Light and Shadow at Urban Spotlight|光影共舞的城市光廊

by Timothy Laird

Urban Spotlight has been a source of pride for the locals since its completion in 2001.

城市光廊自 2001 年完工后，一直是高雄当地居民引以为傲的观光景点。

Kaohsiung has long been known as the Harbor City in southern Taiwan, famous for its large-scale industries. This image, however, is _(1)_ a bit of a change now. After years of modernization, boats, factories, oil pipes, and soaring chimneys are _(2)_ the only things found there. Additions to the city landscape, such as museums and outdoor cafés, have helped add a brand-new cultural dimension to this _(3)_ city. Urban Spotlight, for example, _(4)_ as proof that the city has more to offer.

Between Wufu Road, Zhongshan Road, and Zhonghua Road lies the block called Urban Spotlight. It was _(5)_ a dim, shabby park called Zhongshan Park near Central Park. In 2001, the government _(6)_ this area with the help of nine artists. Together they created various light installations based on common objects such as ladders, benches, streetlamps, phone booths, and bulletin boards. The decorations _(7)_ brought light to this obscure corner of the city but also gave it a mysterious and modern touch. Many visitors have said that Urban Spotlight has _(8)_ Kaohsiung's charm.

In the daytime, Urban Spotlight may look like any ordinary park where elderly people get together and _(9)_ their time. As it gets dark, however, things change. Through an _(10)_ design of space, the subtle interplay between light and shadow makes people feel as if they are entering a world where the line between the real and the fictional seems to blur. Neon bulbs are strewn through the trees and decorations have various shapes. All of this helps create an atmosphere so romantic and exotic that it truly takes people's breath away.

说明：请依文意在所提供的 (A) 到 (L) 选项中，选出最适当的10 个选项。

(A) rebuilt (B) originally  (C) not only    (D) no longer

(E) elaborate   (F) undergoing  (G) idle away   (H) overlooking

(I) industrial  (J) currently   (K) added to    (L) stands out

　　高雄长久以来一直是南台湾著名的港都，因其大型的工业规模而出名。然而这个形象正经历些许改变。经过多年的现代化后，高雄的景观不再只有船只、工厂、油管和高耸的烟囱。除了城市风景外，博物馆和户外咖啡馆赋予这座工业城市崭新的文化面貌。举例来说，很有特色的城市光廊就是高雄市更多元的证明。

　　城市光廊位于五福路、中山路和中华路的交界处，最初只是一座邻近中央公园，幽暗又破旧的中山公园。2001年，政府藉助 9 名艺术家之力重建此区。以一些常见的物品像是梯子、长椅、街灯、电话亭和布告栏为雏型，他们合力建造出各式各样的灯光装置艺术品。这些装置不只替高雄市这处幽暗的角落带来光线，也增添了一丝神秘感和现代感。许多游客都说城市光廊替高雄增添了迷人的风采。

　　在白天，城市光廊或许看起来就像一般公园，老人家们会聚在此处一起消磨时间。但当天色渐暗，一切都看起来不一样。藉由精巧的空间设计，光和影之间微妙的互动让人彷佛置身在一个现实和虚幻界线不明的世界中。缠绕在树上的霓虹灯泡和各式各样的装置艺术，创造出浪漫且充满异国情调的气氛，让人为之惊艳

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标准答案:   1. (F)  2. (D)  3. (I)  4. (L)  5. (B)
   6. (A)  7. (C)  8. (K)  9. (G)  10. (E)

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城市光廊充分将艺术与生活做完美的结合，这里有 9 位艺术家的原创作品，以及用前市长与 2001 位高雄市民灿烂笑脸为素材制作成的『SMILE――2001希望之墙』，每件艺术创作都各有特色，也各有深远的意涵，例如由艺术家林熹俊所设计的玻璃平台，搭配五彩缤纷的灯光变化极为炫丽，而林丽华则将代表高雄特色的『金』、『土』、『铁』结合起来，形成『太阳之颂』创作，用来展现南台湾的阳光与活力，至于『SMILE――2001希望之墙』则是希望高雄市民每天可以多一点微笑，用微笑来迎接每一天新的来临。（数据源：http://okgo.tw/buty/01792.html）