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长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。——李白

2020年全国硕士研究生招生考试

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I--①AgroupofLabourMPs,amongthemYvetteCooper,arebringinginthenewyearwithacalltoinstitutea

UK“townofculture”award.

I--②Theproposalisthatitshouldsitalongsidetheexistingcityofculturetitle,whichwasheldbyHullin2017,

andhasbeenawardedtoCoventryfor2021.

I--③CooperandhercolleaguesarguethatthesuccessofthecrownforHull,whereitbroughtin￡220mof

investmentandanavalancheofarts,oughtnottobeconfinedtocities.

I--④Britainstowns,itistrue,arenotpreventedfromapplying,buttheygenerallylacktheresourcestoput

togetherabidtobeattheirbiggercompetitors.

I--⑤Atownofcultureawardcould,itisargued,becomeanannualevent，attractingfundingandcreatingjobs.

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长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。——李白

II--①SomemightseetheproposalasaboobyprizeforthefactthatBritainisnolongerabletoapplyforthe

muchmoreprestigioustitleofEuropeancapitalofculture,asought-afterawardbaggedbyGlasgowin1990

andLiverpoolin2008.

II--②AcynicmightspeculatethattheUKisonthevergeofdisappearingintoanendlessfeverofself-

celebrationinitsdesperationtoreinventitselfforthepost-Brexitworld:aftertownofculture,whoknows

whatwillfollow—villageofculture?Suburbofculture?Hamletofculture?

III--①Itisalsowisetorecallthatsuchtitlesarenotacure-all.

III--②Abadlyrun“yearofculture”washesinandwashesoutofaplacelikethetide,bringingprominencefor

aspellbutleavingnolasti