阅读理解专题卷49Whydopeoplebuyart?Toanswerthisquestion,askyourselfwhatyourreasonsareforthinkingofgettingapieceofart.Anartworkcancostalargeamountofmoney,butifitmeetsyourneeds,it’swortheverypenny.Peoplebuyartformanyreasons.Manypeoplebuyanartworksimplybecausetheylikeit,evenifitisbyanunknownartist.Art,aslongasyouenjoyit,isneverawasteofmoney.Artisforenjoyment.Artismeanttobeshown.Don’teverfeelpressuredintobuyingsomethingyouwon’tenjoylookingatdayafterday,nomatterwhatotherpeoplemaysay.Don’tbuysomethingthatdoesn’tattractyoujustbecauseitistrendy,orbecausetheartistisfamous,orbecauseyouhavebeenadvisedthattheartworkwillmakeagoodinvestment.Ifyoudon’tliketheartworkatall,don’tbuyit!Artimprovesyourenvironment.Haveyouevernoticedthatallbeautifulhomeshaveartasanintegral（必需的）partofthedecoration?Artlendslifeandcolortootherwiseplainandordinarywalls.Awellthought--outartcollectionwillhelpcreateauniqueatmosphereinyourhomeandmakeitmoreattractive.Artmakesastatement.Thekindofartyousurroundyourselfwithsaysmuchaboutyourpersonalitytastesandvalues.Arttrulyisamirrorofthesoul.Artenrichesyourlife.Love--eventheloveofaworkofart--contributestohealthierlivingandalongerlifespan(寿命).Artshouldenrichyourlife.Otherwise,whydoyouspendprecioustimeandresourcesonit?Justremembertoselectsomethingwhichwillappealtoyourtastes,andkeeptoasensiblebudget.Goodartneedn’tcostanarmandaleg.Happyartcollecting!1．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toadviseustobuyanexpensiveartwork.B.Toremindustobesensiblewhenbuyinganartwork.C.Toteachushowtochooseworksofart.D.Toexplainthebenefitofarttopeople.2．Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldyouconsiderwhenbuyingapieceofart?A.Whetheritbringspleasuretoyou.B.Whetheritisfashionableatpresent.C.Whetheryoucanprofitfromitintheend.D.Whetheritiscreatedbyafamousartist.3．Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesaworkofartplacedinahouse?A.ordinaryB.attractiveC.necessaryD.unique4．TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5meansthat____.A.artcanshowwhatyoulooklikeB.artisanexpressionofyourselfC.amirrorhasafeaturesi