37. The word “bummer” (Line 5. paragraph 5) most probably means something
[A] religious. [B] unpleasant. [C] entertaining. [D] commercial。
38. In the author’s opinion, advertising
[A] emerges in the wake of the anti-happy art。
[B] is a cause of disappointment for the general public。
[C] replaces the church as a major source of information。
[D] creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself。
39. We can learn from the last paragraph that the author believes
[A].happiness more often than not ends in sadness。
[B] the anti-happy art is distasteful by refreshing。
[C] misery should be enjoyed rather than denied。
[D] the anti-happy art flourishes when economy booms。
40. Which of the following is true of the text?
[A] Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery。
[B] Art provides a balance between expectation and reality。
[C] People feel disappointed at the realities of modern society。
[D] Mass media are inclined to cover disasters and deaths。
名师解析
36. By citing the examples of poets Wordsworth and Baudelaire, the author intends to show that
作者引用诗人华兹华斯和波德莱尔的例子，其意图是为了表明
[A] poetry is not as expressive of joy as painting or music。
诗歌对于快乐的表达不如油画和音乐。
[B] art grows out of both positive and negative feelings。
艺术源于正面和负面情感。
[C] poets today are less skeptical of happiness。
今天的诗人对于快乐持较弱的怀疑态度。
[D] artists have changed their focus of interest。
艺术家已经改变了兴趣的焦点。
【答案】 D
【考点】 推断题。
【分析】 题干关键词“华兹华斯和波德莱尔”，定位到第二段最后一句，“as we went from Wordsworth’s daffodils to Baudelaire’s flowers of evil”通过第一段的阅读我们得知，艺术家开始关注那些令人不快的情感。而第二段说，“以前不是这样的，绘画，音乐都适合表达快乐，只是19世纪的某个时候，当我们从华兹华斯的水仙花转向波德莱尔的恶之花时，越来越多的艺术家开始把快乐看成是乏味的，虚假的，甚至是令人厌倦的。”因此我们可以得出结论，即“艺术家已经改变了兴趣的焦点”。故正确答案是[D]。[A]不合适的原因是文中没有将诗歌、绘画和音乐对于快乐的表现力进行比较。[B]从字面上来看，似乎是有道理的，但是这不是作者引用二人的目的所在，因为作者强调的是一个重点的转移。选项[C]的说法和第三段第一句的意思相反。
37. The word“bummer”(Line 5. Paragraph 5) most probably means something
“bummer”(第五段第五行)一词的最有可能的含义是
[A] religious. 宗教的 [B] unpleasant. 令人不快的
[C] entertaining. 使人愉快的 [D] commercial. 商业的
【答案】 B
【考点】 词义题。
