单选题 People who love music, who can lose themselves in a book, or who can spend hours painting a picture of a mountain, know the deep satisfaction that can be found in art. It is not easy to express this satisfaction in words. But, in some partly mysterious (神秘的) way, works of art are among the things of highest value in our lives.
A fine piece of music, a masterpiece of painting, or a first-class play has the power to hold our fullest attention. We are completely lost in it, and everything works out right. The music comes to the right close at the right time and in the right way. The play ends, not necessarily on a happy note, but in a way that seems enjoyable. As we get to know more about painting, its parts seem to belong together and to be made for one another. We see harmony(和谐) in the object and feel harmony within ourselves.
When the beautiful experience has ended, we often feel uplifted and refreshed. Our eyes and ears, or our understanding of other persons and values, may be sharpened and improved. We may feel more at home with ourselves. Works of art have value for us in some such ways as these.
It is this value that marks the difference between great art and simple entertainment (娱乐). A work that is fairly easy to understand takes little effort on our part. It may give us pleasure, but it does not touch our feelings or attract out attention at a deep level.

单选题 What is the main idea of the text?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解析] 主旨题。通读全文不难发现，这篇短文主要讲述了艺术具有很高的价值，能给人们带来美妙的享受，还简要对比了艺术和娱乐的区别。文中强调的是艺术能让人感到满足，而第三段还特别指出美的经历可以提升我们自身。结合这些方面即可推知，短文要表达的意思就是艺术可以提升人类自身，即[B]项的意思。其余三项都属于原文中的词句，但都无法概括作者所要表达的主旨。

单选题 One most important value from enjoying great art lies in ______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。短文第二段最后一句指出：We see harmony in the object and feel harmony within ourselves(我们看到客体中存在的和谐，感觉到自身内心的和谐)，这与[C]项的意思一致。其余三项中，[B]中的easily(容易)一词与原文明显不符；[D]在文中没有提及；而[A]只是原文所描述的一种表面现象。

单选题 According to the writer what kind of art may be regarded as great art?

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 分析推理题。推断的依据是短文最后一句：...but it does not touch our feelings... at a deep level，虽然此处作者是在说明简单娱乐并非艺术是因为它不能深深打动我们的情感，但反过来理解，就是说艺术之所以成为艺术，就是因为它能深深打动我们，因此[C]项正确。其余二三项中，[A]与第二段第四句中的not necessarily on a happy note一处不符；[B]项中的object一词所指太泛，而[D]项中的life experience(生活经历)在文中并未提及。

单选题 One thing that simple entertainment may fail to give us is ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 分析推理题。文章最后一段比较了艺术和简单娱乐的区别。由第一句中value一词所指以及最后一句中it does not touch our feelings or attract our attention at a deep level一处可以推知，简单娱乐无法给人们带来对生命的真正理解，故本题选[D]。其余三项都属于简单娱乐能给人们带来的感受。