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Allaroundtheworld,somecivilizationsbuiltnewcitiesontopofancientruins.Thepresence

ofancientruinsinacitynotonlyaddsreputationbutalsoincreasestheeconomy.Herearefour

moderncitiesbuiltonancientruins.

Luxor,Egypt

LuxorisamoderncitysituatedontheeastbankoftheNileRiverinsouthernEgypt.During

the16-14centuriesB.C.,thiscitywascalledThebes.Largetemples,royaltombsandtheValley

oftheKingsaresituatedaroundthisareainEgypt.

MexicoCity,Mexico

TheNahuaAztecfoundMexicoCityaround1325anditbecamethecapitalofanadvanced

growingempire（帝国）.TempleMayorisoneofthelastsurvivingruinsdatingbacktothe

pre-ColumbianAztecempire.Makinghandicrafts（手工艺品）inancientwaysattractsvisitors

there.

Seoul,Korea

SeouliscurrentlythelargestcityinSouthKorea,whosehistorygoesbackalmost2,000

years.WhileSeoulisconsideredaverymoderncity,theancientcitywallcanstillbefoundinits

verycenter.Historiansbelievethatthewalldatedbacktotheearly1300sandwasbuilttoprotect

Seoulfromattackers.

Kyoto,Japan

KyotoisknownasoneofJapan?soldestandmosthistoricallysignificantcities.Itisbelieved

thatKyotowasfoundedaround794A.D.andwasthecapitalofJapanuntil1868.Forathousand

years,thecityremainedfaithfultoitsrootsandbecamefamousforitsclassicalBuddhisttemples,

gardensandroyalpalaces.

21.Whichcityhasthelongesthistory?

A.Luxor,Egypt.B.MexicoCity,Mexico.

C.Seoul,Korea.D.Kyoto,Japan.

22.WhatcanweknowaboutSeoul,Korea?

A.It'stheoldestcityinSouthKorea.

B.Ithastemplesandroyalpalaces.

C.Ithasanancientdefensivewall.

D.Itwasthecapitalofanancientempire.

23.WhatcanyoudoinKyoto,Japan?

A.Travelinthevalley.

B.SeeBuddhisttemples.

C.Experiencemakinghandicrafts.

D.Visitroyaltombs.

Earlierthisyear,aphysicianemailedmetothankmeforanessayIwrote.Icouldn'tbelieve

hewasreachingout.Afterall,18yearshadpassedsinceitwaspublished.Buthehadfoundthe

piece—myfirstnarrative（叙事体的）medicalarticleaboutmyexperienceparentingasonwitha

complexmedicaldisorder.Hewantedtosharehowimportantsucharticlesweretohimduringhis

yearscaringforpatients.Iwastouchedandremindedofhowimportantthesepiecesweretomy

ownprofessionalandpersonaljourney.

Atthetime,majormedicaljournalswerebeginningtopublishnarrativepieces.Isubmitted

myfirstarticle,hopefulthatitmightmakeadifferenceforothers—andconfirmsome

productivityduringthistime.ButIwasalsonervousaboutthepotentialexposure.Iwassurprised

andthrilledwhenitwasacceptedforpublication,andreaders*sympathy,constructiveresponses

alleviatedmyconcernsaboutsharingmyfamily'sstory.

Overthefollowingyears,Isomehowmadeittoaresearcher.Ouryoungestdaughterwas

born;oursonwasdiagnosed（诊断）withSchwartz-Jampelsyndrome（综合征）；andItook5

monthsawayfrommystudytohelphimgetthesupportservicesheneeded.Throughitall,the

narrativearticlescontinuedtoflow.Writingaboutourextendedfamilyofhealthcareproviders

andtheneedforfamilymentalhealthserviceswashighlysmooth,andreadingstrangers9

responseswasequallyeffective.

Intheyearafterreturningtomycareer,Iwrotemyfirstfundedproposals,tostudytheimpact

oftraumatic（仓U伤性）healthcareeventsonproviders,patients,andfamilies,andtoexaminewhy

patientsdoordon'tseekhelpfordepression.Iprobablywouldnothavetakenthesedirections

withmyresearchifthetopicshadnotbeensuchavitalpartofmylite.ButIrealizedthatthere

didn'tneedtobeadividebetweenmypersonalpainandtheenthusiasmsthatfueledmyresearch.

