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阅读理解 　　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 what he wants to teach them, and he wants them to learn from him． 　　What visual artist like painters want to teach is easy to make out but difficult to explain, because painters translate their experience 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 at rest; their choices indicate that these aspects of the world are worth looking at, 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 decaying leg and another a lake in moonlight, each of them is directing our attention to a certain aspect of the world．Each painter is telling us something, showing us something, emphasizing something-all of which means that, consciously or unconsciously, he is trying to teach us． (1) An artist hopes that the public will ________． [　　] 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 ________． [　　] 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) The writer says that contemporary artists might say their choice of subject ________． [　　] A． carries a message to the public B． only provides interesting patterns C． has no pattern or form D． teaches the public important truths (4) The writer says that contemporary art contains ________． [　　] A． nothing but meaningless patterns B． uninteresting aspects of the world C． subjects chosen partly for their meaning D． completely meaningless subjects

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．A;4．C;
解析：

(2)	整篇文章都在讨论生物包括动物和植物对于环境的适应以及如何受制于环境。所以B项最为合适。
(3)	根据第一段中“Almost every species is adapted to life in a particular place by its organs and their functions and by its permanent habits．”
(4)	第一段最后一句话可知，adaptation主要是由local condition控制的。