新GRE阅读模拟题36套(下).pdf

A serious critic has prehend the particular content, 9. Select the sentence that gives a reason why it is
unique structure, and special meaning of a work of art. And insufficient to treat a work of art solely historically.
here she faces a dilemma. The critic must recognize the
artistic element of uniqueness that requires subjective reaction; 10. The author‘s argument is developed primarily by
yet she must not be unduly prejudiced by such reactions. It is the use of
necessary that a critic develop a sensibility informed by (A) an attack on sentimentality
familiarity with the history of art and aesthetic theory. On the (B) an example of essful art criticism
other hand, it is insufficient to treat the artwork solely (C) a critique of artists training
historically, in relation to a fixed set of ideas or values. The (D) a warning against extremes in art criticism
critic‘s knowledge and training are, rather, a preparation of the (E) an analogy between art criticism and art
cognitive and emotional abilities needed for an adequate production
personal response to an artwork‘s own particular qualities.
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Exercise 18


Theorists are divided concerning the origin of the Moon. 2. The author implies that a nearly circular orbit is
Some hypothesize that the Moon was formed in the same unlikely for a satellite that
way as were the s in the inner solar system (Mercury, (A) circles one of the inner s
Venus, Mars, and Earth)—from -forming materials in (B) is deficient in iron
the presolar nebula. But, unlike the cores of the inner s, (C) is different from its geochemically
the Moon‘s core contains little or no iron, while the typical (D) was formed by a collision between two celestial
-forming materials were quite rich in iron. Other bodies
theorists propose that the Moon was ripped out of the Earth‘s (E) was formed out of the -forming materials
rocky mantle by the Earth‘s collision with another large i