Question

 Art is a product of human activity, made with the intention of stimulating(刺激) human senses as well as human mind or spirit. Thus art is an action, an object, or a collection of ac?tions and objects created with the intention of expressing emotions or ideas. Beyond this descrip?tion，there is no general agreed-upon definition of art，since defining the boundaries of art is subjective, but the drive for art is often called human creativity.

  An artwork is normally recognized in quality by the amount of stimulation it brings about,the influence it has on people, the number of people that can relate to it,and so on. All come to the "degree of art". Most artworks that are widely considered to be "masterpieces" possess these features.

Something is not generally considered art when it has a different primary purpose. Howev?er,some contemporary art challenges this idea.

  As such，something can be considered art in general，or as an element of some object. For example，a painting may be a pure art，while a chair，though designed to be sat in，may include artistic elements. Art that has less functional value or intention may be referred to as fine art,while objects of artistic merit(價值) that serve a functional purpose may be referred to as craft-work(工藝 品) .

  In his article " Modernist Painting"，Clement Greenberg defined modern art as " the use of characteristic methods of a discipline(學科) to criticize the discipline itself".

  Though only originally intended as a way of understanding a specific set of artworks，this definition of modern art underlies most of the ideas of art within the various art movements of the twentieth century and early twenty-first century. 

(   ) 1. This text is mainly about        .

   A.the definition of art

   B.the history of art

   C.craft and art

   D.what fine art is

(   ) 2. What do you know about art from the first paragraph?

   A.Many artworks are created to influence human behaviour.

   B.Human senses can be more easily stimulated by artworks.

   C.Many artists fail to express their emotions or ideas through their artworks.

   D.It's difficult to reach an agreed-upon definition of the boundaries of art. 

(   ) 3. What does the fourth paragraph mean?

   A.Generally speaking, art can also be considered as craft.

   B.The difference between art and craft lies in its primary purpose.

   C.There is no difference between art and craft.

   D.It is easy to tell the difference between art and craft. 

(   ) 4. The author holds a(n)        attitude towards art.

    A. critical   B. negative

   C. objective   D. appreciative

Answer 1

1 一4ADBC 

A本文主要介紹了什么是藝術(shù)。

1.A全文主要圍繞什么是藝術(shù)這一主題而展開的。B、C和D項雖都有涉及，但僅是其中的一方面，太片面。

2.D從"因為定義藝術(shù)的界限很主觀"可知，對藝術(shù)的界限很難達成一致的定義。

3.B本段主要講述了藝術(shù)品和工藝品的區(qū)別。聯(lián)系第三段可知，兩者的區(qū)別主要在于其最初的用途。

4.C作者客觀地介紹了什么是藝術(shù)，并沒有表達自己的任何觀點和態(tài)度。