单选题According to the talk, for what is the Glasgow School of Art famous?A Its educational faculty.B Its collection of art works.C Its architectural design.D Its museums and art galleries.

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单选题
According to the talk, for what is the Glasgow School of Art famous?
A

Its educational faculty.

B

Its collection of art works.

C

Its architectural design.

D

Its museums and art galleries.


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4..[A] Thus a joke is laughed at for its own sake, even though there is an independent value in laughter, which lightens our lives by taking us momentarily outside ourselves. Why should not something similar be said of works of art, many of which aspire to be amusing in just the way that good jokes are?[B] All discussion of the value of art tends, therefore, to turn from the outset in the direction of criticism: Can there be genuine critical evaluation of art, a genuine distinction between that which deserves our attention and that which does not? (And, once again, the question may be extended to objects of natural beauty.)[C] Art is held to be a form. of education, perhaps an education of the emotions. In this case, it becomes an open question whether there might not be some more effective means to the same result. Alternatively, one may attribute a negative value to art, as Plato did in his Republic, arguing that art has a corrupting or diseducative effect on those exposed to it.[D] Artistic appreciation, a purely personal matter, calls for appropriate means of expression. Yet, it is before anything a process of “cultivation”, during which a certain part of one’s “inner self” is “dug out” and some knowledeg of the outside world becomes its match.[E] If I am amused it is for a reason, and this reason lies in the object of my amusement. We thus begin to think in terms of a distinction between good and bad reasons for laughter. Amusement at the wrong things may seem to us to show corruption of mind, cruelty, or bad taste; and when it does so, we speak of the object as not truly amusing, and feel that we have reason on our side.[F] Such thinkers and writers believe that art is not only an end in itself but also a sufficient justification of itself. They also hold that in order to understand art as it should be understood, it is necessary to put aside all interests other than an interest in the work itself.

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  • 第1题:

    What is Valencia famous for?

    A. Its markets.

    B. Its university.

    C. Its churches and museums.

    D. Its parks and gardens.


    正确答案:D
    38.答案为D  此题为细节题。问瓦伦西亚市以什么而著称?从第三段的第三句Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens.可以得出答案是D

  • 第2题:

    回答 68 ~ 71 题: D Liverpool, my hometown, is a unique city.It is so unique that in 2004 it became a World Heritage(遗产)Site.

    I recently returned to my home city and my first stop was at a museum on the River Mersey.Blanketed in mist(薄雾),Victorian architecture rose from the banks of the river, responded to the sounds of sea-birds, and appeared unbelievably charming.When I headed toward the centre, I found myself surrounded by buildings that mirror the best palaces of Europe.It is not hard to imagine why, on first seeing the city, most visitors would be overpowered by the beauty of the noble buildings, which are solid signs of Liverpool’s history.

    As if to stress its cultural role, Liverpool has more museums and galleries(美术馆)than most cities in Britain. At Walker Art Gallery, I was told that it has the best collections of Victorian paintings in the world, and is the home of modern art in the north of England. However, culture is more than galleries. Liverpool offers many music events. As Britain’s No.1 music city, it has the biggest city music festival in Europe, and its musicians are famous all over the world.Liverpool is also well-known for its football and other sports events. Every year, the Mersey River Festival attracts thousands of visitors, making the city a place of wonder.

    As you would expect from such a city, there are restaurants serving food from around the world. When my trip was about to complete, I chose to rest my legs in Liverpool’s famous Philharmonic pub(酒馆). It is a monument to perfection, and a heritage attraction itself.

    Being a World Heritage Site , my home city is certainly a place of “outstanding universal value.It is a treasure nouse with plenty of secrets for the world to explore.

    第13题:Visitors who see the city for the first time would be deeply impressed by________

    A. its charming banks

    B. its famous museums

    C. its wonderful palaces

    D. its attractive buildings


    正确答案:
    D

  • 第3题:

    What kind of experience does Mr. Nixon have with Eployco?

