【正文】 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 salesit 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 massproduced 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 beyond their understanding . In recent years, several new design museums have opened their doors. 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 massproduced objects from Zippo lighters to electric typewriters to a group of Italian fishtins. 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 massproduced 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 4. The best title for this passage is . A. The forms of design museums B. The exhibits of design museums C. The nature of design museums D. The choices open to design museums Unit 4 A garden of poems I. Speaking Task 1 Your ment! Directions: Read aloud a poem by a writer of your age and tell what it’s about. What does the writer try to tell you? Do you enjoy it? Why? Why not? You want to fly, But you can39。 close to。 7 return。 although。 never。t have now? (10) Who will live in your house? How many people? (11) What form will your future house have? How will it look? Step 2 Drawing Draw a rough sketch of your future house and color it. Step 3 Describing Write a short description about your house and how you think the future will be. You can put your drawing and paragraph together on a piece of colored paper for display. A possible version is given to help you. A possible version: My future building is a passive solar, earth shelter house with lots of room to grow food. There are plenty of windows, so it doesn39。 love。 2 creator。 10 recognized IV. Language focus 1. Usage of words (1) We have both red and white wine. Do you have a p______ for one or the other? (2) The a___________ showed several designs for the new theatre。 in and around。t understand, What did I do to make you shield me? Did I not try at what you wanted. I thought it would please you, but it didn39。s not wise for people to make judgments using their hearts rather than their heads. When I looked out the window, the shining sun gave me some ideas on a similar truth. People with sunglasses will say the sunlight is red, orange, yellow, or blue, but everyone knows that its real color is white, he said. So Wu39。 explain。 the words __________ well. (5) — When did the anization__________? — It started in 1978. (6) When the country was at war, all the men between the ages of 18 and 35 were __________. (7) Stop _______ the knife, Tommy! It’s very sharp and you may cut your fingers. (8) The boy took his dad’s watch apart piece by piece, and ______ it back _______ again. (9) It was a difficult time but I __________ it and then things improved. (10) Animals __________ two groups, those with backbones and those without. 3. Multiple choice ⑴ Once the data is collected, the puter will _________ it by date. A. translate B. sort C. recite D. follow ⑵ Unless _________ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference. A. invited B. being invited C. having invited D. inviting ⑶ I’m going to Paris tomorrow. Which hotel can you __________ me to stay in? A. contribute B. suggest C. translate D. remend ⑷ The old men like being together and telling stories that can ________ old times. A. call at B. call for C. call on D. call up ⑸ We39。 bored D. tiring。s success depends on luck rather than on effort. C. Famous writers usually live in poverty. D. The chances for a writer to bee successful are small. 3. .Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing work? A. He wasn39。 4 design。 3 graduated。 II. Understanding the text 15 BADBC 6 D III. Language focus 1. Usage of words ⑴ preference ⑵ architect ⑶ furniture ⑷ taste ⑸ modern ⑹ convenient ⑺ style ⑻ constructed ⑼ impress ⑽ balcony 2. Usage of phrases ⑴ Send for ⑵ contribute to ⑶ lit up ⑷ stand out ⑸ e into being ⑹ called up ⑺ playing with ⑻ put together ⑼ got through ⑽ fall into 3. Multiple choice 15 BADDD 610