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The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-mus

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问题    The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009. For the most part, the response has been favorable, to say the least. " Hooray! At last!" wrote Anthony Tommasini, a sober-sided classical-music critic.
   One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilbert is comparatively little known. Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert’s appointment in the Times, calls him " an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him." As a description of the next music director of an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at least some Times readers as faint praise.
   For my part, I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductor or even a good one. To be sure, he performs an impressive variety of interesting compositions, but it is not necessary for me to visit Avery Fisher Hall, or anywhere else, to hear interesting orchestral music. All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf, or boot up my computer and download still more recorded music from iTunes.
   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 of the great classical musicians of the 20th century. These recordings are cheap, available everywhere, and very often 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.
   One possible response is for classical performers to program attractive new music that is not yet available on record. Gilbert’s own interest in new music has been widely noted: Alex Ross, a classical-music critic, has described him as 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? Merely expanding the orchestra’s repertoire will not be enough. 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.
   
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答案A
解析 本题重点考查考生对原文特定细节内容的定位以及根据原文的信息进行正确推断的能力。根据解题的顺序和题干中“revitalizing the Philharmonic”的引导，可以把本题答案的信息来源限定在本文的尾段，该段第二、三、四句话“Gilbert’s own interest in new music has been widely noted：Alex Ross，a classical-music critic，has described him as 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?Merely expanding the orchestra’s repertoire will not be enough．(吉尔伯特自己在新音乐上的兴趣已经被广泛地注意到：一位古典音乐评论家Alex Ross已经把他描绘成为一个能够把爱乐乐团转变成“一个十分不同、更具活力的机构”的人。但是，这种不同的实质将是什么?仅仅扩展管弦乐队的剧目将不足够。)”是破解本题的关键，其中的“Merely expanding the orchestra’s repertoire will not be enough．(仅仅扩展管弦乐队的剧目将不足够)”这句话尤为重要，因为这句话具体表明了本文作者对吉尔伯特在恢复爱乐乐团方面的作用(Gilbert’s role in revitalizing the Philharmonic)的否定态度(即：Merely expanding the orchestra’s repertoire will not be enough)，故本题的正确答案应该是A。
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