    A.He worked for it in the past
    B.He has used its website before
    C.He is currently one of its headhunters
    D.He was disappointed with its service

    答案:B
    解析:
    第二段第一句指出,在求职的过程中,大量地使用了EMPLOYC0网站,故选B。

  • 第4题:

    阅读理解
    Two related paradoxes also emerge from the same basic conception of the aesthetic experience. The first was given extended consideration by Hegel, who argued roughly as follows: our sensuous attention and that gives to the work of art its peculiar individuality. Because it addresses itself to our sensory appreciation, the work of art is essentially concrete, to be understood by an act of perception rather than by a process of discursive thought.
    At the same time, our understanding of the work of art is in part intellectual; we seek in it a conceptual content, which it presents to us in the form of an idea. One purpose of critical interpretation is to expound this idea in discursive form—to give the equivalent of the content of the work of art in another, nonsensuous idiom. But criticism can never succeed in this task, for, by separating the content from the particular form, it abolishes its individuality. The content presented then ceases to be the exact content of that work of art. In losing its individuality, the content loses its aesthetic reality; it thus ceases to be a reason for attending to the particular work and that first attracted our critical attention. It cannot be this that we saw in the original work and that explained its power over us.
    For this content, displayed in the discursive idiom of the critical intellect, is no more than a husk, a discarded relic of a meaning that eluded us in the act of seizing it. If the content is to be the true object of aesthetic interest, it must remain wedded to its individuality: it cannot be detached from its "sensuous embodiment" without being detached from itself. Content is, therefore, inseparable from form and form in turn inseparable from content. (It is the form that it is only by virtue of the content that it embodies.)
    Hegel's argument is the archetype of many, all aimed at showing that it is both necessary to distinguish form from content and also impossible to do so. This paradox may be resolved by rejecting either of its premises, but, as with Kant's antinomy, neither premise seems dispensable. To suppose that content and form are inseparable is, in effect, to dismiss both ideas as illusory, since no two works of art can then share either a content or a form-the form being definitive of each work's individuality.
    In this case, no one could ever justify his interest in a work of art by reference to its meaning. The intensity of aesthetic interest becomes a puzzling, and ultimately inexplicable, feature of our mental life. If, on the other hand, we insist that content and form are separable, we shall never be able to find, through a study of content, the reason for attending to the particular work of art that intrigues us. Every work of art stands proxy for its paraphrase. An impassable gap then opens between aesthetic experience and its ground, and the claim that aesthetic experience is intrinsically valuable is thrown in doubt.
    1. Hegel argued that .

    A. it is our sensuous appreciation that gives peculiar individuality to the work of art
    B. it is the content of the work of art that holds our attention
    C. the work of art cannot be understood without a process of logical thinking
    D. the form of the work of art is what our sensuous appreciation concentrates on

    答案:D
    解析:
    本题的答案线索可以在第一段的最后一句话中找到。A项应该是sensuous attention. B项没有提到,C项正是黑格尔所反对的。

  • 第5题:

