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In early June seven performers danced among 1080 fountains to mark the opening of a new public space in London Granary Square, p
In early June seven performers danced among 1080 fountains to mark the opening of a new public space in London Granary Square, p
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2022-04-20
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In early June seven performers danced among 1080 fountains to mark the opening of a new public space in London Granary Square, part of the redevelopment around King’s Cross Station, sits in front of the new premises of the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design. The building and the square gracefully update the area’s industrial heritage-, ancient brick contrasts thrillingly with soaring glass; wide stone steps lead from the square down to the Regent’s Canal, where barges once travelled. Trees, benches, food stalls and performances welcome passers-by. It is the best example yet of London’s improving public spaces.
In 2014 Jan Gehl, a Danish urban designer whose Life between Buildings is the textbook on public space, produced a report on London. It was unflattering, calling London a city "where car is king" and many great public spaces, including Trafalgar Square, had become mere roundabouts. It was also influential.
Institutional, as well as intellectual, change helped. In 2010 London got an elected mayor—the first time the whole sprawling city had a single official to think about its wellbeing. Economic shifts also encouraged civic improvement. As people gained more leisure time, tourism was becoming more important to London’s economy. Cities that are pleasant to wander in attract more tourists. Decent public space became an economic necessity.
Ken Livingstone, London’s first mayor, partially pedestrianised Trafalgar Square. It was decided that the" fourth plinth"—the only one without a historical grandee on it—should display temporary, contemporary art. He also introduced a congestion charge on cars entering the city centre, which reduced traffic. Some of the extra road space created was used to widen pavements. The next mayor, Boris Johnson, created a nearly free cycle bank to encourage people to abandon their cars.
The private sector, meanwhile, had cottoned on to the fact that pleasant public space is profitable. Sir Stuart Lipton, a developer, started it with Broadgate, a circular shopping and meeting venue in the city. Others followed. Monmouth Street in Covent Garden became a model, as a brick-paved lane free of ugly street furniture, where welcoming seats outside attractive shops and cafes tempt people to hang around and offload their cash. "Developers constantly ask us to do something like Monmouth Street," says Lucy Musgrave, founder of Publica, which advises clients on creating public spaces.
It can be inferred from Paragraph 1 that the author________.
选项
A、holds a neutral attitude toward Granary Square
B、is hostile to the newly built square
C、thinks highly of the newly built square
D、has a prejudice against the newly built square
答案
C
解析
本题是态度题。根据题干定位至首段。在描述Granary Square时,作者不吝溢美之词。除了描写广场投入使用时载歌载舞的场面之外,还用了诸如“gracefully update”、“the best example”等短语。由此可见,作者对Granary Square持高度赞扬的态度。故答案选C。 A项说作者持中立的态度,即是说作者不偏不倚。而作者在介绍广场兴建时,有客观的表述,但这不是全文的基调,更不是第一段的基调,故排除A项;B项与原文表述的态度正好相反,属于正反混淆;D项属于典型错误,故均排除。
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