hool of thought known as Functionalism that had been present since the turn of the century. At first restricted to a small avant-garde group of architects and designers, Functionalism emerged as the dominant influence upon designers after the First World War. The basic tenet of the movement — that function should determine form — was not a new concept. Soon a distinct aesthetic code evolved: form should be simple, surfaces plain, and any ornament should be based on geometric relationships. This new design concept, coupled with the sharp postwar reactions to the styles and conventions of the preceding decades, created an entirely new public taste which caused Art Nouveau types of glass to fall out of favor. The new taste demanded dramatic effects of contrast, stark outline and complex textural surfaces.
老托福阅读题目 passage28 1. What does paragraph 1 mainly discuss? (A) Design elements in the Art Nouveau style
(B) The popularity of the Art Nouveau style (C) Production techniques for art glass (D) Color combinations typical of the Art Nouveau style 2. The word "one" in line 4 refers to (A) century (B) development (C) style (D) coloration 3. Paragraph 1 mentions that Art Nouveau glass was sometimes similar to which aspect of ancient buried glass? (A) The distortion of the glass (B) The appearance of the glass surface (C) The shapes of the glass objects (D) The size of the glass objects 4. What is the main purpose of paragraph 2? (A) to comp
