【正文】 Food festivals are a mon occurrence in the UK and take place in all sorts of places and at all sorts of times. Whatever your taste, there39。 【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。 （4）考查主旨大意。 （3）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。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。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。Is Human Nature Uniform?B.Are Artistic Values Universal?s greatest artistsD.they establish some general principles of artC.great artists are skilled at bining various cultures（3）According to Hume, some works of art can exist for centuries because_____ . A.history gives art works special appeal to set them apartC.It excites the human mind throughout the world.（2）In Paragraph 2, the artists are mentioned in order to show that _____ . A.It explains the history of artistic works.C. 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 longlasting themes and plot devices in fiction. The structures of musical pieces are now open to experimental analysis as never before. Research findings seem to indicate that the creation by a great artist is as permanent an achievement as the discovery by a great scientist.（1）According to the passage, what do we know about cultural relativism? A.s 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. The values of artistic works, according to cultural relativism(相對主義), are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions. Such a view, however, fails to explain the ability of some works of art to excite the human mind across cultures and through centuries. 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。因此它挑戰(zhàn)人類的能力。 （4）考查推理判斷。ve learnt from parkour is freedom.”可知蘊含的另一個哲理是自由。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。畫線部分over obstacles on the over all the barriers in the path意思一致，指跨越路上的障礙。根據(jù)第三段中的“that39。s wonderful performances that the sport has bee popular worldwide.”可知因為James Bond在電影Casino Royale中的精彩跑酷表演使得這項運動在全世界流行，故選D。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。. founder, David Belle varieties of participants risks and tricks film, Casino Royale（2）The underlined word obstacles in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ve learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself.（1）Parkour has bee popular throughout the world because of Overing all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in parkour and never fall back in your life, to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover said, I love parkour because its philosophy has bee my life, my way to do everything. s parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the barriers in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop. s wonderful performances that the sport has bee popular worldwide. Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move, said David Belle, the founder of parkour. 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測和推理判斷三個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行分析，推理，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)最后一段中的“ today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. ”可知它發(fā)展的非常快。根據(jù)第三段中的“At the same time, the ‘Fringe’ appeared as a challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) to the official festival. ”可知Fringe 與official是相對的；再根據(jù)“Eight theatre groups turned up？”以及第四段中的“Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform ”可知很多團(tuán)體和大學(xué)生也參與了進(jìn)來，所以Fringe譯為非正式的，故選B。故選D。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.”可知，這個Edinburgh Festival是為了在二戰(zhàn)后重新團(tuán)結(jié)歐洲。 . bee a nonofficial event gone beyond an art festival shows all year round growing rapidly【答案】 （1）A（2）D（3）B（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了愛丁堡音樂節(jié)形成和發(fā)展，包括對創(chuàng)設(shè)目的，參與群體，發(fā)展規(guī)模等方面進(jìn)行了簡要而準(zhǔn)確的敘述，回顧了愛丁堡音樂節(jié)的發(fā)展歷程。 Today the Fringe, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big. At the same time, the Fringe appeared as a challenge(挑戰(zhàn)) to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years. In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War. 【點評】本題考點涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和主旨大意兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進(jìn)行概