1、The Best of Manhattans Art GalleriesFast reading1.Skim the text,and answer the following questions.1.Whats the main idea of this passage?2.Where might you see such a passage?3.Who do you think the text was written for?The passage introduces some best art galleries of Manhattan.Possibly in a guide bo
2、ok.Tourists and art gallery visitors.Try to find the correct address of these museumsGuggenheim MuseumMetropolitan Museum of ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtThe Frick CollectionMuseum of Modern ArtavenuestreetRead the text and try to find the answers of following questions1.The passage may probably
3、 come from _.A.a newspaper B.a magazineC.a tourist guide book D.a text book2.You must walk all the way instead of taking a lift if you visit _ _.A.Metropolitan Museum of ArtB.Whitney Museum of American ArtC.Museum of Modern ArtD.Guggenheim Museum3.If you want to see Van Goghs paintings,you may go to
4、 _.A.The Frick CollectionB.Guggenheim MuseumC.Museum of Modern ArtD.Metropolitan Museum of Art4.You can expect to see videos in_.A.Metropolitan Museum of ArtB.Museum of Modern ArtC.The Frick CollectionD.Whitney Museum of American Art5.If you want to know how people lived 5,000 years ago,you should v
5、isit _.A.Metropolitan Museum of ArtB.Whitney Museum of American ArtC.Museum of Modern ArtD.Guggenheim Museum6.Which museum does number 4 in the map stand for?z x x kA.Metropolitan Museum of ArtB.The Frick CollectionC.Museum of Modern ArtD.Whitney Museum of American ArtCareful readingRead the passage
6、 more carefully and complete the chart below.nameaddressWhich centuries?What countries?America Museum of Modern Art Whitney Museum of American Art945 Madison Avenue(near 75th St.)53rd St.(between 5th and 6th Avenues)Contemporary(mainly art by living artists)late 19th century to the 21st centuryWestern countriesFrom ancient to modern timesGuggenheim MuseumWestern countriesThe Frick Collection Western countriesModern(from late 19th century onwards)pre-twentieth century5th and Madison Avenues5th Avenue and 88th Street5th Avenue and 82nd StreetMetropolitan Museum of Artall over the world
