Many things make people think artists
are weird—the odd hours, the nonconformity, the clove cigarettes. However, the
weirdest may be this: artists’ only jobs are to explore emotions, and yet they
choose to focus on the ones that feel lousy. This wasn’t always so. The earliest
forms of art, like painting and music, are those best suited for expressing joy.
But somewhere in the 19th(上标) century, more artists began seeing happiness as
insipid, phony or, worst of all, boring. In the 20th(上标) century, classical
music became more atonal, visual art more unsettling. Sure, there have been exceptions, but it would not be a stretch to say that for the past century or so, serious art has been at war with happiness. In 1824, Beethoven completed his "Ode to Joy". In 1962, novelist Anthoy Burgess used it in A Clockwork Orange as the favorite A. They wear special clothes. B. They rarely work in the daytime. C. They mainly depict distressing things. D. They are liable to take illegal drugs. [单项选择]
Passage Four [简答题]
TOPIC [填空题]People study things there.
[填空题]People study things here.
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