PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION[25MIN]Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.TEXTAAstudyofarthistorymightbeagoodwaytolearnmoreaboutaculturethanispossibletolearningeneralhistoryclasses.Mosttypicalhistorycoursesconcentrateonpolitics,economics,andwar.Butarthistoryfocusesonmuchmorethanthisbecauseartreflectsnotonlythepoliticalvaluesofapeople,butalsoreligiousbeliefs,emotions,andpsychology.Inaddition,informationaboutthedailyactivitiesofourancestors—orofpeopleverydifferentfromourown—canbeprovidedbyart.Inshort,artexpressestheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace,andastudyofitclearlyofferusadeeperunderstandingthancanbefoundinmosthistorybooks.Inhistorybooks,objectiveinformationaboutthepoliticallifeofacountryispresented;thatis,factsaboutpoliticsaregiven,butopinionsarenotexpressed.Art,ontheotherhand,issubjective:itreflectsemotionsandopinions.ThegreatSpanishpainterFranciscoGoyawasperhapsthefirsttruly“political”artist.Inhiswell-knownpaintingTheThirdofMay1808,hecriticizedtheSpanishgovernmentforitsmisuseofpoweroverpeople.Overahundredyearslater,symbolicimageswereusedinPabloPicasso’sGuernicatoexpressthehorrorofwar.Meanwhile,onanothercontinent,thepowerfulpaintingsofDiegoRivera,JoseClementeOrozco,andDavidAlfaroSiqueiros—aswellastheworksofAlfredoRamosMartines—depictedtheseMexicanartists’deepangerandsadnessaboutsocialproblems.Inthesameway,artcanreflectaculture’sreligiousbeliefs.ForhundredsofyearsinEurope,religiousartwasalmosttheonlytypeofartthatexisted.ChurchesandotherreligiousbuildingswerefilledwithpaintingsthatdepictedpeopleandstoriesfromtheBible.Althoughmostpeoplecouldn’tread,theycouldstillunderstandbiblicalstoriesinthepicturesonchurchwalls.Bycontrast,oneofthemaincharacteristicsofartintheMiddleEastwas(andstillis)itsabsenceofhumanandanimalimages.ThisreflectstheIslamicbeliefthatstatuesareunholy.1.Morecanbelearnedaboutaculturefromastudyofarthistorythangeneralhistorybecausearthistory__.A.showusthereligiousandemotionsofapeopleinadditiontopoliticalvalues.B.provideuswithinformationaboutthedailyactivitiesofpeopleinthepast.C.giveusaninsightintotheessentialqualitiesofatimeandaplace.D.alloftheabove.2.Artissubjectiveinthat__.A.apersonalandemotionalviewofhistoryispresentedthroughit.B.itcaneasilyrouseourangerorsadnessaboutsocialproblems.C.itwillfindareadyechoinourhearts.D.bothBandC.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.UnlikeFranciscoGoya,PabloandseveralMexicanartistsexpressedtheirpoliticalopinionsintheirpaintings.B.Historybooksoftenrevealthecompilers’politicalviews.C.ReligiousartremainedinEuropeforcenturiestheonlytypeofartbecausemostpeopleregardedtheBibleastheHolyBook.D.Alltheabovementioned.4.Thepassageismainlydiscussing__.A.thedifferencebetweengeneralhistoryandarthistory.B.Themakingofarthistory.C.Whatcanwelearnfromart.D.Theinfluenceofartistsonarthistory.5.Inmaybeconcludedfromthispassagethat__.A.Islamicartistshavehadtocreatearchitecturaldecorationswithimagesofflowersorgeometricforms.B.Historyteachersaremoreobjectivethangeneralhistory.C.Itismoredifficulttostudyarthistorythangeneralhistory.D.PeopleandstoriesfromtheBiblewerepaintedonchurchesandotherbuildingsinordertopopularizetheBible.TEXTBAsweknow,itisveryimportantthatafirmshouldpayattentiontothetrainingofitssta...
