题目内容
If you are a modern art lover, you should be sure to drop by the Saatchi Gallery during your visit to London. The original gallery was by Charles Saatchi, a British art collector for founding the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency with his brother. It moved from its old in St. John’s Wood to its new home in County Hall near the Thames in the spring of 2003.
Anyone who has heard in the past of the often shocking but always inspiring works on at the Saatchi Gallery will not be when visiting the gallery’s new location. Along with the of new British artists, the gallery still the works of Damien Hirst, the Chapman brothers, and Tracy Emin in its permanent .
Of the artworks, one can see in the Saatchi Gallery, Hirst’s works are probably the most . Hirst’s work first made headlines in the early 1990s when he art from dead animals.
Along with Hirst, the Chapman brothers, Dinos and Jake, also a certain amount of their fame to the Saatchi Gallery. It was through Saatchi these two brothers came to public attention. At the gallery, visitors can see the brothers’ vision of Hell, made from 30, 000 plastic toy soldiers.
Another artist featured at the gallery who has grabbed with her art is Tracy Emin. In 1998, Emin gave to argument when she sold her messy, unmade bed to Saatchi as a work of art My Bed at ￡150, 000.
Are any of these works really art? That is a question you will have to answer for when you visit the Saatchi Gallery. Charles Saatchi himself says, “I don’t have any ground rules for art. Sometimes you look and don’t feel very with it—but that doesn’t tell you very much. It doesn’t reveal much about the quality of the work.”
1.A. repaired B. opened C. built D. rented
2.A. keen B. suitable C. eager D. famous
3.A. location B. history C. city D. society
4.A. concerts B. reports C. rumors D. advice
5.A. store B. board C. display D. sale
6.A. addicted B. interested C. disappointed D. worried
7.A. business B. story C. exhibits D. tradition
8.A. produces B. publishes C. revises D. includes
9.A. collection B. station C. memory D. basement
10.A. ready-made B. well-known C. well-prepared D. easy-going
11.A. copied B. created C. invented D. discovered
12.A. devote B. suggest C. bring D. owe
13.A. when B. why C. that D. while
14.A. headlines B. position C. advantages D. occupations
15.A. way B. rise C. anxiety D. hope
16.A. adapted B. written C. referred D. titled
17.A. yourself B. it C. them D. one
18.A. praising B. judging C. appreciating D. studying
19.A. surprised B. confused C. comfortable D. acceptable
20.A. necessarily B. exactly C. completely D. likely
1.B
2.D
3.A
4.B
5.C
6.C
7.C
8.D
9.A
10.B
11.B
12.D
13.C
14.A
15.B
16.D
17.A
18.B
19.C
20.A
【解析】
试题分析：文章介绍了英国著名的萨奇画廊的情况。萨奇画廊是由查尔斯萨奇开办的，萨奇因和兄弟创办萨奇兄弟广告公司而出名。萨奇画廊主要展出英国年轻艺术家的作品，并推动了英国当代艺术的发展。
1.he original gallery was 36 by Charles Saatchi最初的画廊是由查尔斯萨奇开办的，open是“开张、开办“的意思，指开办公司、工厂、公共场所等，故选B。
2.a British art collector 37 for founding the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency萨奇以成立萨奇兄弟广告公司而出名，keen与on搭配，B、C与句意不符，故选D。
3.hen visiting the gallery’s new location”可知，画廊从旧址迁到了新的地方，故选A。
4.Anyone who has heard of the...works任何听到有关艺术作品的报道，故选B。
5.works on at the Saatchi Gallery艺术作品在萨奇画廊展出，on display展出，故选C。
6.will not be when visiting the gallery’s new location.去萨奇画廊参观的人不会感到失望，根据下句“Along with the of new British artists, the gallery still the works of Damien Hirst, the Chapman brothers,”可知，萨奇画廊里面展出的是英国年轻艺术家们的画作，故选C。
7.Along with the of new British artists与英国新艺术家的作品一同展出的还有......，故选C。
8.the gallery still the works of Damien Hirst画廊展出的作品还包括赫斯特等人的作品，故选D。
9.in its permanent .在萨奇画廊的永久藏品中，故选A。
10.Hirst’s work first made headlines”可知，赫斯特的作品是最有名的，故选B。
11.when he art from dead animals赫斯特当时以死掉的动物为创作原型，故选B。
12.also a certain amount of their fame to the Saatchi Gallery查普曼等艺术家所获得的名誉也或多或少归功于萨奇画廊，故选D。
13.It was through Saatchi these two brothers came to public attention.正是通过萨奇画廊，查普曼兄弟才进入了公众的视线，这里是强调句，故选C。
14.when she sold her messy, unmade bed to Saatchi as a work of art My Bed at ￡150, 000”可知，另一个获得人们的关注的画家是Tracy Emin，她把自己未完成的画作以15万英镑的价格卖给了萨奇，故选A。
15.In 1998, Emin gave 50 to argument画家Emin在1998年把未完成的画作高价卖给萨奇，这引起了争议，give rise to引起，导致，故选B。
16.as a work of art My Bed作为一件艺术品并给它命名为“我的床”，故选D。
17.when you visit the Saatchi Gallery”可知，这个问题还需要你去亲自解答，for yourself亲自，故选A。
18.I don’t have any ground rules for art.我没有任何判断艺术的基本原则，ground rules基本原则，故选B。
19.but that doesn’t tell you very much”可知，有时候，画作可能让你感觉不舒服，但那是因为你没有得到更多的信息，故选C。
20.It doesn’t reveal much about the quality of the work.它不见得能揭示作品的很多特点，not necessarily未必，不见得故选A。
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Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, which is a nonprofit organization that conducts research on many public issues. He says that a long summer vacation doesn’t make sense in today’s world.
Can American students afford to take a summer vacation? In a summer vacation, millions of kids spend valuable time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and doing shopping in the mall. They will also be putting their academic futures at risk.
Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn’t need an education to get a good job. But now things have changed. For today’s students, academic skills are important to students’ future success, but such skills are affected in the summertime. Many nations don’t give kids an American-style summer vacation. They offer no more than seven consecutive(连续的) weeks of vacation. Most American school districts offer up to thirteen weeks. To compete in the global marketplace, Americans must be prepared to go up against international competitors.
Summer vacation also causes challenges for today’s families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stay-at-home Mom. Now two-thirds of American children live in households where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be more burden than break. Someone must watch the kids.
But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement. Researchers have found that disadvantaged students lose significant ground in the summertime.
A longer school year does not have to be an invitation to hard boring work. Rather, it should allow time-pressed teachers to conduct richer and more imaginative lessons. Schools would have more time to devote to athletics, languages, music and the arts. Summer vacation can be a grand thing. But in the 21st century, it may also be outdated.
Title: Summer Vacation
Theme | A long summer vacation isn’t 1. in today’s world. | |
Basic Information | 2. length | 13 weeks in most American schools |
Students’ 3. | ·Sending messages and watching TV ·Playing video games ·Doing shopping | |
Disadvantages | ·4. student’s academic skills and putting academic futures at risk. ·Being a 5. to families for they have to watch kids. ·Hurting students’ academic achievement and resulting in 76 significant ground. | |
Suggestion | A longer school year does not have to 6. to hard boring work. Richer and more imaginative lessons should be 7. , such as athletics, languages, music and the arts. | |
8. | Though being a ground thing, summer vacation might be out of 9. in the 21st century. | |