functionarchitectarchitecturedecoratedesignappreciateenrichA.apersonwhodesignsbuildingsB.makesth.(more)beautifulbyaddingsomethingtoitC.decidehowsth.willlookbymakingplans,drawingsormodelsofitD.specialactivityorpurposeofapersonorthingE.makesb./sth.richorricherImprovethequalityofsth.F.understandandenjoysth.G.artandscienceofdesigningandconstructingbuildings1.Thehigh-speedmaglevtrainisnowunderc_________.2.Hisnewdressc_________muchexcitementaswellashappiness.3.The2008OlympicStadiumisd_________byaforeignexpert.4.Ifyouwanttodecorateyourhouse,youmayasktheadviceofaprofessionaldesignerora__________.5.VisitorstotheOlympicGameswillbei___________bythedesignofthestadium.onstructionreatesesignedrchitectsmpressedTheTowerofPisaisthebelltoweroftheCathedral.Itsconstructionbeganin1173andcontinued(withtwolonginterruptions)forabouttwohundredyears,anditsarchitectisstilluncertain.Inthepastitwaswidelybelievedthattheinclination(倾斜度)oftheTowerwaspartoftheprojecteversinceitsbeginning,butnowweknowthatitisnotso.TheTowerwasdesignedtobe“vertical“(垂直的)(andevenifitdidnotleanitwouldstillbeoneofthemostremarkablebelltowersinEurope),andstartedtoinclineduringitsconstruction.GuggenheimMuseum纽约古根汗姆博物馆modernarchitectureWhatarethemuseumsusedfor?Wherecanweseetheworksofmodernartandclassicalart?Wesee_______everywherearoundus.Wefindmodernartobjectson_______.Classicalart,suchasvaluablepaintings,preciousstatuesandotherfinearts,usuallyendsupinthe___________ofmuseums,companiesorrichpeople.artdisplaycollections1.Whoownscollectionsofancientstatues,paintings,andotherworksofart?2.Whatarethefunctionsofartinsociety?museums,companiesandrichpeopleDecorating,enrichingourlifeandinstructingaudience3.Whydomanypeoplethinkthereisnoneedtocreatemoreart?Manyartobjectscreatedbeforearecoveredbydustinstorerooms,whichcontainenougharttodecorate.ReadthetexttodecidethefollowingsentencesareTrueorFalse.1.Valuablethingsandpreciousstatuesoftenareownedbyrichpeople,companiesandmuseums.2.Governmentsmaywastemuchmoneybycopyingdesignsofbuildingsfromthepast.3.Manypeoplecan’tappreciateandenjoymodernarteasily.4.Withartworks,ourlivingenvironmentmaygetmorebeautiful.5.Artsdoeslittletobalancepeople’sminds.6.Peoplecanbeinstructedbystatuesofheroesfromthepast.7.Thewriterisagainsttheideathatancientartshouldnotbeplacedinpublicbuildings.8.People’stasteofartchangeswithsociety.TFTTFTFTThemainideaofeachpartPart1(para.1)Part2(para2-4)Part3(para5-7)Part4(para8)ThecomparisonofclassicalartandmodernartWeseeartaroundusThereasonforcreatingnewartThefunctionofartListeningTheColosseum(罗马圆形大剧场)wasthefirstpermanent(永久的)amphitheatertobebuiltinRome.ItsmonumentalsizeandgrandeuraswellasitspracticalandefficientorganizationforproducingspectaclesandcontrollingthelargecrowdsmakeitoneofthegreatarchitecturalmonumentsachievedbytheancientRomans.ClassicalarchitectureThe2008OlympicStadiumisdesignedbySwissarchitectsJacquesHerzog(赫尔佐格)andPierredeMellron.(德梅隆).Seenfromthestop,itlooksasifthestadiumiscoveredbyagraynetofsteel,anditlooksjustlikeabird`snestmadeoftreebranches.ModernarchitectureArtandarchitecturehaveahistoryof_______.Inthe_______ofarchitecture,manybuildingsthatwere_________inthepasthaveproventobebeautifuland_________theirpurposes.Butsomepeoplefindmodernarchitecture________.Thesame_______formodernart.agescasedesignedserveduglyholdsMonaLisaThelastsu...