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Every artist knows in his heart that he is saying something to the public. Not only does he want to say it well, but he wants it to be something which has not been said before. He hopes the public will listen and understand he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him.
What visual artists like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experiences into shapes and colors, not words. They seem to feel that a certain selection of shapes and colors, out of the countless billions possible, is exceptionally interesting for them and worth showing to us. Without their work we should never have noticed these particular shapes and colors, or have felt the delight which they brought to the artist.
Most artists take their shapes and colors from the world of nature and from human bodies in motion and repose (运动与静止); their choices show that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, that they contain beautiful sights. Contemporary artists might say that they merely choose subjects that provide an interesting pattern, that there is nothing more in it. Yet even they do not choose entirely without reference to the character of their subjects.
If one painter chooses to paint a gangrenous (坏疽的) leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world. Each painter in telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something, means that, consciously (有意识地) or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us.
1．An artist hopes that the public will ________.
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A．understand him and learn from him
B．notice only shapes and colors in his work
C．teach him something
D．believe what he says in his work
2．It is hard to explain what a painter is saying, because ________.
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A．most painters do not express themselves well
B．a painter uses unusual words and phrases
C．a painter uses shapes and colors instead of words
D．many painters do not say anything
3．A painter chooses certain shapes and colors because he feels that they ________.
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A．have been used frequently in the past
B．are easy to work with
C．are worth showing to the public
D．will be most attractive to the public
4．Without the artist's work, the public might not ________.
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A．notice particular shapes or colors
B．see the shapes and colors that express his experience
C．feel his delight in shapes and colors
D．all of the above
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