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　　Extraordinary creative activity has been characterized　as revolutionary, flying in the face of what is established　and producing not what is acceptable but what will　Line become accepted. According to this formulation, highly creative activity transcends the limits of an existing form　and establishes a new principle of organization. However, the idea that extraordinary creativity transcends　established limits in misleading when it is applied to the　arts, even though it may be valid for the sciences. Difference between highly creative art and highly creative　science arise in part from a difference in their goals. For　the sciences, a new theory is the goal and end result of the　creative act. Innovative science produces new　propositions in terms of which diverse phenomena can be related to one another in more coherent ways. Such　phenomena as a brilliant diamond or a nesting bird are　relegated to the role of data, serving as the means for　formulating or testing a new theory. The goal of highly　creative art is very different: the phenomenon itself becomes the direct product of the creative act.　Shakespeare‘s Hamlet is not a tract about the behavior of　indecisive princes or the uses of political power; nor is　Picasso‘s painting Guernica primarily a propositional　statement about the Spanish Civil War or the evils of fascism. What highly creative artistic activity produces is　not a new generalization that transcends established limits,　but rather an aesthetic particular. Aesthetic particulars　produced by the highly creative artist extend or　exploit, in an innovative way, the limits of an existing form, rather than transcend that form.

　　This is not to deny that a highly creative artist sometimes establishes a new principle of organization in the　history of an artistic field; the composer Monteverdi,　who created music of the highest aesthetic value, comes to mind. More generally, however, whether or not a　composition establishes a new principle in the history of　music has little bearing on its aesthetic worth. Because　they embody a new principle of organization, some　musical works, such as the operas of the Florentine Camerata, are of signal historical importance, but few listeners or musicologists would include these among the　great works of music. On the other hand, Mozart‘s The　Marriage of Figaro is surely among the masterpieces of music even though its modest innovations are confined to extending existing means. It has been said of Beethoven that he toppled the rules and freed music from the stifling confines of convention. But a close　study of his compositions reveals that Beethoven overturned no fundamental rules. Rather, he was an incomparable strategist who exploited limits—the　rules, forms, and conventions that he inherited from predecessors such as Haydn and Mozart, Handel and　Bach—in strikingly original ways.

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　　For the following question, consider each of the　choices separately and select all that apply

　　7. The passage supplies information for answering which of the following questions?

　　(A) Has unusual creative activity been characterized as revolutionary?

　　(B) Did Beethoven work within a musical tradition that also included Handel and Bach?

　　(C) Who besides Monteverdi wrote music that the author would consider to embody new principles of organization and to be of high aesthetic value?

　　8. The author regards the idea that all highly creative artistic activity transcends limits with

　　(A) deep skepticism

　　(B) strong indignation

　　(C) marked indifference

　　(D) moderate amusement

　　(E) sharp derision(www.xiaoma.com)

　　9. The author implies that an innovative scientific　contribution is one that

　　(A) is cited with high frequency in the publications of other scientists

　　(B) is accepted immediately by the scientific community

　　(C) does not relegate particulars to the role of data

　　(D) presents the discovery of a new scientific fact

　　(E) introduces a new valid generalization

　　10. Which of the following statements would most logically concluded the last paragraph of the　passage?

　　(A) Unlike Beethoven, however, even the greatest of modern composers, such as Stravinsky, did not transcend existing musical forms.

　　(B) In similar fashion, existing musical forms were even further exploited by the next generation of great European composers.

　　(C) Thus, many of the great composers displayed the same combination of talents exhibited by Monteverdi.

　　(D) By contrast, the view that creativity in the arts exploits but does not transcend limits is supported in the field of literature.

　　(E) Actually, Beethoven‘s most original works were largely unappreciated at the time that they were first performed.

　　7. A. 定位第一句话;

　　B.定位最后一句话，注意这里的“such as”指的是“inherited from predecessors”这个行为，这种关系而不是单指“predecessors”;

　　C. besides的M人就没有be of high aesthetic value，更何况其他人呢，排除;

　　8. 定位在首段：

　　Extraordinary creative activity has been characterized

　　as revolutionary, flying in the face of what is established

　　and producing not what is acceptable but what will

　　become accepted. According to this formulation, highly

　　creative activity transcends the limits of an existing form

　　and establishes a new principle of organization. How-

　　ever, the idea that extraordinary creativity transcends

　　established limits in misleading when it is applied to the

　　arts, even though it may be valid for the sciences.

　　答案：A

　　9. *定位L13，“Innovative science produces new propositions in terms of which diverse phenomena can be related to one another in more coherent ways.”

　　“Generalization” 重复 “diverse phenomena can be related to one another in more coherent ways”

　　10. 问最后一段，排除法：

　　A. 新内容，Stravinsky 这个人是从哪儿冒出来的?

　　B. L49的“he was an incomparable strategist who exploited limits in strikingly original ways”无不体现出一种对后辈的赞美，和选项中的态度吻合。

　　C. On the other hand(L43)告诉我们他们是不同的;

　　D. 新内容，Literature;

　　E. 新内容,贝多芬作品的unappreciated;

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