Question

4．Muzak
The next time you go into a bank，a store，or a supermarket，stop and listen．What do you hear？（66）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 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 onethird 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．（67）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？（68）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．（69）DSupermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries．
（70）AThey 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 本文主要介绍在商店里播放的那些背景音乐与日常音乐很相似，这些音乐能让人放松，能给人特别的能量，能让那些疲惫的人提高生产效率，购物者多买东西等．但也有一些人不喜欢背景音乐．

解答 66--70 CBFDA
66．C 考查上下文理解判断能力．根据下文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乐与日常音乐很相似，但不完全相同，此处it指的音乐，上文应是：音乐被演奏．故选C．
67．B 考查上下文理解判断能力．本段讲述的是这些音乐的作用，能让人放松，能给人特别的能量，最后，得出结论：音乐给他们额外的能量．故选B．
68．F 考查上下文理解判断能力．根据上文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，一些音乐家不喜欢他们的音乐会被Muzak所使用，而有的则愿意，为什么呢？下文应是：因为他们可以从中挣很多的钱．故F正确．
69．D 考查上下文理解判断能力．根据上文Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background这样的音乐能让那些疲惫的人提高生产效率，及下文Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries购物者多买东西，可知，空格处应是：工人能多生产13%的产品．故选D．
70．A 考查上下文理解判断能力．根据下文They say it's boring to hear the same songs all the time可知，他们说一直在听相同的音乐是烦人的，上文应是：一些人不喜欢背景音乐．故选A．

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