题目内容
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 (电梯) 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. 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 doeswhat 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!
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.
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In 1990 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then on. 71 According to the report,the picture of the earth in the year 2010 is not a pleasant one. 72 The population could be as large as 6300 million,almost 2150 million more than in 1985.More people would move into cities ,especially cities in developing countries.Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would each have 15 million by then.
73 Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did in 1985,but most of the increase would be in countries that already produce enough food for their people. 74 Poor farming ways are destroying large areas of crop land,changing farms into deserts.More farmland is lost as cities become larger and more houses are built.Air pollution will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil.Many of the world's forests could disappear as more and more trees are cut down.Energy will continue to be a serious problem. 75 They only workde out the situation that exists today.By changing the situation,by settling the problems,the picture can be changed.There is still time for the nations of the world to work out a plan of action.But they warned that waiting too long to make de cisions would greatly reduce the chances of success.
A.Food production will increase,but not enough to feed all the people. |
B.The report was a result of a three - year study. |
C.Later on,more reports came out one by one. |
D.The world will be more crowded because the population will continue to grow. |
E.Experts believe enough food will be produced in developing countries very soon.
F.The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 may be wrong.
G.Little increase is expected in South Asia,Africa and the Middle East.