【正文】 e of design museums D． The choices open to design museums 答案： C 解析： 本篇文章主要介紹了 design museum的本質(zhì)和特征，雖然也介紹了形式，展品及展品的選擇，但這些都是細節(jié)和手段，為介紹本質(zhì)服務(wù)。 41． 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 答案： D 解析： 從第一段的后半部分和第三段前兩句可知，本文作者相信參觀設(shè)計博物館的人對展品很熟悉，很少感到害怕或困惑。本題問及 design museum中層臺 /展柜與商店里的櫥窗有何區(qū)別。s growing interest in the field with new ideas. London39。錢不可以用不正當?shù)姆绞将@取，要通過正當?shù)姆绞健１疚牡拇笠馐钦\實善良的人將會得到好的報答。商人用壺掙了許多錢，因為壺有神奇的力量。他賺錢之后并沒有忘記老人，給了他許多金幣，所以他對老人很好，不是一個吝嗇的人。 37． Which of the following statements is NOT true about the description of the merchant? A． He was a mean person. B． He was lucky. C． He was very clever. D． He was kind to the old man. 答案： A 解析： 該題屬于推理判斷題。從第一段第四句 “To his surprise, the kettle became a strange creature when it was on fire. And then it changed back into kettle again. The old man decided to sell it.”可以看出，這把壺很奇怪，老人想要賣掉它。 A Right in the middle of Japan, high in the mountain, an old man lived in his little house. He found in one corner of the room an old iron kettle(水壺 ). He decided to use it to boil water. To his surprise, the kettle became a strange creature when it was on fire. And then it changed back into kettle again. The old man decided to sell it. So a merchant came and went away with the kettle. At night, the merchant was awakened(喚醒 )by a big noise. The kettle became a strange creature again and was running about in this room. But early next morning he found the kettle still quietly lying in the corner. One of his neighbors, after hearing what he had seen in the night, advised him to travel in the country to display it. Now the kettle could be asked to change and perform by the merchant. The performances drew big audiences and the merchant earned a lot of money. But he was an honest man. Though he was rich now, he thought that he owed some of his wealth to the man from whom he had bought the kettle. One morning, he put a hundred gold pieces into the kettle and, hanging it on his arm, he returned to the old man who had sold it to him. The old man thanked the merchant, saying that few people would have been so honest. The kettle brought them both luck. Everything went well with them till they died. 36． Why did the old man want to sell the kettle? A． The kettle couldn39。 35． B． concluding C． including D． gaining 答案： D 解析： gaining experience 與前面 getting to know the new environment 保持結(jié)構(gòu)一致。 33． B． help C． study D． entrance 答案： A 解析： a sense of safety意為 “ 安全感 ” ； sense常表示 “?? 感 ” ，如 sense of humor“ 幽默感 ” 。 32． B． let C． suffer D． protect 答案： D 解析： protect sb./sth. from 為固定短語，意為 “ 保護 ?? 免遭傷害 ” 。 31． B． inside C． calmly D． quietly 答案： B 解析： 由下文的 inside their room可知，此處 B 項最佳。 “ find oneself＋介詞短語 ” 是一個固定結(jié)構(gòu)，表示 “ 不知不覺中發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處于某種狀態(tài)中 ” 。 28． B． city C． country D． place 答案： C 解析： 與上文 in their home countries 相呼應(yīng)。 27． B． satisfied C． content D． unsuccessful 答案： A 解析： 與前一句意思應(yīng)當一致，故 successful為最佳選項。 26． B． often C． ever D． never 答案： D 解析： 結(jié)合本段意思可以看出， never 符合語境。 24． B． easy C． acceptable D． understandable 答案： A 解析： 由本段的 unpleasant, different, difficult 及 big problems 可知。 22． B． customs C． manners D． ways 答案： B 解析： customs“ 風俗；習慣 ” ；具有概括性，包括了其他選項的內(nèi)容。 20． B． like C． accept D． leave 答案： A 解析： 由上文可知，這些 “ 新來者 ” 在新鮮感消失以后，遇到了生活中的種種不便，于是就產(chǎn)生了 “ 憎恨 ” 感。 18． B． pleasant C． new D． fortable 答案： C 解析： 由下文 “the new ers like their new environment”可知此處應(yīng)填 new。 Specialists say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture. “Culture shock”is the__16__these specialists use when talking about the__17__that people have in a__18__environment. There are three stages of culture shock, say the specialists. In the first stage, the new ers like their new environment. Then, when the__19__experience dies, they begin to__20__the city, the country, the people, and everything else. In the last stage, the new ers begin to adjust to their surroundings and, as a result, enjoy their life__21__. There are some obvious factors(因素 )in culture shock. The weather may be unpleasant. The__22__may be different. The public service systems—the telephone, post office, or transportation—may be difficult to__23__. The most simple things seem to be big problems. The language may be__24__. Who feels culture shock? Everyone does in this way or that. __25__culture shock surprises most people. Very often the people having the worst shock are those wh