Instead,Icouldimagineandcreatealifethatsatisfiedmyneedsformyresearch,myfamilyand

myself.

24.Whatwastheauthor'sfirstnarrativemedicalarticleabout?

A.Thereasonsforpatientsrefusingtoseekhelpfordepression.

B.Theinfluenceoftraumatichealthcareeventsonfamilies.

C.Theappreciationfromadoctorapproachinghisretirement.

D.Thestoryofcaringforasonwithararedisorder.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"aHeviated''meaninparagraph2?

A.Caused.B.Reduced.

C.Described.D.Strengthened.

26.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthorfromthetext?

A.Shesuffersfromthedepression.

B.Shehasasonandadaughter.

C.Shehasahabitofwriting.

D.Shestaysawayfromherfamily.

27.Whatconclusioncanwemakeaccordingtothetext?

A.Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.

B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.

C.Beingonsea,sail;beingonland,settle.

D.Allthingsintheirbeingaregoodforsomething.

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c

ScientistsattheUniversityofSouthamptonhaveconductedastudythatstressesthe

importanceofstudyingafullrangeofliveswhenmeasuringtheeffectofenvironmentalchange一

fromtinybacteriatolargewhales.

LeadresearcherLukeHolmanexplains,''Typically,biodiversityandbio-geographystudies

focusononegroupofspeciesatatime,oftenanimals.Studyinganimals,protists（原生生物）and

bacteriatogethergaveusthechancetotakeabroaderviewoftheseaecosystem.Wediscovered

remarkablyconsistentbio-geographicgroupingsforthethreeacrossthecoastline-consistent

withpreviouslystudiedpatterns,drivenbyregionalcurrents.^^

TheteamtookseawaterinnumerousareasalongthelengthoftheSouthAfricancoast,from

thewarmerseasoftheeast,tothecoolerwatersofthewestandthemediumtemperaturesinthe

south.Theseawaterwasfiltered（过滤），hadenvironmentalDNAdrawnandperformedcomplex

labanalysistoshowthediverserangeoflivesfoundinparticularareas.Resultsshowedabroad

rangeofanimalslivingintheseaalongthewholelengthofcoast,butwithdifferencesintheexact

speciesinwarm,coldandmediumregions.Thissamepatternofdifferencewasalsoshownin

bacteriaandprotists.

Furthermore,thescientistsfoundthatamongthevariablesexaminedtemperaturehadthe

greatesteffectondeterminingthediversityofanimalsandbacteria,whereasprotistswere

associatedmorewithchlorophyll（叶绿素）concentrationinthewater.Theteamalsodiscovered

thatwhileallthreegroupswereaffectedinawaybyhumanactivity,thiswasn'ttotheextent

they'dexpected.Commentingonthestudy,Lukesaid,“Wehopeourworkencouragesresearchers

toconsiderothergroupsoflives,bothinbio-geographicassessmentsandseaprotectionandrepair

projects.^^

Movingforwardstheteamhopetolearnmoreaboutthecausesandconsequencesofglobal

seabiodiversitychangeforalllife,frombacteriaandprotiststoliveslikefishandseamammals.

28.Whatmakesanimals,protistsandbacteriahaveconsistentgroupings?

A.Currents.B.Temperature.

C.Chlorophyll.D.Humanactivities.

29.Whatdoesparagraph3focuson?

A.Diversityofseaanimalspecies.

B.Consistencyinthelifebiodiversity.

C.Differenceinseawatertemperature.

D.DifficultyingettingenvironmentalDNA.

30.WhatmaybedonetorepairprojectsaccordingtoLuke?

A.Takingactiontoprotecttheseasystem.

B.Concentratingmoreonhumanactivities.

C.Thinkingaboutothergroupsoflives.

D.Examiningdifferentseawatertemperatures.

31.Whichcolumnofamagazineisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Climate.B.Environment.

C.Geography.D.Animals.

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D

Alunarprobelaunched（发射）bytheChinesespaceagencyrecentlybroughtbackthefirst

freshsamples（样品）ofrockfromthemooninmorethan40years.Nowaninternationalteamof

scientistshasdeterminedtheageofthesemoonrocksatcloseto1.97billionyearsold.

