大学英语六级长篇阅读专项强化真题试卷12
长篇阅读
Why the Mona Lisa Stands Out
[A]Have you ever fallen for a novel and been amazed not to find it on lists of great books? Or walked around a sculpture renowned as a classic, struggling to see what the fuss is about? If so, you\’ve probably pondered the question a psychologist, James Cutting, asked himself: how does a work of art come to be considered great?
[B]The intuitive answer is that some works of art are just great: of intrinsically superior quality. The paintings that win prime spots in galleries, get taught in classes and reproduced in books are the ones that have proved their artistic value over time. If you can\’t see they\’re superior, that\’s your problem. It\’s an intimidatingly neat explanation. But some social scientists have been asking awkward questions of it, raising the possibility that artistic canons (名作目录) are little more than fossilised historical accidents.
[C]Cutting, a professor at Cornell University, wondered if a psychological mechanism known as the \\
1.According to Duncan Watts, the superiority of the \\
E
解析：[E]段第一句指出了邓肯·沃茨提出的“累积优势”原则，最后一句又指出了沃茨发现莱昂纳多还有另外三幅画陈列在上一个展厅，但似乎都没有人注意到，人们认为“紫娜丽莎”要比那三幅画好。由此可知，沃茨认为莱昂纳多的“蒙娜丽莎”要比另外三幅画好是因为“累积优势”原则。题干是对该段的概括，题干中的superiority对应原文中的superior，故答案为[E]。
2.Some social scientists have raised doubts about the intrinsic value of certain works of art.
B
解析：[B]段最后一句提到，一些社会科学家提出了一些刁钻的问题，认为经典的艺术作品比僵化的历史事件强不了多少。题干中的raised doubts对应原文中的asking awkward questions，故答案为[B]。
3.It is often random events or preferences that determine the fate of a piece of art.
H
解析：[H]段最后一句提到，绘画、诗词和流行歌曲会因某些随机事件或一些有影响力的人的偏好得以传承世代，或被人遗忘。题干中的determine the fate对应原文中的buoyed or sunk；a piece of art对应原文中的Paitings，poems and pop songs,故答案为[H]。
4.In his experiment, Cutting found that his subjects liked lesser known works better than canonical works because of more exposure.
C
解析：[C]段最后两句提到，结果，这些学生更喜欢第二类作品，而对照组的学生则更喜欢经典之作。卡汀教授的学生之所以喜欢第二类作品就是因为他们看到这些作品的次数更多。题干中的because of moreexposure对应原文中的because they had seen them more：his subjects对应原文中的Cutting’s students，故答案为[C]。
5.The author thinks the greatness of an art work still lies in its intrinsic value.
K
解析：[K]段第一句提到，艺术作品的固有特质似乎已经是最不重要的一个属性了。但实际上，固有特质的重要性要比社会科学家所认为得高。之后阐述了艺术品固有价值的重要性。题干是对该段的概括，题干中的intrinsic value对应原文中的intrinsic quality，故答案为[K]。
6.It is true of critics as well as ordinary people that the popularity of artistic works is closely associated with publicity.
D
解析：[D]段最后两句提到，评论家的赞誉和曝光度息息相关。卡汀教授称，“从单纯的曝光效果来看，其对于学者和民众的作用是一样的。”题干中的is closely associated with对应原文中的is deeply entwined with，故答案为[D]。
7.We need to expose ourselves to more art and literature in order to tell the superior from the inferior.
L
解析：[L]段最后一句提到，但是，这就是为什么我们需要尽可能地多看，多读。我们接触到更多好的东西、稣的东西，才能更好地明白他们的区别。题于中的superior和inferior分别对应原文中的good和bad，故答案为[L]。
8.A study of the history of the greatest paintings suggests even a great work of art could experience years of neglect.
F
解析：[F]段第一句提到，沃茨研究了“有史以来最伟大的油画”的历史后发现，“蒙娜丽莎”在大部分时期都相对默默无闻。题干中的a great work of art指的是原文中的“Mona Lisa”；题干中的experience years ofneglect对应原文中的remained in relative obscurity，故答案为[F]。
9.Culture is still used as a mark to distinguish one social class from another.
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