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  3. The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and【C1】________ the artist is art’s aim. The critic is he who c

The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and【C1】________ the artist is art’s aim. The critic is he who c

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问题     The artist is the creator of beautiful things.
    To reveal art and【C1】________ the artist is art’s aim. The critic is he who can translate his【C2】________ of beautiful things into another way or a new material. The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of autobiography.
    Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are【C3】________ . For these there is hope. They are the elect to whom beautiful things mean only beauty. There is no such thing as a moral or a(n)【C4】________ book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.
    The nineteenth century’s dislike of realism is the rage of Caliban seeing his own face in a glass. The nineteenth century’s dislike of【C5】________ is the rage of Caliban not seeing his own face in a glass. The moral life of man forms part of the subject-matter of the artist, but the morality of art【C6】________ in the perfect use of an imperfect medium. No artist【C7】________ to prove anything. Even things that are true can be proved. No artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical【C8】________ in an artist is an unforgivable mannerism of style. The artist can express everything. Thought and language are to the artist instruments of an art.
    From the point of view of form, all art is at once surface and symbol. Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new,【C9】________ , and vital. We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it. The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it【C10】________ .
    A. intensely       B. simple           C. complex          D. conceal
    E. sympathy        F. consideration    G. desires          H. impression
    I. consists        J. romance          K. romanticism      L. completely
    M. cultivated      N. render           O. immoral
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答案E
解析 上下文同义词复现题。根据词性，此处应当填入名词。上文No artist has ethical sympathies显然与后句主语An ethical ________ in an artist呼应，该句意为“艺术家没有伦理上的同情。艺术家对于伦理的同情，是不可原谅的矫揉造作(mannerism of style)”，故选sympathy。
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