Lesson 6 What Is an Art Museum?

1、Art comes in all sizes and shapes①. It might be pretty, or it might be unusual②.

If you look for it, you can see art all around you. It might be a building, a picture on a poster③, or a shape in the sand.

2、A place where people take care of art so that other people can see it is called an art museum. Some museums take care of art that is very old. Old art helps us learn about the people who made it long, long ago.

3、Some museums take care of new art. New art helps us see the world in different ways. It might make us ask questions, or it might make us laugh.

4、Most big cities have art museums. Some are big and famous. Others are small and not famous. All of them take good care of their art, though, so that people can see it and learn about it.

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Exercises

Ⅰ . How well did you read?

1. [Check the details] What can you learn from old art?

A. The old people.

B. The people who made it long ago.

C. The new art.

2. [Check the details] What can new art help us do?

A. It can only make us ask questions.

B. It can only make us laugh.

C. It can help us see the world in different ways.

Ⅱ . Read for words.

Choose one best paraphrase or Chinese meaning for the underlined words or expressions.

1. It might be pretty, or it might be unusual. (Para. 1)

A. 可能 B. 力量 C. 一定

2. All of them take good care of their art, though, so that people can see it and learn about it. (Para. 4)

A. 通过 B. 然而 C. 想法

Ⅲ . Writing practice.

Tell in your own words what an art museum is.

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