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Muzak

　　The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen．What do you hear?　　1　　 It'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 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” every day．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．　　2　　

　　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?　　3　　

　　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．　　4　　 Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries．

　　　　5　　 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．Because they get as much as 4 million dollars a year if their songs are used．

G．Muzak is played in most of the bit supermarkets in the world．

答案：C;B;F;D;A
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　　Recorded background music first found its way in factories, shops and restaurants in the USA．But it soon spread to other parts of the world．Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music．

　　The bes known supplier of background music is an American company called “Muzak”．This word “Muzak” is now commonly used in English to refer to recorded music played continuously in restaurant, places of work, etc．The company has carried over a hundred studies which show that background music can create a pleasant atmosphere and improve productivity(生产效率)．It must be used in the right way, though．If the type of “Muzak” is wrong, it may well cause an entire factory to sleep!

(1)

Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．

Background music is only used in the USA．

B．

Background music is used all over the world except the USA．

C．

Most shops and restaurants use background music now．

D．

It's very difficult to listen to background music．

(2)

What's “Muzak”?

[　　]

A．

It's the name of an American company which sells recorded background music．

B．

It's recorded music played continuously in shops, restaurants, places of work, etc．

C．

It's the name of a composer of background music．

D．

Both A and B

(3)

It has been proved that “Muzak” can ________．

[　　]

A．

improve productivity

B．

create a pleasant atmosphere

C．

cause an entire factory to sleep

D．

be all of the above

(4)

The studies of the American company show that ________．

[　　]

A．

the wrong kind of “Muzak”could be harmful

B．

“Muzak” is not good in factories

C．

“Muzak” is welcomed everywhere

D．

“Muzak” can cause sleepiness

(5)

The main idea of the passage is that ________．

[　　]

A．

background music is a good thing

B．

background music is a bad thing

C．

it's important to use background music in the right way

D．

the Americans are good at using background music?

阅读理解

　　Recorded background music first found it's way in factories, shops and restaurants in the USA．But it soon spread to other parts of the world．Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music．

　　The bestknown supplier of background music is an American company called “Muzak”．This word “Muzak” is now commonly used in English to refer to recorded music played continuously in restaurant, places of work, etc．The company has carried over a hundred studies which show that background music can create a pleasant atmosphere and improve productivity(生产效率)．It must be used in the right way, though．If the type of “Muzak” is wrong, it may well cause an entire factory to sleep!

(1)

Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．

Background music is only used in the USA．

B．

Background music is used all over the world except the USA．

C．

Most shops and restaurants use background music now．

D．

It's very difficult to listen to background music．

(2)

What's “Muzak”?

[　　]

A．

It's the name of an American company which sells recorded background music．

B．

It's recorded music played continuously in shops, restaurants, places of work, etc．

C．

It's the name of a composer of background music．

D．

Both A and B

(3)

It has been proved that “Muzak”can ________．

[　　]

A．

improve productivity

B．

create a pleasant atmosphere

C．

cause an entire factory

D．

be all of the above

(4)

The studies of the American company show that ________．

[　　]

A．

the wrong kind of “Muzak”could be harmful

B．

“Muzak”is not good in factories

C．

“Muzak”is welcomed everywhere

D．

“Muzak”can cause sleepiness

(5)

The main idea of the passage is that ________．

[　　]

A．

background music is a good thing

B．

background music is a bad thing

C．

It's important to use background music in the right way

D．

the Americans are good at using background music?

阅读理解

　　Recorded background music first found its way in factories, shops and restaurants in the USA．But it soon spread to other parts of the world．Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to music．

　　The best-known supplier of background music is an American company called “Muzak”．This word “Muzak” is now commonly used in English to refer to recorded music played continuously in restaurants, places of work, etc．The company has carried over a hundred studies which show that background music can create a pleasant atmosphere and improve productivity(生产效率)．It must be used in the right way, though．If the type of “Muzak” is wrong, it may well cause an entire factory to sleep!

(1)

Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．

Background music is only used in the USA．

B．

Background music is used all over the world except the USA．

C．

Most shops and restaurants use background music now．

D．

It’s very difficult to listen to background music．

(2)

What’s “Muzak”?

[　　]

A．

It’s the name of an American company which sells recorded background music．

B．

It’s recorded music played continuously in shops, restaurants, places of work, etc．

C．

It’s the name of a composer of background music．

D．

Both A and B．

(3)

It has been proved that “Muzak” can _________．

[　　]

A．

improve productivity

B．

create a pleasant atmosphere

C．

cause an entire factory

D．

be all of the above

(4)

The studies of the American company show that _________．

[　　]

A．

the wrong kind of “Muzak” could be harmful

B．

“Muzak” is not good in factories

C．

“Muzak” is welcomed everywhere

D．

“Muzak” can cause sleepiness

(5)

The main idea of the passage is that _________．

[　　]

A．

background music is a good thing

B．

background music is a bad thing

C．

it’s important to use background music in the right way

D．

the Americans are good at using background music

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　　If there is one group of workers across the western world who will be glad that Christmas is over, that group is the shop workers．

　　It is not that they like to complain．They realize that they are going to be rushing off their feet at Christmas．They know that their employers need happy customers to make the profits that they pay their wages．But there is one thing about working in a shop over Christmas that is too bad to tolerate．

　　That thing is music．These days, all shops and many offices have what is known as “Piped music” or “muzak” playing for all the hours that they are open．

　　Muzak has a strange history．During the 1940s, music was played to cows as part of a scientific experiment．It was found that cows which listened to simple, happy music produced more milk．Perhaps workers and customers who listened to simple, happy music would be more productive and spend more money．

　　In fact, nobody knows what effect playing muzak in shops has on profits．It is simply something that everyone does．But we are learning more about the effect of constantly repeated songs on the people who have to hear them all the time．

　　Research shows that repeated hearings of complex pieces of music bring great enjoyment before becoming tiresome．And that point comes much sooner with simple songs．

　　“That's especially the case with tunes that are already familiar．Once that tipping point is reached, repeated listenings become unpleasant,” says Professor John Slob of UK's Keele University's music psychology group．“And the less control you have over what you hear, the less you like it．”

　　That's why police forces in the United States of ten try and resolve hostage(人质)situations by playing pop songs over and over again at high volume．Eventually, it becomes too much for the criminals to stand and they give up．

　　The problem gets particularly bad at Christmas, when the muzak consists entirely of the same few festive tunes played over and over again．What makes it worse for the shop workers is that they already know these tunes．They got bored very quickly．Then they get upset．Then they get angry．

(1)

During Christmas, shop assistants want to turn off the music in shops because ________．

[　　]

A．

they are too busy to enjoy it

B．

they are not interested in it at all

C．

they are tired of the same tune

D．

they are sensitive to noise

(2)

Employers play muzak in their shopping malls because ________．

[　　]

A．

they have done much research in music

B．

they thought it would bring them profits

C．

they want to sell more musical products

D．

they don't want their customers to feel lonely

(3)

If a policeman uses pop songs to resolve a hostage situation, he may be an expert in ________．

[　　]

A．

psychology

B．

medicine

C．

education

D．

music

(4)

The best title of this passage would be ________．

[　　]

A．

Christmas music

B．

Enjoy muzak

C．

History of muzak

D．

Silence please

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