“Itistheperfectsampletoclosea2-billion-yeargap,“saidJolliff,theProfessorofEarthand

PlanetarySciences.JolliffisaU.S.-basedco-authorofananalysisofthenewmoonrocksledby

theChineseAcademyofGeologicalSciences,publishedOct.7inthejournalScience.Theage

determinationisamongthefirstscientificresultsreportedfromthesuccessfulChang'e-5mission,

whichwasdesignedtocollectandreturnrockstotheEarthfromsomeoftheyoungestvolcanic

surfacesonthemoon.

“Ofcourse,'young5isrelative,vJolliffsaid."AllofthevolcanicrockscollectedbyApollo

wereolderthan3billionyears.Andalloftheyoungimpactcraters（陨石坑）whoseageshave

beendeterminedfromtheanalysisofsamplesareyoungerthan1billionyears.SotheChang'e・5

samplesfillacriticalgap.”

ThegapthatJolliffreferencesisimportantnotonlyforstudyingthemoon,butalsofor

studyingotherrockyplanetsinthesolarsystem.

Asaplanetarybody,themoonisabout4.5billionyearsold,almostasoldastheEarth.But

unliketheEarth,themoondoesnUhavemountain-buildingprocessesthattendtoerasecraters

overtheyears.Scientistshavetakenadvantageofthemoon'slastingcraterstodevelopmethodsof

estimatingtheagesofdifferentregionsonitssurface.

""Planetaryscientistsknowthatthemorecratersonasurface,theolderitis;thefewercraters,

theyoungerthesurface.That'sanicerelativedetermination,"Jolliffsaid.tcButtoputabsoluteage

datesonthat,onehastohavesamplesfromthosesurfaces.^

32.Whatfunctiondoesparagraph1play?

A.Brieflyintroducingthetext.

B.IntroducingtheChang'e・5mission.

C.Motivatingreaderstoreadthetext.

D.Analyzingthereasonsforthestudy.

33.Whatcanweknowfromparagraph2?

A.TheanalysisofthenewmoonrockswasorganizedbyAmerica.

B.Theresultofthenewmoonrockanalysiswasmadepublic.

C.Chang'e・5missionistocollectallmoonrocks.

D.Thenewmoonrocksare3billionyearsold.

34.Howdoscientistsdeterminetheaccurateageofthemoonsurface?

A.Byanalyzingrockyplanets.

B.Byseeingthephotosofthemoonsurface.

C.Bycalculatingthenumberofthecraters.

D.Bystudyingthesamplesfromthemoonsurface.

35.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Chang'e・5SamplesUncoverKeyAgeoftheMoonRocks

B.Chang'e-5CompletedItsTasksSuccessfully

C.TheAgeoftheYoungMoonCraterswasDetermined

D.ChinaandAmericaWorkedTogetherSuccessfully

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参考答案：

A篇

本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四座建立在古代遗迹上的现代城市。

21.A推理判断题。根据第二段第二句uDuringthe16—14centuriesB.C.,thiscitywascalled

Thebes."可知，在公元前16世纪到公元前14世纪，被称为底比斯的卢克索至今已经拥

有3000多年的历史；根据第三段第一句中的“TheNahuaAztecfoundMexicoCityaround

1325”可知，墨西哥有近700年的历史；根据第四段第一句uSeouliscurrentlythelargest

cityinSouthKorea,whosehistorygoesbackalmost2,000years."可知，首尔有近2000年

的历史；根据最后一段第二句中的“ItisbelievedthatKyotowasfoundedaround794A.D.”

可知，京都有1000多年的历史。由此可推知，埃及的卢克索拥有最长的历史。故选A。

22.C细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句"Historiansbelievethatthewalldatedbacktotheearly

1300sandwasbuilttoprotectSeoulfromattackers.可知，韩国首尔的古城墙是用来防御

入侵者的。故选C。

23.B细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句中的“andbecamefamousforitsclassicalBuddhist

temples,gardensandroyalpalaces^可知，人们可以在京都参观佛教寺院。故选B。

B篇

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在照顾生病的儿子期间依然坚持写作，从而渡

过生活难关的故事。同时、作者的这篇文章也激励了他人。

24.D细节理解题。根据第一段第三句"Buthehadfoundthepiece一myfirstnarrative（叙事

体的）medicalarticleaboutmyexperienceparentingasonwithacomplexmedicaldisorder.

