There are many famous museums throughout the world where people can enjoy art. Washington, D.C. has the National Gallery of Art; Paris has the Luvre; London, the British Museum. Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without building, or even a wall for its drawing and paintings. FIU has opened what it says is the first computer art museum in the United States. You don’t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone. You can call the telephone number of a university computer and connect your own computer to it. All of the art is stored in the school computer. It is computer art, produced electronically by artists on their own computers. In only a few minutes, your computer can receive and copy all the pictures and drawings. Robert Shostak is direction of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works.
A computer artist can only record his pictures electronically and send the records to others to see on their computers. He can also put his pictures on paper. But to print good pictures on paper, the computer artist needs an expensive laser printer (激光印刷) . Robert Shostak says the electronic(電子的) museum is mostly for art or computer students at school and universities. Many of the pictures in the museum are made by students. Mr Shostake said the FIU museum will take computer art more fun for computer artists because more people can see it. He says artists enjoy their work much more if they have an audience. And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum.
小題1:The main purpose of this text is to give information about_______.
A. museums throughout the world
B. an electronic art museum in Miami, U.S.A.
C. art exhibitions(展覽會) in Florida International University
D. latest development of computer art
小題2:To see the art in FIU museum, you need______.
A.floppy discs(軟盤)
B.a(chǎn) computer and a printer
C.pictures and drawings on paper
D.a(chǎn) computer connect to the museum by telephone line
小題3:The museum was started when______.
A Robert Shostak wanted to do something for computer scientists
B. Robert Shostak wanted to help computer artists
C. art students needed a place to show their works
D. computer scientists wanted to do something about art
小題4:The words “an audience” in the last paragraph refer to ________.
A.a(chǎn)rt studentsB.computer owners
C.exhibits in the museumD.those who will enjoy art.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題1:D

試題分析:本文介紹了美國邁阿密的電子藝術(shù)展的相關(guān)情況,并說明了這個電子藝術(shù)展的發(fā)展歷程。
小題1:B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段后半部分內(nèi)容Florida International University (FIU) in Miami also shows art for people to see. And it does so without building, or even a wall for its drawing and paintings…可知本文介紹了美國邁阿密的電子藝術(shù)展的相關(guān)情況,故B正確。
小題2:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段5,6行You don’t have to visit the University to see the art. You just need a computer linked to a telephone.說明只需要一部連上電話線的電腦即可,故D正確。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第段最后2行Robert Shostak is direction of the new computer museum. He says he starts the museum because computer artists had no place to show their works.說明那些computer artists沒有地方來展示他們的作品,所以他才有了這樣的想法,故B正確。
小題4:D 推理題。根據(jù)本句And the great number of home computers in America could mean a huge audience for the electronic museum說明美國的那些家用電腦正是這種電子博物館的使用者,這些人正是那些喜歡藝術(shù)的人。故D正確。
點評:本文介紹了美國邁阿密的電子藝術(shù)展的相關(guān)情況,并說明了這個電子藝術(shù)展的發(fā)展歷程。本文考查比較全面,各種題型都有涉及,要求考生要全面理解文章的內(nèi)容,根據(jù)題目的題干和選項,結(jié)合文章的細(xì)節(jié)作出合理的判斷和推理。
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