Question

请选用所给的单词填空，注意有一个是多余的。每个单词只能用一次。

A．dislike         B．satisfy         C．center              D．familiar E．understanding   F．role    G．honoring        H．frightened I．improved        J．strict

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  1 .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 _2 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   3  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   4  with the exhibits．Unlike the average art museum visitors, design museum visitors seldom feel   5  or puzzled．This is partly because design museums clearly show how and why mass-produced products work, and how design has   6  the quality of our lives．Art museum exhibits, on the other hand, would most probably fill visitors with a feeling that there is something beyond their __7__．
In recent years, several new design museums have opened their doors．Each of these museums has tried to   8  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  _9  than those to art museums．

Answer 1

【小题1】F
【小题2】C
【小题3】G
【小题4】D
【小题5】H
【小题6】I
【小题7】E
【小题8】B
【小题9】J

解析【小题1】考查词组：perform a …role起着…作用。选F
【小题2】考查词组：in the centre of the hall在大厅中间。选C
【小题3】考查动词：honor纪念，用现在分词，表示现在进行时，选G
【小题4】考查词组：feel familiar with对…感到熟悉。选D
【小题5】考查形容词：和puzzled并列的应该是frightened。选 H
【小题6】考查动词：improve提高，选I
【小题7】考查词组：beyond the understanding理解不了。选E
【小题8】考查词组：satisfy one’s interest满足某人的兴趣。选B
【小题9】考查形容词：strict严格。选J