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Lesson 18 Electric currents in modern artComprehension questions1. Does modern sculpture surprise us any more?2. What idea is mistaken?3. Where else is modern sculpture on display?4. What can you see in gardens and outside buildings and shops?5. How do we feel about them?6. Why aren't some of these pieces really ‘modern’?7. How did you feel about a recent exhibition?8. What did you see when you entered the art gallery?9. What did the notice say?10. What were these objects on display?11. What sorts of pieces are familiar to everyone?12. How do such forms move?13. What were the objects on display?14. What had been done to the spheres?15. So what did they do?16. What could you see in the centre of the hall?17. What did these coloured lights do?18. What was emitted from small black boxes?19. What did it all look like?20. What kinds of shocks were these objects designed to deliver?Match the words with their definitionscurrent sculpture gallery exhibit odd line attach spheremagnetize repel flicker spark emit prehistoric peculiar1____________to fasten or join one thing to another2____________the flow of electricity through a wire3____________an object that is shown in a museum4____________to send sth (a smell, a sound, smoke, heat, light, etc) out5____________(used about a light or a flame) to shine in a weak or unsteady way6____________a building or room where works of art are shown to the public7____________to make sth become able to attract iron and steel8____________strange; unusual (adv. oddly)9____________odd or strange10____________to drive, push or keep sth away11____________the art of making figures or objects from stone, wood, clay, etc12____________any round object shaped like a ball13____________connected with the time in history before information was written down14____________a small bright piece of burning material15____________(often passive) to form lines or rows along sthAnalyze the following sentences1. The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken.2. The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: ‘Do not touch theexhibits. Some of them are dangerous!’3. Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody.4. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres.Complete the passage with appropriate forms of the phrases givenon display on and off used to in response to in spite ofgo mad take no interest in all the time pieces of not only; but…as well Modern sculpture rarely surprises us any more. The idea that modern art can only be seen in museums is mistaken. Even people who ________________ 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 ___________ them. Some so-called ‘modern’ pieces have been on display for nearly eighty years._____________this, some people---including myself---were surprised by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture. The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: ‘Do not touch the exhibits. Some of them are dangerous!’ The objects___________ were ___________ moving sculpture. Oddly shaped forms that are suspended from the ceiling and move __________ a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other ____________. In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which ____________. Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed __________ angrily. It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment. These peculiar forms___________ seemed designed to shock people emotionally, _________to give them electric shocks_________! Translate the following sentences into English1. 那种认为现代艺术只能在博物馆里才能看到的观点是错误的。
新概念英语第三册第18课:Electric currents in modern artLesson 18 Electric currents in modern art 现代艺术中的电流 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 spite of this, some people -- including myself -- were surprise by a recent exhibition of modern sculpture. The first thing I saw when I entered the art gallery was a notice which said: 'Do not touch the exhibits. Some of them are dangerous!' The objects on display were pieces of moving sculpture. Oddly shaped forms that are suspended form the ceiling and move in response to a gust of wind are quite familiar to everybody. These objects, however, were different. Lined up against the wall, there were long thin wires attached to metal spheres. The spheres had been magnetized and attracted or repelled each other all the time. In the centre of the hall, there were a number of tall structures which contained coloured lights. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad. Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashed on and off angrily. It was rather like an exhibition of prehistoric electronic equipment. These peculiar forms not only seemed designed to shock people emotionally, but to give them electric shocks as well! 参考译文现代雕塑不再使我们感到惊讶了。