    Emerging in the late Sixties and reaching a peak in the Seventies,Land Art was one of a range of new forms,including Body Art,Performance Art,Action Art and Installation Art,which pushed art beyond the traditional confines of the studio and gallery.Rather than portraying landscape,land artists used the physical substance of the land itself as their medium.The British Land Art,typified by Long's piece,was not only more domestically scaled,but a lot quirkier than its American counterpart.Indeed,while you might assume that an exhibition of Land Art would consist only of records of works rather than the works themselves,Long's photograph of his work is the work.Since his“action”is in the past,the photograph is its sole embodiment.That might seem rather an obscure point,but it sets the tone for an exhibition that contains a lot of blackandwhite photographs and relatively few natural objects.Long is Britain's bestknown Land Artist and his Stone Circle,a perfect ring of purplish rocks from Portishead beach laid out on the gallery floor,represents the elegant,rarefied side of the form.The Boyle Family,on the other hand,stands for its dirty,urban aspect.Comprising artists Mark Boyle and Joan Hills and their children,they recreated random sections of the British landscape on gallery walls.Their Olaf Street Study,a square of brickstrewn waste ground,is one of the few works here to embrace the commonplaceness that characterises most of our experience of the landscape most of the time.Parks feature,particularly in the earlier works,such as John Hilliard's very funny Across the Park,in which a longhaired stroller is variously smiled at by a pretty girl and unwittingly assaulted in a sequence of images that turn out to be different parts of the same photograph.Generally however British land artists preferred to get away from towns,gravitating towards landscapes that are traditionally considered beautiful such as the Lake District or the Wiltshire Downs.While it probably wasn't apparent at the time,much of this work is permeated by a spirit of romantic escapism that the likes of Wordsworth would have readily understood.Derek Jarman's yellowtinted film Towards Avebury,a collection of long,mostly still shots of the Wiltshire landscape,evokes a tradition of English landscape painting stretching from Samuel Palmer to Paul Nash.In the case of Hamish Fulton,you can't help feeling that the Scottish artist has simply founda way of making his love of walking pay.A typical work,such as Seven Days,consists of a single beautiful blackandwhite photograph taken on an epic walk,with the mileage and number of days taken listed beneath.British Land Art as shown in this well selected,but relatively modestly scaled exhibition wasn't about imposing on the landscape,more a kind of landscapeorientated light conceptual art created passing through.It had its origins in the great outdoors,but the results were as gallerybound as the paintings of Turner and Constable.Towards Avebury_____

    A.originates from a long walk that the artist took
    B.illustrates a kind of landscape-orientated light conceptual art
    C.reminds people of the English landscape painting tradition.
    D.represents the elegance of the British land art
    E.depicts the ordinary si

    答案:C
    解析:
    特征词对比根据题干中的关键词定位到第六段第三句话。这句话的主干部分Towards Avebury…evokes a tradition of English landscape painting所表达的意思是《走向埃夫伯里石》唤起了人们对英国山风景画传统的记忆。从同义替换的角度来看,C项的reminds对应原文中的evokes,English landscape painting tradition对应原文中的a tradition of English landscape painting。

  • 第6题:

    单选题
    The resistance of a conductor varies ()
    A

    directly as its length and inversely as its cross-sectional area

    B

    inversely as its length and directly as its cross-sectional area

    C

    directly as its length and directly as its cross-sectional area

    D

    inversely as its length and inversely as its cross-sectional area


    正确答案: D
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第7题:

    单选题
    According to the advertisement, what is NOT indicated about the tour?
    A

    The region is famous for its sun and surf.

    B

    The deals mentioned are not the only ones available.

    C

    The costs listed are inclusive of all meals.

    D

    The accommodations have already been arranged.


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    第一句话就提到游客前往加勒比主要是因为其sun and surf,A项正确。文章最后一句提到还有更多的安排,可以上网站看,B项正确。文中列示的所以行程安排都提到了会在哪个酒店住几天,所以D项正确。行程中没有安排所有的吃饭花费,所以选择C。

  • 第8题:

    单选题
    Increased _____ to the shrinking world will stimulate more foreign travel with professors, studying cultures, history, art, literature, language, and other subjects that will enrich students’ understanding and appreciation of the planet and its people.
    A

    sensitivity

    B

    sensibility

    C

    sentiment

    D

    sensation


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    sensitivity敏感性。sensibility感觉能力。sentiment情绪,情操。sensation感觉,感情;轰动。

  • 第9题:

    单选题
    The passage asserts which of the following about commercial art?
    A

    There are many examples of commercial art whose artistic merit is equal to that of great works of art of the past.

    B

    Commercial art is heavily influenced by whatever doctrines are fashionable in the serious art world of the time.

    C

    The line between commercial art and great art lies primarily in how an image is used, not in the motivation for its creation.

    D

    The pervasiveness of contemporary commercial art has led art historians to undervalue representational skills.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    文中:But I think that the victory…we may be in danger of ceasing to know.作者认为商业广告的推行和通俗化给艺术历史学家和评论家们造成了一定的难题,即他们会低估这种具象技能。

  • 第10题:

    单选题
    What kind of experience does Mr. Nixon have with Employco?
    A

    He worked for it in the past.

    B

    He has used its website before.

