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【题目】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．attract more people than store windows do

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

A．do not admire mass-produced products

B．are puzzled with technological exhibits

C．dislike exhibits in art museums

D．know the exhibits very well

【3】The choices open to design museums .

A．are not as strict as those to art museums

B．are not aimed to interest the public

C．may fail to bring some pleasure to visitors

D．often contain precious exhibits

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了最新出现的设计博物馆的特点以及展品与艺术博物馆里的展品的区别。

【1】C 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句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.可知商店和设计博物馆的区别在于前者出售产品，而后者会告诉我们为什么这种产品会取得成功。所以C项说法正确。

【2】D 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句One advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits .可知人们对于设计博物馆里展出的物品都很熟悉，这些物品都是日常生活中人们很熟悉的物品。故D项正确。

【3】A 细节理解题。根据最后一句中The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than those to art museums可知设计博物馆中的物品并不像艺术博物馆里要求的那么严格，有些都是我们日常生活中的常见物品。故A正确。