单选题 How does direct carving differ from the nineteenth - century tradition of sculpture?

A、 Sculptors are personally involved in the carving of a piece.
B、 Sculptors find their inspiration in neoclassical sources.
C、 Sculptors have replaced the mallet and chisel with other tools.
D、 Sculptors receive more formal training.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[试题分析] 本题考查学生对文章前两段内容的理解。
[详细解答] 文章第一段介绍了direct carving就是“the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel”，第二段介绍了十九世纪雕刻如何与direct carving不同，十九世纪的雕刻家不亲自动手进行雕刻，他们只做一个clay model，而让助手根据泥坯对材料进行雕琢。因此，本题选A。