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Ⅳ. 阅读理解
A
A European Union programme is letting blind people experience famous paintings for the first time. It uses three - dimensional（3D）printing to recreate famous paintings so they can be touched.
One painting printed with the new technology is Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss (Lovers). It is a popular attraction at the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, Austria. The painting shows a man and a woman standing in a field filled with flowers. They wear gold robes（礼袍）and have their arms around each other. The man leans down to kiss the woman.
Klimt finished the painting in 1908. Until now, people who have trouble seeing cannot appreciate the artwork. But thanks to the reproduction they can touch the piece and feel the ridges（隆起）and depressions. Andreas Reichinger started making 3D versions of artworks in 2010. He said this reproduction was his most difficult project because the couple’s robes are so detailed.
Dominika Raditsch is a blind museum visitor. She touched the reproduction. As she moved her hands around it, she said, “Exactly, can you see these? There are so many details.” Raditsch said she could imagine what the original painting looked like when she touched the reproduction. “It’s somehow round. You can feel it. And in many places it’s so smooth. And then I think to myself：it probably shines too!” Raditsch said.
The Belvedere is not the only museum to have 3D versions of its artworks. Some of the pieces at the Prado Museum, in Madrid, Spain, have reproductions that can be touched. But the piece in Vienna has one special part：it is made with widely available 3D printing technology. That means one day, blind art fans anywhere in the world will download the source files and print the reproductions themselves.
1. What does the second paragraph intend to do?
A. To introduce the content of a painting. B. To attract readers to admire a painting.
C. To tell the background of a painting. D. To introduce the secret of a painting.
2. What troubled Andreas Reichinger most?
A. The great reputation of the painting. B. The great details of the painting.
C. The different versions of the artwork. D. The pose of the characters in the painting.
3. How did Raditsch feel when she touched the reproduction?
A. Awkward. B. Puzzled. C. Excited. D. Nervous.
4. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. A European Union programme is quickly developed for the blind.
B. 3D printing technology lets the blind experience famous paintings.
C. A special museum is newly built for visitors in Vienna, Austria.
D. Museums can reproduce the world - famous paintings for the art fans.

答案： A@@B@@C@@B

B
Art and technology have much more in common than one might think. Each of these pursuits is, after all, an attempt by humans to describe and understand the world. Though the methods used to reach that “aha” moment may be different, both art and technology are fundamentally humans, and both play very important roles in the human experience as well as human innovation.
Technology is changing art and opening the doors to new virtual museums and new creative mediums. It is no secret that technology is an increasingly pervasive part of our lives, and its influence is finding its way to the art world. Some of the changes may seem obvious, like the increasing popularity of digital art galleries. But there are other, less expected changes that have made art more accessible to both creators and buyers.
Here is a question for you, “If a computer creates ‘art’, should it still be considered art?” This puzzlement has laid at the heart of some of the most debatable types of art, AI - produced art. AI - produced art has sold for thousands, but does that mean it is any good? An AI - produced portrait of Edmond de Belamy by French art collective Obvious Art sold for an eye - watering $ 432,000 in 2018, the most expensive AI painting by far.
The process of creating AI - produced art is not as complex as you may think. Though there are many different paths to creating AI art, in general, artists write algorithms（算法）that are able to “learn” a specific aesthetic（美感）by analysing thousands of images.
The algorithm then tries to produce new images along the lines of the aesthetics it has learned. You could teach an AI algorithm to “paint” like your favourite artists. This combination of technology and art may someday prove to be one of the most exciting new areas in the art world. And with new AI artists appearing each year, someday may be getting closer.
5. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?
A. Different functions of art and technology. B. Similar goals of art and technology.
C. Definitions of art and technology. D. Limits of art and technology.
6. What does the underlined word “pervasive” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Widespread. B. Important. C. Special. D. Local.
7. Why does the author mention an AI - produced portrait of Edmond de Belamy?
A. To stress there is argument on art’s influence.
B. To argue that people have wrong attitudes to art.
C. To say art can be measured by money.
D. To prove technology’s influence on art.
8. What’s the author’s attitude towards the combination of technology and art?
A. Aggressive. B. Neutral. C. Positive. D. Critical.

答案： B@@A@@D@@C