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(2020·贵阳市四校高三年级联考四)
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 artsbased museum programs are credited with changing the course of alumni's(毕业生的) 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 longstanding 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 them thought the teen art program experience had the most favorable impact on their own lives，beating the 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 twothirds 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：Ninetysix 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.Thirtytwo percent of alumni work in the arts as adults.
Though the study is the first of its kind to explore the impact of teenspecific 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 the childhood experience with the arts is significantly associated with people's income and educational attainments(成就) as adults.Other studies have linked arts education to everything from lower dropout rates to improvement in critical thinking skills.
语篇解读 研究发现，青少年参加的博物馆组织的艺术项目活动，对他们之后的生活产生了积极的影响。
1．Why were the researchers asked to conduct the study?
A．To change the course of alumni's lives.
B．To introduce the art museums.
C．To find out how effective the longstanding teen art programs are.
D．To invite people to participate in the art programs.
C [考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句中的“asked researchers to conduct a study to find out how effective their longstanding teen art programs really are”可知，让研究人员进行该研究是为了弄清楚长期存在的青少年艺术项目到底有多有效。故选C。]
2．What do the figures in Paragraph 3 show?
A．Students are more influenced by the family and school.
B．Teen art programs in museums are highly beneficial.
C.Many teens fail to realize the great value of art programs.
D．Most experiences in museums are boring for today's teens.
B [考查推理判断。根据第三段的内容可知，75%的毕业生认为青少年艺术项目经历对他们的生活的有利影响最大，超过了家庭、学校和社区；近55%的人认为这是他们一生中最重要的经历之一，与年龄无关；三分之二的人说，他们在博物馆的经历常常会影响他们的行为或思想。由此可推知该段中的数据表明博物馆的青少年艺术项目活动是非常有益的。故选B。]
3．What does Paragraph 4 tell us about art programs?
A．They create adults who are culturally aware.
B．They are intended to attract more adults.
C．They are designed to support art museums.
D．They provide many job opportunities for adults.
A [考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“It turns out that participating in art program also helps keep teens enthusiastic about culture even after they reach adulthood”及其后的数据可知，参加艺术活动也有助于保持青少年对文化的热情，甚至到他们成年以后。由此可推知，艺术项目活动培养出了对文化有兴趣的成年人。故选A。]
4．What do the studies mentioned in the last paragraph have in common?
A．All suggest the need to improve museum programs.
B．All show the growing popularity of art programs.
C．All focus on the link between art and education.
D．All prove the good effects of art education.
D [考查推理判断。根据最后一段第二句可知，美国国家艺术基金会为期十年的调查发现，童年时期的艺术体验与人们成年后的收入和学业成就显著相关。由此可推知，最后一段所提到的研究的共同之处在于，它们都证明了艺术教育对人的积极影响，与本段第一句表述的内容相呼应。故选D。]
