The Guggenheim Museum is not only notable for its excellent art
collections,but
also
for
its
fundamental architectural beauty.Situated at the corner of 89th Street and 5th Avenue in Manhattan,the Guggenheim Museum was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright,one of the most influential American architects of the early twentieth century.Looking somewhat like a coiledup white ribbon,it is generally recognized as one of the defining features of New York's diverse architectural landscape.
Notes:
bastion n.堡垒 ②muse n.灵感 ③eclectic adj.不拘一格的
【语篇解读】 本文是说明文,介绍的是美国纽约著名的展览馆the Guggenheim Museum。
1.The Guggenheim Museum was first built to ________.
A.show the work of early modernists
B.compete with other museums
C.collect eclectic art work
D.be a center of both modern and postmodern art
答案 A [细节理解题。文章第三段提到,最初建造the Guggenheim Museum的目的是展出早期现代派的作品。]
2.Whose work hasn't been exhibited in the Guggenheim Museum?
A.Wassily Kandinsky.
B.Jackson Pollock.
C.Zaha Hadid.
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