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For many centuries，countless scholars have asked the question：What is beauty? As designers update the latest fashions and artists create their masterpieces, what is considered beautiful changes at an alarming pace.
Fifty years ago，the full-figured Marilyn Monroe was a symbol of the American aesthetic(美学的)value；today，many Hollywood actresses different in appearance from Marilyn’s have taken her place. However，aesthetic values not only differ from generation to generation，but do so along cultural lines as well. Often, what is considered disgusting to one civilization is just the aesthetic appeal in another. Thus it is difficult to give an absolute definition(定义)of beauty.
As fundamental(基础的)physicists，my colleagues and I like to believe that we are involved in a search for a beauty that affects definition. The beauty that we search for is not what is set up through the work of people and subject to the tastes, but rather what has been laid down by nature Physics allows its students to look past outer appearances，into a deeper beauty. As a human being，I am attracted by the visual appeal of a wave crashing on the beach. As a physicist, however I am able to see the deeper beauty of the physical laws that govern such a phenomenon.
In truth，since Albert Einstein put forward the idea that there might be one main physical theory that governs the universe，aesthetics have become a driving force in modern physics. Einstein and other later physicists have discovered that：Nature, as its most fundamental level，is beautifully constructed. The extraordinary simplicity of the laws that govern the universe is really breathtaking . As Einstein said, it would seem more likely that we should find ourselves living in a“chaotic(无秩序曲)world，in no way graspable through thinking”. Yet we are now closer than ever to a full understanding of the universe’s beautiful clockwork. As new discoveries and technologies allow us to examine the physical world on deeper and deeper levels，we find that the beauty itself becomes much deeper.
小题1:The reference to“Marilyn Monroe”in Paragraph 2 mainly serves to___________.A．provide an example of today’s beauty standardsB．show there is no fixed definition of aestheticsC．compare traditions of the East to the WestD．discuss her abilities as an actress小题2:When appreciating a wave crashing on the beach，a physicist sees the beauty of___________.A．the visual attractionB．the powerful soundsC．the physical laws behindD．the lovely creatures小题3:Why are Albert Einstein’s words mentioned in Paragraph 3?A．To detail the functions of physical laws.B．To highlight the range of Einstein’s influence.C．To show that Einstein doubted the beauty of physics.D．To stress the very simplicity of the laws of the universe.小题4:The passage is mainly to___________.A．present a special way of seeing beautyB．emphasize the influence of physicsC．discuss the awareness of cross-cultureD．argue the traditional ideas on value 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A 解析
主旨大意题。作者在本文中主要讨论的是在不同的年代中人们对于美的定义是有所区别的，并且在文章最后一段告诉我们一种很特殊的定义美的方法simplicity of the laws of the universe.
小题1:B 推理题。根据Fifty years ago，the full-figured Marilyn Monroe was a symbol of the American aesthetic(美学的)value；today，many Hollywood actresses different in appearance from Marilyn’s have taken her place.可知对于美学的标准在不同的年代有不同的标准，是在不断变化的。所以作者以此为例主要是说明美学标准是没有确定的定义的。故B正确。
小题2:C 推理题。根据第二段后3行As a human being，I am attracted by the visual appeal of a wave crashing on the beach. As a physicist, however I am able to see the deeper beauty of the physical laws that govern such a phenomenon.可知物理学家看到的海浪的美是背后的物理学原理，和我们所见到的是完全不一样的东西。故C正确。
小题3:D 推理题。根据文章第3段的Einstein and other later physicists have discovered that：Nature, as its most fundamental level，is beautifully constructed. The extraordinary simplicity of the laws that govern the universe is really breathtaking .可知作者用爱因斯坦的例子来说明真正的美是simplicity of the laws of the universe.故D正确。
小题4:A 主旨大意题。作者在本文中主要讨论的是在不同的年代中人们对于美的定义是有所区别的，并且在文章最后一段告诉我们一种很特殊的定义美的方法simplicity of the laws of the universe.故A正确。 考点
据考高分专家说，试题“ For many centuries，.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。
日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
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该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
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为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
