【正文】 In India, Diwali。t find a better place than Times Square.s about time that we should take India to mainstream America and show India39。s Times Square. They are also held in many parks and museums. More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for row of lights. It is the most important holiday in India. 【點(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及推理判斷和主旨大意兩個(gè)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(duì)主義), are simply reflections of local social and economic conditions.”可知根據(jù)相對(duì)主義，藝術(shù)作品就是把藝術(shù)的價(jià)值與當(dāng)?shù)氐纳鐣?huì)經(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(duì)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(duì)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(diǎn)評(píng)】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解，詞義猜測(cè)和推理判斷三個(gè)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，同時(shí)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。所以從最后一段可知，infrasound將在未來的電影中被更多地使用。 （4）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故第三段加下劃線的subtle一詞是C選項(xiàng)“不明顯的”。所以這段在解釋最好的電影音樂是不易被觀眾察覺的音樂。s causing it. Only when the music is taken out of the film should audiences understand its effects.可知，觀眾應(yīng)該感受到的只是一種強(qiáng)烈的情感——他們不應(yīng)該意識(shí)到是什么導(dǎo)致了這種情感。根據(jù)第三段中的All that audiences are supposed to feel is a heightened sense of emotion—they shouldn39。故選D。根據(jù)第二段中的Using this knowledge, posers use sudden changes in film music speed to create fear among audiences.可知，利用這一知識(shí)，作曲家利用電影音樂速度的突然變化在觀眾中制造恐懼。故選B。所以通過反向推理，要是有了背景音樂，恐怖電影和喜劇電影就截然不同了。根據(jù)第一段中的But try watching them without the background music and you just might decide they39。It will be used more in movies in the future.【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，電影和音樂的關(guān)系密切，音樂對(duì)于電影影響重大，作者說明了電影制作者如何用音樂來渲染氣氛。It makes audiences relaxed.C.It can39。D.C.B.The unexpected change of the music.（3）What does the underlined word subtle in the third paragraph mean? A.The slow speed of the tangle.C.Their time and place.（2）What causes fear among audiences? A.Their actors.Their background music.Their history.s called infrasound (次聲波) to arouse fear. While we may not be able to hear it because its frequency is below the range of the human ear, infrasound has been proven to cause anxiety, tremble and even sorrow. For example, infrasound was used in the soundtrack of the 2007 horror movie Paranormal Activity, and audiences reposed extremely high fear levels despite the 1ack of action throughout the movie. It doesn39。s causing it. Only when the music is taken out of the film should audiences understand its effects. As crucial as it is, the best film music is subtle. All that audiences are supposed to feel is a heightened sense of emotion—they shouldn39。re not so different after all. Music and movies have been closely connected since the beginning of the film industry—even before the voices of actors were recorded. In movies, music helps to provide a sense of time and place, convey ideas about the characters and, most importantly, draw emotions out of the audience. There39。7．閱讀短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。故選D。 （4）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第三段中的 “Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform,” 可知這些隊(duì)伍認(rèn)為每個(gè)人都有表演的權(quán)力，所以他們想要參加節(jié)日。故選A。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。A paid administrator(行政人員) was first employed only in 1971, and 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. More than million tickets were sold.（1）What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? bring Europe together again. honor heroes of World War II. introduce young theatre groups. attract great artists from Europe.（2）Why did some uninvited theatre groups e to Edinburgh in 1947? owned a public house there. came to take up a challenge. thought they were also famous. wanted to take part in the festival.（3）What does the Fringe mean in the third paragraph? groups groups groups groups（4）We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and C