PassageOne
Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Everyartistknowsinhisheartthatheissayingsomethingtothepublic.Notonlydoeshewantsosayitwell，buthewantsittobesomethingwhichhasnotbeensaidbefore.Hehopesthepublicwilllistenandunderstand-hewantstoteachthem.andhewantsthemtolearnfromhim.Whatvisualartistslikepainterswanttoteachiseasytomakeoutbutd ifficulttoexplain，becausepainterstr anslatetheirexperiencesintoshapesandcolors，notwords.Theyseemtofeelthatacertainselectionofshapesandcolors，outofthecountlessbillionspossible，isexceptionallyinterestingforthemandworthshowingtous.Withouttheirworkweshouldneverhavenoticedtheseparticularshapesandcolors，orhavefeltthedelightwhichtheybroughttotheartist.Mostartiststaketheirshapesandcolorsfromtheworldofnatureandfromhumanbodiesinmotionandrepose：theirchoicesindicatethattheseaspectsoftheworldareworthlookingat，thattheycontainbeautifulsights.Contemporaryartistsmightsaythattheymerelychoosesubjectsthatprovideaninterestingpattern，thatthereisnothingmoreinit.Yeteventheydonotchooseentirelywithoutr eferencetothecharacteroftheirsubjects.Ifonepainterchoosestopaintagangrenous(生坏疽的)legandanotheralakeinmoonlight，eachofthemisdirectingourattentiontoacertainaspectoftheworld.Eachpainteristellingussomething，showingussomething，emphasizingsomething-allofwhichmeanthat，consciouslyorunconsciously，heistr yingtoteachus.
Allartistsarecommoninthat______.
A.theyuseshapesandcolorsinsteadofwords
B.theyaretr yingtoteachthepublic
C.whattheywanttoteachisdifficulttoexplain
D.theywanttolearnfromthepublic
正确答案：B[解析]见本文第三句话“hewantstoteachthem”。
