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Music and Behavior

　　Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear 1 at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might 2 hear music in an office or on a farm.

　　Scientists believe that music changes the 3 people be have (舉止). According to some scientists, the sound of western classical (古典的) music makes people 4 richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend 5 money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays 6 music, people spend less money. With 7 music, people spend even less.

　　Scientists also 8 that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people 9 their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their 10 hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants 11 make more money.

　　Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say 12 music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are 13 . And listening to music can help you relax.

　　The 14 time you hear music somewhere, be 15 . It might change the way you do things.

(1) A．music

B．stories

C．songs

D．sound

(2) A．a(chǎn)lready

B．even

C．hardly

D．never

(3) A．way

B．time

C．idea

D．place

(4) A．become

B．get

C．feel

D．look

(5) A．much

B．more

C．little

D．less

(6) A．pop

B．modern

C．light

D．country

(7) A．no

B．much

C．a(chǎn)ny

D．some

(8) A．expect

B．hope

C．realize

D．believe

(9) A．cook

B．order

C．eat

D．make

(10) A．free

B．busy

C．happy

D．sad

(11) A．can

B．should

C．can't

D．needn't

(12) A．how

B．why

C．what

D．that

(13) A．excited

B．interested

C．confident

D．relaxed

(14) A．first

B．second

C．next

D．last

(15) A．quiet

B．quick

C．happy

D．careful

Answer 1

答案：A;B;A;C;B;B;A;D;C;B;A;D;D;C;D
解析：

整體把握：本文主要說明了音樂能改變?nèi)藗兊男袨榕e止。并詳細(xì)介紹了古典音樂，現(xiàn)代音樂以及節(jié)奏快的音樂的特點及好處。 (1) 點撥：本文主要講的是“音樂與行為”，因此應(yīng)選 music。 (2) 點撥：從前句Today most stores and restaurants play music. 可知“甚至在辦公室或者農(nóng)場都可以聽到音樂”。 (3) 點撥：由下文the sound of western classical music makes people... richer以及the restaurant plays... music, people spend less money可知“科學(xué)家認(rèn)為音樂能改變?nèi)藗兊男袨榕e止”。 (4) 點撥：與下文的less money相對應(yīng)，這里是指西方古典音樂使人們感到更富有。 (5) 點撥：由上文古典音樂的特點知，人們將花費更多的錢買食物和飲料。 (6) 點撥：與古典音樂相對的是現(xiàn)代音樂。 (7) 點撥：根據(jù)上文的classical music多花錢，modern music少花錢，以及下文的people spend even less可確定這里指沒有音樂，人們花錢更少。 (8) 點撥：由上文的Scientists believe that music changes the way people behave. 可知科學(xué)家們也相信音量大，節(jié)奏快的音樂能使人們吃得更快。 (9) 點撥：由In fact可知當(dāng)音樂節(jié)奏很快時，人們吃得也更快。 (10) 點撥：busy hours指“吃飯時間，人最多的時候”。有些餐館放快速音樂，人們吃得快，離開得快。 (11) 點撥：用這種方式，餐館能掙更多的錢。 (12) 點撥：根據(jù)上句Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. 可知，他們說音樂能幫助學(xué)生變得更積極主動地學(xué)習(xí)。謂語動詞是say，后應(yīng)接that引導(dǎo)賓語從句。 (13) 點撥：由下文的And listening to music can help you relax. 可知，當(dāng)人們心情放松的時候，學(xué)習(xí)學(xué)得更好。A是“興奮的”，B是“感興趣的”，C是“自信的”，D是“放松的”。 (14) 點撥：這里是指下次你在某個地方聽到音樂時。the next time下一次。 (15) 點撥：be careful意為“當(dāng)心，注意”。音樂可能改變你的行為方式。