【要闻】2011年考研英语(一)阅览真题

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readthefollowingfourtexts.answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing [ a ]、[b]、[c]or[d].markyouranswersonawer

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thedecisionofthenewyorkphilharmonictohirealangilbertasitsnextmusicdirectorhasbeenthetalkoftheclasical-musicworldeversinche sude ntmentin2009.forthemostpart，the response has been favorable，to say the least. “hooray”！ at last！ 》wrote anthony tommasini，asober-sided classical-music critic。

oneofthereasonswhytheappointmentcameassuchasurprise，however，isthatgilbertiscomparativelylittleknown.eventommasini， whohadadvocatedgilbert’sappointmentinthetimes，calls him“anunpretentiousmusicianwithnoairoftheformidableconductorabouthim”。 asadescriptionofthenextmusicdirectorofanorchestrathashithertobeenledbymusicianslikegustavmahlerandpierreboulez，thatseemsli

for my part，ihavenoideawhethergilbertisagreatconductororevenagoodone.tobe sure，heperformsanimpressivevarietyofinterestingcompon butisnotnecessaryformetovisitaveryfisherhall，or anywhere else，tohearinterestingorchestralmusic.allihavetodoistogotomycdshelf。

devotedconcertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingsarenosubstituteforliveperformancearemissingthepoint.forth etime，attention and money of TT classicalinstrumentalistsmustcompetenotonlywithoperahouses，dance troupes，theater companies and museums， butalsowiththerecordedperformancesofthegreatclassicalmusiciansofthe 20 th century.thererecordingsarecheap，available everywhere，。 moreover，they can be“consumed”atatimeand placeofthelistener’s choosing.the widespreadavailability ofsuchrecordingshasthusbroughi

onepossibleresponseisforclassicalperformerstoprogramattractivenewmusicthatisnotyetavailableonrecord.Gilbert’sown Interesting ss alex ross，a classical-music critic，hasdescribedhimasamanwhoiscapableofturningthephilharmonicinto“butwhatwillbethenatureofthate merelyexpandingtheorchestra’srepertoirewillnotbeenough.ifgilbertandthephilharmonicaretosucceed，theymustfirstchangetherelation

21.welearnfrompara.1 that Gilbert’sappointmenthas

[a]incurred criticism。

[b]raised suspicion。

[ c ]已接收的acclaim。

[d]aroused curiosity。

22.tommasiniregardsgilbertasanartistwhois

[a]influential。

[b]modest

[c]respectable。

[d]talented。

23.theauthorbelievesthatthedevotedconcertgoers

[ a ] ignoretheexpensesofliveperformances。

[ b ] rejectmostkindsofrecordedperformances。

[ c ] exaggeratethevarietyofliveperformances。

[ d ] overestimatethevalueofliveperformances。

24. according to the text，whichofthefollowingistrueofrecordings？

[ a ] theyareofteninferiortoliveconcertsinquality。

[ b ] theyareeasilyaccessibletothegeneralpublic。

[ c ] theyhelpimprovethequalityofmusic。

[ d ] theyhaveonlycoveredmasterpieces。

25.regarding Gilbert’sroleinrevitalizingthephilharmonic，the author feels

[a]doubtful。

[b]enthusiastic。

[c]confident。

[d]puzzled。

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