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【题目】根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Muzak

The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? 1It'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 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 38 percent more groceries.

5They 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.

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】F

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

【1】C 考查对上下文语境的理解。空的意思是:在商店里播放的那些背景音乐与日常音乐很相似,但是能让人轻松。所以这里选C音乐作为背景播放。

【2】B考查对上下文语境的理解。空前的意思是:音乐能让人放松消除疲劳。所以这里选B(音乐让人们格外有精神。)与上下文一致。

【3】F考查对上下文语境的理解。空的意思是:有的音乐家作曲家不喜欢听到自己的音乐用在背景音乐中,但是也有的喜欢,为什么? 这里选F( 如果他们的音乐被使用一年,则可以赚4百万美元。)与上下文一致。

【4】D 考查对上下文语境的理解。空前的意思是:在公共场所播放背景音乐可以消除疲劳,空后的意思是:购物者买的东西更多。所以这里选D工人创造的价值比没有音乐时多13%。)符合段意。

【5】A 考查对上下文语境的理解。空They say it’s boring说明一些人不喜欢这样的音乐。所以这里选A 也有人不喜欢背景音乐。)与上下文一致。

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