Question

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】

试题分析：文章主要是介绍了一个画廊。在这个画廊里面有许多许多很著名的画和一些非常有名的画家的一些作品。同样，有很多的画家的作品是通过这个画廊而获得了巨大的成功而为人所知的。

1. Saatchi Gallery所以按照推理，这个画廊应该是由Saatchi 开的。所以答案选B。

2.

3. from ，后面说到了its new home说明了这个画廊的地址变了。所以答案选A。

4.

5. works on和at the Saatchi Gallery说明了空白处应该是表示展出在画廊的作品，答案选C。

6.

7. new British artists再根据选项意思判断，本空应该的是要表达新英国艺术家的作品展览。答案选C。

8. gallery 后文又提到了一系列的艺术家Damien Hirst, the Chapman brothers, and Tracy Emin所以他们之间应该是一个包含关系。答案选D。

9.

10. work first made headlines他的作品登上了头条，说明他的作品很著名。答案选B。

11. from dead animals，根据选项意思，应该是表示他创作的艺术作品是来自于死亡的动物。答案选B。

12. 把…奉献（给），把…专用（于）；奉献B.建议。C.带来；引起；促使。D.欠…债；感激；归功于。后文提到了It was through Saatchi these two brothers came to public attention.说明了前面的几个艺术家是通过这个画廊自己的作品才为人所知。所以他们的名誉是归功于这个画廊的。答案选D。

13. was去掉句子还是完整的。说明本句是一个强调句。答案选C。

14. made headlines所以本空应该是对应的。答案选B。

15. rise to意思是引起；导致。所以答案选B。

16. bed 说明这个作品的名称就叫my bed。答案选D。

17.

18. you look and don’t feel very with it—but that doesn’t tell you very much说明了你可能会对那个作品有一些不同的看法，也就是说是没有一个固定的规则来评判作品的。答案选B。

19. that doesn’t tell you very much说明了你的感觉可能并不能揭示那个作品的价值。根据选项意思，答案选C。

20.

考点：考查介绍说明性短文填空。