【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[解析] 30-32
In some way, art can reflect a culture's religious beliefs. For hundreds of years in Europe, religious art was almost the only type of art that existed. (30) Churches and Other religious buildings were filled with paintings that depicted people and stories from the Bible, the Jewish and Christian holy book. Although most people couldn't read, they could still understand the Bible stories in the pictures on church walls. By contrast, (31) one of the main characteristic of art in the Middle East was, and still is, its absence of human and animal images. This reflects the Middle Eastern belief that statues are unholy. By Middle Eastern law, artists are not allowed to copy human or animal figures except on small items for daily use, for example, rugs and bowls. Thus, on palaces, religious temples and other buildings, Middle Eastern artists have created unique decoration of great beauty with images of flowers and geometric forms, for example, circles, squares and triangles. Unlike Christian art which influences people to have religious feelings, (32) the goal of traditional art in Africa is to influence spiritual powers—gods—to enter people's lives. Each tribe or village has special ceremonies with songs and dances to make sure that crops, animals and tribal members are healthy and increase in number. The dancers wear unique masks and costumes that they believe are necessary to influence the gods. These masks and costumes are a very important part of the art.
30.What pictures are painted in European churches?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析]
Why are there no human and animal images in Middle Eastern art?