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 wasby Charles Saatchi, a British art collectorfor founding the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency with his brother. It moved from its oldin St. John’s Wood to its new home in County Hall near the Thames in the spring of 2003. Anyone who has heardin the past of the often shocking but always inspiring works onat the Saatchi Gallery will not bewhen visiting the gallery’s new location. Along with theof new British artists, the gallery stillthe 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 heart from dead animals. Along with Hirst, the Chapman brothers, Dinos and Jake, alsoa certain amount of their fame to the Saatchi Gallery. It was through Saatchithese 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 grabbedwith her art is Tracy Emin. In 1998, Emin gaveto argument when she sold her messy, unmade bed to Saatchi as a work of artMy Bed at ￡150, 000. Are any of these works really art? That is a question you will have to answer forwhen you visit the Saatchi Gallery. Charles Saatchi himself says, “I don’t have any ground rules forart. Sometimes you look and don’t feel verywith it—but that doesn’t tell you very much. It doesn’treveal much about the quality of the work.”
试题分析：文章介绍了英国著名的萨奇画廊的情况。萨奇画廊是由查尔斯萨奇开办的，萨奇因和兄弟创办萨奇兄弟广告公司而出名。萨奇画廊主要展出英国年轻艺术家的作品，并推动了英国当代艺术的发展。 【小题1】考查动词辨析。A修理；B打开，开张，开办；C建筑，建立；D租用。The original gallery was 36 by Charles Saatchi最初的画廊是由查尔斯萨奇开办的，open是“开张、开办“的意思，指开办公司、工厂、公共场所等，故选B。 【小题2】考查形容词辨析。A渴望的，喜爱的；B合适的；C急切的；D著名的。a British art collector 37 for founding the Saatchi and Saatchi advertising agency萨奇以成立萨奇兄弟广告公司而出名，keen与on搭配，B、C与句意不符，故选D。 【小题3】考查名词辨析。A位置；B历史；C城市；D社会。根据第二段“when visiting the gallery’s new location”可知，画廊从旧址迁到了新的地方，故选A。 【小题4】考查名词辨析。A音乐会；B报道；C谣言，传言；D建议。Anyone who has heardof the...works任何听到有关艺术作品的报道，故选B。 【小题5】考查名词辨析。A商店；B木板，董事会；C展览，表演；D销售量。works onat the Saatchi Gallery艺术作品在萨奇画廊展出，on display展出，故选C。 【小题6】考查形容词辨析。A上瘾的；B感兴趣的；C失望的；D担心的。will not bewhen visiting the gallery’s new location.去萨奇画廊参观的人不会感到失望，根据下句“Along with theof new British artists, the gallery stillthe works of Damien Hirst, the Chapman brothers,”可知，萨奇画廊里面展出的是英国年轻艺术家们的画作，故选C。 【小题7】考查名词辨析。A商业，生意，私事；B故事；C展览，展品；D传统。Along with theof new British artists与英国新艺术家的作品一同展出的还有......，故选C。 【小题8】考查动词辨析。A生产，引起，提出；B出版；C修订，改正，调整，复习；D包括。the gallery stillthe works of Damien Hirst画廊展出的作品还包括赫斯特等人的作品，故选D。 【小题9】考查名词辨析。A收集，作品集，募捐；B车站；C记忆；D地下室。in its permanent.在萨奇画廊的永久藏品中，故选A。 【小题10】考查形容词辨析。A现成的，方便的；B知名的；C准备好的；D随和的。根据“Hirst’s work first made headlines”可知，赫斯特的作品是最有名的，故选B。 【小题11】考查动词辨析。A复制；B创造；C发明；D发现。when heart from dead animals赫斯特当时以死掉的动物为创作原型，故选B。 【小题12】考查动词辨析。A奉献；B建议；C带来；D欠，把......归因于，把......归功于。alsoa certain amount of their fame to the Saatchi Gallery查普曼等艺术家所获得的名誉也或多或少归功于萨奇画廊，故选D。 【小题13】考查连词辨析。A当......时，既然；B为什么；C引导定语从句作主语或宾语，引导名词性从句不作成分，构成强调句；D在......期间，尽管。It was through Saatchithese two brothers came to public attention.正是通过萨奇画廊，查普曼兄弟才进入了公众的视线，这里是强调句，故选C。 【小题14】考查名词辨析。A头条新闻；B位置，职务；C有利条件，优势，有点；D职业，占领。根据“when she sold her messy, unmade bed to Saatchi as a work of artMy Bed at ￡150, 000”可知，另一个获得人们的关注的画家是Tracy Emin，她把自己未完成的画作以15万英镑的价格卖给了萨奇，故选A。 【小题15】考查名词辨析。A方法；B上升，上涨，增加；C焦急；D希望。In 1998, Emin gave 50 to argument画家Emin在1998年把未完成的画作高价卖给萨奇，这引起了争议，give rise to引起，导致，故选B。 【小题16】考查动词辨析。A适应，改编；B写；C参考，查阅；D加上标题。as a work of artMy Bed作为一件艺术品并给它命名为“我的床”，故选D。 【小题17】考查代词辨析。A你自己；B它；C他们，它们；D一个，表泛指。根据“when you visit the Saatchi Gallery”可知，这个问题还需要你去亲自解答，for yourself亲自，故选A。 【小题18】考查动词辨析。A表扬；B判断；C欣赏，感激；D学习，研究。I don’t have any ground rules forart.我没有任何判断艺术的基本原则，ground rules基本原则，故选B。 【小题19】考查形容词辨析。A惊讶的；B困惑的；C舒适的；D可接受的。根据“but that doesn’t tell you very much”可知，有时候，画作可能让你感觉不舒服，但那是因为你没有得到更多的信息，故选C。 【小题20】考查形容词和副词。A必要地，必然地；B确切地；C完全；D可能的。It doesn’treveal much about the quality of the work.它不见得能揭示作品的很多特点，not necessarily未必，不见得故选A。 考点：文化类短文阅读