考研英語真題精讀 2011 Text1

今天推薦的歌曲是麥粒的，此歌曲請配合維密2013年Lima小開的那個segment開啟。我也就看了十來遍吧，歌詞也是霸氣地不得了。B站上搜“麥子靈魂附身”就有這個影片。

21。We learn from Para。1 that

Gilbert‘s appointment

has

22。Tommasini regards Gilbert as

an artist

who is

23。The author believes that the

devoted concertgoers

24。According to the text， which of the following is

true

of recordings？

25。Regarding Gilbert‘s role in

revitalizing the Philharmonic

， the author feels

I①Thedecision of the New York

Philharmonic

to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009。 ②

For the most part

， the response has been favorable， to say theleast。 ③“Hooray！ At last！” wrote Anthony Tommasini， a

sober-sided

classical-music critic。

Philharmonic

adjective

（尤用於管弦樂團的名稱中）愛好音樂的

•the Vienna

Philharmonic

Orchestra。

維也納愛樂管弦樂團

sober

adjective

SERIOUS

嚴肅的；冷靜的

•In fact the whole wedding was a

sober

affair - no dancing， just people standing around in groups chatting politely。

事實上，整場婚禮氣氛很嚴肅

——

沒有人跳舞，人們只是聚在一起禮貌地交談。

II①One ofthe reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise， however， is that Gilbert is comparatively little known。 ②

Even Tommasini

， who had advocated Gilbert‘s appointment in the Times， calls him “an

unpretentious

musician with no air of the

formidable

conductor about him。”③ As a deion of the next music director of an orchestra that has

hitherto

beenled by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez，that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as

faint

praise。

unpretentious

approving

adjective

不矯飾的；低調的，不張揚的

•The food is delicious and

unpretentious

。

這種食物樣子普通，但味道可口。

formidable

adjective

可怕的；令人敬畏的；難對付的

•a

formidable

obstacle/task

令人生畏的障礙/任務

•a

formidable

adversary/enemy/opponent

難對付的敵手/勁敵/強大的對手

hitherto

adverb

迄今為止；到（某時）為止

•Mira revealed

hitherto

unsuspected

talents on the cricket pitch。

時至今日，米拉已經顯示出他在板球投球方面潛藏的非凡才能。

faint

adjective

SLIGHT

微弱的；不清晰的；微小的

•a

faint

sound/ noise/smell

微弱的聲音/隱約的聲響/淡淡的氣味

•The lamp gave out a

faint

glow。

燈發出微弱的光。

III①For my part， I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even a good one。② To be sure， he performs an

impressive

variety of interesting compositions， but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall， or anywhere else， to hear interesting orchestral music。 ③All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf， or

boot up

my computer and download still more recorded music from iTunes。

impressive

adjective

給人深刻印象的；令人欽佩的

•That was an

impressive

performance from such a young tennis player。

這麼年輕的網球選手居然打得那麼好。

IV①Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings

are no substitute for l

ive performance are missingthe point。 ②For the time， attention， and money of the art-loving public， classical instrumentalists must compete not only with opera houses， dance

troupes

， theater companies， and museums， but also with the recorded performances of the great classical musicians of the 20th century。 ③There recordings are cheap， available everywhere， and very often much higher in artistic quality than today‘s live performances； moreover， they can be “consumed” at a time and place of the listener’s choosing。 ④

The widespread availability of such recordings has thus brought about a crisis in the institution of the traditional classical concert。

troupe

noun

countable

（巡迴）劇團，戲班子，表演隊

•She joined a

dance

troupe

and travelled all over Europe。

她參加了一個巡迴舞蹈團，足跡遍佈整個歐洲。

V①One possible response is for classical performers to program attractive new musict hat is not yet available on record。 ②Gilbert‘sown interest in new music has been widely noted： AlexRoss， a classical-music critic， has described him as a man who is capable of turning thePhilharmonic into “a markedly different， more

vibrant

organization。”③ But what will be the nature of that difference？④Merely expanding the orchestra’s

repertoire

will not be enough。⑤

If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed

， they must first change the relationship between America‘s oldest orchestra and the new audience it hops toattract。

vibrate

verb

（使）震動；（使）顫動；（使）抖動

•The whole station seemed to

vibrate

as the express train rushed through。

快速列車急馳而過時，整個車站似乎都在震動。

repertoire

noun

countable

（總稱某人可演出的）全部劇目，全部節目，全部曲目

•The Royal Shakespeare Company also have many modern plays

in

their

repertoire

。

皇家莎士比亞劇團的演出劇目中也包括很多現代戲劇。

21。 We learn fromPara。1 that Gilbert‘s appointment has

［A］incurred criticism。

［B］raised suspicion。

[C]received acclaim.

［D］aroused curiosity。

定位：For the most part， the response has been favorable， to say theleast。 ③“Hooray！ At last！” wrote Anthony Tommasini， a

sober-sided

classical-music critic。

22。 Tommasini regards Gilbert as an artist who is

［A］influential。

[B]modest.

［C］respectable。

［D］talented。

定位：Even Tommasini， who had advocated Gilbert‘s appointment in the Times， calls him “an

unpretentious

musician with no airof the

formidable

conductor about him。”

23。The author believes that the devoted concertgoers

[A]ignore the expenses of live performances.

［B］reject most kinds of recorded performances。

［C］exaggerate the variety of live performances。

［D］overestimate the value of live performances。

24。 According to thetext， which of the following is true of recordings？

［A］They are often inferior to live concerts in quality。

[B]They are easily accessible to the general public.

［C］They help improve the quality of music。

［D］They have only covered masterpieces。

定位：The widespread availability of such recordings has thus brought about a crisis in the institution of the traditional classical concert。

25。Regarding Gilbert‘s role in revitalizing the Philharmonic， the author feels

[A]doubtful.

［B］enthusiastic

［C］confident。

［D］puzzled。

定位：If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed， they must first change the relationship between America‘s oldest orchestra and the new audienceit hops to attract。