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阅读理解九月选练（2）阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。体裁：记叙文话题：热点关注时间：7分钟Doesstylereallysell?Howcantheappearanceofaproductbemoreimportantthanwhatitdoes?ThebattlebetweenformandfunctionroseagainwhenJamesDyson，BritishinventoroftheDysonvacuum(真空)cleanerthathassoldinmillionsaroundtheworld，resignedaschairmanofLondon'sDesignMuseum.ItiswidelybelievedthatMr.Dysonfeltthatthemuseumputtoomuchstressonstyleattheexpenseofseriousindustrialdesign.Mr.Dysonaccusedthemuseumofnotkeepingtruetoitself.Hemayberight，butthesedays，museumseverywherecannolongeraffordtobeuniquecentersofscholarshipandlearning.Amongcompetitionforsponsorship，theymustuseexhibitionsofpopulistculture，nicecafesandshopsor，bestofall，anewbuildingbyFrankGehrytoincreasevisitornumbers.Ontheonehand，someproducerscanbetoooldfashionedandtooconcernedwiththeimportanceofproductengineeringandthefunctionalityoftheirgoods.Ontheotherhand，therearethosewhobelievethathowaproductlooksismoreimportant.Designisindeedabroadterm，involvingbothfunctionandform.Typically，inanygivenproductarea，itchangesfromtheformertothelatter.Clothingisagoodexample.Butsurelyyouwouldhavetobeaveryshallowpersontothinksomething'sappearanceismoreimportantthanwhatitdoes.Todaynearlyallgoodsatanygivenpricepointdomuchthesamejob.Soalmosttheonlywayproducerscandifferentiatetheirproductsfromthoseoftheircompetitorsistocreatesomesortofemotionalconnectionwiththeconsumer，whichcouldbethroughthevisualappealoftheproductoritspackaging，ortheimagery(意象)createdbyadvertising.AndwhatoftheDysonvacuumcleaner?Mr.Dysonmaybelievethatpeoplebuythesemachinesbecauseofthegraphsshowingtheirsuperiorsuction，butmostvacuumcleanersdoagoodjob；themainreasonpeoplepayextraforaDysonisthatitisavacuumcleanerwithatrendybrand.Withitsinsideworkingsexposed，itisabitlikeaRichardRogersbuildingwithallitspipesshowninbrightcolorsontheoutsideinsteadofbeinghiddeninside.Functionalitmaybe，butitisabitofatrick，too.【语篇导读】英国吸尘器发明家Dyson因强烈反对设计博物馆太过注重外在的风格样式而辞职，他认为这里应该是研究学问的地方。1．Mr.DysonlefttheDesignMuseumbecausehethoughtthemuseum______.A．didn'tincreasethenumberofvisitorsB．couldn'tprovidescholarshipsforlearnersC．wasn'tloyaltoitsoriginalpurposeoflearningD．didn'thavegreatappealforseriousindustrialdesign解析推理判断题。由第一段的最后一句话和第二段的第一句可知，他辞职是因为设计博物馆太注重风格样式。他认为这里应该是研究学问的地方，他们的做法违背了这个初衷。答案C2．Speakingofclothing，theunderlinedword“latter”refersto“______”．A．affordingprotectionB．indicatingone'sidentityC．providingwarmthD．makingsomeonebeautiful解析词义猜测题。根据文章内容可知，这里的latter指的是前面一句话中的form，即外形。因此D项正确。答案D3．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A．Aproductwithconvenientpackagingsellswell.B．Themajorityofconsumersprefertobuybrandedgoods.C．Mostsimilarlypricedproductsareofacomparablestandard.D．Emotioncontributesmuchtothedevelopmentofadvertisingindustry.解析细节理解题。由第四段的第一句可知，大多数指定价格的产品都做着同样的工作，即大多数相似价格的产品都有可比的标准。所以C项正确。答案C4．Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheformofaproduct?A．Optimistic.B．Sceptical.C．Disapproving.D．Objective.解析态度推断题。由最后两段的内容可知，作者认为产品的外形还是很重要的，但也是个小花招，因此作者对产品外形持客观的态度。选D。答案D2016...