雅思阅读真题(Part 3)

On art and artists

Part 3 · 考频:中频 · 最近考试:2026.8.15

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There really is no such thing as the "only artists". Once these were people who took coloured earth and roughed out the form of a bison on the wall of a cave; today some buy their paints, and others design posters for hoardings; they did and do many other things. There is no harm in calling all these activities art, as long as we keep in mind that such a word may mean very different things in different times and places, and as long as we realize that Art with a capital A has no existence; it has become something of an obsession. You may catch an artist by telling him that what he has just done may be quite good in its own way, only it In way, is not "true art".

 

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题目与答案

  1. a comparison between people's preferences towards language and art.
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F

    答案:F

    原文定位:Just as some of us would rather people use few words and gestures and leave something to be guessed, so some of us would rather look at paintings or sculptures which are open to interpretation

  2. why people may have misunderstood how a certain animal moves.
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F

    答案:H

    原文定位:For generations, paintings showed horses galloping with outstretched legs in full flight through the air, and we came to believe that this was indeed how they moved. It was only the development of photography, which proved that horses simply do not gallop in that way

  3. a contrast between the techniques used in two pictures.
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F

    答案:G

    原文定位:Dürer's watercolour study of a hare is one of the most famous examples of this loving patience [in recording every tiny detail]. But who would say that Rembrandt's drawing of an elephant is necessarily less good because it shows fewer details? Indeed Rembrandt gave us the feel of the elephant's wrinkly skin with just a few lines of chalk

  4. a possible negative effect of using the term "art".
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F

    答案:A

    原文定位:There is no harm in calling all these activities art, as long as we keep in mind that such a word may mean very different things in different times and places, and as long as we realize that Art with a capital A has no existence; it has become something of an obsession. You may catch an artist by telling him that what he has just done may be quite good in its own way, only it is not "true art

  5. The artist clearly hoped that we would share his admiration of this subject.
    • A village scene
    • B alpine scene
    • C Rubens' son
    • D Dürer's mother
    • E hare
    • F elephant

    答案:C Rubens' son

    原文定位:When the great Flemish painter Rubens made a drawing of his young son, he was surely proud of his good looks, and wanted us, too, to delight in the child's appearance

  6. The artist aims to give a general impression of this subject rather than a detailed one.
    • A village scene
    • B alpine scene
    • C Rubens' son
    • D Dürer's mother
    • E hare
    • F elephant

    答案:F elephant

    原文定位:But who would say that Rembrandt's drawing of an elephant is necessarily less good because it shows fewer details? Indeed Rembrandt gave us the feel of the elephant's wrinkly skin with just a few lines of chalk

  7. Someone's personal experience may make them consider a painting of this subject unpleasant.
    • A village scene
    • B alpine scene
    • C Rubens' son
    • D Dürer's mother
    • E hare
    • F elephant

    答案:B alpine scene

    原文定位:it is only when some irrelevant memory makes us prejudiced, when we instinctively turn away from a magnificent picture of an alpine scene because we dislike climbing, that we should search our mind for the reason for the aversion which spoils a pleasure we might otherwise have had

  8. The way in which this subject was once portrayed was factually wrong.
    • A village scene
    • B alpine scene
    • C Rubens' son
    • D Dürer's mother
    • E hare
    • F elephant

    答案:G horses

    原文定位:For generations, paintings showed horses galloping with outstretched legs in full flight through the air, and we came to believe that this was indeed how they moved. It was only the development of photography, which proved that horses simply do not gallop in that way

  9. The painting is well known for the effort the artist put into creating a very accurate picture of this subject.
    • A village scene
    • B alpine scene
    • C Rubens' son
    • D Dürer's mother
    • E hare
    • F elephant

    答案:E hare

    原文定位:Dürer's watercolour study of a hare is one of the most famous examples of this loving patience [in recording every tiny detail

  10. People may like a painting of this subject for a reason that is external to the painting.
    • A village scene
    • B alpine scene
    • C Rubens' son
    • D Dürer's mother
    • E hare
    • F elephant

    答案:A village scene

    原文定位:We may like a painting of a village scene because it reminds us of home. There is nothing wrong with that. All of us, when we see a painting, are bound to be reminded of a hundred-and-one things which influence our likes and dislikes

  11. Beauty and Expression
    37 Differences in tastes and standards of beauty make it difficult to judge a painting. Dürer's painting of his mother is considered significant because it is a _____ representation of her age and situation.

    答案:truthful

    原文定位:His truthful study of old age may give us a shock which makes us turn away from it and yet, if we fight against that first reaction we may be richly rewarded. For Dürer's drawing in its tremendous sincerity is a great work

  12. 38 However, we may need to overcome an initial reaction of _____ when we see it.

    答案:shock

    原文定位:His truthful study of old age may give us a shock which makes us turn away from it and yet, if we fight against that first reaction we may be richly rewarded

  13. 38 However, we may need to overcome an initial reaction of _____ when we see it.
    In order to judge the facial expressions the artist portrayed in a painting, we need to become familiar with the methods that the artist has used when creating the painting.

    答案:shock

    原文定位:His truthful study of old age may give us a shock which makes us turn away from it and yet, if we fight against that first reaction we may be richly rewarded

  14. 39 In order to judge the facial expressions the artist portrayed in a painting, we need to become familiar with the methods that the artist has used when creating the painting. While some of us are affected by the portrayal of a facial expression that we can _____

    答案:understand

    原文定位:Some people like an expression perhaps of suffering or of compassion which they can readily understand, and which therefore moves them profoundly

  15. 40 others prefer expressions that require _____ without much effort.

    答案:interpretation

    原文定位:Just as some of us would rather people use few words and gestures and leave something to be guessed, so some of us would rather look at paintings or sculptures which are open to interpretation

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