強(qiáng)化第37至詞義推測(cè)題

準(zhǔn)解析》；2011-Text1①ThedecisionoftheNewYorkPhilharmonictohireAlanGilbertasits準(zhǔn)解析》；2011-Text1classical-musicworldeversincethesuddenannouncementofhisappointmentin2009.②Forthemostpart,theresponsehasbeenfavorable,tosaytheleast.③“Hooray*!Atlast!”wrote①Oneofthereasonswhytheappointmentcameassuchasurprise,however,isthatGilbertiscomparativelylittleknown.②EvenTommasini,whohadadvocatedGilbert’sappointmentintheTimes,callshim“anunpretentious*musicianwithnoairoftheformidable*conductorabouthim.”③AsadescriptionofthenextmusicdirectorofanorchestrathathashithertobeenledbymusicianslikeGustavMahlerandPierreBoulez,thatseemslikelytohavestruckatleastsomeTimesreadersasfaintpraise.①Formypart,IhavenoideawhetherGilbertisagreatconductororevenagood②Tobesure,heperformsanimpressivevarietyofinterestingcompositions,butitisnotnecessaryformetovisitAveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,tohearinterestingorchestralmusic.③AllIhavetodoistogotomyCDshelf,orbootup*mycomputeranddownloadstillmorerecordedmusicfromiTunes.①Devotedconcertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingsarenosubstituteforliveperformancearemissingthepoint.②Forthetime,attention,andmoneyoftheart-lovingpublic,classicalinstrumentalistsmustcompetenotonlywithoperahouses,dancetroupes*,theatercompanies,andmuseums,butalsowiththerecordedperformancesofthegreatclassicalmusiciansofthe20thcentury.③Theserecordingsarecheap,availableeverywhere,andveryoftenmuchhigherinartisticqualitythantoday’sliveperformances;moreover,theycanbe“consumed”atatimeandplaceofthelistener’schoosing.④Thewidespreadavailabilityofsuchrecordingshasthusbroughtaboutacrisisintheinstitutionofthetraditionalclassicalconcert.①Onepossibleresponseisforclassicalperformerstoprogramattractivenewmusicthatisnotyetavailableonrecord.②Gilbert’sowninterestinnewmusichasbeenwidelynoted:AlexRoss,aclassical-musiccritic,hasdescribedhimasamanwhoiscapableofturningthePhilharmonicinto“amarkedlydifferent,morevibrant*organization.”③Butwhatwillbethenatureofthatdifference?④Merelyexpandingtheorchestra’srepertoire*willnotbeenough.⑤IfGilbertandthePhilharmonicaretosucceed,theymustfirstchangetherelationshipbetweenAmerica’soldestorchestraandthenewaudienceithopestoWelearnfromParagraph1thatGilbert’sappointmentincurred [B]raised[C]received [D]arousedTommasiniregardsGilbertasanartistwho [B] [C] [D]TheauthorbelievesthatthedevotedignoretheexpensesofliverejectmostkindsofrecordedexaggeratethevarietyofliveoverestimatethevalueofliveAccordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingistrueofTheyareofteninferiortoliveconcertsinTheyareeasilyaccessibletothegeneralTheyhelpimprovethequalityofTheyhaveonlycoveredRegardingGilbert’sroleinrevitalizingthePhilharmonic,theauthor [B] [C] [D]準(zhǔn)解析》；2005-Text4①Americansnolongerexpectpublicfigures,whetherinspeechorinwriting,to準(zhǔn)解析》；2005-Text4③Inhislatestbook,ngOurOwnThing:TheDegradationofLanguageandMusicandWhyWeShould,Like,Care,McWhorter,alinguistandcontroversialistofmixedliberalandconservativeviews,seesthetriumphof1960scounter-cultureasresponsibleforthedeclineofformalEnglish.①Blamingthepermissive1960sisnothingnew,butthisisnotyetanothercriticismagainstthedeclineineducation.②Mr.McWhorter’sacademicspecialityislanguagehistoryandchange,andheseesthegradualdisappearanceof“whom”,forexample,tobenaturalandnomoreregrettablethanthelossofthecase-endingsofOld①Butthecult*oftheauthenticandtheal,“ngourownthing,”hasspeltthedeathofformalspeech,writing,poetryandmusic.②Whileeventhemodestlyeducatedsoughtanelevatedtonewhentheyputpentopaperbeforethe1960s,eventhemostwellregardedwritingsincethenhassoughttocapturespokenEnglishonthepage.③Equally,poetry,thehighlyal,performativegenreistheonlyformthatcouldclaimrealliveliness.④InbothoralandwrittenEnglish,talkingistriumphingoverspeaking,spontaneityovercraft.①Illustratedwithanentertainingarrayofexamplesfrombothhighandlowculture,thetrendthatMr.McWhortersisunmistakable.②Butitislessclear,totakethequestionofhissubtitle,whyweshould,like,care.③Asalinguist,heacknowledgesthatallvarietiesofhumanlanguage,includingnon-standardoneslikeBlackEnglish,canbepowerfullyexpressive—thereexistsnolanguageordialectintheworldthatcannotconveycomplexideas.④Heisnotarguing,asmanydo,thatwecannolongerthinkstraightbecausewedonottalkproper.①Russianshaveadeeplovefortheirownlanguageandcarrychunksofmemorizedpoetryintheirheads,whileItalianpoliticianstendtoelaboratespeechthatwouldseemold-fashionedtomostEnglish-speakers.②Mr.McWhorteracknowledgesthatformallanguageisnotstrictlynecessary,andproposesnoradicaleducationalreforms—heisreallygrievingoverthelossofsomethingbeautifulmorethanuseful.③WenowtakeourEnglish“onpaperplatesinsteadofchina.”④Ashame,perhaps,butprobablyaninevitableTheword“talking”(Line6,Paragraph3) [C] [D]TowhichofthefollowingstatementswouldMcWhortermostlikelyLogicalthinkingisnotnecessarilyrelatedtothewayweBlackEnglishcanbemoreexpressivethanstandardNon-standardvarietiesofhumanlanguagearejustasOfallthevarieties,standardEnglishcanbestconveycomplexAccordingtothelastparagraph,“paperplates”isto“china”“temporary”isto [B]“radical”isto[C]“functional”isto [D]“humble”isto準(zhǔn)解析》；2009-Text1準(zhǔn)解析》；2009-Text1④Intheever-changing21stcentury,eventheword“habit”carriesanegativeimplication.①Soitseemsparadoxicaltotalkabouthabitsinthesamecontextascreativityandinnovation.②Butbrainresearchershavediscoveredthatwhenweconsciouslydevelopnewhabits,wecreateparallelpaths,andevenentirelynewbraincells,thatcanjumpourtrainsofthoughtontonew,innovative①Ratherthandismissingourselvesasunchangeablecreaturesofhabit,wecaninsteaddirectourownchangebyconsciouslydevelonewhabits.②Infact,themorenewthingswetry—themorewestepoutsideourcomfortzone—themoreinherentlycreative e,bothintheworkplaceandinourallives.①Butdon’tbothertryingtokilloffoldhabits;oncethoseruts*ofprocedurearewornintothebrain,they’retheretostay.②Instead,thenewhabitswedeliberaypressintoourselvescreateparallelpathwaysthatcanbypassthoseoldroads.①“Thefirstthingneededforinnovationisafascinationwithwonder,”saysDawnaMarkova,authorof“TheOpenMind”.②“Butwearetaughtinsteadto‘decide,’justasourcallshimself‘theDecider.’”③Sheadds,however,that“todecideistokilloffallpossibilitiesbutone.④Agoodinnovationalthinkerisalwaysexploringthemanyother①Allofusworkthroughproblemsinwaysofwhichwe’reunaware,she②Researchersinthelate1960sdiscoveredthathumansarebornwiththecapacitytoapproachchallengesinfourprimaryways:ytically,procedurally,relationally(orcollaboratively)andinnovati