专业英语八级阅读理解三十二.docx
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专业英语八级阅读理解三十二
专业英语八级-阅读理解(三十二)
(总分:
100.00,做题时间:
90分钟)
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AtthePradoMuseuminMadridvisitorscanpeerintothepastinanewexhibitof19thcenturyphotographs,whichshowartworkscrammedonthewallswherevertheywouldfit.Lithographs,paintingsandplanschartthehiggledy-piggledydevelopmentofoneofEurope'sbest-lovedart-treasuretroves.
Similarly,London'sBritishMuseumopenedanewEnlightenmentGallerythisyeartocelebratethehistoricroleofmuseumsascentersoflearning,displaying—amongotherthings—intricatecatalogsof17thcenturybotanicalspecimens.
Whilesuchexhibitsenshrinethepast,ambitiousnewplansforthefuturearetransformingthedustyhallsofsomeofEurope'smostreveredgalleries.InGermany,Spain,ItalyandBritain,museumsarescramblingtocreatebigger,more-dazzlingexhibitionspaces,smartnewrestaurantsandshops,studycentersandinvitingpublicareas.
Thepushreflectsashiftinhowthepublicregardsitsartisticinstitutions."Peoplewantmorethantheold-stylemuseum,"saysJohnLewis,chairmanoftheWallaceCollection,agalleryof17th-and18th-centurypaintings,porcelainandfurnitureinLondon,"Wearedriventobecomemoreanarmoftheentertainmentandeducationindustriesratherthantheacademicinstitutionsweusedtobe."Newgallerieswillincreasethemuseum'scurrentexhibitionspacetomorethan160,000squaremeters—notincludingthe13,000squaremetersforcafeterias,restaurants,theatersandoffices,alllinkedbytree-linedpaths.
NoEuropeanmuseumexpansionismoreambitiousthanBerlin'srestorationofMuseumIsland,aUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteinthecitycenter.The$2.1billionprojectslatedforcompletionin2015aimstoturntheislandintothelargestartcomplexinEurope,coveringallthemajorculturesinsixmuseumsfilling88,000squaremeters.
TheAlteNationalgalerie,anornateclassicaltemplebuiltinI866,reopenedtwoyearsago,displaying19th-centuryartists,includingGermanRomantics.RenovationoftheneighboringBodeMuseum,withitscollectionofMedievalandRenaissanceart,iswellunderway,andtheNeuesMuseumisbeingrebuilttohouseEgyptianandprehistoricworks.
ThereareevenplanstoreconstructtheadjacentHohenzollernPalacetoshowcaseBerlin'sextensivecollectionofnon-Europeanart.AndBritisharchitectDavidChipperfieldhasbeencommissionedtocreateastrikingnewentrancetothewholecomplex.
TheseinstitutionsarehopingtorepeatthetriumphofLondon'sTareMuseum,whichspent$243milliontoconvertadisusedpowerstationintoagalleryofmodernart.WhentheTateModernopenedin2000,directorSirNicholasSerotadescribeditscreationaspartofa"seachange"inculture,withvisualartsbecomingthemostpopularcreativemedium.Hisremarkhasprovedamazinglyprescient:
in2002,thetoptwoattractionsamongforeigntouriststoLondonweretheTateModernandtherefurbishedBritishMuseum.AyearaftertheTateModernopened,itsimpactonthelocaleconomywasestimatedatnearly$200million—farhigherthanthe$42milliontheMcKinseyconsultingfirmfirstestimatedthemuseumwouldcontributewhenitdevelopedthebusinessplanin1996.
Smallergalleries,too,arehopingtocashin.ItalianCultureMinisterGiulianoUrbaniplanstotransformFlorence'scharmingUffiziGalleryintoaworld-classculturaldestination.Whencompletedin2006,the"nuovoUffizi"willaccommodate7,000visitorsdaily,nearlydoubleitscurrentcapacity."WewillsurpasseventheLouvre,"predictsUrbani.
Expansionhelpsshowoffprizedworkstomaximumeffect.InBerlin,collectionsdividedbetweeneastandwestGermanyarebeingunited,andexpandedgalleryspacewillallowthemtobeshowntogether.TheUffizirenovationwillenablesomeofthemuseum'smostfamouspieces,byGiottoandCimabue,nowscatteredthroughoutthebuilding,tobedisplayedtogetheratthesecond-floorentrance.AtthePrado,anewlecturehallandtemporaryexhibitiongalleriesmeanthepermanentcollectionwillnolongerhavetobepartlystoredwhenshort-termtravelingshowscometotown.
Somepuristsopposetheideaofturningmuseumsintoglitzyconsumercomplexes."Myreservationiswhetherwelosethatcalmandthatmomentofreflection,thatsenseofcivicspace"saysTristramHunt,authorof"BuildingJerusalem:
TheRiseandFalloftheVictorianCity."(分数:
25.00)
(1).Accordingtothepassage,anewEnlightenmentGallerywasheldinBritishMuseumto
∙A.celebratethecompletionofthenewgalleries.
∙B.showthedevelopmentofthemuseum.
∙C.honortherolemuseumshadplayedinvariousaspects.
∙D.exhibitsome17thcenturybotanicalspecimens.
(分数:
5.00)
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B.
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解析:
[解析]事实细节题。
根据题干关键词将信息定位于第二段。
该段首句不定式后而的内容表明了举行启蒙时期艺术展的目的所在,即表彰博物馆作为学问和展览中心在历史中所发挥的重要怍用。
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