As with any work of art, the merit of Chapman Kelley’s "Wildflower Works I" was in the eye of the beholder. Kelley, who normally works with paint and canvas, considered the twin oval gardens planted in 1984 at Daley Bicentennial Park his most important piece. The Chicago Park District considered it a patch of raggedy vegetation on public property that could be dug up and replanted at will like the flower boxes along Michigan Avenue. And that’s what happened in June 2004, when the district decided to create a more orderly vista for pedestrians crossing from Millennium Park via the new Frank Gehry footbridge. If you’re looking for evidence that the rubes who run the Park District don’t know art when they see it, all you have to do is visit what’s left of Kelley’s masterpiece. The exuberant 1.5-acre tangle of leggy wildflowers is now confined to a tidy rectangle, restrained on all sides by a knee-high hedge and surrounded by a closely cropped lawn. White hydrangeas and pink shrub roses complete the look. We don’t know who’s responsible for the redesign, but We’ll bet the carpet in his home doesn’t go with the furniture. Still, you’d think the Park District Was within its rights to plow under the prairie. Wrong. Kelley just won at lawsuit in which he argued that the garden was public are and therefore protected by the federal Visual Artists Rights Act. Under that law, the district should have given him 90 days’ notice that it intended to mess with his artwork instead of rushing headlong into the demolition, a la Meigs Field. That way Kelley could have mounted a legal challenge, or at least removed the plants. Park District officials said they never considered the garden a work of art, even though it was installed by an established artist and not, say, Joe’s Sod and Landscaping. We can understand their confusion. Just recently, we figured out that the caged greenery directly south of Pritzker Pavilion is supposed to be an architectural statement and not a Christmas tree lot. All that’s left is for the district to compensate Kelley for his loss. Whatever price the parties settle on, let’s hope the agreement also provides for the removal of the rest of "Wildflower Works I. " If it was’t an eyesore before—and plenty of people thought it was... it sure is now. Which of the following was NOT true about "Wildflower Works I"
A. It was designed by the famous artist Chapman Kelley.
B. There are two oval gardens at Daley Bicentennial Park.
C. The public voted for demolishing the gardens.
D. The Chicago Park District did not deem it a piece of art.
In the United States and in many other countries around the world, there are four main ways for people to be (91) about developments in the news: newspapers, magazines, and radio or television news broadcasts. A person may use one, or all, of these (92) for information. Each source is useful in its (93) way. Newspapers and magazines can give much information about a particular event. They may (94) some history of the event, some of its (95) , some of its effects, or perhaps give an (96) or point of view on a particular development. Radio and television can help a person to be well informed about what is happening each day. It is also (97) to listen to radio or watch TV (98) do something else at the same time. Many people can listen to the news on their car radio while driving (99) . For the student of English as a foreign language, an English language newspaper may be the most helpful news source that will also (100) you practice in reading English. Most daily English language newspapers are not very hard to find. They are interesting and helpful in many (101) . In some of them, you may be able to find news about your (102) country. You will find news and information about important national and international political (103) . (104) what you are interested in, you can probably find something in the newspaper about it. A(n) (105) in the newspaper may help you solve a problem. Other stories may be about good movies, concerts, or TV shows. Usually, an English language newspaper has several (106) or parts. Each part of the newspaper (107) stories about different kinds of news. Some sections have a lot of advertisements which may be helpful if you want to save money. By reading the advertisements, you may find something you want (108) sale. Or you may find that two stories are advertising the (109) thing, but at one store the price is lower. Other sections may have (110) advertisements or have only a specific type of advertisement to interest the people.
A. sections
B. portions
C. divisions
D. chapters
下列依次填入横线处的词语,恰当的一组是( )。 (1)他平时省吃俭用,把全部______都捐给了灾区和希望工程。 (2)你这番话的真实用意是什么我得好好______一下。 (3)前几年我国某地发生了百年不遇的大洪水,可灾区人民在党中央国务院的关怀下,______了重重难关,恢复了家园。
A. 结余 捉摸 度过
B. 节余 捉摸 渡过
C. 节余 琢磨 度过
D. 结余 琢磨 渡过
2010年全年,湖南省农机化投入达41.4亿元,其中财政投入10亿元,比上年增长16.7%。财政投入的大幅增加,拉动了农民自主投入的增长。一年来农民个人投入达到30.5亿元,比上年增长16.2%。剩下的是单位、集体和其他投入,比上年增长53.8%。 全省农业机械总动力达到4652万千瓦,比上年增加299万千瓦。其中大中型拖拉机8.5万台,比上年增长12.9%;小型拖拉机19.9万台,比上年增长7.5%;大中型拖拉机配套农具2.8万部,比上年增长22%;小型拖拉机配套农具9.7万部,比上年增长18.9%;耕整机134.9万台,比上年增长14.1%;水稻插秧机3217台,比上年增长53.3%;联合收割机6.9万台,比上年增长16%;农用水泵210万台。比上年增长14.2%;农用排灌动力机械946.4万千瓦,比上年增长9.1%。全年完成机耕面积4681.72千公顷,比上年增长5.7%。其中水稻机耕面积3838.74千公顷,比上年增长4.9%;玉米机耕面积37.16千公顷,比上年增长6.0%;油菜机耕面积379.32千公顷,比上年增长7.3%。全省完成机播面积197.18千公顷,比上年增加28.26千公顷,增长16.7%。其中水稻机播面积33.14千公顷,比上年增长71.4%;玉米机播面积570公顷,比上年增长27.5%;油菜机播面积28.08千公顷,比上年增长29.9%。全省完成机收面积2689.51千公顷,比上年增加316.47千公顷。其中水稻机收面积2515.79千公顷,比上年增长11.6%;棉花机收面积3.57千公顷,比上年增长4.7%;油菜机收面积65.07千公顷,比上年增长55%。 全省农机化作业收入299.11亿元,比上年增加6.38亿元,增长2.2%。其中田间作业收入96.56亿元,比上年增加3.26亿元;农产品初加工作业收入52.37亿元,比上年增加1.61亿元;农机运输收入149.44亿元,比上年增加0.76亿元。农机经销和农机维修收入分别为34.74亿元和10.16亿元。 2010年湖南省小型拖拉机配套农具比2009年增加约( )万部。
A. 7.54
B. 3.51
C. 1.55
D. 0.39