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Every year, thousands of teenagers participate in programs at their local art museums. But do any of them remember their time at museum events later in life? A new report suggests that the answer is yes – and finds that alumni（毕业生）of arts-based museum programs credit them with changing the course of their lives, even years after the fact.

The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Walker Art Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles recently asked researchers to conduct a study to find out how effective their long-standing teen art programs really are. They involved over 300 former participants of four programs for teens that have been in existence since the 1990s. Alumni, whose current ages range from 18 to 36, were invited to find out how they viewed their participation years after the fact.

Among the alumni surveyed, 75 percent of alumni rated the teen program experience as the most favorable impact on their own lives, beating family, school and their neighborhoods. Nearly 55 percent thought that it was one of the most important experiences they’d ever had, regardless of age. And two-thirds said that they were often in situations where their experience in museums affected their actions or thoughts.

It turns out that participating in art programs also helps keep teens enthusiastic about culture even after they reach adulthood: 96 percent of participants had visited an art museum within the last two years, and 68 percent had visited an art museum five or more times within the last two years. Thirty-two percent of program alumni work in the arts as adults.

Though the study is the first of its kind to explore the impact of teen-specific art programs in museums, it reflects other research on the important benefits of engaging with the arts. A decade of surveys by the National Endowment for the Arts found that childhood experience with the arts is significantly associated with their income and educational attainment（成就）as adults. Other studies have linked arts education to everything from lower drop-out rates to improvement in critical thinking skills.

1.What is the purpose of the study conducted? (no more than 15 words)

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2.What do the figures（数字）in Paragraph 3 show? (no more than 10 words)

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3.What does Paragraph 4 tell us about art programs? (no more than 10 words)

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4.What does the underlined word in the third paragraph probably mean? (1 word)

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5.What do you think of the art programs? Give your reason. (no more than 20 words)

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1.To find out how effective their long-standing teen art programs really are.

2.Teen art programs in museums are highly beneficial.

3.They help keep teens enthusiastic about culture. / Positive effects of art programs on teens.

4.Influence. / Effect.

5.They are of great use because they have a life-long positive effect on us in many aspects.

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本文是一篇说明文。研究发现，博物馆艺术项目会对青少年的未来生活产生重要的积极影响。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段“... conduct a study to find out how effective their long-standing teen art programs really are.”可知，这项研究的目的就是以了解他们长期以来的青少年艺术项目到底多有效。故本题的答案就是：To find out how effective their long-standing teen art programs really are.

2.推理判断题。根据第三段 “Among the alumni surveyed, 75 percent of alumni rated the teen program experience as the most favorable impact on their own lives, beating family, school and their neighborhoods. Nearly 55 percent thought that it was one of the most important experiences they’d ever had, regardless of age. And two-thirds said that they were often in situations where their experience in museums affected their actions or thoughts.”中的数据可知，在接受调查的校友中，75%的校友认为青少年项目经历对他们自己的生活最有利，远远胜于家庭、学校和社区的影响。近55%的人认为无论年龄大小这种经历是他们有过的最重要的经历之一，三分之二的人说，他们博物馆经历一直影响他们行动或思想。由此可判断出青少年博物馆艺术项目是非常成功的，有好处的。故本题的答案是：Teen art programs in museums are highly beneficial。

3.推理判断题。根据第四段中的“It turns out that participating in art programs also helps keep teens enthusiastic about culture even after they reach adulthood...Thirty-two percent of program alumni work in the arts as adults.”可知，这些艺术项目有助于培养具有文化意识的成年人。故本题答案为：They help keep teens enthusiastic about culture. / Positive effects of art programs on teens.

4.推理判断题。根据第二段“... conduct a study to find out how effective their long-standing teen art programs really are.”可知，这项研究的目的就是以了解青少年艺术项目到底有多大的效果。第三段划线词“the most favorable impact”后的内容“Nearly 55 percent thought that it was one of the most important experiences they’d ever had, regardless of age. And two-thirds said that they were often in situations where their experience in museums affected their actions or thoughts.”可知，本段主要叙述了这些艺术项目有助于培养具有文化意识的成年人。即对这些人在文化方面的影响。由此可知，此处的“impact”就是“影响”即“influence / effect”，故填Influence/ Effect。

5.推理判断题。本文第一段 “Every year, thousands of teenagers participate in programs at their local art museums. But do any of them remember their time at museum events later in life?” 想知道“成千上万的青少年参加当地艺术博物馆的项目，那么博物馆艺术项目对青少年有影响吗？”。在第二段至第四段用数据说明博物馆艺术项目有深远的影响。尤其是“Thirty-two percent of program alumni work in the arts as adults”、“found that childhood experience with the arts is significantly associated with their income and educational attainment（成就）as adults.”可知，艺术项目会对青少年的未来生活的许多方面产生重要的积极影响，这个影响是深远。故本题的答案为：They are of great use because they have a life-long positive effect on us in many aspects。