1、1Unit 5 Rhythm 走进高考 文化品格渗透试题出处 试题信息 语篇概要 文化品格2015重庆卷 阅读理解 E人类的审美具有共同性，艺术作品也因此成为永恒。欣赏艺术作品的真正价值，培养对艺术作品的审美能力。The values of artistic works，according to cultural relativism(相对主义)，are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions.Such a view，however，fails to explain the ability of some works
2、 of art to excite the human mind across cultures and through centuries.History has witnessed the endless productions of Shakespearean plays in every major language of the world.It is never rare to find that Mozart packs Japanese concert halls，as Japanese painter Hiroshige does Paris galleries.Unique
3、 works of this kind are different from todays popular art，even if they began as works of popular art.They have set themselves apart in their timeless appeal and will probably be enjoyed for centuries into the future.In a 1757 essay，the philosopher David Hume argued that because “the general principl
4、es of taste are uniform(不变的) in human nature， ” the value of some works of art might be essentially permanent.He observed that Homer was still admired after two thousand years.Works of this type，he believed，spoke to deep and unvarying features of human nature and could continue to exist over 2centur
5、ies.Now researchers are applying scientific methods to the study of the universality of art.For example，evolutionary psychology is being used by literary scholars to explain the long-lasting themes and plot devices in fiction.The structures of musical pieces are now open to experimental analysis as
6、never before.Research findings seem to indicate that the creation by a great artist is as permanent an achievement as the discovery by a great scientist.52.According to the passage，what do we know about cultural relativism?A.It introduces different cultural values.B.It explains the history of artist
7、ic works.C.It relates artistic values to local conditions.D.It excites the human mind throughout the world.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据文章第一句可知文化相对主义认为，艺术作品的价值是地方社会和经济状况的反映。故选 C。53.In Paragraph 2，the artists are mentioned in order to show that .A.great works of art can go beyond national boundariesB.history gives
8、 art works special appeal to set them apartC.popular arts are hardly distinguishable from great artsD.great artists are skilled at combining various cultures答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第二段列举的三个例子可以看出艺术作品是没有国界的。故选 A。54.According to Hume，some works of art can exist for centuries because .A.they are results of scie
9、ntific studyB.they establish some general principles of artC.they are created by the worlds greatest artistsD.they appeal to unchanging features of human nature答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据题干中的 Hume可将答案锁定在第三段。该段主要引用哲学家大卫休谟的话来说明艺术作品的价值所在。D 项的 unchanging features与本段最后一句中的 unvarying features匹配，其中 unchanging是 unvarying的同义词。故选 D。55.Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?A.Are Artistic Values Universal?3B.Are Popular Arts Permanent?C.Is Human Nature Uniform?D.Is Cultural Relativism Scientific?答案 A解析 标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了艺术作品是永恒受欢迎的，因此其价值也是共同的。
