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【題目】短文填空

請認真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)各題所給首字母的提示，寫出一個合適的英語單詞完整、正確的形式，使短文通順。

The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? Muzak(背景音樂). This kind of music is【1】s_______ to the music you listen to, but it's not exactly the same. That's because this music was especially designed to【2】r_______ you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you don't even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway.

Quiet【3】b________ music used to be called "elevator (電梯) music" because we often heard it in elevators. But later we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name "Muzak". If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will【4】p_______know the names of many of the songs. Some 【5】m_______ or songwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are【6】c_______ as Muzak. Why? They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.

Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less【7】l_______ when they are in an airport or a hotel. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the【8】p_______ sound of Muzak in the background.

However, some people don't like Muzak. They say it's【9】b______ to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak【10】i_______ everyone.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】similar

【2】relax

【3】background

【4】probably

【5】musicians

【6】chosen

【7】lonely

【8】pleasant

【9】boring

【10】influences

【解析】

試題分析：我們到很多地方都可以聽見背景音樂，文章介紹背景音樂的作用。它們可以讓你放松心情，消除疲勞緊張的情緒，背景音樂正以不同的方式影響著每一個人。

【1】句意：這種音樂類似你聽到的音樂，但它并不完全相同。be similar to與…相似。結(jié)合句意可知，答案為similar。

【2】句意：這是因為這種特別設(shè)計的音樂是讓你放松的。動詞不定式to后跟動詞原形，結(jié)合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案為relax。

【3】句意：輕柔的背景音樂被稱為“電梯音樂”，因為我們經(jīng)常在電梯聽到它。前文提到Muzak(背景音樂)，英語釋義為background music，故答案為background。

【4】句意：如果你仔細聽這些背景音樂，你可能知道許多歌曲的名字。副詞修飾動詞，結(jié)合句意可知，答案為probably。

【5】句意：一些音樂家或作曲家不希望自己的歌曲作為背景音樂。此句缺少并列主語，應(yīng)為名詞的復(fù)數(shù)形式，指這些音樂的制作人，故答案為musicians。

【6】句意：但其他的人會很高興，當(dāng)他們的歌曲作為背景音樂時。根據(jù)句意可知，此句是一般過去時態(tài)的被動語態(tài)，缺少過去分詞，結(jié)合句意可知，答案為chosen。

【7】句意：音樂經(jīng)常在公共場所演奏，因為它的目的是讓人們在機場或旅館時感到不那么寂寞。feel lonely感到孤單寂寞，背景音樂不會使人感到寂寞，故答案為lonely。

【8】句意：疲憊的上班族，當(dāng)他們聽到悅耳的背景音樂時突然有了更多的能量。形容詞修飾名詞，結(jié)合句意以及首字母提示可知，答案為pleasant。

【9】句意：他們說總是聽到相同的歌曲會很無聊。boring修飾物，bored修飾人，結(jié)合語境理解可知，答案為bored。

【10】句意：背景音樂以不同的方式影響著每一個人。此句缺少謂語動詞，說明現(xiàn)在的情況，時態(tài)為一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)。注意動詞用三單形式，結(jié)合句意，答案為influences。