【題目】Art museums are places where people can learn about various cultures .The increasingly popular “design museums” that are opening today ,however ,perform quite a different role .Unlike most art museums ,the design museum shows objects that are easily found by the general public .These museums sometimes even place things like fridges and washing machines in the center of the hall.

People have argued that design museums are often made use of as advertisements for new industrial technology. But their role is not simply a matter of sales—it is the honoring of excellently invented products. The difference between the window of a department store and the showcase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you something ,while the second tells you the success of a sale.

One advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits .Unlike the average art museum visitors ,design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled .This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-produced products work and look as they do ,and how design has improved the quality of our lives .Art museum exhibits ,on the other hand ,would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something between their understanding.

In recent years ,several new design museums have opened their door ,Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public’s growing interest in the field with new ideas .London’s Design Museum ,for example ,shows a collection of mass-produced objects from Zippo lighters to electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish-tins .The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museums ,and visitors may also sense the humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and unusually attractive toys collected in our everyday life.

【1】Showcases in design museums are different from store windows because they.

A.show more technologically advanced products

B.help increase the sales of products

C.show why the products have sold well

D.a(chǎn)ttract more people than store windows do

【2】The author believes that most design museum visitors .

A.do not admire mass-produced products

B.a(chǎn)re puzzled with technological exhibits

C.dislike exhibits in art museums

D.know the exhibits very well

【3】The choices open to design museums .

A.a(chǎn)re not as strict as those to art museums

B.a(chǎn)re not aimed to interest the public

C.may fail to bring some pleasure to visitors

D.often contain precious exhibits

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

試題分析:本文介紹了最新出現(xiàn)的設(shè)計(jì)博物館的特點(diǎn)以及展品與藝術(shù)博物館里的展品的區(qū)別。

【1】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句The difference between the window of a department store and the showcase in a design museum is that the first tries to sell you something ,while the second tells you the success of a sale.可知商店和設(shè)計(jì)博物館的區(qū)別在于前者出售產(chǎn)品,而后者會告訴我們?yōu)槭裁催@種產(chǎn)品會取得成功。所以C項(xiàng)說法正確。

【2】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句One advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits .可知人們對于設(shè)計(jì)博物館里展出的物品都很熟悉,這些物品都是日常生活中人們很熟悉的物品。故D項(xiàng)正確。

【3】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一句中The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museums可知設(shè)計(jì)博物館中的物品并不像藝術(shù)博物館里要求的那么嚴(yán)格,有些都是我們?nèi)粘I钪械某R娢锲。故A正確。

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