可知，作者第一篇叙事体的医学文章讲述了作者养育患有疑难疾病儿子的经历。故选D。

25.B词义猜测题。根据第二段最后两句"ButIwasalsonervousaboutthepotentialexposure.

Iwassurprisedandthrilledwhenitwasacceptedforpublication,andreaders*sympathy,

constructiveresponsesalleviatedmyconcernsaboutsharingmyfamily'sstory.v可知,作者

对潜在的曝光感到紧张。但当自己的文章发表时，作者感到既惊讶又激动。读者的共鸣

和建设性的回应缓解了作者对分享家庭故事的担忧。由此可推知，alleviate应意为“减

少，缓解"，与B项意思相近。故选B。

26.C推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句u\wastouchedandremindedofhowimportantthese

piecesweretomyownprofessionalandpersonaljourney."、第二段第一、二句中的“Atthe

time,majormedicaljournalswerebeginningtopublishnarrativepieces.Isubmittedmyfirst

article...”和笫四段第一句中的“Intheyearafterreturningtomycareer,Iwrotemyfirst

fundedproposals...”可推知，作者有写作的习惯。故选C。

27.B推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了作者在照顾生病的儿子期间依然写作，

从而帮助自己渡过难关的故事。同时，作者的文章也激励了他人。由此可推知，这篇文

章想要告诉人们：天助自助者。故选B。

C篇

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了南安普敦大学的一项研究：动物、原生生物和细菌

在同一片海域的温暖、寒冷和中间温度区域各自具有差异。

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28.A细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句"Wediscoveredremarkablyconsistentbio-geographic

groupingsforthethreeacrossthecoastline—consistentwithpreviouslystudiedpatterns,

drivenbyregionalcurrents.”可知，在沿海区域，这三种生物具有非常一致的生物地理方

面的分组，与之前研究的模式一致，这是由区域洋流驱动的。故选A。

29.B段落大意题。根据第三段内容可知，第三段主要从实验方法、实验过程和实验结果三

方面阐述了虽然海洋生物种类繁多，但每个地区的生物多样性有一致性。故选B。

30.C细节理解题。根据第四段内容尤其是最后一句中的"Wehopeourworkencourages

researcherstoconsiderothergroupsoflivesw可知，Luke希望他们的工作能够鼓励研究人

员考虑其他生物群体。故选C。

31.B文章出处题。通读全文可知，文章强调了要从海洋生物多样性变化的原因和后果等角

度来研究环境变化的影响。由此可推知，本文最有可能出自杂志的环境栏目。故选B。

D篇

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了嫦娥五号月球探测器最近从月球带回来的岩石样本填补

了月球表面岩石年龄测定的关键空白。

32.A推理判断题。通读全文尤其是第一段内容可推知，第一段简要介绍了整篇文章的内容。

故选A。

33.B细节理解题。根据第二段内容尤其是第二句"JolliffisaU.S.-basedco-authorofan

analysisofthenewmoonrocksledbytheChineseAcademyofGeologicalSciences,

publishedOct.7inthejournalScience.,r可知，新的月球岩石年龄的测定结果已经公布于

众了。故选B。

34.D推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知，行星科学家们意识到星球表面的陨石坑越多，

它就越古老；陨石坑越少，地表越年轻。但要想确定它明确的年龄，就必须要有这些星

球表面的样本。由此可推知，科学家们是通过研究从月球表面带回来的样本来确定月球

表面的准确年龄的。故选D。

35.A标题概括题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了嫦娥五号月球探测器最近从月球带回来的岩

石样本填补了月球表面岩石年龄测定的关键空白。因此，A项“嫦娥五号样本揭示月球

岩石的关键年龄”适合作本文的最佳标题。故选A。

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EveningsWithDad

Someofmyearliestmemoriesinvolvesittingwithmydadinhisstudyeverynightwhenhecame

homefromwork.Tdwatchasheputhispersonalitemsaway:hiswatch,wallet,combandkeys.

