Decide which of the choices given below wouldcorrectly complete the passage if inserted in thecorresponding blanks. Select the correct choicefor each blank.

Aesthetic thought of a distinctively modern bentemerged during the 18th century. The westernphilosophers and critics of this time devoted muchattention to such matters (1)_____ naturalbeauty， the sublime， and representation —— atrend reflecting the central position they had givento the philosophy of nature. (2)_____ that time，however， the philosophy of art has become ever more (3)_____ and has begun to (4)_____ the philosophy of nature. Various issues (5)_____ to the philosophy of art have had a(6)_____ impact (7)_____ the orientation of 20th-century aesthetics. (8)_____among these are problems relating to the theory of art as form and (9)_____ the distinctionbetween representation and expression. Still another far-reaching question has to do with thevalue of art. Two opposing theoretical positions (10)_____ on this issue： one holds thatart and its appreciation are a means to some recognized moral good， (11)_____ the othermaintains that art is intrinsically valuable and is an end in itself. Underlying this whole issue isthe concept of taste， one of the basic concerns of aesthetics. In recent years there has alsobeen an increasing (12)_____ with art as the prime object of critical judgment.Corresponding to the trend in contemporary aesthetic thought， (13)_____ have followed(14)_____ of two approaches. In one， criticism is restricted to the analysis andinterpretation of the work of art. (15)_____， it is devoted to articulating the response tothe aesthetic object and to (16)_____ a particular way of perceiving it.

Over the years， aesthetics has developed into a broad field of knowledge and inquiry.The concerns of contemporary aesthetics include such (17)_____ problems as the natureof style and its aesthetic significance; the relation of aesthetic judgment to culture; the(18)_____ of a history of art; the (19)_____ of Freudian psychology and other forms ofpsychological study to criticism; and the place of aesthetic judgment in practical (20)_____ in the conduct of everyday affairs.

1.A. for B. as C. to D. with

2. A. Since B. For C. As D. In

3. A. promotional 　B. promissory C. promiscuous D. prominent

4. A. plant B. supplant C. transplant D. replant

5. A. central 　B. concentrating 　C. focusing D. centering

6. A. marking 　B. remarking 　C. marked D. remarked

7. A. on 　B. for C. in D. to

8. A. Forebodying B. Foremost C. Forethoughtful 　D. Foregone

9. A. for 　B. for 　C. to D. on

10. A. have brought B. have been brought 　C. have taken D. have been taken

11. A. whereas 　B. wherein 　C. whereon D. wherefore

12. A. preoccupancy 　B. preoccupation C. premonition D. preoption

13. A. artists　B. writersC. critics D. analysts

14. A. all 　B. eitherC. neither D. none

15. A. In the other manner B. In the other way C. In another 　D. In the other

16. A. justify B. justified C. justifying D. having justified

17. A. diverse 　B. divided 　C. divine D. dividual

18. A. vicinityB. viability　C. villainy　D. visibility

19.　A. reliance　B. reliabilityC. relief　D. relevancy

20. A. reason B. reasonableness C. reasoning 　D. reasonability

答案：

1.B 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. A 6. C

7. A 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A 12. B

13. C 14. B 15. D 16. C 17. A 18. B

19. D 20. C