Enlightening, stimulating, inspiring, fun. These were some of the words that Nature readers used to describe their experiences of art-science collaborations in a series of articles on partnerships between artists and researchers. Nearly 40% of the roughly 350 people who responded to an accompanying poll said they had collaborated with artists; and almost all said they would consider doing so in future.
 Such an encouraging result is not surprising. Public engagement has become essential to many research projects. Scientists are increasingly seeking out visual artists and designers to help them to communicate their work to new audiences. “Artists help scientists reach a broader audience and make emotional connections that enhance learning,” one respondent said. “The experience is very liberating for me, as a scientist,” said another. “There’s often a visual aspect to my science that generating and publishing data does not convey.”
 One example of how artists and scientists have together rocked the senses came last month when the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in Australia performed a reworked version of Antonio  Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. They reimagined the 300-year-old score by injecting the latest  climate prediction data for each season — provided by Monash University’s Climate Change  Communication Research Hub in Melbourne. The work was entitled The (Uncertain) Four  Seasons, and variations of the score containing local data were sent to every major orchestra in the  world. The performance was a creative call to action ahead of November’s United Nations.
 But a genuine partnership must be a two-way street. Fewer artists than scientists responded to the Nature poll; however, several respondents noted that artists do not simply assist scientists with their communication requirements. Nor should their work be considered only as an object of study —even if these are reasons why scientists seek opportunities to work with artists. The alliances are most valuable when scientists and artists have a shared stake in a project, are able to jointly design it and can critique each other’s work. Such an approach can both prompt new research as well as result in powerful art.
 More than half a century ago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) opened its Center for Advanced Visual Studies (CAVS) in Cambridge to explore the role of technology in culture. The centre was established during the Vietnam War, when many scientists in the United States were being criticized for working on defence contracts. Its founders believed that artists and scientists could, together, create a vision for a more humane world. They deliberately focused their projects around light — hence the ‘visual studies’ in the name. Light was a something that both artists and scientists had an interest in, and therefore could form the basis of collaboration, says Seth Riskin, a visual-arts researcher at the MIT Museum who previously worked at CAVS. The reach of art-science tie-ups needs to go beyond the necessary purpose of research communication, and participants must not fall into the trap of stereotyping each other. Artists and scientists alike are immersed in discovery and invention, and challenge and critique are core to both, too.
31. According to paragraph 1, art-science collaborations have ______.
[A] caught the attention of critics
[B] received favorable responses
[C] promoted academic publishing
[D] sparked heated public disputes
32. The reworked version of The Year Season is mentioned to show that______.
[A] art can offer audiences easy access to science
[B] science can help with the expression of emotions
[C] public participation in science has a promising future
[D] art is effective in facilitating scientific innovation
33. Some artists seem to worry that in the art-science partnership _______.
[A] their roles may be underestimated
[B] their reputation may be impaired
[C] their creativity may be inhibited
[D] their work may be misguided
34. What does the author say about CAVS ?
[A] It was headed alternately by artists and scientists.
[B] It exemplified valuable art-science alliances.
[C] Its projects aimed at advancing visual studies.
[D] Its founders sought to raise the status of artists.
35. In the last paragraph, the author holds art- science collaborations______.
[A] are likely to go beyond public expectations
[B] will intensify interdisciplinary competition
[C] should do more than communicating science
[D] are becoming more popular than before
31、【解题思路】由题干关键词 art-science collaborations 定位至第一段 。根据第一段句①：启 发性的、挑战性的、激励性的、趣味性的。可知读者对合作的态度是积极的。第二段句①中 such an encouragingresult 指代第一段中的结果是鼓舞性的，句②中的 help 和句③中 enhance learning 等地方也能看出是积极的回应，对应选项【B】 received favourable responses。【干扰排除】选项【A】文中没有提到 critics，文中提到了读者对合作的评价， 而不是 critics 的评价，顾排除 。选项【C】没有提到与促进学术出版相关的信息，故排除 。选项【D】文中只有读者对合作 的评价，上下文的意思都是一致的，积极的，没有 dispute 争议，顾排除。
32、【解题思路】 例证题。根据题干关键词 the Four Seasons 定位到第三段第句，这个例句是为 了证明论点，所以在例句前后找论点，第二段的第句和第④句是论点句，第句提到 scientists are increasinglyseeking out visual artists ... communicate their work to new audiences科学家正在寻找 视觉艺术家...与新的听众交流；第 4 句提到，artists help scientists reach a broader audiences ...艺 术家帮助科学家接到更广泛的听众，可知论点讨论的是艺术家可以帮助科学家接触到听众， 故 A 项正确。【干扰排除】选项【B】文中没有提到 expression，文中提到了 connection 联系，故排除。选项【C】没 有提到 a promising future 有前景的未来，故排除 。选项【D】文中未提到 scientific innovation 科学创新，故排除。
33、【解题思路】由题干关键词 artists 和 worry 定位至第四段 。第四段首句 But a genuine partnershipmust be a two-way street 指出“真正的合作关系应该是双向的”， 后面第二句 however 接着讲到一些“artists do not simply assist scientists with their communication requirements”即“一些 艺术家不仅仅帮助科学家去交流”，再往后一句紧跟着讲到“nor should their work be considered only as...”即“艺术家的工作也不应该只被认为...”，说明这些艺术家们认为他们的工作没有得到 全面的认知， 与选项【A】their role may be underestimated“他们的角色/作用被低估了”一致，所以 答案选【A】。【干扰排除】选项【B】“艺术家的名声被破坏”在原文中没有涉及到，故排除；选项【C】“艺术家的创 新能力被压抑”与原文相反，因为上文中有提到艺术家们用生动别致的展现形式让观众了解了科 学，所以这个选项也排除掉；选项【D】“艺术家的工作被误导”与原文信息不一致，原文中对艺术 家与科学家的合作是肯定的，并没有指出他们的工作出现偏差，所以【D】也不是正确答案。
34、【解题思路】由题干可定位到篇章第六段，作者提到 MIT 开设（opened）CAVS 目的是为 了探索技术在文化中的角色（to explore the role of technology in culture），接下来的内容也说到它 的创始人相信艺术家和科学家可以共同创造一个更加人性化的世界 。（Its founder believed that artists and scientistcould, together, create a vision for a more humane world.）所述均对应 B 选项的 art-science alliances（n.联合）【干扰排除】A 选项中的 alternately （adv.轮流地）。选项表示：它是由艺术家和科学家轮流执掌 的，文章中并未提及这一机构的领导问题，故排除；【C】选项表示：它的项目旨在推进视觉研究， 这是用文中的举例 visual studies 混淆视听，这里的举例只是艺术与科学联合的体现，作为选项 则以偏概全了，可排除；【D】选项：它的创始人试图提高艺术家的地位 。文章中并没有此类内容 的描述，故也可排除。
35、【解题思路】由题干定位到最后一段，在最后一段中作者提到 art-science collaborations，作 者表示both sides， 即艺术和科学这两方， need to go beyond the necessary purpose of researchcommunication，表明他们需要不仅仅是研究交流方面，后文表明，他们要更深入发现及研究 。 所以，C选项表明需要的不仅仅是交流，应该是拓展更多的方面。【干扰排除】选项【A】超过公众期待，在这一段里并无出现相关细节，属于无中生有错误。选项【B】加强各学科之间的竞争。同样在本段内并无相关细节。属于无中生有。选项【D】比之前更受欢迎， 属于无中生有。