文勇精读--18 Lascaux Cave Paintings
Paragraph 2： One of the most puzzling aspects of the paintings is their location. Other rock paintings—for example, those of Bushmen in South Africa—are either located near cave entrances or completely in the open. Cave paintings in France and Spain, however, are in recesses and caverns far removed from original cave entrances. This means that artists were forced to work in cramped spaces and without sources of natural light. It also implies that whoever made them did not want them to be easily found. Since cave dwellers normally lived close to entrances, there must have been some reason why so many generations of Lascaux cave dwellers hid their art. 5. What can be inferred from paragraph 2 about cave painters in France and Spain? 正选3，错选1 原因分析，没认真看清楚“This means that artists were forced to work in cramped spaces and without sources of natural light.”
○They also painted rocks outside caves.
○They did not live close to the cave entrances.
○They developed their own sources of light to use while painting.
○Their painting practices did not last for many years.
Paragraph 4 Another opinion is that the paintings were directly related to hunting and were an essential part of a special preparation ceremony. This opinion holds that the pictures and whatever ceremony they accompanied were an ancient method of psychologically motivating hunters. It is conceivable that before going hunting the hunters would draw or study pictures of animals and imagine a successful hunt. Considerable support exists for this opinion because several animals in the pictures are wounded by arrows and spears. This opinion also attempts to solve the overpainting by explaining that an animal’s picture had no further use after the hunt. 7. The word accompanied in the passage is closest in meaning to 正选3 错选1，不懂,求大神讲解 ○Represented ○Developed into ○Were associated with ○Came after
Paragraph 5 A third opinion takes psychological motivation much further into the realm of tribal ceremonies and mystery: the belief that certain animals assumed mythical significance as ancient ancestors or protectors of a given tribe or clan. Two types of images substantiate this theory: the strange, indecipherable geometric shapes that appear near some animals, and the few drawings of men. Wherever men appear they are crudely drawn and their bodies are elongated and rigid. Some men are in a prone position and some have bird or animal heads. Advocates for this opinion point to reports from people who have experienced a trance state, a highly suggestive state of low consciousness between waking and sleeping. Uniformly, these people experienced weightlessness and the sensation that their bodies were being stretched lengthwise. Advocates also point to people who believe that the forces of nature are inhabited by spirits, particularly shamans* who believe that an animal’s spirit and energy is transferred to them while in a trance. One Lascaux narrative picture, which shows a man with a birdlike head and a wounded animal, would seem to lend credence to this third opinion, but there is still much that remains unexplained. For example, where is the proof that the man in the picture is a shaman? He could as easily be a hunter wearing a headmask. Many tribal hunters, including some Native Americans, camouflaged themselves by wearing animal heads and hides. 10. According to paragraph 5, if the man pictured with the birdlike head is not a shaman, he may have worn the headmask 正选1 错选4 为什么每次在看到答案后才恍然明白，为什么当时选的时候就没完全弄清楚意思，应该是对文章的具体细节地方还没有理解，这道题定位点很明确，最后一句的camouflage可以看出答案 ○to look like an animal while a hunt took place ○to frighten off other hunters competing for food ○to prove that he is not a shaman ○to resist forces of nature thought to be present in animals | 
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发表于 2012-6-29 00:37:49
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