注：不建议在未听懂的情况下做题
1.What is the discussion mainly about
A. Objects that Cézanne often depicted in his paintings
B. Details about how the brain interprets visual information
C. Explanations of Cézanne’s painting style
D. A theory that progress in neuroscience influenced nineteenth-century painters
2.According to the professor, what did nineteenth-century painters consider to be a weakness of photography
A. Cameras at the time could not capture fast-moving objects.
B. Photographs did not reflect reality as it is actually experienced.
C. Images in early photographs often had blurry outlines.
D. Cameras could only be used under certain lighting conditions.
3.Why does the professor talk about a painting depicting a harbor scene at sunrise
A. To compare it with a photograph of the same subject
B. To explain a technique used by painters to convey the passage of time
C. To explain the difference between Cézanne’s paintings and the paintings of other Impressionists
D. To introduce a type of painting that Impressionist painters rebelled against
4.According to the professor, what has modern neuroscience revealed about human vision
A. Artists often process visual images differently than other people do.
B. The brain has difficulty processing visual images that are too chaotic.
C. The eye functions like a camera that sends exact images to the brain.
D. Images of sharply outlined objects are a result of brain processing.
5. What is the student’s opinion of the book he read about Cézanne
A, He does not think the author provides adequate support for the theory.
B. He thinks the author misunderstands basic neuroscience.
C. He thinks the book’s ideas apply to earlier Impressionists as well as to Cézanne.
D. He finds the author’s conclusions convincing.
6. What opinion does the professor express concerning Cézanne’s move toward abstraction
A. It was a natural extension of the principles underlying Impressionism.
B. It was motivated by Cézanne’s dislike of Impressionist paintings.
C. It was a result of Cézanne’s experimentation with photography.
D. It was inspired by Cézanne’s familiarity with neuroscience research.