As we know，museums are buildings where many valuable and important exhibits （展品） are kept so that people can go and see them．For example，art museums are places where people can learn about （1） v 　　 cultures．More and more popular "design museums" that are opening today，however，perform quite a different role．Unlike most art museums，the design museum shows exhibits that are easily found in our daily life ，such as fridges and washing （2） m 　　．

   The advantage of design museums is that they are places where people feel familiar with the exhibits．Being different from the art museum visitors，design museum visitors seldom feel frightened or puzzled．This is partly （3） b 　　design museums clearly show how and why mass﹣products （批量产品） work and look （4） a 　　 they do，and how design has improved our lives．Art museum exhibits，on the other hand，would most probably （5） f 　　 visitors with a feeling that there is something out of their understanding．

Several new design museums have opened their doors in recent years．Each of these museums has tried to satisfy the public' s （6） g 　　interest in the field with new ideas．

London' s Design Museum，for example，shows a collection of mass﹣produced exhibits （7） f 　　electric typewriters to a group of Italian fish﹣tins．The choices open to design museums seem far less strict than （8） t 　　 to art museums，and visitors may also （9） s 　　humorous part of our society while walking around such exhibits as interesting and （10） u 　　attractive（有吸引力的）toys collected from our everyday life．