2024年12月·第2套 英语六级阅读理解（四选一） 第 2 篇 · 51–55 题答案与解析

题干 What does the passage say about the statement 把范围圈死在那句引语上，要求复述作者对它的具体描述，不是推断也不是主旨。

What does the passage say about the statement "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"? 主干是 What does the passage say about X，X = the statement "beauty is in the eye of the beholder"；structure 平铺直叙，无陷阱。

• A)✓ 正确
  • rarely questioned↔hardly ever been disputed

  预判「几乎无人质疑」与 hardly ever been disputed 在频率与语义上完全等值，锁定 A。

• B)偷换概念

  It can be interpreted aesthetically 说「它可被审美地解读」，与原文 rarely questioned 完全无关；作者只说「无人质疑」，没说「可被审美解读」。

• C)与原文相反

  原文说「人们觉得 absurd to think otherwise」（反着想才荒谬），而 Many people have found it absurd 把「荒谬」直接扣给那句谚语本身，正话反说。

• D)无中生有

  People have long been misled by it 说「人们长期被它误导」，原文只说作者「想 push back 一下」，并未给该谚语贴「误导」标签。

What does a recent study exploring aesthetic taste show 问的是一项具体研究 show 出什么——属于事实复述。

What does a recent study exploring aesthetic taste show? 主干是 What does a study show；exploring aesthetic taste 是 study 的现在分词后置定语，作用是限定哪项研究。结构清晰，无陷阱。

• A)以偏概全

  Aesthetic tastes tend to differ from person to person 把原文「人造物上分歧」扩大成「审美口味本来就因人而异」，丢掉了原文「自然物上一致」这一半。

• B)偷换概念

  Natural beauty is rarely surpassed by artificial beauty 把研究讲成「自然美几乎不被人造美超越」，原文谈的是「评价一致性」，不是「美的优劣比较」。

• C)✓ 正确
  • they disagree more about artifacts, or human-made objects↔less consensus on objects shaped by human craft

  预判要求选项聚焦「人造物上分歧更多」，less consensus on objects shaped by human craft 完整对应该语义，锁 C。

• D)以偏概全

  There is general agreement on what is pleasing to the eye 只说「人们对什么好看普遍一致」，丢掉了原文「对人造物分歧更多」这关键一半，与研究的对比结论不符。

Why do people differ in their aesthetic appraisal of artifacts 问的是一项已写明的具体原因，不是让你推断作者的言外之意。

Why do people differ in their aesthetic appraisal of artifacts? 一般疑问句结构 Why do S V O，differ in 是固定搭配（在某方面有差异）；无陷阱。

• A)答非所问

  They come out in a great variety of designs 谈的是「设计多样」，与原文给出的原因 exposure 完全无关；这是 P9 里 a wide array of embodiments 的话被移花接木过来。

• B)与原文相反

  P6 明说差异 has to do more with elements of style, rather than "behavioral consequences"——作者用 rather than 否定了 behavioral consequences；They lead to varying behavioral consequences 反而把被否定的那一支抬回来当原因。

• C)无中生有

  They take up much less natural space than landscapes 说人造物比自然景观「占用的自然空间更少」，原文从未做过这种空间面积比较；这是按生活常识替原文补造的对比。

• D)✓ 正确
  • do not have the same level of exposure↔come into people's view less often than natural spaces

  预判要求「人造物被看到的机会少」，与 come into people's view less often than natural spaces 完全等值，锁 D。

What does the example of sunset tell about nature 问的是举这个例子是为了告诉读者关于 nature 的什么——典型的「例证目的」考法。

What does the example of sunset tell about nature? 主干 What does X tell about Y；tell 在此处意为 reveal / indicate（说明、揭示），不要按字面理解为「告诉某人某事」。

• A)答非所问

  It creates a powerful appeal through its brilliant radiance 谈的是「落日靠光辉本身创造强烈吸引力」，是 sunset 例子的表层描写，不是例子要说明的论点（共通性）。

• B)✓ 正确
  • Nature exhibits some of the universal aesthetic features, such as radiance, in a common way throughout the world↔It displays aesthetic traits in a similar way the world over

  预判要求「自然在全球以共通方式呈现审美特征」，It displays aesthetic traits in a similar way the world over 与论点句逐项匹配，锁 B。

• C)张冠李戴

  It embodies beauty with a wide array of aesthetic features 借用 a wide array of embodiments 与 Possible universal principles of beauty 的短语，但 P9 谈的是「美的原则允许多样体现」，不是 sunset 例子要说明的内容。

• D)过度推断

  It establishes the principles of beauty in a number of ways 把「sunset 例证一种共通呈现方式」夸大成「确立了多个美学原则」，原文从未把 sunset 提到「确立原则」的高度。

Why do artifacts not always hold universal appeal 仍是对已写明原因的复述问法，作者已经直接写出「为什么」，不是推断。

Why do artifacts not always hold universal appeal? 否定副词 not always 表示「并非总是」（部分否定），不是「从来不」；不要错读成 never。

• A)与原文相反

  The appreciation of their beauty is not subject to objective standards 说「人造物之美不受客观标准约束」，但作者在 P7 与 P9 都坚持存在 objective ground / Possible universal principles of beauty，A 与作者立场相反。

• B)与原文相反

  The universal principle of beauty prevents a wide array of embodiments 说原则「阻止」多样体现，原文恰恰说 are general categories, which allow for a wide array of embodiments——「允许」多样体现。

• C)✓ 正确
  • the way they applied the principle may not have universal appeal↔The way their creators apply the principle of beauty may not be pleasing to everybody

  「运用方式」+「未必人人喜欢」两个语义落点在 The way their creators apply the principle of beauty may not be pleasing to everybody 都得到对应，锁 C。

• D)以偏概全

  Their creators interpret the universal principle of beauty each in their preferred way 只说「创作者各自按偏好诠释原则」，并未传达「未必人人喜欢」这层「为何没有普遍吸引力」的因果；它只复述了 they apply these very general concepts in unique ways 的前半段，丢掉了 But 之后的关键否定。