新概念第三课要点.doc

Lesson 18: Electric currents in modern art 现代艺术的电流 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 How might some of the exhibits have been dangerous? Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken. Even people who take no interest in art cannot have failed to notice examples of modern sculpture on display in public places. Strange forms stand in gardens, and outside buildings and shops. We have got quite used to them. Some so-called modern pieces have been on display for nearly eighty years. In