    C

    He is currently one of its headhunters.

    D

    He was disappointed with its service.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    根据邮件第2段第1句I am familiar with your firm through your website可知答案为B。

  • 第11题:

    单选题
    The first national park in the United States, _____, including “Old Faithful”, is famous for its geysers and for its bears and buffalo.
    A

    Yellowstone National Park

    B

    New York State Park

    C

    Mount Rushmore Park

    D

    Little Rock Park


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    Yellowstone National Park黄石国家公园,建于1872年,美国最大的国家公园,也是世界第一座国家公园。

  • 第12题:

    单选题
    This advertisement aims to _____.
    A

    improve the relationship between companies

    B

    stress the important role of art in education

    C

    attract MOCA members to the programs

    D

    raise funds for museums of modern art


    正确答案: B
    解析:
    通览全文,文章先解释艺术在企业成长中的重要作用,然后强调这次活动的意义,需要参加的请及时预定,这分明是吸引别人来参加会议。正确答案为C。

  • 第13题:

    Among the critiques were allegations ____ some franchise uses its political influence to increase its profits.

    A which ;

    B what ;

    C that


    参考答案:C

  • 第14题:

    By saying "spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable" (Line 1-2, Para.3), the author sug- gests that( )

    [A] collectors were no longer actively involved in art-market auctions

    [B] people stopped every kind of spending and stayed away from galleries

    [C] art collection as a fashion had lost its appeal to a great extent

    [D] works of art in general had gone out of fashion so they were not worth buying


    正确答案:A
    作者说,“任何形式的消费都显得非常不合时宜”(第三段第一至二行),是在暗______。
    [A]收藏家们不再积极参与艺术品市场的拍卖
    [B]人们停止了所有种类的消费,并且远离画廊
    [C]在很大程度上,作为时尚的艺术收藏已经失去了吸引力
    [D]通常意义的艺术作品已经落伍,因此不再值得购买
    答案解析:[A]语义理解题。文章第三段第一句“In the weeks and months that Nllowed Mr.Hirst’Ssale,spending of any sort became deeply unfashionable.”提到“在Hirst先生的作品出售之后的数周乃至数月里,任何形式的消费都显得非常不合时宜”,紧接着第二句,作者给出了进一步解释,“…that meant collectors stayed away from galleries and salerooms.”表示“这意味着收藏家远离了画廊和销售店。”很显然,这指的是收藏家不再花钱购买艺术品,即他们不再积极参与艺术品市场的拍卖了,所以[A]为正确答案。[B]的说法太绝对,直接排除。文中也没有提到艺术品已经失去了吸引力,或者不值得购买,因此[C]和[D]也应排除。

  • 第15题:

    It can be inferred from this passage that .

    A. the paradox that it is both necessary to distinguish form content and also impossible to do so cannot be resolved by rejecting its premises
    B. both content and form of the work of art are illusory
    C. the content and form of the work of art are separable
    D. aesthetic experience is not intrinsically valuable

    答案:A
    解析:
    根据第四段的内容,康德对开始两句话的否定,表明对两个前提中的一个予以否定是不可能的,这与A项的内容相符合。

  • 第16题:

    This town is famous__its historical homes.

    A.for
    B.about
    C.with
    D.by

    答案:A
    解析:
    be famous for表示“以……而著名”。

  • 第17题:


    According to Jarold Ramsey,American Indian poetry is an art form characterized by its( )

    A.unusual depictions of landscapes
    B.adaptability to public performance
    C.universal accessibility
    D.highly original plots

    答案:B
    解析:

  • 第18题:

    单选题
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’ poetry is noted for its _____.
    A

    art for art’s sake

    B

    originality

    C

    didacticism

    D

    innovation


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    亨利·沃兹沃斯·朗费罗(1807—1882)是十九世纪最伟大的浪漫主义诗人之一。他的代表作品有《人生礼赞》《海华沙之歌》。其诗歌不管是题材、句法,都受到英国诗歌的影响,语言简洁质朴,主题符合世俗要求,充满说教意味,也暗含深刻哲理。

  • 第19题:

    单选题
    A recent spate of art thefts at a major museum has led to a drastic increase in the insurance premiums that the museum must pay to insure its collection. Many art fans are concerned that the museum, which traditionally has charged no entrance fee, will be forced to charge a high entrance fee in order to pay for the increased insurance premiums.  Which of the following, if true, would most alleviate the concern of the art fans that the museum will be forced to charge high entrance fees?
    A

    Law enforcement officials recently apprehended the Belgian Bobcat, a notorious art thief who has been linked to at least 20 art heists.

