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Unit1LearningAboutLanguageandUsingLanguage能力提升练

1.阅读理解

主题语境：人与社会难易度：★★语篇类型：议论文建议用时：7

（2020河南洛阳高二期末）

Weseearteverywherearoundus.Inparks,citysquares,shoppingstreetsandpublicbuildings,wefindmodernartobjectsondisplay.Classicalart,suchasvaluablepaintingsandprecioussculptures,usuallyendsupasthecollectionsofmuseums,companiesorrichpeople.

Bothartandarchitecturehaveahistoryofages.Allformsandwaysofexpressingthebeautifulthingshavebeenexplored.Inthecaseofarchitecture,manybuildingsdesignedinthepasthaveprovenbeautifulandservedtheirpurposes.Governmentsandcompaniescouldsavemillionsofdollarsbycopyingthearchitectureofbuildingsfromthepast.Therearestillmanydesignsforbuildingsmadebyfamousarchitectsthatwereneverrealized.Besides,somepeoplefindmodernarchitectureugly.Sowhyshouldwemakeaninvestmentinarchitecturefordesigningnewbuildings?

Thesameholdsformodernart,bothpaintingsandstatues.Manystoreroomscontainenougharttodecorateallpublicbuildingsandotherpublicplaces.Thereisnoneedtocreatemoreart,andaswithmodernarchitecture,manypeoplefindnewartdifficulttounderstandorappreciate.

Giventhesefacts,whyarearchitectsandartistsaskedtocreatenewartworks?Theanswershavetodowiththefunctionofartinsocietytoday.Firstofall,thefunctionofartistodecoratethings.Artworksmakeourlivingenvironmentmorebeautiful.Anotherfunctionofartisenrichingreallife.Arthelpspeopletolearntothinkcreatively.Inartthingsarenotalwayswhattheyseemtobe.Veryoftenyoucanhardlytellwhatthefunnyartobjectsare.Peopleneedsuchcreativemoments.Finally,artisoftenseenasawaytoinstructtheaudience.Statuesofheroesfromthepastremindusofourhistory.Paintingsandotherartobjectscanalsohelpusrealizewhatgoalsweshouldsetforourselves.

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