Question

6．The values of artistic works，according to cultural relativism，are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions．Such a view，however，fails to explain the ability of some works 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 works of this kind are different from today's 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 principles of taste are uniform（不變的） 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 centuries．
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 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．
33．In Paragraph 2，the artists are mentioned in order to show thatB．
A．history gives art works special appeal to set them apart
B．great works of art can go beyond national boundaries
C．popular arts are hardly distinguishable from great arts
D．great artists are skilled a t combining various cultures
34．According to Hume，some works of art can exist for centuries becauseC．
A．they are results of scientific study  
B．they establish some general principles of art
C．they appeal to unchanging features of human nature
D．they are created by the world's greatest artists
35．Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage？D
A．Is Cultural Relativism Scientific？
B．Are Popular Arts Permanent？
C．Is Human Nature Uniform？
D．Are Artistic Values Universal？

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們介紹了根據(jù)文化相對主義，藝術(shù)作品永恒受歡迎的原因是人類的審美具有共同性，并就此展開討論．

解答 33．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段中的最后一句They have set themselves apart in their timeless appeal and will probably be enjoyed for centuries into the future，可知這段話的寫作目的就是為了說明藝術(shù)鑒賞是沒有時空的限制的，故選B．
34．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段中的Works of this type，he believed，spoke to deep and unvarying features of human nature and could continue to exist over centuries，這類作品，他認為，是對人性的深刻和不變的特征說話，可以繼續(xù)存在幾個世紀，因此他們呼吁人類的天性不變，故選C．
35．D．推理判斷題．縱觀全文，文章主要講述了藝術(shù)鑒賞是不分時間和文化國界的．因此藝術(shù)價值觀是普遍的嗎是最合適的標題，故選D．

點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．