专业英语四级考试阅读理解练习题及答案详解(十五)
<p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="courses">courses</span> <span word="concentrate">concentrate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="economics">economics</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="focuses">focuses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="beliefs">beliefs</span>, <span word="emotions">emotions</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="psychology">psychology</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="ancestorsor">ancestorsor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="owncan">owncan</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="art">art</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="art">art</span> <span word="expresses">expresses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="qualities">qualities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="deeper">deeper</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="books">books</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="presented">presented</span>; <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span>. <span word="Art">Art</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="subjective">subjective</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reflects">reflects</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="painter">painter</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="Goya">Goya</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="painting">painting</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1808, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="misuse">misuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="symbolic">symbolic</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pablo">Pablo</span> <span word="Picassos">Picassos</span> <span word="Guernica">Guernica</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="horror">horror</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span> <span word="Rivera">Rivera</span>, <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Clemente">Clemente</span> <span word="Orozco">Orozco</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Alfaro">Alfaro</span> <span word="Siqueirosas">Siqueirosas</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alfredo">Alfredo</span> <span word="Ramos">Ramos</span> <span word="Martinesdepicted">Martinesdepicted</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="Mexican">Mexican</span> <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="anger">anger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sadness">sadness</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="problems">problems</span>.</p>
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