WhatistheplaceofartinacultureofinattentionRecentvisitorstotheLouvrereportthattouristscannowspendonlyaminuteinfrontoftheMonaLisabeforebeingaskedtomoveon.Muchofthattime,forsomeofthem,isspenttakingphotographsnotevenofthepaintingbutofthemselveswiththepaintinginthebackground.
Oneviewisthatwehavedemocratisedtourismandgallery-goingsomuchthatwehavemadeiteffectivelyimpossibletoappreciatewhatwe’vetravelledtosee.Inthisoversubscribedsociety,experiencebecomesacommoditylikeanyother.TherearequeuestoclimbMt.JolmoLungmaaswellastoseefamouspaintings.Leisure,thusconceived,ishardlabour,andreturningtoworkbecomesawell-earnedbreakfromtheordeal.
Whatgetslostinthisindustrialisedhasteisthequalityoflooking.Consideranextremeexample,thelatephilosopherRichardWollheim.WhenhevisitedtheLouvrehecouldspendasmuchasfourhourssittingbeforeapainting.Thefirsthour,heclaimed,wasnecessaryformisperceptionstobeeliminated.Itwasonlythenthatthepicturewouldbegintodiscloseitself.Thisseemsunthinkabletoday,butitisstillpossibletoorganise.Eveninthebusiestmuseumstherearemanyroomsandmanypicturesworthhoursofcontemplationwhichthecrowdslargelyignore.Sometimesthelargestcrowdsarepartlytheproductsofbadmanagement;theMonaLisaissuchahurriedexperiencetodaypartlybecausethemuseumisbeingreorganised.TheUffiziinFlorence,anothersiteofculturalpilgrimage,hascutitsentryqueuesdowntosevenminutesbyclevermanagement.Andtherearesomeformsofart,thosedesignedtobespectaclesaswellasobjectsofcontemplation,whichcanworkperfectlywellinthefaceofhugecrowds.
OlafurEliasson’scurrentTateModernshow,forinstance,mightseemnothingmorethananentertainment,overrunasitiswithkidsromping(喧嚣地玩耍)infogroomsandspraymistinstallations.Butit’smorethanthat:whereEliassonisathismostentertaining,heisathismostserioustoo,andhisdisorientinginstallationsbringhometherealityofthedestructiveeffectswearehavingontheplanet—notleastwhatwearedoingtotheglaciersofEliasson’sbelovedIceland.
MarcelProust,anotherloveroftheLouvre,wrote:“Itisonlythroughartthatwecanescapefromourselvesandknowhowanotherpersonseestheuniverse,whoselandscapeswouldotherwisehaveremainedasunknownasanyonthemoon.”Ifanyartremainsworthseeing,itmustleadustosuchescapes.Butaminuteinfrontofapaintinginahurriedcrowdwon’tdothat.
46.WhatdoesthesceneattheLouvredemonstrateaccordingtotheauthor
A)Theenormousappealofagreatpieceofartisticworktotourists.
B)Thenearimpossibilityofappreciatingartinanageofmasstourism.
C)Theever-growingcommercialvalueoflongcherishedartisticworks.
D)Therealdifficultyingettingaglimpseatamasterpieceamidacrowd.
47.WhydidthelatephilosopherRichardWollheimspendfourhoursbeforeapicture
A)Ittakestimetoappreciateapieceofartfully.
B)Itisquitecommontomisinterpretartisticworks.
C)Thelongerpeoplecontemplateapicture,themorelikelytheywillenjoyit.
D)Themoretimeonespendsbeforeapainting,themorevaluableonefindsit.
48.WhatdoesthecaseoftheUffiziinFlorenceshow
A)Artworksinmuseumsshouldbebettertakencareof.
B)Sitesofculturalpilgrimagearealwaysfloodedwithvisitors.
C)Goodmanagementiskeytohandlinglargecrowdsofvisitors.
D)Largecrowdsofvisitorscausemanagementproblemsformuseums.
49.WhatdowelearnfromOlafurEliasson’scurrentTateModernshow
A)Childrenlearntoappreciateartworksmosteffectivelywhiletheyareplaying.
B)Itispossibletocombineentertainmentwithappreciationofseriousart.
C)Artworksabouttheenvironmentappealmosttoyoungchildren.
D)Someformsofartcanaccommodatehugecrowdsofvisitors.
50.WhatcanartdoaccordingtoMarcelProust
A)Enableustoliveamuchfullerlife.
B)Allowustoescapetheharshreality.
C)Helpustoseetheworldfromadifferentperspective.
D)Urgeustoexploretheunknowndomainoftheuniverse.
v答案解析
46.【正确选项】B)项。根据题文同序原则定位到首段，关键词theLouvre带回原文定位到第二句话：RecentvisitorstotheLouvrereportthattouristscannowspendonlyaminuteinfrontoftheMonaLisabeforebeingaskedtomoveon.(最近参观卢浮宫的游客说，现在只能在蒙娜丽莎前停留一分钟，然后就被要求继续前进。)Thenearimpossibilityofappreciatingart是对原文nowspendonlyaminuteinfrontoftheMonaLisa的同义转述。
47.【正确选项】A)项。根据题文同序原则定位到第2-3段，关键词thelatephilosopherRichardWollheimspendfourhoursbeforeapicture带回原文定位到第3段第2句，其中第2句和第3句均不解题，因此看下一句定位到Itwasonlythenthatthepicturewouldbegintodiscloseitself.(直到那时，这幅画才开始展露自己。)选项中appreciateapieceofartfully是对于原文begintodiscloseitself的同意替换。
49.【正确选项】B)项。题文同序原则定位到第四段，关键词OlafurEliasson’scurrentTateModernshow定位到第一句：OlafurEliasson’scurrentTateModernshow,forinstance,mightseemnothingmorethananentertainment,overrunasitiswithkidsromping(喧嚣地玩耍)infogroomsandspraymistinstallations.(展览可能看起来不过是一种娱乐活动，就像孩子们在雾室和喷雾装置中喧闹地玩耍一样。)选项中entertainment是原文mightseemnothingmorethananentertainment的原词复述，而OlafurEliasson’scurrentTateModernshow就指的是appreciationofseriousart。
【干扰选项】A)项意为孩子们在玩耍的时候学习欣赏艺术作品的效率更高。原文中确实有提及孩子们和艺术作品，但是却并未提及学习欣赏的效率。C)项意为关于环境的艺术作品吸引大部分小孩子。同样原文中也并未提及艺术品对于孩子的吸引力。D)项意为一些艺术形式能够容纳大量游客。本选项定位到上一段，非定位句信息内容，答非所问。
50.【正确选项】C)项。题文同序定位到最后一段，关键词MarcelProust定位到第一句：MarcelProust,anotherloveroftheLouvre,wrote:“Itisonlythroughartthatwecanescapefromourselvesandknowhowanotherpersonseestheuniverse,whoselandscapeswouldotherwisehaveremainedasunknownasanyonthemoon.”(只有通过艺术，我们才能逃离自我，了解另一个人如何看待宇宙，否则它的风景将像月球上的任何风景一样仍然不为人知。)seetheworldfromadifferentperspective也就是knowhowanotherpersonseestheuniverse的同意替换。