TPO11-1Ancient Egyptian Sculpture 古代埃及雕塑
想要深入理解古埃及艺术，了解其精英阶层的世界观以及当时艺术创造的功能和背景至关重要。做阅读理解亦是如此，“每个词都认识，放到一起就不求甚解”的态度万不可有，要了解其逻辑和内涵。
1. In order to understand ancient Egyptian art, it is vital to know as much as possible of the elite Egyptians' view of the world and the functions and contexts of the art produced for them. (排除题出处，理解句子中的信息与否，还看你能否识其七十二变，正确解题。)
2. In fact, a lack of understanding concerning the purposes of Egyptian art has often led it to be compared unfavorably with the art of other cultures: Why did the Egyptians not develop sculpture in which the body turned and twisted through space like classical Greek statuary?(推断题出处。“相较之下远不及”丰富下表达法吧。)
3. The answer to such questions has nothing to do with a lack of skill or imagination on the part of Egyptian artists and everything to do with the purposes for which they were producing their art. (奠定全文态度。)
4. When such statues are viewed in isolation, out of the iroriginal context and without knowledge of their function, it is easy to criticize them for their rigid attitudes that remained unchanged for three thousand years. Frontality is, however, directly related to the functions of Egyptian statuary and the contexts in which the statues were set up.(细节题出处;转折：干扰项设置点。)
5. The effect is altogether lighter and freer than that achieved in stone, but because both perform the same function, formal wooden and metal statues still display frontality.(比较：细节题考点。)
6. Unlike formal statues that are limited to static posesof standing, sitting, and kneeling, these figures depict a wide range ofactions. (不同：细节题考点。)
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