2015考研英语阅读集中练Capital of Culture
<p> <span word="Capital">Capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span></p><p> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="DC">DC</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unbalanced">unbalanced</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="monuments">monuments</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Smithsonian">Smithsonian</span> <span word="museums">museums</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Library">Library</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="thin">thin</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="attracts">attracts</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="brains">brains</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minutia">minutia</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="Dinner">Dinner</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="reconciliation">reconciliation</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="security">security</span></p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="October">October</span> 1<span word="st">st</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="Theatre">Theatre</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="a">a</span> 775-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span>. <span word="Sidney">Sidney</span> <span word="Harman">Harman</span> <span word="Hall">Hall</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="hitherto">hitherto</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 450-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="Lansburgh">Lansburgh</span> <span word="Theatre">Theatre</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corner">corner</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="platform">platform</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Ballet">Ballet</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="Bach">Bach</span> <span word="Consort">Consort</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CityDance">CityDance</span> <span word="Ensemble">Ensemble</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="outfits">outfits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="queuing">queuing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="vitality">vitality</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>-<span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="performing">performing</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="desperate">desperate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span>. <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Kahn">Kahn</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="director">director</span>, <span word="jokes">jokes</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="aversion">aversion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="quiet">quiet</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="artistic">artistic</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Harman">Harman</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whistleblower">whistleblower</span>.</p>
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