# History of paint - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 4） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2026.4.18 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/55633f99-a3fb-4ae1-aef0-72232d53b25d（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-10-29 ## 题目原文 00:00:00,060 Morning, everyone. Today, we're looking at the history of paint. As you're about to see, there's a lot to be said about it. So today, I'm just going to focus on ancient techniques for producing paint. We'll deal with prehistoric times to about the end of the Roman Empire. 00:00:17,300 So let's start with the prehistoric era. As I'm sure you're all aware, it's impossible to determine exactly when colors were first used by humans in art. But what we do know is what those first colors were made of and how they were applied. 00:00:32,940 Researchers have determined that the first colors came from clay, which was most likely used to create marks on the face. Of course, the art from this paint, as we'll call it, wasn't permanent, so it's difficult for us to know much more about what it was used for or who used it. 00:00:50,800 However, some evidence of ancient paint has been found in Australia. There, scientists have discovered early forms of paint in drawings inside caves. Of course, as you'd expect, the colors used in these drawings are simple, earthy colors, and people would have had to make them from naturally occurring materials around them, such as charcoal from their fires. 00:01:14,040 One of the problems with the ancient paint was that it didn't last long. It was only temporary because it faded easily or got blown away by the wind or washed off in rain. It wasn't until people introduced other elements, such as animal fats, to the paint, that this problem was solved. In studying this ancient paint, scientists have determined that another popular additive, something that you wouldn't have expected at all, was honey. 00:01:40,840 Surprising perhaps, but there you go. It worked well enough for us to be able to enjoy their artwork today. 00:01:48,020 With the advent of more permanent colors, paints could be transported long distances. This is important because there is evidence to suggest that colors were valuable and may have been used at one time or another as a type of money in some of these early societies. 00:02:05,680 The next important stage in paint history was in the time of the ancient Egyptian Empire. With wealth and power, monuments were constructed and decorated, and also a large number of temples. This led to the development of a wider range of paint. 00:02:22,060 Interestingly, we now know that one of the problems with much of the paint used at that time, and actually for centuries after, was that it was toxic, though it is unlikely that the artists of the time were aware of that. 00:02:36,340 The Egyptian era saw the introduction of many new colors. Egyptian blue is one of the best-known colors of that time. It is thought to be the first paint color made by man. 00:02:47,840 It is not a color that exists in nature. Craftsmen of the time had perfected the art of making this unusual dark blue color, and it's a color that historians strongly identify with Egyptian culture at this time. The color Egyptian blue was produced by crushing up blue glass very finely. This color was very popular in Egypt, and it was common for the wealthy to use it as decoration on their tombs. 00:03:14,060 Red earth, another paint color that emerged at that time, was also created by a crushing process. This color was produced when minerals that were red in color were ground into a very fine powder. 00:03:27,800 The Roman Empire also contributed a lot to the expanding range of paint colors available to artists. They extracted all sorts of colors from a wide variety of plants. But perhaps the most interesting color of Roman times was the paint pigment called dragon's blood. As its name suggests, it was a red-colored pigment. It was incredibly popular at the time, most likely due to the belief that the paint was a mixture of the blood from fights between dragons, which people really believed in then, and elephants. At the time, the idea of dragons was very exotic and exciting, and the color was much sought after. However, of course, the paint color was not actually from any animal at all. It came from the tree trunks of a species of tree from Southeast Asia, or more specifically, the gum from the trunks of those trees. Not nearly as exciting as dragons, sadly. Now we'll start looking at... 00:04:27,860 That is the end of section four. ## 题目与答案 ### 31. History of Paint Prehistoric era The first colours were made from clay and probably put on the 31_____ . History of Paint Prehistoric era The first colours were made from clay and probably put on the 31_____ . **答案**：face 原文定位：Researchers have determined that the first colors came from clay, which was most likely used to create marks on the face 同义替换：「put on」↔「create marks on」；「probably」↔「most likely」 ### 32. Coloured drawings in Australia were discovered in caves. Colour was produced using substances such as charcoal. Colours were temporary until the addition of animal fats for 32_____ . Coloured drawings in Australia were discovered in caves. Colour was produced using substances such as charcoal. Colours were temporary until the addition of animal fats for 32_____ . **答案**：permanent 原文定位：Of course, the art from this paint, as we'll call it, wasn't permanent, so it's difficult for us to know much more about what it was used for or who used it 同义替换：「temporary」↔「permanent」；「until the addition of」↔「introduced」 ### 33. Permanent colours were transportable and possibly used as a form of 33_____ . Permanent colours were transportable and possibly used as a form of 33_____ . **答案**：money 原文定位：colors were valuable and may have been used at one time or another as a type of money 同义替换：「form」↔「type」；「possibly」↔「may have been」 ### 34. Ancient Egyptian era The creation of new monuments and 34_____ resulted in different paints. Ancient Egyptian era The creation of new monuments and 34_____ resulted in different paints. **答案**：temples 原文定位：With wealth and power, monuments were constructed and decorated, and also a large number of temples. This led to the development of a wider range of paint 同义替换：「creation」↔「constructed」；「resulted in」↔「led to」 ### 35. One problem was that many paints at this time were 35_____ . One problem was that many paints at this time were 35_____ . **答案**：toxic 原文定位：Interestingly, we now know that one of the problems with much of the paint used at that time, and actually for centuries after, was that it was toxic ### 36. Egyptian Blue ·was probably the first colour produced that is not found in 36_____ Egyptian Blue ·was probably the first colour produced that is not found in 36_____ **答案**：nature 原文定位：It is not a color that exists in nature 同义替换：「found」↔「exists」；「produced」↔「made」 ### 37. ·was made from 37_____ which had been broken up into tiny pieces ·was used on rich people's tombs as decoration. ·was made from 37_____ which had been broken up into tiny pieces ·was used on rich people's tombs as decoration. **答案**：glass 原文定位：The color Egyptian blue was produced by crushing up blue glass very finely 同义替换：「broken up into tiny pieces」↔「crushing up very finely」；「made from」↔「produced by」 ### 38. Red Earth ·Red minerals were turned into 38_____, which was used to make paint. Red Earth ·Red minerals were turned into 38_____, which was used to make paint. **答案**：powder 原文定位：This color was produced when minerals that were red in color were ground into a very fine powder 同义替换：「turned into」↔「ground into」 ### 39. Roman era ·Artists used plants to make a range of colours. Dragon's Blood ·People believed it was a mixture of blood from dragons and 39_____ . Roman era ·Artists used plants to make a range of colours. Dragon's Blood ·People believed it was a mixture of blood from dragons and 39_____ . **答案**：elephants 原文定位：the belief that the paint was a mixture of the blood from fights between dragons, which people really believed in then, and elephants ### 40. ·It was actually the 40_____ from tree trunks. ·It was actually the 40_____ from tree trunks. **答案**：gum 原文定位：It came from the tree trunks of a species of tree from Southeast Asia, or more specifically, the gum from the trunks of those trees 同义替换：「actually」↔「more specifically」 --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。