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阅读理解 　　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

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．B;3．A;4．D;
解析：

(1)	考查细节理解。根据第二段最后…But there is one thing about working in a shop over Christmas that is too bad to tolerate．以及最后The problem gets particularly bad at Christmas, when the muzak consists entirely of the same few festive tunes played over and over again可知。
(2)	考查细节理解。根据文章第二段和第三段可知，“播放音乐可给店主带来利润”。
(3)	考查推理判断。由文章倒数第二、三自然段可推知。
(4)	解析：考查主旨大意。综观全文，标题应具有概括性、针对性，选项D符合题意。 　　文章大意：文章主要讲述圣诞节期间员工的忙碌辛苦，他们忍受着难以忍受的促销音乐，因此，直到圣诞节结束，他们才感到高兴。