首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] I am not only a painter, but a student of art. Sometimes, I d
[originaltext] I am not only a painter, but a student of art. Sometimes, I d
游客
2024-01-30
40
管理
问题
I am not only a painter, but a student of art. Sometimes, I don’t quite understand why a piece of art is so popular, or why it means what it does to people. Such was the case when I first thought about American Gothic, Grant Wood’s famous painting of two farmers.
American Gothic was inspired by a trip that Wood made in 1930. He saw a house that was built in the 1870s or 1880s, and he was very attracted to its strong design He then made a quick sketch, went back to his studio, and began his painting immediately. In addition to his sketch made that year, he used an 1890 photograph to help him.
The painting was strongly criticized by people who thought it made fun of simple farmers. I admit, I once thought the same thing. To me, great paintings are ones that try to understand people, not to laugh at them. And I didn’t like American Gothic. When I saw the painting in person, [22]I recognized the strength in the faces of the farmers. I started to see that the artist was expressing the strength of simple American farmers. This is why so many people see the painting as a symbol of the US.
20 What seems to be difficult for the speaker to understand?
21 Why did some people dislike American Gothic?
22 What did the speaker see when she saw the painting in person?
选项
A、Because the design was too strong.
B、Because the painting looked like a photograph.
C、Because the painting was too simple.
D、Because the painting seemed to laugh at farmers.
答案
D
解析
录音提到,该画作受到了一些人的强烈批评,他们认为该画是在取笑纯朴的美国农民,D中的laugh at与录音中的made fun of意思相近,故D为正确答案。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3407665.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext](3)EuropeanCommissionisconsideringplanstosharethebur
[originaltext](1)GunmenhavestormedauniversityinnorthwestPakistanwh
[originaltext]AlectureratXidianUniversityinXi’an,Shaanxiprovince,
[originaltext]AlectureratXidianUniversityinXi’an,Shaanxiprovince,
[originaltext]AlectureratXidianUniversityinXi’an,Shaanxiprovince,
[originaltext](16)AccordingtofiguresreleasedbyChina’sNationalBureau
[originaltext](16)AccordingtofiguresreleasedbyChina’sNationalBureau
[originaltext]M:So,Anita,we’retalkingaboutmoney.W:OK.M:Ihavesomequ
[originaltext]M:OK,Tini,(11)youweresayingthatyouenjoybeingastudent.
[originaltext]M:OK,Tini,(11)youweresayingthatyouenjoybeingastudent.
随机试题
Whatoursocietysuffersfrommosttodayistheabsenceofconsensusaboutw
InanewbookcalledPredictions,someoftheworld’sgreatestthinkersprese
PassageThree[br]WhattimewasitwhenScroogewokeup?TwelveO’clockatnight
【B1】[br]【B6】[originaltext]Thehomesecretary,CharlesClarke,willtoday
女性,齿龈出血,月经量过多半年,脾肋下3cm,皮肤有瘀斑。血小板19×10/L,
某单位设备维修成本为1600元,A和B产品维修小时分别为10小时和6小时,其成本
记入交易账簿的头寸应当满足下列()基本要求。A.在交易方面不受任何限制,可
急性有机磷中毒的患者,医嘱给予阿托品静脉注射,在给药后患者最可能出现()A
银行承兑汇票的承兑银行,应当按照票面金额向出票人收取()的手续费。A:千分之一
编制措施项目清单时应依据() A.建设项目可行性研究报告 B.建设项目设计
最新回复
(
0
)