Question

Some people like modem art, while others say that is rubbish. But a cleaner who works in the Tate Gallery in London isn’t able to tell the difference. The woman, whose name isn’t known, mistook a work of art by the German painter Gustav Metzger for a bag of rubbish, and threw it out with other bags. The plastic bag, which contained pieces of paper and cardboard, was later recovered outside the gallery, but the artist thought that it was too damaged to be put on show again. 78-year-old Mr Metzger explained that the exhibit, which he said was a copy of a similar work he had created in 1960, was meant to show that all art is temporary and “finite” (有限的).

Embarrassed officials at the museum said that they had to call a meeting with cleaners to explain which things should not be touched. They would not say whether Mr Metzger would be paid any compensation for the incident. However, to make absolutely sure the same thing would not happen again, they decided to cover Mr Metzger’s work every evening with a colored cloth. In this way the cleaners arriving after the gallery had closed to the general public would realize they should not touch it.

This is not the first time that museum cleaners have had trouble distinguishing exhibits from rubbish. In 2001, in another London gallery, a cleaner threw away a work by the well-known British artist Damien Hirst. It was an arrangement of empty beer bottles, coffee cups, and overflowing ashtrays, which were meant to indicate the chaos in the life of an artist.

However, cleaners don’t always throw things away—sometimes they clean them! This was the case with a dirty bath, which was on show in a gallery in Germany. Without asking what the bath was doing in the gallery, the cleaners simply scrubbed it clean.

1.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Cleaners mistake modem art for rubbish

B. Modem art shouldn’t be cleaned

C. What makes a great work of art

D. Cleaners don’t always throw things away

2.The officials of the museum covered Mr Metzger’s work so that       .

A. the visitors couldn’t get close in the evening

B. they could get recovered soon

C. the cleaners wouldn’t make the same mistake

D. they would return to normal

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. People have different opinions on modem art

B. Mr Metzger would be paid much compensation

C. A work of Damien Hirst was thrown away by a cleaner in 2001

D. Some modem work is about artists’ chaos of their life

4.The last paragraph is written to show that       .

A. cleaners often make exhibits as clean as possible

B. cleaners can’t always differ exhibits from rubbish

C. exhibits are usually difficult to clean

D. exhibits are not always so beautiful

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

【解析】本文讲述清洁工不能误将现代的艺术当垃圾。

1.A主旨大意题。文章讲述了清洁工误把现代艺术品当做了垃圾扔掉。故选C。

2.C细节理解题。根据第二段中However, to make absolutely sure the same thing would not happen again, they decided to cover Mr Metzger’s work every evening with a colored cloth.可知是为了让清洁工不再犯同样的错误。故选C。

3.B细节理解题。根据“They would not say whether Mr. Metzger would be paid any compensation (赔偿) for the incident.”他们没有提及Mr. Metzger是否获得任何赔偿的事情，选项A正确；根据“It was an arrangement of empty beer bottles, coffee cups, and overflowing ashtrays (烟灰缸), which were meant to indicate the chaos in the life of an artist.”空的啤酒瓶，咖啡杯，烟灰缸都是为了表达一个艺术家的生活，选项C正确；根据“This is not the first time”这不是第一次，可知清洁工人将现代艺术品当做垃圾扔掉不止一次，选项D正确。选项B没有提及。故选B。

4.B推理判断题。根据最后一段提到However, cleaners don’t always throw things away—sometimes they clean them! This was the case with a dirty bath, which was on show in a gallery in Germany. Without asking what the bath was doing in the gallery, the cleaners simply scrubbed it clean.然而清洁工不会把他们仍掉，有时会打扫他们，这是一个很脏的花瓶，需要在画廊冲洗，而清洁工仅仅就是用力擦，故可知选B项。