Question

There is a tendency to think of each of the arts as a separate area of activity．Many artists,　　1　　,would prove that there has always been a warm relationship between the various areas of human activity 　　2　　,in the late nineteenth century the connections between music and painting were particularly 　　3　　．Artists were invited to design clothes and settings for operas and ballets,but sometimes it was the musicians who were inspired（给…以灵感）by the work of contemporary painters．Of the musical compositions that were considered as 　　4　　 to the visual arts,perhaps the most famous in Mussorgsky's pictures at an Exhibition． 　　Mussorgsky composed the piece in 1874 after the death,at the age of 39,of the artist Victor Hartmann．　　5　　 their friendship had not been a particularly long-lasting one,Mussorgsky was shocked by Hartmann's 　　6　　 death．The following year the critie,Vladimir Stasov,who decided to hold an exhibition of Hartmann's work,suggested that Mussorgsky try to 　　7　　 his grief by writing something in memory of Hartmann． 　　The exhibition served as Mussorgsky's inspiration．The ten pieces that make up pictures at an Exhibition are intended as 　　8　　 rather than representations of the paintings in the exhibition．Between each is a promenade（舞曲中的行讲）,　　9　　 the composer walks from one painting to another．The music is sometimes witty and playful,sometimes almost,alarming and frightening．Through a range of surprising 　　10　　,Mussorgsky manages to convey the spirit of the artist and his work． (1) [　　] A． therefore B． however C． moreover D． otherwise (2) [　　] A． For example B． On the contrary C． In general D． On the other hand (3) [　　] A． separate B． unknown C． close D． relevant (4) [　　] A． links B． additions C． responses D． keys (5) [　　] A． Before B． Though C． As D． If (6) [　　] A． unavoidable B． undiscovered C． unnecessary D． unexpected (7) [　　] A． control B． relieve C． conceal D． represent (8) [　　] A． symbols B． imaginations C． contributions D． subjects (9) [　　] A． but B． for C． once D． as (10) [　　] A． paintings B． topics C． contrasts D． visions

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．C;4．C;5．B;6．D;7．B;8．A;9．D;10．C;
解析：

(1)	解析：这里语气有一个转折：但是，然而……
(2)	解析：For example，下面举一个例子
(3)	解析：close，这里是一个形容词，意思是接近。
(4)	解析：responses感应、反应。在所有被认为对视觉艺术有感应的音乐作品中，最出名的也许是莫索尔格斯基时Pictures at an Exhibition了。
(5)	解析：Though，虽然
(6)	解析：unexpected．出乎意料的
(7)	解析：relieve，减缓
(8)	解析：symbols，表征、象征，正因为音乐作品不是图像的再现，而是思想和情绪的表达，所以它是symbols，而不是representations．
(9)	解析：as，连接词，意思是“就像作曲家从一幅画走向另一幅画”。
(10)	解析：contrast，对照、对比。上面一句描绘音乐时而恢谐嬉对，始而令人惊恐害怕，通过这一系列情绪上而不是图形上的对照，作曲家表现了画家及其作品的精神实质。