考研英语历年真题阅读要点之2011-Text 1（二）
“吾尝终日不食，终夜不寝，以思，无益，不如学也。”思考固然重要，但是必须与学习相结合。没有开始复习或者进度缓慢的同学，赶紧行动起来吧！文都教育考研英语老师继续为大家梳理历年考研英语真题阅读文章中涉及的要点，包括词汇、短语、长难句以及简单的阅读方法。接下来看一下2011年考研英语真题阅读Text 1，这篇文章主要讲了对纽约爱乐乐团新任音乐指挥的看法。Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point. For the time, attention, and money of the art-loving public, classical instrumentalists must compete not only with opera houses, dance troupes, theater companies, and museums, but also with the recorded performances ...
devoted“忠实的”；concertgoer可以指“音乐会听众”；reply“回应”；recording“唱片”；be no substitute for“无法取代”；live performance“现场演奏”；miss the point“没有抓住要点”；art-loving public“热爱艺术的公众”；instrumentalist“乐器演奏家”；compete with“与...竞争”；opera house“歌剧院”；dance troupe“舞蹈团”；recorded performance“录制下来的演奏”。
... much higher in artistic quality than today’s live performances; moreover, they can be “consumed” at a time and place of the listener’s choosing. The widespread availability of such recordings has thus brought about a crisis in the institution of the traditional classical concert.
artistic quality“艺术品质，艺术性”；they指代these recordings；consume“消费”，consumer“消费者”；at a time and place of the listener’s choosing就是“听众可以选择消费的时间和地点”；bring about“导致”；crisis“危机”；institution“机构”；concert“音乐会”。
... to program attractive new music that is not yet available on record. Gilbert’s own interest in new music has been widely noted: ... a man who is capable of turning the Philharmonic into “a markedly different, more vibrant organization.” But what will be the nature of that difference? ... repertoire ... If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed, they must first change the relationship between America’s oldest orchestra and the new audience it hopes to attract.
program结合语境，可以理解为“编排”；not yet“尚未”；record“唱片”；interest in“对...的兴趣”；it has been widely noted that“...一直受到广泛关注”；be capable of doing“能够做某事”；markedly different“明显不同的，截然不同的”；vibrant“充满生气的”；nature“本质”；repertoire“全部曲目”；be to do“打算做某事”；succeed“成功”，名词形式success，反义词fail，其名词形式failure；audience“听众”
以上就是文都考研英语老师为大家梳理的2011年考研英语真题阅读Text 1后两段的要点。阅读是一个相对综合的题型。阅读能力的提升，其实可以促进其他各个题型解题能力的提升。因此，各位同学一定合理支配时间，以阅读为主，全面提升个人英语水平，进而突破考研英语。
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