museums are places where collections of objects are preserved and displayed. the objec
museums work constantly to improve their collections and ways of playing them. all museums are always on the watch for new additions to their collections. works of art are bought from art dealers and private collectors or at auction sales. museums also accept gifts and bequests (遗物), but the large museums no longer accept everything that is offered to them. they accept only objects or collections that meet their high standards.
what is to be gained from visiting museums? museums exhibits can teach us about the world in which we live-----the materials it is made of, the trees and plants that cover it, and the animals that have lived on it since its beginning. we can learn about the activities of man-----his history and development and his accomplishments in arts and crafts.
1. the first paragraph deals with ().
A. what museums preserves
B. what kind of objects museums display
C. where museums obtain their objects
D. how museums function
2. which statement is not true? ()
A. museums are not only storehouse for collections
B. museums are places where you can learn something
C. museums preserve and display only things found in nature
D. museums carry on educational and research programs
3. where do objects at museums usually come from?()
A. from auction sales
B. from art dealers and private collectors
C. from gifts and bequests
D. all the above
4. the large museums accept ().
A. everything offered to them
B. all the gifts and bequests
C. only objects that meet their high standards
D. only things that small museums do not have
5. the last paragraph is about ().
A. the knowledge one gets from visiting museums
B. the things one can see in museums
C. the world and the people living in it
D. museum collections from other lands