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If you are a modern art lover, you should be sure to drop by the Saatchi Gallery during your visit to London. The original gallery was by Charles Saatchi, a British art collector for founding the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency with his brother. It moved from its old in St. John’s Wood to its new home in County Hall near the Thames in the spring of 2003.

Anyone who has heard in the past of the often shocking but always inspiring works on at the Saatchi Gallery will not be when visiting the gallery’s new location. Along with the of new British artists, the gallery still the works of Damien Hirst, the Chapman brothers, and Tracy Emin in its permanent .

Of the artworks, one can see in the Saatchi Gallery, Hirst’s works are probably the most . Hirst’s work first made headlines in the early 1990s when he art from dead animals.

Along with Hirst, the Chapman brothers, Dinos and Jake, also a certain amount of their fame to the Saatchi Gallery. It was through Saatchi these two brothers came to public attention. At the gallery, visitors can see the brothers’ vision of Hell, made from 30, 000 plastic toy soldiers.

Another artist featured at the gallery who has grabbed with her art is Tracy Emin. In 1998, Emin gave to argument when she sold her messy, unmade bed to Saatchi as a work of art My Bed at ￡150, 000.

Are any of these works really art? That is a question you will have to answer for when you visit the Saatchi Gallery. Charles Saatchi himself says, “I don’t have any ground rules for art. Sometimes you look and don’t feel very with it—but that doesn’t tell you very much. It doesn’t reveal much about the quality of the work.”

1.A. repaired B. opened C. built D. rented

2.A. keen B. suitable C. eager D. famous

3.A. location B. history C. city D. society

4.A. concerts B. reports C. rumors D. advice

5.A. store B. board C. display D. sale

6.A. addicted B. interested C. disappointed D. worried

7.A. business B. story C. exhibits D. tradition

8.A. produces B. publishes C. revises D. includes

9.A. collection B. station C. memory D. basement

10.A. ready-made B. well-known C. well-prepared D. easy-going

11.A. copied B. created C. invented D. discovered

12.A. devote B. suggest C. bring D. owe

13.A. when B. why C. that D. while

14.A. headlines B. position C. advantages D. occupations

15.A. way B. rise C. anxiety D. hope

16.A. adapted B. written C. referred D. titled

17.A. yourself B. it C. them D. one

18.A. praising B. judging C. appreciating D. studying

19.A. surprised B. confused C. comfortable D. acceptable

20.A. necessarily B. exactly C. completely D. likely

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.B

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了英國著名的薩奇畫廊的情況。薩奇畫廊是由查爾斯薩奇開辦的，薩奇因和兄弟創(chuàng)辦薩奇兄弟廣告公司而出名。薩奇畫廊主要展出英國年輕藝術(shù)家的作品，并推動了英國當(dāng)代藝術(shù)的發(fā)展。

1.he original gallery was 36 by Charles Saatchi最初的畫廊是由查爾斯薩奇開辦的，open是“開張、開辦“的意思，指開辦公司、工廠、公共場所等，故選B。

2.a British art collector 37 for founding the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency薩奇以成立薩奇兄弟廣告公司而出名，keen與on搭配，B、C與句意不符，故選D。

3.hen visiting the gallery’s new location”可知，畫廊從舊址遷到了新的地方，故選A。

4.Anyone who has heard of the...works任何聽到有關(guān)藝術(shù)作品的報道，故選B。

5.works on at the Saatchi Gallery藝術(shù)作品在薩奇畫廊展出，on display展出，故選C。

6.will not be when visiting the gallery’s new location.去薩奇畫廊參觀的人不會感到失望，根據(jù)下句“Along with the of new British artists, the gallery still the works of Damien Hirst, the Chapman brothers,”可知，薩奇畫廊里面展出的是英國年輕藝術(shù)家們的畫作，故選C。

7.Along with the of new British artists與英國新藝術(shù)家的作品一同展出的還有......，故選C。

8.the gallery still the works of Damien Hirst畫廊展出的作品還包括赫斯特等人的作品，故選D。

9.in its permanent .在薩奇畫廊的永久藏品中，故選A。

10.Hirst’s work first made headlines”可知，赫斯特的作品是最有名的，故選B。

11.when he art from dead animals赫斯特當(dāng)時以死掉的動物為創(chuàng)作原型，故選B。

12.also a certain amount of their fame to the Saatchi Gallery查普曼等藝術(shù)家所獲得的名譽也或多或少歸功于薩奇畫廊，故選D。

13.It was through Saatchi these two brothers came to public attention.正是通過薩奇畫廊，查普曼兄弟才進入了公眾的視線，這里是強調(diào)句，故選C。

14.when she sold her messy, unmade bed to Saatchi as a work of art My Bed at ￡150, 000”可知，另一個獲得人們的關(guān)注的畫家是Tracy Emin，她把自己未完成的畫作以15萬英鎊的價格賣給了薩奇，故選A。

15.In 1998, Emin gave 50 to argument畫家Emin在1998年把未完成的畫作高價賣給薩奇，這引起了爭議，give rise to引起，導(dǎo)致，故選B。

16.as a work of art My Bed作為一件藝術(shù)品并給它命名為“我的床”，故選D。

17.when you visit the Saatchi Gallery”可知，這個問題還需要你去親自解答，for yourself親自，故選A。

18.I don’t have any ground rules for art.我沒有任何判斷藝術(shù)的基本原則，ground rules基本原則，故選B。

19.but that doesn’t tell you very much”可知，有時候，畫作可能讓你感覺不舒服，但那是因為你沒有得到更多的信息，故選C。

20.It doesn’t reveal much about the quality of the work.它不見得能揭示作品的很多特點，not necessarily未必，不見得故選A。

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