Question

 【2011·上海楊浦區(qū)4月月考】

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Aesthetic（審美的）thought of a distinctively modern art emerged during the 18^th century. The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted much attention to such matters as natural beauty, the sublime, and representation—a trend __50__ the central position they had given to the philosophy of nature. __51__ that time, however, the philosophy of art has become ever more famous and has begun to__52__ the philosophy of nature. Various issues__53__to the philosophy of nature have had a(n) __54__ impact on the orientation of 20^th-century aesthetics. Foremost among these are problems relating to the theory of art as form and__55__ the distinction between representation and expression. Still another far-reaching question has to do with the value of art. Two __56__ theoretical positions have taken on this issue: one holds that art and its appreciation are a means to some recognized moral good, __57__ the other maintains that art is intrinsically(固有的) valuable and is an end in itself. Underlying this whole issue is the concept of taste, one of the basic concerns of aesthetics. In recent years there has also been an increasing preoccupation with art as the prime object of critical judgment. Corresponding to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought, __58__have followed either of the two approaches. In one, criticism is __59__ to the analysis and interpretation of the work of art. __60__, it is devoted to expressing the response to the aesthetic object and to justifying a particular way of perceiving it.

Over the years, aesthetics has developed into a broad __61__ of knowledge and inquiry. The __62__ of contemporary aesthetics include such problems as the nature of style and its aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to __63__; the viability(可行性) of a history of art; the significance of Freudian psychology and other forms of psychological study to criticism; and the place of aesthetic judgment in __64__ reasoning in the conduct of everyday affairs.

50. A. making             B. applying                 C. taking                D. reflecting

51. A. Before        B. Over                C. Since                 D. From

52. A. transplant       B. transfer             C. support                    D. replace

53. A. chief                    B. central                        C. main                 D. prime

54. A. remarked                B. marked             C. considered                 D. refused

55. A. to               B. for                  C. of                    D. on

56. A. opposite        B. similar           C. same                D. opposed

57. A. and               B. or                  C. though                     D. while

58. A. artists             B. writers              C. critics                D. philosophers

59. A. concentrated    B. involved                    C. informed                   D. restricted

60. A. In the other             B. In another          C. In the other way    D. In other ways

61. A. issue              B. field                     C. area                    D. section

62. A. anxieties           B. worries              C. concerns                   D. cares

63. A. painting            B. object                C. culture               D. development

64. A. practical           B. ideal               C. actual                      D. theoretical

Answer 1

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