听力原文Part 1, Listening ComprehensionSECTION A MINI-LECTUREGood morning. Today's lecture is the very first of a series of lectures on the art history. So I’d like to spend some time discussing with you the following topic： why do we need to study art history and what can we learn from it。First of all， I’d say, if you study art history， it might be a good way to learn more about a culture than it’s possible to learn iri general history classes. You know¬， most typical history courses concentrate on politics¬， economies and war。 （ Q1) But art history focuses on much more than this， because art reflects not only the political values¬ of the people , but also their religious beliefs , emotions etc。 In addition, information about the daily activities of our ancestors can be provided by art， like what people did for a living, what kind of dress they wore， what ceremonies they held etc。 In short, art can express the essential qualities of a time and a place and the study of it clearly offers us a deeper understanding than what can be found in most history books and enables us to learn ¬more things about human society and civilization.The second point, I'd like to make， is about the type of information. In history books， information is objective. ¬（ Q2) That is， facts about the political， economic life of a country are given， but the opinions are not expressed. Art, on the other hand, is subjective。 It reflects personal emotions and opinions. （ Q3） For example， Francisco Goya was a great Spanish paintIr, and also perhaps the first truly political artist。 In his famous painting， the 3rd of May, 1808, he showed soldiers shooting a group of simple people....
