Question

Music not only gives you something to sing and dance to, but also can make you
feel happier. Scientists say that music can help to relax people’s mind and even help
to relieve（痛苦） pain. How does music work its magic? It is the fact that music
can adjust(调节) our mood（心情）. Recently, there is a scientific research toback up
what we have always known about music. The studies have shown that when people
are excited or happy they are more helpful. The opposite (相反的情况)happens when
people feel aggressive（好斗的） or under stress. The use of music can influence how
helpful people can be.
Dr. Adrian North made a study with 256 university students.Half the group took exercise
in the gymnasium listening to music which can bring happiness and the other half exercised
to aggressive music. When leaving the gym, the students were asked to hand out flyers（传单） in support of the local disabled athlete’s foundation（残疾运动员基金会）.
The results showed that nearly half of the group that listened to happy music were willing to (愿意) hand out flyers. But less than 20% in the group that heard the aggressive music were willing to do so. This study suggests that our choice of music can influence our willingness to cooperate(合作). While a study also shows that productivity (生产效率) can be increased with the right choice of background music in the workplace. As music stimulates(刺激)worker’s mind, job satisfaction is often positively influenced. Other studies have shown that workers who are in a good mood have more job satisfaction than those in a bad mood.
These studies show that music can have a powerful influence on a person’s ability to cooperate. Moods have a direct influence(直接影响) on cooperation and job satisfaction. These factors also have a direct relationship to the success of a business.
小题1:What do scientists say about music ? _____________________________.
小题2:The phrase “back up” , Paragraph 1 most probably means “support”, doesn’t it ?
_________.
小题3:Why do people use the right choice of background music in the workplace?_______ .
小题4:How do people feel if they are bored or sad ?_____________________ .
小题5: What do moods have a direct influence on?______________________________ .

Answer 1

小题1:Music can help to relax people’s mind and even help to relieve pain.
小题2:Yes, it does.
小题3:Because productivity can be increased.
小题4:They feel aggressive or under stress.
小题5:On cooperation and job satisfaction.

试题分析：这篇短文主要是介绍音乐的作用，音乐能帮助人们放松和缓解疼痛。研究表明音乐有多种功效，音乐对一个人的合作能力用很大影响。情绪的好坏直接影响合作和工作满意度。这些因素也与一个企业的成功有直接关系。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文中这句话“Scientists say that music can help to relax people’s mind and even help
to relieve（痛苦） pain. ”可知音乐能帮助放松人们的头脑，甚至缓解疼痛，所以回答为：Music can help to relax people’s mind and even help to relieve pain.
小题2:词语解释题。含有此短语的句子意思是： Recently, there is a scientific research toback up what we have always known about music. 近期，有一项科学研究支持了我们对音乐的了解。（音乐能调节我们的心情，这一观点。）所以回答是肯定的，Yes, it does.
小题3:细节理解题。根据文中这句话“While a study also shows that productivity (生产效率) can be increased with the right choice of background music in the workplace. ”可知是为了提高生产效率，故回答是：Because productivity can be increased.
小题4:细节理解题。根据文中这句话“The studies have shown that when people are excited or happy they are more helpful. The opposite happens when people feel aggressive or under stress. ”这里的相反情况就是指，当人们表现出“bored or sad”这样状态时，人们就会好斗，就会有压力，故回答为：They feel aggressive or under stress.
小题5:细节理解题。根据文中这句话“Moods have a direct influence(直接影响) on cooperation and job satisfaction. ”可知情绪的好坏直接影响合作和工作满意度。故回答为：On cooperation and job satisfaction.