托福阅读真题与答案：社会艺术

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托福阅读真题与答案：社会艺术

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托福阅读真题

Perhaps the most obvious way artistic creation reflects how people live is by

mirroring the environment

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the materials and technologies available to a culture.

Stone, wood, tree bark, clay, and sand are generally available materials. In addition,

depending on the locality, other resources may be accessible: shells, horns, gold,

copper, and silver. The different uses to which societies put these materials are of

interest to anthropologists who may ask, for example, why people choose to use clay

and not copper when both items are available. Although there are no conclusive

answers yet, the way in which a society views its environment is sometimes

apparent in its choice and use of artistic materials. The use of certain metals, for

example, may be reserved for ceremonial objects of special importance. Or the

belief in the supernatural powers of a stone or tree may cause a sculptor to be

sensitive to that material.

What is particularly meaningful to anthropologist is the realization that

although the materials available to a society may to some extent limit or influence

what it can do artistically, the materials by no means determine what is done. Why

do the artists in Japanese society rake sand into patterns; and the artists in Roman

society melt sand to form glass? Moreover, even when the same material is used in

the same way by members of different societies, the form or style of the work varies

enormously from culture to culture. A society may simply choose to represent

objects or phenomena that are important to its population. An examination of the

art of the Middle Ages tells us something about the medieval preoccupation with

theological doctrine. In addition to revealing the primary concerns of a society, the

content of that society's art may also reflect the culture's social stratification.

托福阅读真题题目：

ing to the passage , gold, copper, and silver are

(A) more difficult to handle than wood and

(B) of their stable social conditions

(C) of the unique stylistic features of their art

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(D) available only in specific locations

2. The word

(A) definitive

(B) controversial

(C) concurrent

(D) realistic

3. The word

(A) attractive

(B) logical

(C) evident

(D) distinct

4. Why does the author mention the

line 10?

(A) to show that some sculptors avoid working with specific materials

(B) to emphasize the unusual properties of certain materials

(C) as an example of how art can be influenced by cultural beliefs

(D) as an illustration of the impact of the environment on religious beliefs

5. The word

(A) realization

(B) society

(C) extent

(D) influence

6. It can be inferred that the author mentions the Japanese and Roman

societies because

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(A) they influenced each other stone

(B) commonly used by artists in all societies

(C) essential to create ceremonial objects

(D) they used the same artistic material in very different ways

ing to the passage , all of the following statements about sand are true

EXCEPT

(A) It is used to create glass.

(B) Roman artists mix it into their paints.

(C) Its use varies from culture to culture.

(D) Japanese artists use it to create artistic patterns.

8. The word

(A) similarly

(B) in addition

(C) in contrast

(D) frequently

9. The word

(A) involvement

(B) separation

(C) relationship

(D) argument

10. The word

(A) discrete

(B) preliminary

(C) ideal

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(D) fundamental

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