Question

1．The next time you go into a bank，a store，or a supermarket，stop and listen．What do you hear？（36）CIt's similar to the music you listen to，but it's not exactly the same．That's because this music was especially designed to relax 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 background music used to be called"elevator （電梯） music"because we often heard it in elevators．But lately we hear it in more and more places，and it has a new name"Muzak"．About one-third of the people in America listen to"Muzak"everyday．The music plays for 15 minutes at a time，with short pauses in between．It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning，and between three and four in the afternoon，when people are more tired．（37）B  
    If you listen to Muzak carefully，you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs．Some musicians or songwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak，but others are happy when their songs are chosen．Why？（38）F    
    Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel．It has been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do．Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background．（39）DSupermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries．
    （40）A．They say it's boring 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 affects everyone．Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!

A．Some people don't like Muzak．
B．The music gives them extra energy．
C．Music is playing in the background．
D．Factory workers produce 13 percent more．
E．Muzak tends to help people understand music better．
F．They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used．
G．Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇選句填空閱讀，下次你進(jìn)入銀行，商店或者超市，停下來聽一聽，你聽到了什么？在商店里播放的那些背景音樂與日常音樂很相似，但是能讓人輕松，因?yàn)檫@種音樂尤其旨在讓你放松，或給你額外能量，有時(shí)你甚至沒有意識(shí)到音樂響起，但無論如何音樂對(duì)你起了作用．本文以此展開，講述了助興音樂．

解答 36．答案：C．根據(jù)下一句"It's similar to the music you listen to，but it's not exactly the same"可知，在商店里播放的那些背景音樂與日常音樂很相似，但是能讓人輕松．故選C．
37．答案：B．根據(jù)本段內(nèi)容可知，本段講述的是這些音樂的作用，能讓人放松，能給人特別的能量．故選B．
38．答案：F．本句句意為"很多音樂家喜歡他們的音樂會(huì)被Muzak所使用，因?yàn)樗麄兛梢詮闹袙旰芏嗟腻X"，根據(jù)"Some musicians or songwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak，but others are happy when their songs are chosen．Why？"可知，一些音樂家或者詞曲作者不希望他們的歌曲作為助興音樂，但其他人很高興當(dāng)他們的歌曲被選擇，為什么？故F符合語境．故選F．
39．答案：D．本句句意為"工廠工人生產(chǎn)多出13%"本段提及這樣的音樂能讓那些疲憊的人提高生產(chǎn)效率，購物者多買東西．故D項(xiàng)內(nèi)容與段落大意相符．故選D．
40．答案：A．根據(jù)下一句"They say it's boring"可知，一些人不喜歡這樣的音樂．A符合語境，故選A．

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