Dad'scombwasjadegreen.IheardheboughtitwhenhemarriedMum.Everynight,he

wouldsmile,handmethecombandsay:"BeagoodgirlandhelpDaddycleanit,OK?”

Iwasmorethanhappytodoit.Iwouldexcitedlyturnthetapon,thenbrushthecombwitha

usedtoothbrushashardasIcould.SatisfiedthatI'ddoneagoodjob,Iwouldproudlyreturnthe

combtoDad.Hewouldsmileatmeandplacethecombontopofhiswallet.

Abouttwoyearslater,Dadlefthissalesjobandstartedhisownbusiness.Istartedprimary

school.Thatwaswhenthingsstartedtochange.Dad'sbusinesswasn'tdoingsowell,andour

stablelifestartedgettingshaky.Hedidn'tcomehomeasmuchasheusedto.Istartedtogetmad.

Whydidn'thelistentoMumandjuststicktohisoldjob?Whytaketheriskandplacethewhole

familyintrouble?Overtheyears,Istoppedwaitingforhimtocomehome.

NowI'vegraduatedfromcollegeandgotajob.Dad'sbusinesshasalsostartedtogetbackon

track.YettheuncomfortablesilencebetweenDadandmewenton.

Twodaysbeforemybirthdaylastyear,Dadcamehomeearly.Asusual,Ihelpedhimcarry

hisbagsintohisstudy.WhenIturnedtoleave,heaskedmetocleanhiscomb.Ilookedathimfor

awhile,thentookthecombandheadedtothesink.

Itwasanewcomb.Ihadn'tnoticedthathe'dchangedit.Aftercleaningit,Ipasseditbackto

Dad.Helookedatitandsmiled.Butthistime,Inoticedsomethingdifferent.Mydadhadaged.He

hadwrinklesnexttohiseyeswhenhesmiled,yethissmilewasstillasheartwarmingasbefore.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutherearliestmemorieswithherdad?

A.Moved.B.Cheerful.C.Challenging.D.Tired.

25.ThereasonwhyDadstartedhisownbusinesswasmostprobablythat.

A.helosthisjobandhadtomakealiving

B.hewaseagertogetasenseofachievement

C.hehopedtoearnabetterlifeforthefamily

D.hewantedtoprotecthislifefromgettingshaky

26.Fromthepassageweknowthattheauthor\dadwas.

A.kindtothecolleaguesB.confidentinhiswork

C.strictwithhisdaughterD.responsibleforhisfamily

27.Theauthorsharedherstorywithherdadbecause.

A.sheintendedtoremembertheirhappytime

B.shetookprideinhelpingherfathercleanthecombs

C.shewasgratefulforwhatherfatherhaddoneforthefamily

D.shewantedotherstodrawalessonfromherpersonalexperience

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c

CreativityImprovesYourHealth

Creativityhelpsuscreateworksofbeauty,solveproblems,andrefreshourbodiesandour

minds.Studiesshowthatengagingincreativebehaviorsimprovesbrainfunction,mentalhealth

andphysicalhealth.

You'veprobablyheardofflow——it'sthestateyougetinwhenyou'recompletelyabsorbedin

something.Haveyoueverbeenworkingonaprojectandcompletelylostallsenseofselfandtime?

That'sflow.Itreducesanxiety,boostsyourmood,andevenslowsyourheartrate.Butit'snotjust

beinginflowthatmakesyouhappy.Repetitivecreativemotionslikeknitting,drawing,orwriting

helpactivateflow,andarealltasksthatcreatearesult.Whenyousucceedincreatingaresult,

yourbrainisfloodedwithdopamine,anaturalanti-depressantthatactuallyhelpsmotivateyou,

whetherornotyou'reawareofyourincreasedhappiness.

Creativityreducesanxiety,depressionandstress.Studieshavefoundthatwritinghelps

peoplemanagetheirnegativeemotionsinaproductiveway,andpaintingordrawinghelpspeople

expresstheirmentalinjuryorhurtfulexperiencesthattheyfindtoodifficulttoputintowords.A

creativeactsuchascraftingcanhelpfocusthemind,andhasevenbeencomparedtomeditation

（冥想）duetoitscalmingeffectsonthebrainandbody.