    B

    Citing a dispute with the insurance company over the terms of its coverage, the museum has chosen to cancel its insurance policy.

    C

    The majority of visitors to the museum are schoolchildren, who could not reasonably be expected to pay a high entrance fee.

    D

    The museum pays for the majority of its total expenses from its large endowment, which is earmarked specifically for purchasing new art.

    E

    The museum recently installed a state-of-the-art burglar alarm system that will make future thefts almost impossible.


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    游客们进入博物馆需要购买门票的原因是,博物馆要购买高额的财务保险;如果博物馆不再购买保险,那么游客们进入博物馆也就不需要购买门票了,故本题应选B项。

  • 第20题:

    问答题
    ◆Topic 5: Buildings: Good to Use or Good to Look?  Questions for Reference:  1. Is there any building impressed you? Describe it.  2. What are the advantages/disadvantages of buildings designed as works of art?  3. Recently, more and more people believe that a building should serve its purpose rather than looking beautiful. What’s your view?

    正确答案: 【参考答案】
    Recently, more and more people believe that a building should serve its purpose rather than looking beautiful, whether the architects should worry about buildings as works of art has become an issue of controversy. Before presenting my opinion, I would like to probe into both sides of the debate.
    Critics argue about the shortcomings of buildings designed as works of art. First of all, it needs a great sum of money to design beautiful buildings with extra decorations. Most people would like to have better infrastructures and recreational facilities rather than a better look. Secondly, the side effects brought by artistic designs also arouse people’s wide concern. They worry about the safety of buildings and they believe the steadiness is more essential. Last but not least, the appearance which is loved by the designers may not be accepted by everyone. Different people have discrepant views. It is easier said than done to settle a proposal satisfying everybody.
    Supporters also claim that there are a large number of benefits following the special architectures. For one thing, we can hand down our cultural heritages by constructions. If we fail to build up symbols of our tradition, our descendants may forget it someday. For another thing, it’s also a good way to enhance the embellishment. There is no doubt that a good image of the city could successfully attract the world’s attention and powder .the dwellers with more opportunities. Also worth mentioning is that it can give us good feelings. Under such circumstance, people could work more efficiently and rest more comfortably.
    Generally speaking, both of their views are rational. But personally, I side with the latter one.
    Anyway, we don’t want to live in a world with the same buildings, the same colours and the same styles.
    解析: 暂无解析

  • 第21题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
    A

    School phobia, which is widespread in many countries, is no cause for alarm.

    B

    The problem of school phobia in Japan can not be solved unless it gets rid of its social evils.

    C

    Despite school phobia the Japanese educational system remains on of the best in the world.

    D

    Unrelenting pressures in the Japanese society contribute greatly to success.


    正确答案: C
    解析:
    文章最后一段讲述了导致school phobia出现的一些因素,最后东京大学身心医学部的负责人称“The problem won’t be cured until Japanese society as a whole is cured of its deep-rooted social ills”,与B项表达意思相一致。

  • 第22题:

    单选题
    What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
    A

    her main achievements in school life

    B

    her school life

    C

    her preparation for setting up Art School

    D

    her struggle in life


    正确答案: A
    解析:
    主旨大意题。第二段主要介绍了残疾女孩在学生时期付出的努力及取得的成就。故选A。

  • 第23题:

    单选题
    According to the passage, Argentina is world-famous because of its _____.
    A

    large number of sports fans and supporters

    B

    success in the football World Cup

    C

    obvious position on the map

    D

    excellence at most important sports


    正确答案: C
    解析: