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Part A

Directions:

Read the following four texts. Answer the questions after each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET.

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Enlightening, challenging, stimulating, fun. These were some of the words that Nature readers used to describe their experience of art-science collaborations in a series of articles on partnerships between artists and researchers. Nearly 40% of the roughly 350 people who responded to an accompanying poll said they had collaborated with artists; and almost all said they would consider doing so in future.

Such an encouraging result is not surprising. Scientists are increasingly seeking out visual artists to help them communicate their work to new audiences. “Artists help scientists reach a broader audience and make emotional connections that enhance learning.” One respondent said.

One example of how artists and scientists have together rocked the senses came last month when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performed a reworked version of Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. They reimagined the 300-year-old score by injecting the latest climate prediction data for each season—provided by Monash University’s Climate Change Communication Research Hub. The performance was a creative call to action ahead of November’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK.

But a genuine partnership must be a two-way street. Fewer artists than scientists responded to the Nature poll; however, several respondents noted that artists do not simply assist scientists with their communication requirements. Nor should their work be considered only as an object of study. The alliances are most valuable when scientists and artists have a shared stake in a project, are able to jointly design it and can critique each other’s work. Such an approach can both prompt new research as well as result in powerful art.

More than half a century ago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology opened its Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) to explore the role of technology in culture. The founders deliberately focused their projects around light—hence the “visual studies” in the name. Light was a something that both artists and scientists had an interest in, and therefore could form the basis of collaboration. As science and technology progressed, and divided into more sub-disciplines, the centre was simultaneously looking to a time when leading researchers could also be artists, writers and poets, and vice versa.

Nature’s poll findings suggest that this trend is as strong as ever, but, to make a collaboration work, both sides need to invest time, and embrace surprise and challenge. The reach of art-science tie-ups need to go beyond the necessary purpose of research communication, and participants must not fall into the trap of stereotyping each other. Artists and scientists alike are immersed in discovery and invention, and challenge and critique are core to both, too.

单选题 According to Paragraph 1, art-science collaborations have ______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】本题为细节题。根据题干关键词Paragraph 1和art-science collaborations定位到第一段②句，②句句首These指代①句中的四个形容词，故而可继续定位至①句。①②句指出Enlightening, challenging, stimulating, fun … were some of the words that Nature readers used to describe their experience of art-science collaborations(启发、挑战、刺激、有趣……是《自然》杂志的读者用来描述他们的艺术与科学合作经历的一些词汇)，下文③句继而指出Nearly 40% of the roughly 350 people who responded to … almost all said they would consider doing so in future(在350名左右的受访者中，近40%的人表示……几乎所有人都说他们将来会考虑这样做)。由此可知，《自然》杂志收到的读者对于艺术和科学合作的反应都是正面的。B项received favorable responses(收到了良好的反应)是对第一段①②③句的概括总结。所以本题选B。

单选题 The reworked version of The Four Seasons is mentioned to show that ______.

单选题 Some artists seem to worry about in the art-science partnership ______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】本题为细节题。根据题干关键词Some artists seem to worry about in the art-science partnership定位到第四段①②③句(③句中的Their指代artists’)。②句指出several respondents noted that artists do not simply assist scientists with their communication requirements(一些受访者指出，艺术家不仅仅是帮助科学家满足他们的传播需求)，其中several respondents指代artists，③句继而指出Nor should their work be considered only as an object of study(他们的工作也不应仅仅被视为研究对象)。可见艺术家在强调自己的作用被低估了。A项their role may be underestimated(他们的作用可能被低估了)是对②③句的合理推断。所以本题选A。

单选题 What does the author say about CAVS?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】本题为细节题。根据题干关键词CAVS定位到第五段①句。该句无法解题，需结合上下文。第四段④句指出The alliances are most valuable when scientists and artists have a shared stake in a project …(当科学家和艺术家在一个项目中拥有共同的利益……时，这个联盟是最有价值的);第五段①句继而介绍了“探索技术在文化中的作用”的CAVS研究中心，第五段③句介绍该研究中心的项目内容Light was a something that both artists and scientists had an interest in(光是艺术家和科学家都感兴趣的东西)，符合第四段④句所提出的联盟最有价值的条件——“科学家和艺术家在一个项目中拥有共同的利益”，故该研究中心是最有价值的艺术家和科学家的联盟。B项It exemplified the valuable art-science alliances(它体现了艺术与科学有价值的联盟)是对第五段提及CAVS的作用的概括总结，所以本题选B。