What'smore,studiesshowpeoplewhowriteabouttheirexperiencesdailyactuallyhave

strongerimmunesystemfunction.Writing,acreativework,increasesyourCD4+lymphocyte

count,thekeytoyourimmunesystem.Playingmusiccanalsofunctionwellinyourimmune

system.Ourleftbrainisresponsibleforthemotorfunctions,whileourrightbrainfocuseson

melody.Whenthetwopartsworktogether,ourcognitivefunctionimproves.

It'sprettyamazingthatdoingtheactivitiesisgoodforus.Getapenandstartwritingor

coloring.Getyourhandsdirtywithpotteryorgardeningorpickupaninstrument.Whateveryou

decidetodo,it'stimetostartgettingcreative!

28.Whichsituationshowsthatyouareinflow?

A.Youareworkingwithadifficulttask.

B.Youarehavingaboringrepetitiveaction.

C.Yougetlostanddon'tknowwheretogo.

D.Youareabsorbedinaworkthatinterestsyou.

29.Theunderlinedword“dopamine“inParagraph3isprobably.

A.anawarenessofhowtobesuccessful

B.athoughthavingcalmingeffectsonthebrain

C.anactivitytofightagainstyournegativeemotions

D.amaterialforthefunctioningofthenervoussystem

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Repetitiveactionscancurepatientswithmentaldiseases.

B.Creativeactivitieshelpyoubuildastrongerimmunesystem

C.Meditationmakesyouranxiety,depressionandstressdisappear.

D.Tellingothersyourhurtfulexperienceshelpsimproveyourhealth.

31.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Anovelonscience.B.Anewspaperontechnology.

C.Amagazineonhealth.D.Awebsiteonpsychology.

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Americansclearlylovetheirmuseums.Oneofthemostfamous,NewYork'sMetropolitan

MuseumofArt（theMet）,sawarecord6.5millionvisitorsin2015.Butrecordattendancedoesn't

necessarilytranslateintorecordrevenue（收入）.Lastmonth,theMetsaiditwastryingtoerasea

US$10millionbudgetdeficit（赤字）.MeanwhiletheMuseumofModernArt（MoMA）,was

abundantincash,butonlyaboutthreemillionpeoplestoppedbyin2015.Whydosomemuseums

flourishwhileothersflounder?Myresearchleadsmetobelievetherearethreereasons:fashion,

billionairesanddemographics（人口）.

First,theproblemiswiththeacquisitionspolicy.RecentdirectorsoftheMetdidnotadd

muchtothemuseum'smoderncollection.Theargumentwasthattheacquisitionofcontemporary

artbylivingartistswasproblematicandrisky.However,giventhefactthatmuseum-goers

increasinglyfavorcontemporaryart,therevenueoftheMetwilllikelyfallifitisn'tabletokeep

upwiththetastesofthecustomers.Andbythetimeitmightrecognizethis,it'salreadytoolate.

Inaworldwithabout1,800billionaires,itonlytakesafewtodriveartpricestoastronomical

levelsinauctions（拍卖）andartfairs.Thesoaringpricesmeanmuseumscan'tkeepupandmust

dependondonationstoassemblethebestworks,orthey'repricedout.Moreover,billionaires

themselvesaresettinguptheirownprivatemuseums,furtherdistancingtheabilityofpublic

museumstogetthegoodstuff.

Athirdinterrelatedproblemisthatdemographicissueshaveputpressureontherevenueside.

Unemployment,earlyretirementsandtheagingofthepopulationintheUShavecontributedto

increasedattendanceatmuseums.Youmightthinkit'sagoodthing,butmoretrafficmeanshigher

costs,andwhenthoseadditionalvisitorsdon'tresultinmorerevenue,profitabilitygoesdown.

Museumswillcertainlycontinuetoexistandprovideuswithinvaluableinsightsintoourculture.

Buttheymustexistundereconomicprinciples,andit'dbewisefortheiradministratorsto

considertheeconomicsintheircalculations.

32.Accordingtotheauthor,.

A.MoMAsawariseindonationduetoitsincreasedattendance