【正文】 B.Are Popular Arts Permanent?C.Is Human Nature Uniform?D.Is Cultural Relativism Scientific?【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了根據(jù)文化相對主義，藝術(shù)作品在永恒受歡迎的原因是人類的審美具有共同性，并且就此展開說明。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“The values of artistic works, according to cultural relativism(相對主義), are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions.”可知根據(jù)相對主義，藝術(shù)作品就是把藝術(shù)的價值與當(dāng)?shù)氐纳鐣?jīng)濟(jì)條件結(jié)合在一塊，故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的“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 today39。s popular art, even if they began as works of popular art.”可知不會把莫扎特與日本的音樂進(jìn)行比較，正如日本的畫作與巴黎的畫廊進(jìn)行比較，藝術(shù)作品是沒有國界的，故選A。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第三段中的“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.’ ”可知Davide曾辯論到風(fēng)格的原則上是沒有變化的，所以一些藝術(shù)是可能會永生的，故選D。 （4）考查主旨大意。本文主要從相對論的角度來說，藝術(shù)的價值只能反應(yīng)當(dāng)時的社會經(jīng)濟(jì)，但作者提出不同的觀點，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．閱讀理解 Spring is ing, and it is time for those about to graduate to look for jobs. Competition is tough, so job seekers must carefully consider their personal choices. Whatever we are wearing, our family and friends may accept us, but the workplace may not. A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for panies to discourage visible tattoos (紋身)，nose rings, or certain dress styles. It is true you can39。t judge a book by its cover, yet people do cover themselves in order to convey certain messages. What we wear, including tattoos and nose rings, is an expression of who we are. Just as people convey messages about themselves with their appearances, so do panies. Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept. Others may say how to dress is a matter of personal freedom, but for businesses it is more about whether to make or lose money. Most employers do care about the personal appearances of their employees, because those people represent the panies to their customers. As a hiring manager I am paid to choose the people who would make the best impression on our customers. There are plenty of wellqualified candidates, so it is not wrong to reject someone who might disappoint my customers. Even though I am openminded, I can39。t expect all our customers are. There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No pany should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.（1）Which of the following is the newspaper editor39。s opinion according to Paragraph 2? A.People39。s appearances can messages about themselves.B.Customers39。 choices influence dress standards in panies.C.Candidates with tattoos or nose rings should be fairly treated.D.Strange dress styles should not be encouraged in the workplace.（2）What can be inferred from the text? A.Candidates have to wear what panies prefer for an interview.B.Hiring managers make the best impression on their candidates.C.Companies sometimes have to change to respect their candidates.D.What to wear is not a matter of personal choice for panies.（3）Which of the following would be the best title for the text? A.Personal Choices MatterB.Appearances MatterC.Employees MatterD.Hiring Managers Matter（4）The author39。s attitude towards strange dress styles in the workplace may best be described . A.negativeB.positiveC.enthusiasticD.sympathetic【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了公司職員的著裝是否得體不只代表個人還代表公司，而求職者的著裝也會影響招聘經(jīng)理對其的印象。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的 A high school newspaper editor said it is unfair for panies to discourage visible tattoos(紋身) nose rings, or certain dress styles.可知報紙編輯認(rèn)為有紋身或者鼻環(huán)的人也應(yīng)該被公平對待，故選C。 （2）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的 Dress standards exist in the business world for a number of reasons, but the main concern is often about what customers accept. 可知在職場著裝不只代表個人形象更代表公司形象，故選D。 （3）考查主旨大意。文章主要講了公司職員的著裝是否得體不只代表個人還代表公司，而求職者的著裝也會影響招聘經(jīng)理對其的印象，由此可知文章的主要內(nèi)容為著裝，故選B。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段中的There is nobody to blame but yourself if your set of choices does not match that of your preferred employer. No pany should have to change to satisfy a candidate simply because he or she is unwilling to respect its standards, as long as its standards are legal.可知，作者認(rèn)為求職者因為奇裝異服而被公司拒絕是很正常的，因為很少會有公司會為求職者改變標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，求職者應(yīng)該改變自己來符合公司的要求。由此可知作者對奇裝異服的態(tài)度是負(fù)面的，選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細(xì)節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進(jìn)一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。9．閱讀理解 Ray Tokuda, a 54yearold Japanese American, is proud of the title his school has given him. He is a Shifu, a Chinese word literally meaning a master, mentor or senior practioner of martial arts. Tokuda has reason to be proud. He has been involved with Chinese martial arts for almost four decades. After learning them at the martial arts school in New Mexico State, today he is among the most experienced kung fu teachers of the school. Practicing martial arts two to three hours and helping students improve their skills have bee Tokuda39。s daily routine. He expects to practice and teach martial arts for the rest of his life. I39。m still learning. It39。s worth more than a lifetime to learn Chinese martial arts, he said. Once I started, I just couldn39。t stop. I think it39。s also the mag