Rebranding art museums

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题目与答案

1. 27 What is the writer doing in the first paragraph?
   • comparing the old NGV with the new NGV
   • describing the role of art museums in Australian culture
   • considering the influence of gallery design on art appreciation
   • suggesting there has been little recent change in gallery design

   答案：considering the influence of gallery design on art appreciation

   原文定位：Do any of these newly developed spaces 2 indicate a fundamental shift in the ways we engage with art at the beginning of the twenty-first century

   同义替换：「gallery design」↔「newly developed spaces」，「influence on art appreciation」↔「shift in the ways we engage with art」

2. 28 The writer criticises the old NGV because
   • the permanent collection was poorly displayed.
   • the building tended to make art seem remote.
   • Asian and Pacific art was neglected.
   • the foyer resembled a shop.

   答案：the building tended to make art seem remote.

   原文定位：the surrounding moat, which creates a rather unwelcoming expression of the museum as a temple of culture set apart from the everyday world

   同义替换：「make art seem remote」↔「set apart from the everyday world」，「criticises」↔「unwelcoming」

3. 29 What does the writer notice about the new NGV?
   • He thinks the ticket booths are well positioned.
   • He is upset that he is made to move so quickly.
   • He is frustrated because the art is obscured by the entrance.
   • He thinks the redevelopment fails to keep up with international trends.

   答案：He is frustrated because the art is obscured by the entrance.

   原文定位：All of this is certainly impressive, but where has the art gone;We are not allowed to see the exhibitions until we;have completed the necessary inductions

   同义替换：「the art is obscured」↔「where has the art gone」，「by the entrance」↔「completed the necessary inductions」

4. 30 The writer argues that rental 'blockbuster exhibitions
   • should be cheaper.
   • are a financial necessity.
   • should be increased in number.
   • allow the museum to present an original programme.

   答案：are a financial necessity.

   原文定位：Entrance to the NGV permanent collection is now free so the NGV needs something to keep the paying public coming back. The answer lies in the international 'blockbuster' exhibition

   同义替换：「financial necessity」↔「needs something to keep the paying public coming back」

5. 31 Roy Grounds's design failed to recognise the importance of functions and performances in museums.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NO

   原文定位：It also contained a series of greatly expanded temporary exhibition galleries and a vast Great Hall, which Kepresented an unprecedented emphasis on the ancillary roles of corporate functions and public performances in the contemporary museum

   同义替换：「failed to recognise」↔「unprecedented emphasis」，「functions and performances」↔「corporate functions and public performances」

6. 32 Mario Bellini's new NGV (rejects international museum design trends.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NO

   原文定位：With these considerations in mind Mario Bellini's redeveloped NGV opened in 2003 and his design reflects what the new, jmproved, twenty-first century global museum feels it should be emphasising to its visitors

   同义替换：「international museum design trends」↔「twenty-first century global museum」

7. 33 Mario Bellini's work on subsequent museum projects has been less successful than that on the NGV.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

8. 34 The NGV monitors the number of first-time visitors to permanent collections.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

9. 35 Too much change may have negative impacts on museums.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：YES

   原文定位：Nobody said it was going to be easy, and the effect of too much innovation in museums can be disastrous

   同义替换：「change」↔「innovation」，「negative impacts」↔「disastrous」

10. If a large space is available in the museum
    • the museum programme will lose its individuality.
    • the museum will lose credibility.
    • the art loses its importance.
    • it will have to balance opposing demands.
    • this will encourage museum visitors in the future?
    • it will have the capability of increasing revenue.

    答案：it will have the capability of increasing revenue.

    原文定位：how wise it has proven over the years as museums have come to place increasing emphasis on corporate sponsorship, and on the need to generate additional funds via room hire

    同义替换：「increasing revenue」↔「generate additional funds」

11. If children are allowed to move freely in parts of the gallery
    • the museum programme will lose its individuality.
    • the museum will lose credibility.
    • the art loses its importance.
    • it will have to balance opposing demands.
    • this will encourage museum visitors in the future?
    • it will have the capability of increasing revenue.

    答案：the art loses its importance.

    原文定位：the Great Hall has for forty years provided an area for children to roam at large;As an unintimidating introduction to the lifelong rigours of visiting art museums, its impact on attendance cannot be overestimated

    同义替换：「allowed to move freely」↔「roam at large」，「encourage museum visitors in the future」↔「impact on attendance cannot be overestimated」

12. If too much emphasis is placed on the museum building itself
    • the museum programme will lose its individuality.
    • the museum will lose credibility.
    • the art loses its importance.
    • it will have to balance opposing demands.
    • this will encourage museum visitors in the future?
    • it will have the capability of increasing revenue.

    答案：the art loses its importance.

    原文定位：this results in the construction of new buildings that supplant the artworks inside extreme, this results in the construction of new building that supplant the artworks inside them to become the major attractions themselves

    同义替换：「too much emphasis on」↔「become the major attractions」，「art loses its importance」↔「supplant the artworks」

13. If there is an over-reliance on 'blockbuster exhibitions
    • the museum programme will lose its individuality.
    • the museum will lose credibility.
    • the art loses its importance.
    • it will have to balance opposing demands.
    • this will encourage museum visitors in the future?
    • it will have the capability of increasing revenue.

    答案：the museum programme will lose its individuality.

    原文定位：Overall, though, the prevalence of these 'rental' blockbusters cannot but help introduce a certain 'off the rack' feeling to the institution's exhibition programme

    同义替换：「over-reliance on」↔「prevalence」，「lose its individuality」↔「'off the rack' feeling」

14. If the NGV wants to continue to be successful
    • the museum programme will lose its individuality.
    • the museum will lose credibility.
    • the art loses its importance.
    • it will have to balance opposing demands.
    • this will encourage museum visitors in the future?
    • it will have the capability of increasing revenue.

    答案：it will have to balance opposing demands.

    原文定位：Even the most adroit organisation;needs to be able to juggle numerous, often conflicting priorities

    同义替换：「balance opposing demands」↔「juggle numerous, often conflicting priorities」，「wants to continue to」↔「needs to be able to」