Section C

Directions：There are 2 passages in this section.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked A），B），C）and D）.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single linethrough the centre.

Passage One

Questions 46 to 50 are based on the following passage.

A few years back，the decision to move the Barnes，a respected American art institution，from its current location in the suburban town of Merion，Pa.，to a site in Philadelphia’s museum district caused an argument—not only because it shamelessly went against the will of the founder，Albert C.Barnes，but also because it threatened to break a relationship among art，architecture and landscape critical to the Barnes’s success as a museum.

For any architect taking on the challenge of the new space，the confusion of moral and design questions might seem overwhelming（势不可挡的）.What is an architect’s responsibility to Barnes’s vision of a marvelous but odd collection of early Modern artworks housed in a rambling（布局凌乱的）1920s Beaux-Arts pile？Is it possible to reproduce its spirit in such a changed setting？Or does trying to copy the Barnes’s unique atmosphere only doom（注定）you to failure？The answers of the New York architects taking the commission are not reassuring.

The new Barnes will include many of the features that have become virtually mandatory（强制性的）in the museum world today—conservation and education departments，temporary exhibition space，bookstore，café— making it four times the size of the old Barnes.The architects have tried to compensate for this by laying out these spaces in an elaborate architectural procession that is clearly intended to copy the peacefulness，if not the fantastic charm，of the old museum.

But the result is a complicated design.Almost every detail seems to ache from the strain of trying to preserve the spirit of the original building in a very different context.The failure to do so，despite such an earnest effort，is the strongest argument yet for why the Barnes should not be moved in the first place.

The old Barnes is by no means an obvious model for a great museum.Inside the lighting is far from perfect，and the collection itself，mixing masterpieces by Cézanne，Picasso and Soutine with second-rate paintings by lesser-known artists，has a distinctly odd flavor.But these apparent flaws are also what have made the Barnes one of the country’s most charming exhibition spaces.

But today the new Barnes is after a different kind of audience.Although museum officials say the existing limits on crowd size will be kept，it is clearly meant to draw bigger numbers and more tourist dollars.For most visitors the relationship to the art will feel less immediate.

46.The Old Barnes becomes a successful museum mainly because of.

A）the beneficial geographical position in a suburban town

B）its unique design and orderly collection of arts

C）the influence of its founder Albert C.Barnes

D）the perfect connection among art，architecture and landscape

47.The biggest challenge architects face in building the new Barnes is.

A）the moral and design problems

B）the difficulty to retain its original peacefulness

C）the lack of confidence in undertaking the task

D）the difficulty to put all the artworks in a smaller space

48.According to the passage，the new Barnes will.

A）be completely the same as the old one C）be changed into an art education center

B）take up more space than the old one D）be forced to be modern in appearance

49.Why does the author oppose to relocate the Barnes？

A）The relocation means disrespect to the person who runs it.

B）Architectures’complicated design will make the museum charmless.

C）The spirit of the old Barnes will be gone in a different place.

D）The multiple functions of the new Barnes will destroy the collection.

50.What do we know about the old Barnes from the fifth paragraph？

A）It is a good example of the great modern museums.

B）It is downgraded by the mixture of different paintings.

C）The world-famous painters’works make it a charming place.

D）It is the seeming imperfection that makes it attractive.

Passage Two

Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage.

Prior to the 20th century，many languages with small numbers of speakers survived for centuries.The increasingly interconnected modern world makes it much more difficult for small language communities to live in relative isolation，a key factor in language maintenance.

It remains to be seen whether the world can maintain its linguistic（语言的）and cultural diversity in the centuries ahead.Many powerful forces appear to work against it：Population growth，which pushes migrant populations into the world’s last isolated locations；mass tourism；global telecommunications and mass media； and the spread of gigantic（巨大的）global corporations.All of these forces appear to indicate a future in which the language of advertising，popular culture，and consumer products become similar.Already English and a few other major tongues have emerged as global languages of commerce and communication.For many of the world’s peoples，learning one of these languages is viewed as the key to education，economic opportunity，and a better way of life.

Only about 3，000 languages now in use are expected to survive the coming century.Are most of the rest doomed in the century after that？Whether most of these languages survive will probably depend on how strongly cultural groups wish to keep their identity alive through a native language.To do so will require an emphasis on bilingualism（mastery of two languages）.Bilingual（双语的）speakers could use their own language in smaller spheres—at home，among friends，in community settings—and a global language at work，in dealings with government，and in commercial spheres.In this way，many small languages could sustain their cultural and linguistic integrity alongside global languages，rather than yield to the homogenising （同化的）forces of globalisation.

Ironically（讽刺地），the trend of technological innovation（创新）that has threatened minority languages could also help save them.For example，some experts predict that computer software translation tools will one day permit minority language speakers to browse the Internet using their native tongues.Linguists are currently using computer-aided learning tools to teach a variety of threatened languages.

51.According to the passage，minority languages can be best preserved.

A）in the interconnected modern world

B）in relatively isolated language communities

C）if cultural groups wish to keep their native languages

D）if minority language speakers insist on using their own languages

52.According to the author，whether the linguistic and cultural diversity of the world can be maintained in the

future is still a mystery because.

A）globalisation makes it possible for people to live without small languages

B）many migrants start to speak major languages to replace their mother tongue

C）major languages are gaining great popularity among people all over the world

D）languages with small numbers of speakers are useless in commerce and communication

53.It can be inferred from the passage that the development of our world.

A）makes the existing languages more popular

B）will make it possible that English is spoken by all the people

C）undermines the progress of culture

D）is killing the minority languages

54.What does the author say about bilingualism in this passage？

A）It can help minority languages become acceptable in work places.

B）It can help speakers maintain their linguistic and cultural identity.

C）It can push the small language communities to move forward.

D）It can homogenise the world’s languages and cultures.

55.Computer technology is helpful for preserving minority languages in that it.

A）facilitates the learning and using of those languages

B）raises public awareness of saving those languages

C）makes it easier for linguists to study those languages

D）presents those languages before everyone