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Passage:…Sculptures must, for example, be stable, which requires an understanding of the properties of mass, weight distribution, and stress. Paintings must have rigid1 stretchers so that the canvas will be taut2, and the paint must not crack, deteriorate3, or discolor. These are problems that must be overcome by the artist because they tend to intrude4 upon his or her conception of the work. For example, in the early Italian Renaissance5, bronze statues of horses with a raised foreleg usually had a cannonball under that hoof6. This was done because the cannonball was needed to support the weight of the leg. In other words, the demand of the laws of physics, not the sculptor’s aesthetic7 intentions, placed the ball there. That this device was a necessary structural8 compromise is clear from the fact that the cannonball disappeared when sculptors9 learned how to strengthen the internal structure of a statue with iron braces10 (iron being much stronger than bronze)…According to paragraph 2, sculptors in the Italian Renaissance stopped using cannonballs in bronze statues of horses becauseA. they began using a material that made the statues weigh lessB. they found a way to strengthen the statues internallyC. the aesthetic tastes of the public had changed over timeD. the cannonballs added too much weight to the statues【正确答案】是B。
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1 rigid | |
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的 | |
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adj.拉紧的,绷紧的,紧张的 | |
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3 deteriorate | |
v.变坏;恶化;退化 | |
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4 intrude | |
vi.闯入;侵入;打扰,侵扰 | |
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5 renaissance | |
n.复活,复兴,文艺复兴 | |
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6 hoof | |
n.(马,牛等的)蹄 | |
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7 aesthetic | |
adj.美学的,审美的,有美感 | |
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8 structural | |
adj.构造的,组织的,建筑(用)的 | |
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9 sculptors | |
雕刻家,雕塑家( sculptor的名词复数 ); [天]玉夫座 | |
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n.吊带,背带;托架( brace的名词复数 );箍子;括弧;(儿童)牙箍v.支住( brace的第三人称单数 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来 | |
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