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Questions 40-50 The cities in the United States have been the most visible sponsors and beneficiaries of projects that place art in public places. (主题!)They have shown exceptional imagination in applying the diverse forms of contemporary art to a wide variety of purposes. The activities observed in a number of “pioneer” cities sponsoring art in public places-a (5 ) broadening exploration of public sites, an increasing awareness among both sponsors and the public of the varieties of contemporary artistic practice, and a growing public enthusiasm-are increasingly characteristic of cities across the country. (关注和热情加大)With many cities now undergoing renewed development, opportunities are continuously emerging for the inclusion or art in new or renewed public environments, including buildings, (10)plazas, parks, and transportation facilities.(新的趋势) The result of these activities is a group of artworks that reflect the diversity of contemporary art and the varying character and goals of the sponsoring communities. In sculpture, the projects range from a cartoonlike Mermaid in Miami Beach by Roy Lichtenstein to a small forest planted in New York City by Alan Sonfist.(各种的公共艺术) The use (15) of murals followed quickly upon the use of sculpture and has brought to public sites the work of artists as different as the realist Thomas Hart Benton and the Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg. The specialized requirements of particular urban situations have further expanded the use of art in public places: in Memphis, sculptor Richard Hunt has created a monument to Martin Luther King, Jr., who was slain there; in New York, Dan Flavin (20) and Bill Brand have contributed neon and animation works to the enhancement of mass transit facilities. And in numerous cities, art is being raised as a symbol of the commitment to revitalize urban areas.(art的作用和象征意义) By continuing to sponsor projects involving a growing body of art in public places, cities will certainly enlarge the situations in which the public encounters and grows (25)familiar with the various forms of contemporary art.(熟悉现代艺术) Indeed, cities are providing artists with an opportunity to communicate with a new and broader audience. Artists are recognizing the distinction between public and private spaces, and taking that into account when executing their public commissions. They are working in new, often more durable media, and on an unaccustomed scale.(给艺术家代来新的艺术交流形式) 现在我拿本文来展示我的Peter阅读法：
1.60秒预览：看到了The cities in the United States(大写字母，地名)New York City(城市)
a monument to Martin Luther King(名人)差不多了，Peter确定了是人文科学的文章，又和米国有关，涉及到了一些名人，这就是文章的属性.
2.1+1+1：The cities in the United States have been the most visible sponsors and beneficiaries of projects that place art in public places. +The result of these activities is a group of artworks that reflect the diversity of contemporary art and the varying character and goals of the sponsoring communities. +In sculpture, the projects range from a cartoonlike Mermaid in Miami Beach by Roy Lichtenstein to a small forest planted in New York City by Alan Sonfist.+And in numerous cities, art is being raised as a symbol of the commitment to revitalize urban areas.+By continuing to sponsor projects involving a growing body of art in public places, cities will certainly enlarge the situations in which the public encounters and grows +They are working in new, often more durable media, and on an unaccustomed scale.所以可以看出文章大概可能仿佛似乎好象在说城市对艺术的资助以及艺术在这种环境下的发展以及对城市的影响.
3.下面开始读文章.读完段回想，本段讲了美国城市对公共场所艺术的支持，许多先驱艺术家都参与进来，然后现在许多城市都在建设，这又给了公共场所艺术一个发展的空间.
读完第二段回想，大概作者是在举具体的例子，谈到了雕塑和各城市里的艺术作品.(本段可能会考细节)
第三段回想，这里讲公共场所艺术对市民和艺术家的影响.好了，大概的框架建立了起来，同时Peter把具体的分析用括号括起来放在文章里.现在来看题.
43. According to the passage, new settings for public art are appearing as a result of (A) communities that are building more art museums (B) artists who are moving to urban areas (C) urban development and renewal (D) an increase in the number of artists in the United States. 答案C，我选D 解答：看看Peter的段的3秒回想，城市建设方面，具体句子是With many cities now undergoing renewed development, opportunities are continuously emerging for the inclusion or art in new or renewed public environments, including buildings, (10)plazas, parks, and transportation facilities，然后其实后边也有一句对应的：The specialized requirements of particular urban situations have further expanded the use of art in public places:综合起来我们肯定是选C.
49. The word “executing” in line 28 is closest in meaning to (A) judging (B) selling (C) explaining (D) producing 答案是D，我选的C 解答：哈哈，来招牌菜了，我们来分析这个题.Indeed, cities are providing artists with an opportunity to communicate with a new and broader audience. Artists are recognizing the distinction between public and private spaces, and taking that into account when executing their public commissions. They are working in new, often more durable media, and on an unaccustomed scale.好的，OK现在从后句来分析，后句They are working in new, often more durable media, and on an unaccustomed scale和前句是解释关系，也就是同义的，那么我们直接拿来用，They are working 和executing their public commissions对应，好了，去答案里可以直接把producing挑出来了，因为artists的work就是创造，和评判，卖，解释关系不大(其实卖也是artist的工作，但是公共的艺术，在本文和金钱无关)好了，Peter再次赖皮了是不?又没有分析主考词executing，不过既然能选对，不分析这个词不犯法吧，哈哈.(这也是红宝书上的词.)
50. According to paragraph 3, artists who work on public art projects are doing all of the following EXCEPT (A) creating artworks that are unusual in size (B) raising funds to sponsor various public projects (C) exposing a large number of people to works of art (D) using new materials that are long-lasting. 答案B，我选的D
可以用Peter说的定位方法，
(A) creating artworks that are unusual in size=on an unaccustomed scale
(B) raising funds to sponsor various public projects
(C) exposing a large number of people to works of art=recognizing the distinction between public and private spaces
(D) using new materials that are long-lasting. =durable 好了，ACD排除了之后，可以选B了.
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