Every year， thousands of teenagers participate in programs at their local art museums． But do any of them remember their time at museum events later in life？ A new report suggests that the answer is yes - and finds that alumni （毕业生） of artsbased museum programs credit them with changing the course of their lives， even years after the fact．
The Whitney Museum of American Art， the Walker Art Center and the Museum of Contemporary Art， Los Angeles recently asked researchers to conduct a study to find out how effective their longstanding teen art programs really are． They involved over 300 former participants of four programs for teens that have been in existence since the 1990s． Alumni， whose current ages range from 18 to 36， were invited to find out how they viewed their participation years after the fact．
Among the alumni surveyed， 75 percent of alumni rated the teen program experience as the most favorable impact on their own lives， beating family， school and their neighborhoods． Nearly 55 percent thought that it was one of the most important experiences they'd ever had， regardless of age． And twothirds said that they were often in situations where their experience in museums affected their actions or thoughts．
It turns out that participating in art programs also helps keep teens enthusiastic about culture even after they reach adulthood： Ninetysix percent of participants had visited an art museum within the last two years， and 68 percent had visited an art museum five or more times within the last two years． Thirtytwo percent of program alumni work in the arts as adults．
Though the study is the first of its kind to explore the impact of teenspecific art programs in museums， it reflects other research on the important benefits of engaging with the arts． A decade of surveys by the National Endowment for the Arts found that childhood experience with the arts is significantly associated with their income and educational attainment （成就） as adults． Other studies have linked arts education to everything from lower dropout rates to improvement in critical thinking skills．



How did the researchers get their findings？ ______

A. By comparing scientific theories．
B. By analyzing previous studies．
C. By interviewing participants．
D. By carrying out experiments．

What do the figures in Paragraph 3 show？ ______

A. Students are more influenced by family and school．
B. Teens" art programs in museums are highly beneficial．
C. Many teens fail to realize the great value of art programs．
D. Most experiences in museums are boring for today's teens．

What does Paragraph 4 tell us about art programs？ ______

A. They create culturallyaware adults．
B. They are intended to attract more adults．
C. They are designed to support art museums．
D. They provide many job opportunities for adults．

What do the studies mentioned in the last paragraph have in common？ ______

A. All suggest the need to improve museum programs．
B. All show the growing popularity of art programs．
C. All focus on the link between art and education．
D. All prove the good effects of art education．