高二英语Art-and-architecture课件2.pptVIP

1. According to the ideas of the writer , we can infer that __________ A .Some people think that new art difficult to understand or appreciate . B . There is no need to create new art . C . We can not appreciate art works made in the past . D . People can place the art works made in the past in public buildings , and they don’t need special protection. A 2. According to the passage , which of the following statement is not true? A . Classical art usually ends up in the collections of museums, companies or rich people . B . We can make our living environment more beautiful by placing art works in our houses. C . Art can help us to realize which goals we should set for ourselves and inspire us in our everyday work . D . Some people think that modern architecture is very beautiful . D “Ars longa , vita brevis” is a famous saying in Latin . It means that people’s problems and ideas are short-lived , but the ideas expressed in art have a long life. Even after a thousand years or more we can still appreciate an artist’s work , and experience the beauty and emotion expressed by it . But the saying also has a literal meaning , People live only until about the age of a hundred years, but art objects survive all of us by several hundreds of years . Of course , in the course of history , some art works are also lost or destroyed . But a lot of art is preserved . Then why do people still ask artists to make new works? Would it not be possible to decorate our buildings and living environment with art collected through the ages? The function of art is not only to be beautiful, but also to express new ideas in our lives . The mind of each person develops and so does the mind of society , We need new ideas and new forms of expression. After the Twin Towers in New York were destroyed , some people wanted to rebuild the towers . A house built in a tree? It sounds so romantic .The most famous tree house in the world lies in a wild animal reserve (野生动物保护区) in Africa . Its a t