Question

Put on new set of gasses for a new view

Today I visited San Francisco’s modern-art museum. I was there to see a new exhibit about spaceflight.1.I like to “visit” this particular painting every time I go to the museum not only because it evokes（唤起）strong feelings, but because I always find something new.

There's real pleasure to be found in revisiting a museum replaying a game or rewatching a movie. Some of that enjoyment comes from the feeling of familiarity of course.2..There’s always plenty more to see, hear, taste, smell, feel, of understand the second or third time around. But how do you discover the exciting new thing in the familiar?

One way is approaching whatever task is at hand by searching for the things that you didn't see in the first time around. First, recognize that everything is always changing.3.Second, remove judgment from the experience, if possible, and just observe what's new. For example, look for the ways in which a change in your neighborhood is interesting or exciting.

4.That could mean removing sugar, coffee, a certain kind of media from your life for a specified time. Once the break is over, that same thing will have more of its former interest or excitement.5.So is true that novelty is fun, but given enough of a break in between, repeated experiences regain that initial excitement.

A. Repeated experiences like this are valuable.

B. Visiting a new country brings fresh experience.

C. Coffee will never taste better if you quit it for a month.

D. But the piece of art that made me cry was a familiar one.

E. But it also comes from noticing new things in what is so familiar.

F. So the second experience is never exactly the same as the first one.

G. Another way is changing your routine and taking a break of some kind.

Answer

1.D

2.E

3.F

4.G

5.C

【解析】

本文为说明文。本文主要说明如何让我们在熟悉的事物中寻找新的东西的方法。

1.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空前“Today I visited San Francisco’s modern-art museum. I was there to see a new exhibit about spaceflight.”今天我参观了旧金山的现代艺术博物馆。我在那里看了一个关于太空飞行的新展览。尤其是空后“I like to “visit” this particular painting every time I go to the museum not only because it evokes（唤起）strong feelings”我每次去博物馆都喜欢“参观”这幅画，不仅因为它能唤起强烈的感情......。 每次都喜欢“参观”的艺术品，所以我对它熟悉的，对应了D项familiar）。它能唤起强烈的感情（strong feelings），根据常识可知，强烈的感情是哭或笑等。这对应了D项中的cry（哭）。由此可推断出D项有词与本段复现，放入句中：但能让我哭泣的那件艺术品却是一件熟悉的艺术品。我每次去博物馆都喜欢“参观”这幅画，不仅因为它能唤起强烈的感情，而且因为我总能找到新的东西。”与句意一致，故选D。

2.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空前的“Some of that enjoyment comes from the feeling of familiarity of course.” 重游博物馆等，真是一种乐趣。当然，其中一些乐趣来自于熟悉的感觉。以及空后“There’s always plenty more to see, hear, taste, smell, feel, of understand the second or third time around. But how do you discover the exciting new thing in the familiar?”可知，在熟悉的事物中还有很多东西要去看，去听，去尝，去闻，去感觉，去理解。但是你是如何在熟悉的环境中发现令人兴奋的新事物的呢?由此可推断出熟悉的事物中也能发现新事物。分析选项可知E（But it also comes from noticing new things in what is so familiar）但也来自于在如此熟悉的事物中发现新事物，可知E项符合题意，故选E。

3.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空前的 “One way is approaching whatever task is at hand by searching for the things that you didn't see in the first time around. First, recognize that everything is always changing.”一种方法是通过寻找你第一次没有看到的东西。首先，认识到每件事都在变化。以及空后的“remove, judgment from the experience, if possible ，and just observe what's new.”不要用经验去判断，如果可能的话，要观察新事物。由此可推断出，因为事物都在变化。所以第二次去的话要找出第一次没看到的东西，能观察到新的东西，这样第二次和第一次的经历是完全不一样的。分析选项可知F项（所以第二次的经历和第一次完全不一样）符合题意，故选F。

4.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。上一段“One way is approaching whatever task is at hand by searching for the things that you didn't see in the first time around. ” 一种方法是通过寻找你第一次没有看到的东西.....那么下一段就要说明“另一种方法...... ”分析选项可知G项（Another way is changing your routine and taking a break of some kind）就有对应的 “Another way...”。本空格后“That could mean removing sugar, coffee, a certain kind of media from your life for a specified time. Once the break is over, that same thing will have more of its former interest or excitement.” 这可能意味着在一段特定的时间让你日常生活中远离糖、咖啡和某种媒体。一旦休息结束，同样的事情会有更多的兴趣和刺激。即改变你的生活方式，会有新的东西出现。由此可知，在熟悉的事物中寻找新的东西第二种方法就是改变你的生活方式，......。分析选项可知G项（另一种方法是改变你的生活方式，休息一下）符合题意，故选G。

5.考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。分析本空格所在的段落可知，本段主要叙述了从熟悉事物中寻找新的东西就是改变生活方式，休息一下。根据本空前的“That could mean removing sugar, coffee, a certain kind of media from your life for a specified time. Once the break is over, that same thing will have more of its former interest or excitement.” 这可能意味着在一段特定的时间内不吃糖、不喝咖啡、不看某种媒体(电视节目或社交媒体)。一旦休息结束，同样的东西会比以前有更多兴趣或兴奋。分析选项可知，C项（如果你戒掉咖啡一个月，它的味道永远不会像现在这么好.）有词coffee复现，且意义一致。分析选项可知C项符合意义，故选C。