托福阅读真题解析：拉斯科岩洞画

　　4. Why does the author mention Bushmen in South Africa in paragraph 2?

　　○To suggest that ancient artists from all over the world painted animals on rocks

　　○To contrast the location of their rock paintings to those found at Lascaux

　　○To support the claim that early artists worked in cramped spaces

　　○To give an example of other artists who painted in hidden locations

　　5. What can be inferred from paragraph 2 about cave painters in France and Spain?

　　○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 3： Scholars offer three related but different opinions about the mysterious originand significance of these paintings. One opinion is that the paintings were a record of seasonalmigrations made by herds. Because some paintings were made directly over others, obliteratingthem, it is probable that a painting’s value ended with the migration it pictured. Unfortunately,this explanation fails to explain the hidden locations, unless the migrations were celebratedwith secret ceremonies.

　　6. Why does the author mention secret ceremonies?

　　○To present a common opinion held by many scholars

　　○To suggest a similarity between two opinions held by scholars

　　○To suggest a possible explanation for a weakness in an opinion expressed in the passage

　　○To give evidence that contradicts a major opinion expressed in the passage

　　Paragraph 4 Another opinion is that the paintings were directly related to hunting and were anessential part of a special preparation ceremony. This opinion holds that the pictures andwhatever ceremony they accompanied were an ancient method of psychologically motivatinghunters. It is conceivable that before going hunting the hunters would draw or