2009年考研英語閱讀理解精讀100篇（高分版）TEXT 12

1．Future musicologists will lose much sleep over Philip Glass because_____.

1．未來的音樂學(xué)家會在菲利普·格拉斯身上耗費許多不眠之夜，因為_____。

[A] Philip Glass' works are consistently changing based on the different context and various external conditions.

[A] 菲利普·格拉斯的作品在不同的情景和各種外部下不斷地發(fā)生變化。

[B] Philip Glass's music is characterized by its unintelligibility.

[B]菲利普·格拉斯作品的重要特點就是非常難以理解。

[C] Philip Glass is ignorant of establishing an immutable, sacrosanct urtext.

[C] 菲利普·格拉斯不屑于創(chuàng)立不變的、神圣的原始文本。

[D] Philip Glass's works are totally alien to modern and even future audience.

[D] 菲利普·格拉斯的作品對于現(xiàn)代甚至是未來的觀眾來說是完全陌生。

2. To make the opera become a concert, Mr. Glass trimmed _____.

2. 為了讓這部歌劇變?yōu)閰f(xié)奏曲，格拉斯先生刪節(jié)了_____。

[A] the tale of the multicolored bathing cap

[A] 彩色游泳帽的故事

[B] the quotations form Carole King

[B] 引用Carole King的話

[C] Mr. Bojangles' scene

[C] Bojangles先生的場景

[D] Lucirda Childe's adventure

[D] Lucirda Childe的冒險經(jīng)歷

3. Which one of the following is NOT true of the new version of "Einstein on the Beach" ?

3. 關(guān)于"愛因斯坦在海灘"下列哪個陳述是錯誤的？

[A] The former structure and format was kept constantly for the majority part.

[A] 原來的結(jié)構(gòu)和形式大部分沒有改變。

[B] The version was changed into a concert with a more formal procedure and a more fixed setting.

[B] 這個版本被改成了一個協(xié)奏曲，形式更加正式、同時環(huán)境也更加固定。

[C] The version was a success partly because of the advantage brought by trims.

[C] 這個版本獲得成本部分在于所作的刪節(jié)。

[D] The version was tighter than its ancestor.

[D] 這個版本比其原作要更緊湊。

4． The contrary elements which added charm to the new version were_____.

4. 為這個新版本增添了魅力的相矛盾的元素是_____。

[A] the soporific repetition of phrases and invigorating music

[A] 催人入睡的重復(fù)的短語和令人振奮的音樂

[B] the streams numbers and symphonic energy

[B] 數(shù)字串和交響樂力量

[C] the classical violin solo passage and electrifying workout

[C] 經(jīng)典的小提琴獨奏和電子化的加工

[D] inventiveness and real beauty

[D] 創(chuàng)造性和真正的美

5．The passage is mainly  _____.

5．這篇文章主要是_____。

[A] a comparison of two versions of "Einstein on the Beach"

[A] "愛因斯坦在海灘"兩個版本的比較

[B] an introduction of a new art form

[B] 介紹一種新的藝術(shù)形式

[C] a study on the influence of trims on musical works

[C] 對音樂作品刪節(jié)影響的研究

[D] an analysis of Mr. Glass' works

[D] 對格拉斯先生作品的分析