在职攻硕英语考试

【单选题】Passage Four Another kinds of distinction that can be made among works of art is whether they were originally intended as objects purely to be looked at , or as objects to be used . The FINE、ARTS , such as drawing , painting , and sculpture , involve the production of works to be seen and experienced primarily on an abstract rather than practical level . Pieces of fine art may produce emotional , intellectual , sensual , or spiritual responses in us . Those who love the fine arts feel that these responses are very valuable , and perhapsEspecially so in the midst of a highly materialistic world , for they expand our awareness of the great richness of life itself. In contrast to the nonfunctional appeals of the fine arts , the first purpose of theAPPLIED、ARTS is to serve some useful function . Lucy Lewis , a traditional potter fromAcoma Pueblo in New Mexico , has applied a visually exciting surface decoration to her water jar.But the jar’s main reason for being , however , is to hold water . Some of the people ofAcoma , which may be the oldest continually inhabited city in the United States , still follow the old ways , carrying water for drinking , cooking , and washing up to their homes from natural ponds below . The forms of their water jars are therefore designed to prevent spilling and to balance readily on one’s head . The pots must also be light in weight , soAcoma water pots are some of the world’s thinnest – walled pottery . Interestingly , the languages of most NativeAmerican peoples do not include a word that means “fine art . ”While they have traditionally created pottery , basketry , and weaving with a good sense of design , these pieces were part of their everyday lives. The applied art of pottery-making , is one of the crafts , the making of useful objects by hand . Other applied art disciplines are similarly functional . Graphic designers create advertisements , fabrics , layouts for books and magazines , and so on ; Industrial designers shape the mass – produced objects used by high – tech societies , from cars , telephones , and teapots , to one of the most famous visual images in the world : theCoca –Cola bottle . Other applied arts include clothing design , interior design , and environmental design. What is this passage mainly about
A、The functions of a water jar.

B、Pottery-making in NorthAmeric
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C、Fine and applied arts .
D．Nonfunctional appeals of fine arts.

网考网参考答案：C
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[解析]通读全文可知，文章前两段主要是讲述精细艺术，第三段讲述应用艺术。所以,答案是C。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>