成人英语三级考试：复习指导练习题(3)
[导读]成人英语三级考试复习指导：练习题(3)
Passage2
Astudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispo ssibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcent rateonpolitics,economicsandwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthis becauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligious beliefs,emotionsandpsychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyacti vitiesofourancestorscanbeprovidedbyart.(78)Inshort,artexpressestheess entialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyoffersusadeeperun derstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.
Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountr yispresented;thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpre ssed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective(主观的):itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoya was perhapsthefirsttruly“political”artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingThe ThirdofMay,1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsabuse(滥用)ofpoweroverpeople.
Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture’sreligiousbeliefs.Forhundreds ofyearsinEurope,religiousarthadbeenalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted. Churchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdescribe dpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn’tread,theycou ldstillunderstandtheBiblestoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast ,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas(andstillis)itsabs enceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatues(雕像)arenotholy.
6.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralh istorybecause___.C
A.arthistoryshowsusnothingbutthepoliticalvalues
B.generalhistoryonlyfocusesonpolitics
C.arthistorygivesusaninsight(洞察力)intotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace
D.generalhistoryconcernsonlyreligiousbeliefs,emotionsandpsycholog
y
7.Artissubjectiveinthat_____.A
A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughit
B.itonlyreflectspeople’sangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblems
C.itcaneasilyarousepeople’sangerabouttheirgovernment
D.artistswereorarereligious,whoreflectonlythereligiousaspectofthe society
8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?C
A.Inhistorybookspoliticalviewsofpeopleareentirelypresented.
B.FranciscoGoyaexpressedhisreligiousbeliefinhispaintingTheThirdof May,1808
C.IntheMiddleEast,youcanhardlyfindanimalorhumanfiguresonpalacesor otherbuilding.
D.ForcenturiesinEurope,paintershadonlypaintedonwallsofchurchesoro therreligiousbuildings.
9Thepassagemainlydiscusses_____.B
A.thedevelopmentofarthistory
B.hedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory
C.whatwecanlearnfromart
D.theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory
10.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat_____.C
A.Islamicartistsonlypaintimagesofplants,flowersorobjectsintheirpa intings
B.itismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistory
C.ahistoryteachermustbequiteobjective
D.artistspaintedpeopleorstoriesfromtheBibletohidetheirpoliticalbe liefs
答案：CCDABCACBC