Lecture-4

　　What is the lecture mainly about?

　　A.Various ways color theory is used in different fields.

　　B.Various ways artists can use primary colors.

　　C.Aspects of color theory that are subject of current research.

　　D.  The development of the first theory of primary colors.

　　答案：D

　　解析：

　　文章讲了牛顿，歌德和Runge三个人的理论，说明中心就是 color theory的发展。

　　What does the professor imply about the usefulness of the theory of primary colors?

　　A.It is not very useful to artists.

　　B.It has been very useful to scientists.

　　C.It is more useful to artists than to psychologists.

　　D.It is more useful to modern-day artists than to artists in the past.

　　答案：A

　　解析：

　　You'd better use a pure green. 说明用三原色混合的颜色不令人满意。因此对artist来说用处不大。

　　Why does the professor mention Isaac Newton?

　　A.To show the similarities between early ideas in art and early ideas in science.

　　B.To explain why mixing primary colors does not produce satisfactory secondary colors.

　　C.To provide background information for the theory of primary colors.

　　D.To point out the first person to propose a theory of primary colors.

　　答案：C

　　解析：

　　教授说牛顿并没有建立起完整地color theory，也没提到primary color，只是说给了一个客观地科学解释，所以说牛顿的例子算作背景信息，其它选项都没有提到。

　　According to the professor, what were the results of Goethe's experiments with color?

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　　A.The experiments failed to find a connection between colors and emotions.

　　B.The experiments showed useful connections between color and light.

　　C.The experiments provided valuable information about the relationships between colors.

　　D.The experiments were not useful until modern psychologists reinterpreted them.

　　答案：AC

　　解析：

　　And in terms of this goal, he wasn't very successful.对应A选项

　　Scientist studying romantics and chromatics still marvel his studying. 对应C，对色学还是有一定贡献的。注意marvel的褒扬态度。

　　According to the professor, why did Runge choose the colors red, yellow, and blue as the three primary colors?

　　A.He felt they represented natural light at different times of the day.

　　B.He noticed that they were the favorite colors of Romantic painters.

　　C.He performed several scientific experiments that suggested those colors.

　　D.He read a book by Goethe and agreed with Goethe's choices of colors.

　　答案：A

　　解析：

　　Runge's choice of red, yellow, blue has nothing to do with what we know from modern day chromatics, it had to do with Runge's complex system of symbolism. ....... Particularly with his experience of quality of lights at various times of the day.: morning noon and night. 与答案对应

　　What does the professor imply when he says this: 重听题

　　A.Many people have proposed theories about primary colors.

　　B.Goethe discovered the primary colors by accident.

　　C.Goethe probably developed the primary color theory before reading Runge's letter.

　　D.Goethe may have been influenced by Runge's ideas about primary colors.

　　答案：D

　　解析：

　　He just happened ...at the same time of the same theory. 注意教授重读了happened，说明教授觉得这不一定是 happened。选D