2016-2017高中英语 Unit 5 Enjoying novels单元综合测评 新10.docVIP

单元综合测评(五) Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分满分30分)A (2015·重庆高考)The values of artistic works(相对主义)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 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 principles of taste are uniform(不变的)in human naturent.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璴asting themes and plot devices in fiction.The structures of musical pieces are now open to experimental analysis as never beforel.Research findings seem to indicate that the creation by a great artist is as permanent an achievement as the discovery by a great scientist. 【语篇解读】　本1．According to the passage，what do we know about cultural relativism? A．It introduces different cultural values. B．It explains the history of artistic works. C．It relates artistic values to local conditions. D．It excites the human mind throughout the world. 【解析】　细节理解题。题干中的cultural relativism是关键词答案可以锁定在文章第一段的第一句．..simply reflections of local social and economic conditions。文化【答案】　C2．In Paragraph 2，the artists are mentioned in order to show that ．nguishable from great arts D．great artists are skilled at combining various cultures 【解析】　推理判断题。第二段主要是通