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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 results 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 scenes 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 artist 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-hance 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 needs to go beyond the necessary purpose of research communication, and participants. Artists and scientists alike are immersed in discovery' and invention, and challenge and critique are core to both, too.
1、According to paragraph 1, art-science collaborations have________.
2、The reworked version of The Four Seasons is mentioned to show that________.
3、Some artists seem to worry about in the art-science partnership________.
4、What does the author say about CAVS?
5、In the last paragraph, the author holds that art-science collaborations________.
问题1选项
A.caught the attention of critics.
B.received favorable responses.
C.promoted academic publishing.
D.sparked heated public disputes.
问题2选项
A.art can offer audiences easy access to science.
B.science can help with the expression of emotions.
C.public participation in science has a promising future.
D.art is effective in facilitating scientific innovations.
问题3选项
A.their role may be underestimated.
B.their reputation may be impaired.
C.their creativity may be inhibited.
D.their work may be misguided.
问题4选项
A.It was headed alternately by artists and scientists.
B.It exemplified valuable art-science alliances.
C.Its projects aimed at advancing visual studies.
D.Its founders sought to raise the status of artists.
问题5选项
A.are likely to go beyond public expectations.
B.will intensify interdisciplinary competition.
C.should do more than communicating science.
D.are becoming more popular than before.
第1题:B
第2题:A
第3题:A
第4题:B
第5题:C
第1题:
定位至第一段,Enlightening, challenging, stimulating, fun.(启发,富有挑战性, 振奋人心,有趣),这些词都是Nature readers对art-science collaborations的评价,都是积极的回应。B选项中favorable responses是对这些词的概括。
A项无中生有,第一段并未出现critics(批评者)。C项无中生有,是利用常识(Nature学术期刊)设置的干扰项。D项无中生有,第一段并未提及公众激烈的争论。
第2题:
根据题干The Four Seasons定位到原文第三段。例证题考察的是例子想要证明的观点,第三段首句One example of how artists and scientists have together rocked the scenes came last month并没有具体的观点,但是出现了one example,表明观点句应该example之前,再次定位到第二段,第二段Artists help scientists reach a broader audience(艺术帮助科学家接触到更广泛的群众),与A选项意思一致。
B项“科学有助于情感的表达”原文未提及。C项无中生有。D项引申过渡,原文并没有说艺术可以帮助科学进行创新。
第3题:
根据题干partnership及artists可以定位到第四段。首句But a genuine partnership must be a two-way street.就表明伙伴关系应该是双向的。紧接着artists do not simply assist scientists with their communication requirements(艺术家并不是仅仅帮助科学家沟通)其中的simply就体现出艺术学家认为自己的贡献不止一点,不应该被轻视。这与A选项“艺术家的角色可能会被轻视”相符合,故选择A。
BC项无中生有,原文并未提及艺术家的荣誉、创造力。D项错误解读原文,虽然提及了艺术家的工作,但并没有说他们的工作被误导。
第4题:
根据题干CAVS定位到文章第五段。光是科学家和艺术家都感兴趣的内容,所以可以成为合作的基础(Light was a something that both artists and scientists had an interest in, and therefore could form the basis of collaboration),而CAVS就是以光之名,来促进科学艺术合作(art-science alliances),这与B选项相符。且根据上一段的内容(呼吁双向伙伴关系),本段应讲述促进双向发展的科学艺术合作,故选择B。
A选项无中生有,原文未提及由谁来管理CAVS。C项理解不到位,虽然文中提及Visual Studies,但是开展此类研究的目的仍然是促进合作。D项在文中未提及,文中呼吁的是双向共同发展。
第5题:
定位到最后一段,首句but之后讲到both sides need to invest time, and embrace surprise and challenge双方都应投入时间,既要能接受惊喜还要等迎接挑战,随后又讲到go beyond the necessary purpose超越本意,都表明科学艺术合作需要在各个方面继续努力。C项符合本段主旨。
A选项过度推理the necessary purpose。B项中的competition在文中未提及。D项错误理解 this trend is as strong as ever其中的as…as结构表明程度相似。