2020年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语一试题
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(第一段)A group of labour MPs, among them Yvette Cooper, are bringing in the new year with a call to institute a UK “town of culture” award.
The proposal is that it should sit alongside the existing city of culture title, which was held by Hull in 2017 and has been awarded to Coventry for 2021.
Cooper and her colleagues argue that the success of the crown for Hull, where it brought in ￡220m of investment and an avalanche of arts, ought not to be confined to cities.
Britain’town, it is true are not prevented from applying, but they generally lack the resources to put together a bid to beat their bigger competitions.
A town of culture award could, it is argued，become an annual event, attracting
funding and creating jobs.
(第二段)Some might e the proposal as a booby prize for the fact that Britain is no longer be able to apply for the much more prestigious title of European capital of culture，a sought-after award bagged by Glasgow in 1990 and Liverpool in 2008.
A cynic might speculate that the UK is on the verge of disappearing into an endless fever of lf-celebration in its desperation to reinvent itlf for the post-Brexit world：after town of culture, who knows that will follow—village of culture? Suburb of culture? Hamlet of culture?
(第三段)It is also wi to recall that such titles are not a cure-all. A badly run “year of culture” washes in and out of a place like the tide, bringing prominence for a spell but leaving no lasting benefits to the community.
The really successful holders of such titles are tho that do a great deal more than fill hotel bedrooms and bring in high-profile arts events and good press for a year.
They transform the aspirations of the people who live there; they nudge the lf-image of the city into a bolder and more optimistic light.
ps字体怎么加粗It is hard to get right, and requires a remarkable degree of vision, as well as cooperation between city authorities, the private ctor, community groups and cultural organisations.
But it can be done: Glasgow’s year as European capital of culture can certainly be en as one of complex ries of factors that have turned the city into the power of art, music and theatre that it remains today.
(第四段)A “town of culture” could be not just about the arts but about honouring a town’s peculiarities-helping sustain its high street, supporting local facilities and above all celebrating its people and turn it into action.
21.Cooper and her colleagues argue that a “town of culture” award could___.
[A]consolidate the town-city ties in Britain.
[B]promote cooperation among Britain’s towns.
[C]increa the economic strength of Britain’s towns.防溺水画
[D]focus Britain’s limited resources on cultural events.
22.According to Paragraph 2，the proposal might be regarded by some as__.
[A]a nsible compromi. [B]a lf-deceiving attempt
[C]an eye-cotching bonus. [D]an inaccessible target
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23.The author suggests that a title holder is successful only if it__.
[A]endeavours to maintain its image. [B]meets the aspirations of its people
[C]brings its local arts to prominence [D]commits to its long-term growth
24.Glasgow is mentioned in Paragraph 3 to prent__.
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[A]a contrasting ca [B]a supporting example.
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[C]a background story [D]a related topic
25.What is the author’s attitude towards the proposal？
职业价值观分析[A]Skeptical [B]Objective [C]Favourable [D]Critical
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(第一段)Scientific publishing has long been a licence to print money. Scientists need journals in which to publish their rearch, so they will supply the articles without monetary reward.
Other scientists perform the specialid work of peer review also for free, becau it is a central element in the acquisition of status and the production of scientific knowledge.
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(第二段)With the content of papers cured for free, the publisher needs only find a market for its journal.
