1、2018年6月英语六级阅读理解-2休闲艺术Office workers who would normally step into a pub or gym to cope with the stress of a working day are being invited instead to sit in front of a painting.Manchester Art Gallery has recruited two of the country's leading experts in stress management to choose pictures that ar
2、e guaranteed to leave even the most frantic feeling at ease wich the world.They have created the "tranquility tour" which allows city-centre workers to spend their lunch hour taking a soothing tourof what are described as "some of the most relaxing and inspiring paintings ever committ
3、ed to canvas”. The free tour takes the visitor through several centuries of painting, from the Victorian aesthetic movement.through the PreRaphaelite school, to modern abstract an.Kim Gowland, a gallery executive. said: "Looking at art is a stress-relieving activity. What we are tryingto do is
4、encourage people who work in the city to spend half an hour of their lunchbreak in the gallery. to chill out rather than rush around the shops."The five works chosen by Andrew Loukes. the gallery's manager, are: John Roddam Spencer Stanhope’s The Waters of Lethe (1880), Turner's T
5、homson’s Aeolian Harp (1809), Sir John Everett Millais’s Autumn Leaves (1856), James Durden’s Summer in Cumberland (1925) and Bridget Riley’s Zephyr (1976).Mr. Loukes said: "We chose five pictures that suggest restfulness. We also wamed to display the breadth of the coll
6、ection. We arc particularly strong in early-19th and early-20th-century British art."Their therapeutic powers have been endorsed by Olga Gregson and Terry Looker from the Department of Biological Sciences at Manchester Metropolitan University. Dr. Gregson said that "research shows that str
7、ess levels have reduced and moods changed for the better” when subjects looked at paintings."Although art appreciation is very much a matter of personal choice, it is true that some works of art appeal to almost everyone, and that some paintings have qualities that can induce relaxation in most
8、 people."Dr. Gregson said. "Great painters such as Leonardo da Vinci were masters of techniques that could evoke particular responses in the viewer."Dr. Gregson said the gallery represented an "oasis of calm". "You have got this wonderful opportunity to evoke a differen
9、t kind of psychophysiological response."1. What is done by the Manchester Art Gallery is intended to_.A) find out the relation between paintings and stress-easingB) promote its magnificent collection of British artC) reduce working people's stress levels by art appreciationD) provide an alt
10、ernative of pastime for consumers2. The tour is named “tranquility tour" because_.A) it is expected to play a soothing roleB) it displays paintings through centuriesC) it comprises paintings of various stylesD) it only takes a half hour around lunch time3. What does Kim Gowland points out about
11、 city-center workers?A) They are pressed by family burden as well as their careers.B) They like going shopping during their short lunchbreak.C) They shouldn't rush around the gallery while looking at art.D) Looking at art is much better than going to pubs or gyms.4. According io the author, the
12、painting's impact on relieving stress is_.A) based on personal experiencesB) vaned from people to peopleC) in need of further studyD) scientifically proven5. It is indicated by Dr. Gregson that da Vinci's paintings can_.A) suggest restfulnessB) arouse diverse feelingsC) capture almost everyoneD) ease stress in most people答案：1. 曼彻斯特美术馆所做的事情是旨在_.A) 找到画作和舒缓压力之间的关系B) 推广其重要的英国艺术藏品C) 通过艺术欣赏来帮人们减压D)为顾客提供另一种消遣的选择C原文第2段说明曼彻斯特美术馆雇用两位压力管理专家并且展览画作都是为了使人缓解压力，因此选项C为美术馆的目的。曼彻斯特美术馆不是一个研究机构，因此选项A不是他们的目的。从美术馆雇用压力管理专家这一点可以知道，美术馆并非为了展出馆藏作品，因此选项B不正确,从原文可知美术馆方并不单纯把欣赏画作当作一种业余消遣，因此选项D也不正确。
