Question

Background music may seem harmless, but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it. Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the USA. Very soon it spread to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to background music.
　　To begin with, background music was intended simply to create a soothing (舒適的) atmosphere. Recently, however, it's becoming a big business. An American marketing expert has shown that music can boost(提升) sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.
　　But it has to be the light music. Lively music has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts(收入) by 34%. This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to spot items they would like to buy. Yet, slow music isn't always the answer. The expert found that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales. So restaurant owners might be well advised to play faster music to keep the customers moving-unless, of course, the resulting indigestion(消化不良) leads to complaints.
【小題1】Background music was first used ________.

A．in the cinemas and theatres in the USA

B．in the offices and hospitals in the USA

C．in the schools and churches in the USA

D．in the factories, shops and restaurants in the USA

【小題2】An American marketing expert has found background music can __________.

A．increase sales or factory production

B．create a soothing atmosphere

C．make people slow down

D．make people forget their worries

【小題3】Slow music is useless in ________ in increasing sales.

A．shops

B．restaurants

C．factories

D．cinemas

【小題4】Restaurant owners are advised to play ________ to increase overall sales.

A．lively music

B．loud music

C．slower music

D．faster music

Answer 1

【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】D

解析試題分析：本文講述的是背景音樂在不同的場合下的不同的作用。
【小題1】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第二句Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the USA.可知D正確。
【小題2】A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句An American marketing expert has shown that music can boost(提升) sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.可知A正確。
【小題3】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第三行The expert found that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales.可知在餐廳里播放輕音樂是沒有效果的，反而會減少銷量。故B正確。
【小題4】D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段. So restaurant owners might be well advised to play faster music to keep the customers moving-unless, of course, the resulting indigestion(消化不良) leads to complaints.可知我們要建議餐廳里播放快速的音樂來增加銷量。故D正確。
考點(diǎn)：考察社會現(xiàn)象類短文閱讀
點(diǎn)評：本文講述的是背景音樂在不同的場合下的不同的作用。文章基本上是考查細(xì)節(jié)題，對此類題型考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞，然后以此為線索，運(yùn)用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細(xì)節(jié)，找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細(xì)閱讀一遍，仔細(xì)比較所給選項(xiàng)與文中細(xì)節(jié)的細(xì)微區(qū)別，在準(zhǔn)確理解細(xì)節(jié)的前提下，最后確定最佳答案。