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韦林思创WEILIN.NET24考研英语强化阅读讲义英语一2011年-2022年阅读真题搭建解题技巧日录2011年TeXt1.12011年TeXt2.32011年Text3.52011年Text4.2012年Text1.92012年TeXt2.2012年TeXt3.132012年TXt4.152013年TeX对1.172013年Text2192013年Text3.微信公众号dky662013年Text4.(项尖考研祝您上岸头2014年Text1.252014年TeXt2.272014年TeX对3.292014年Text4.312015年Text1.332015年Text2.352015年Text3.372015年Text4.392016年Text1.412016年Text2.432016年Text3.452016年Text4.472017年TeXt1.492017年TeXt2.512017年Text3.532017年Text4.552018年Text1.572018年Tex2.592018年Text3.612018年TeXt4.632019年TeX1652019年TeXt2672019年TeXt3.692019年TeXt4.712020年Text1。732020年TeXt2.752020年TeXt3.772020年TeXt4.792021年TeXt1.812021年Text2.832021年Text3.852021年Text4.872022年Text1.892022年Text2.912022年Text3.932022年Text4.95参考答案97韦林思创考研英语一强化阅读讲义（英语一）2011年Text1The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its nextmusic director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since thesudden announcement of his appointment in 2009.For the most part,theresponse has been favorable,to say the least.Hooray!At last!wrote AnthonyTommasini,a sober-sided classical-music critic.One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise,however,is that Gilbert is comparatively little known.Even Tommasini,who hadadvocated Gilberts appointment in the Times,calls him an unpretentiousmusician with no air of the formidable conductor about him.As a descriptionof the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicianslike Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez,that seems likely to have struck at leastsome Times readers as faint praise.For my part,I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even agood one.To be sure,he performs an impressive variety of interestingcompositions,but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall,oranywhere else,to hear interesting orchestral music.All I have to do is to go tomy CD shelf,or boot up my computer and download still more recorded musicfrom iTunes.Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for liveperformance are missing the point.For the time,attention,and money of theart-loving public,classical instrumentalists must compete not only with operahouses,dance troupes,theater companies,and museums,but also with therecorded performances of the great classical musicians of the 20th century.These recordings are cheap,available everywhere,and very often much higherin artistic quality than todays live performances;moreover,they can beconsumedat a time and place of the listeners choosing.The widespreadavailability of such recordings has thus brought about a crisis in the institutionof the traditional classical concert.One possible response is for classical performers to program attractive newmusic that is not yet available on record.Gilberts own interest in new musichas been widely noted:Alex Ross,a classical-music critic,has described himas a man who is capable of turning the Philharmonic into a markedly different,more vibrant organization.But what will be the nature of that difference?Merely expanding the orchestras repertoire will not be enough.If Gilbert andthe Philharmonic are to succeed,they must first change the relationship betweenAmericas oldest orchestra and the new audience it hopes to attract.1韦林思创考研英语强化阅读讲义（英语一）21.We learn from Paragraph I that Gilberts appointment hasAincurred criticismBraised suspicionCreceived acclaimDaroused curiosity22.Tommasini regards Gilbert as an artist who isAinfluentialBmodestCrespectableDtalented23.The author believes that the devoted concertgoersAignore the expenses of live performancesy66Breject most kinds of recorded performancesCexaggerate the variety of live performances上岸Doverestimate the value of live performances24.According to the text,which of the following is true of recordings?AThey are often inferior to live concerts in quality.BThey are easily accessible to the general public.CThey help improve the quality of music.DThey have only covered masterpieces.25.Regarding Gilberts role in revitalizing the Philharmonic,the author feelsAdoubtfulBenthusiasticCconfidentDpuzzled2