- 阅读理解A
题干：Manythingsmakepeoplethinkartistsareweirdandtheweirdestmaybethis：artists，onlyjobistoexploreemotions,andyettheychoosetofocusontheonesthatfeelbad.Thiswasn’talwaysso.Theearliestformsofart,likepaintingandmusic,arethosebestsuitedforexpressingjoy.Butsomewherefromthe19thcenturyonward,moreartistsbeganseeinghappinessasmeaningless,phonyor,worstofall,boring,aswewentfromWordsworth'sDaffodilstoBaudelaire'sFlowersofEvil.Youcouldarguethatartbecamemoreskepticalofhappinessbecausemoderntimeshaveseensomuchmisery.Butit,snotasifearliertimesdidn’tknowperpetualwar,disasterandthemassacreofinnocents.Thereason,infact,maybejusttheopposite：thereistoomuchdamnhappinessintheworldtoday.Afterall，whatistheonemodernformofexpressionalmostcompletelydedicatedtodepictinghappiness?Advertising.Theriseofanti-happyartalmostexactlytrackstheemergenceofmassmedia,andwithit,acommercialcultureinwhichhappinessisnotjustanidealbutanideology.Peopleinearliererasweresurroundedbyremindersofmisery.Theyworkeduntilexhausted,livedwithfewprotectionsanddiedyoung.IntheWest，beforemasscommunicationandliteracy，themostpowerfulmassmediumwasthechurch，whichremindedworshippersthattheirsoulswereinperilandthattheywouldsomedaybemeatforworms.Givenallthis,theydidnotexactlyneedtheirarttobeabummertoo.TodaythemessagestheaverageWesternerissurroundedwitharenotreligiousbutcommercial，andforeverhappy.Fast-foodeaters,newsanchors,textmessengers,allsmiling,smiling,smiling.Ourmagazinesfeaturebeamingcelebritiesandhappyfamiliesinperfecthomes.Andsincethesemessageshaveanagenda-tolureustoopenourwallets-theymaketheveryideaofhappinessseemunreliable.“Celebrate！"commandedtheadsforthearthritisdrugCelebrex,beforewefoundoutitcouldincreasetheriskofheartattacks.Butwhatweforget-whatoureconomydependsonusforgetting-isthathappinessismorethanpleasurewithoutpain.Thethingsthatbringthegreatestjoycarrythegreatestpotentialforlossanddisappointment.Today,surroundedbypromisesofeasyhappiness,weneedarttotellus,asreligiononcedid,Mementomori：rememberthatyouwilldie，thateverythingends,andthathappinesscomesnotindenyingthisbutinlivingwithit.It’samessageevenmorebitterthanaclovecigarette,yet，somehow，abreathoffreshair.
题目：In the author’s opinion, advertising_____. - A 、emerges in the wake of the anti-happy part
- B 、is a cause of disappointment for the general pubic
- C 、replaces the church as a major source of information
- D 、creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
推理题。第四段提到，反快乐艺术随着大众传媒的出现而兴起，随着大众传媒的出现又兴起 了一种商业文化，即广告这种致力于描写快乐的现代表现方式。第六段首句指出，如今社会 充斥着大量的商业信息, 它们是永远快乐的。该段后面部分列举了各种表现。最后一句中 关于关节炎良药的广告更是形象地说明了现代广告的虚伪。因此广告创造的快乐是一种假 象。D选项正确。
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