TEM-4 Exercise 4
时间：2006-09-13 08:25:58
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Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank.
Aesthetic1 thought of a distinctively2 modern bent3 emerged during the 18th century. The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted4 much attention to such matters (1)_____ natural beauty, the sublime5, and representation -- a trend reflecting the central position they had given to the philosophy of nature. (2)_____ that time, however, the philosophy of art has become ever more (3)_____ and has begun to (4)_____ the philosophy of nature. Various issues (5)_____ to the philosophy of art have had a (6)_____ impact (7)_____ the orientation6 of 20th-century aesthetics7. (8)_____ among these are problems relating to the theory of art as form and (9)_____ the distinction between representation and expression. Still another far-reaching question has to do with the value of art. Two opposing theoretical positions (10)_____ on this issue: one holds that art and its appreciation8 are a means to some recognized moral good, (11)_____ the other maintains that art is intrinsically valuable and is an end in itself. Underlying9 this whole issue is the concept of taste, one of the basic concerns of aesthetics. In recent years there has also been an increasing (12)_____ with art as the prime object of critical judgment10. Corresponding to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought, (13)_____ have followed (14)_____ of two approaches. In one, criticism is restricted to the analysis and interpretation11 of the work of art. (15)_____, it is devoted to articulating the response to the aesthetic object and to (16)_____ a particular way of perceiving it.
Over the years, aesthetics has developed into a broad field of knowledge and inquiry12. The concerns of contemporary aesthetics include such (17)_____ problems as the nature of style and its aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to culture; the (18)_____ of a history of art; the (19)_____ of Freudian psychology13 and other forms of psychological study to criticism; and the place of aesthetic judgment in practical (20)_____ in the conduct of everyday affairs.
1.
A. for
B. as
C. to
D. with
2.
A. Since
B. For
C. As
D. In
3.
A. promotional
B. promissory
C. promiscuous
D. prominent
4.
A. plant
B. supplant
C. transplant
D. replant
5.
A. central
B. concentrating
C. focusing
D. centering
6.
A. marking
B. remarking
C. marked
D. remarked
7.
A. on
B. for
C. in
D. to
8.
A. Forebodying
B. Foremost
C. Forethoughtful
D. Foregone
9.
A. for
B. for
C. to
D. on
10.
A. have brought
B. have been brought
C. have taken
D. have been taken
11.
A. whereas
B. wherein
C. whereon
D. wherefore
12.
A. preoccupancy
B. preoccupation
C. premonition
D. preoption
13.
A. artists
B. writers
C. critics
D. analysts
14.
A. all
B. either
C. neither
D. none
15.
A. In the other manner
B. In the other way
C. In another
D. In the other
16.
A. justify
B. justified
C. justifying
D. having justified
17.
A. diverse
B. divided
C. divine
D. dividual
18.
A. vicinity
B. viability
C. villainy
D. visibility
19.
A. reliance
B. reliability
C. relief
D. relevancy
20.
A. reason
B. reasonableness
C. reasoning
D. reasonability
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. B
15. D
16. C
17. A
18. B
19. D
20. C
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Select the correct choice for each blank.
Aesthetic1 thought of a distinctively2 modern bent3 emerged during the 18th century. The western philosophers and critics of this time devoted4 much attention to such matters (1)_____ natural beauty, the sublime5, and representation -- a trend reflecting the central position they had given to the philosophy of nature. (2)_____ that time, however, the philosophy of art has become ever more (3)_____ and has begun to (4)_____ the philosophy of nature. Various issues (5)_____ to the philosophy of art have had a (6)_____ impact (7)_____ the orientation6 of 20th-century aesthetics7. (8)_____ among these are problems relating to the theory of art as form and (9)_____ the distinction between representation and expression. Still another far-reaching question has to do with the value of art. Two opposing theoretical positions (10)_____ on this issue: one holds that art and its appreciation8 are a means to some recognized moral good, (11)_____ the other maintains that art is intrinsically valuable and is an end in itself. Underlying9 this whole issue is the concept of taste, one of the basic concerns of aesthetics. In recent years there has also been an increasing (12)_____ with art as the prime object of critical judgment10. Corresponding to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought, (13)_____ have followed (14)_____ of two approaches. In one, criticism is restricted to the analysis and interpretation11 of the work of art. (15)_____, it is devoted to articulating the response to the aesthetic object and to (16)_____ a particular way of perceiving it.
Over the years, aesthetics has developed into a broad field of knowledge and inquiry12. The concerns of contemporary aesthetics include such (17)_____ problems as the nature of style and its aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to culture; the (18)_____ of a history of art; the (19)_____ of Freudian psychology13 and other forms of psychological study to criticism; and the place of aesthetic judgment in practical (20)_____ in the conduct of everyday affairs.
1.
A. for
B. as
C. to
D. with
2.
A. Since
B. For
C. As
D. In
3.
A. promotional
B. promissory
C. promiscuous
D. prominent
4.
A. plant
B. supplant
C. transplant
D. replant
5.
A. central
B. concentrating
C. focusing
D. centering
6.
A. marking
B. remarking
C. marked
D. remarked
7.
A. on
B. for
C. in
D. to
8.
A. Forebodying
B. Foremost
C. Forethoughtful
D. Foregone
9.
A. for
B. for
C. to
D. on
10.
A. have brought
B. have been brought
C. have taken
D. have been taken
11.
A. whereas
B. wherein
C. whereon
D. wherefore
12.
A. preoccupancy
B. preoccupation
C. premonition
D. preoption
13.
A. artists
B. writers
C. critics
D. analysts
14.
A. all
B. either
C. neither
D. none
15.
A. In the other manner
B. In the other way
C. In another
D. In the other
16.
A. justify
B. justified
C. justifying
D. having justified
17.
A. diverse
B. divided
C. divine
D. dividual
18.
A. vicinity
B. viability
C. villainy
D. visibility
19.
A. reliance
B. reliability
C. relief
D. relevancy
20.
A. reason
B. reasonableness
C. reasoning
D. reasonability
1. B
2. A
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. B
9. C
10. D
11. A
12. B
13. C
14. B
15. D
16. C
17. A
18. B
19. D
20. C
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aesthetic
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| adj.美学的，审美的，有美感 | |
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distinctively
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bent
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| n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的 | |
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devoted
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sublime
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| adj.崇高的，伟大的；极度的，不顾后果的 | |
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orientation
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aesthetics
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| n.(尤指艺术方面之)美学，审美学 | |
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appreciation
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| n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨 | |
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underlying
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judgment
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| n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见 | |
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interpretation
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| n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理 | |
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inquiry
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psychology
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