.

E．Art history provides information of different places and people.

F．People know more about our culture through learning art history.

【1】__________________

A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes. Most typical history courses concentrate on politics, economics and war. But art history focuses on much more than this because art reflects not only the political values of a people, but also religious beliefs, emotions, and psychology.

【2】___________________

In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors --- or of people very different from our own ---- can be provided by art. In short, art expresses the essential qualities of a time and a place, and a study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than what can be found in most history books.

【3】___________________

In history books, objective information about the political life of a country is presented; that is, facts about politics are given, but opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective: it reflects emotions and opinions. The great Spanish painter Francisco Goya was perhaps the first truly “political” artist. In his well-known painting The Third of May 1808, he criticized the Spanish government for its misuse of power over people. Over a hundred years later, symbolic images were used in Pablo Picasso’s Guernica to express the horror of war. Meanwhile, on another continent, the powerful paintings of Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros --- as well as the works of Alfredo Ramos Martins --- depicted（描述）these Mexican artists’ deep anger and sadness about social problems.

【4】____________________

In the same way, art can reflect a culture’s religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art was almost the only type of art that existed. Churches and other religious buildings were filled with paintings that depicted people and stories from the Bible. Although most people couldn’t read, they could still understand biblical（圣經(jīng)的）stories in the pictures on church walls.

【5】________________

By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is ) its absence of human and animal images. This shows the Islamic belief that statues are unholy. Something else can be more religiously symbolic in history.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】E

【3】D

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

【1】F：通過學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)歷史，人們對(duì)于我們文化的認(rèn)識(shí)將會(huì)更多。由第一自然段第一句A study of art history might be a good way to learn more about a culture than is possible to learn in general history classes.意思是：比起學(xué)習(xí)一般的歷史課程，學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)歷史將會(huì)成為學(xué)習(xí)我們文化的一種更好的方式�？芍�這一自然段主要講述的是學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)歷史有助于我們學(xué)習(xí)了解自己的文化。故選F。

【2】E:藝術(shù)歷史提供關(guān)于不同地區(qū)和人們的信息。第二部分主要講述了藝術(shù)提供了關(guān)于我們祖先日常生活的信息，藝術(shù)表達(dá)我們時(shí)代和區(qū)域的基本信息，對(duì)于藝術(shù)歷史的學(xué)習(xí)比學(xué)習(xí)歷史書本能夠?yàn)槲覀兲峁└�加清晰的認(rèn)識(shí)�？梢姷诙�部分主要講的是藝術(shù)歷史能夠提供關(guān)于不同地區(qū)和人們的信息。故選E。

【3】D: 藝術(shù)家在他們的作品中表達(dá)情感和意見。有第三部分Art, on the other hand, is subjective: it reflects emotions and opinions.意思是：藝術(shù)在另一方面，是主觀的，它反映情感和意見�？芍�這一部分主要講述藝術(shù)歷史能夠表達(dá)藝術(shù)家們的情感和意見。故選D。

【4】B: 藝術(shù)是了解一個(gè)人的信念很好的方式。由第四部分的第一句In the same way, art can reflect a culture’s religious beliefs.意思是：以相同的方式，藝術(shù)能夠反映一個(gè)文化的宗教的信念�？芍�這一部分主要講述藝術(shù)對(duì)人的信念的反映。故選B。

【5】C: 缺乏堅(jiān)定信念也可以反映一個(gè)人的宗教信念。由第五部分第一句話By contrast, one of the main characteristics of art in the Middle East was (and still is ) its absence of human and animal images.意思是：相反，中世紀(jì)藝術(shù)的一個(gè)主要特征是缺乏人文和動(dòng)物信念。故選C。

考點(diǎn):考查說明文閱讀。