【阅读理解Artmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures(文化)．Theincreasinglypopular“designmuseums”thatareopeningtodayhoweverperformquiteadifferentrole】

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　　Artmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures(文化)．Theincreasinglypopular“designmuseums”thatareopeningtodayhoweverperformquiteadifferentrole．Unlikemostartmuseumsthedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthatareeasilyfoundbythegeneralpublic．Thesemuseumssometimesevenplacethingslikefridgesandwashingmachinesinthecenterofthehall．

　　Peoplehavearguedthatdesignmuseumsareoftenmadeuseofasadvertisementsfornewindustrialtechnology．Buttheirroleisnotsimplyamatterofsales－itisthehonoringofexcellentlyinventedproducts．Thedifferencebetweenthewindowofadepartmentstoreandtheshowcaseinadesignmuseumisthatthefirsttriestosellyousomethingwhilethesecondtellsyouthesuccessofasale．

　　Oneadvantageofdesignmuseumsisthattheyareplaceswherepeoplefeelfamiliarwiththeexhibits．Unliketheaverageartmuseumvisitorsdesignmuseumvisitorsseldomfeelfrightenedorpuzzled(困惑)．Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshowhowandwhymass-producedproductsworkandlookastheydoandhowdesignhasimprovedthequalityofourlives．Artmuseumexhibitsontheotherhandwouldmostprobablyfillvisitorswithafeelingthatthereissomethingbeyondtheirunderstanding．

　　Inrecentyearsseveralnewdesignmuseumshaveopenedtheirdoors．Eachofthesemuseumshastriedtosatisfythepublic’sgrowinginterestinthefieldwithnewideas．London’sDesignMuseumforexampleshowsacollectionofmass-producedobjectsfromZippolighterstoelectric

　　typewriterstoagroupofItalianfish-tins．Thechoicesopentodesignmuseumsseemfarlessstrictthanthosetoartmuseumsandvisitorsmayalsosensethehumorous(幽默的)partofoursocietywhilewalking　suchexhibitsasinterestingandunusuallyattractivetoyscollectedinoureverydaylife．

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　　Showcasesindesignmuseumsaredifferentfromstorewindowsbecausethey________．