Question

10．The next time you go into a bank，a store，or a supermarket，stop and listen．What do you hear（36）C It is 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．（37）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 Muzaks，but others are happy when their songs are chosen，Why？（38）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．（39）D Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries．
（40）AThey say it is boring to hear the same songs all the times．But others enjoy hearing Muzak in public places．They say it helps them relax and feel calm．One 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 本文主要介紹了我們到很多地方都可以聽到背景音樂，文章介紹了背景音樂的作用．它們能讓人放松，能給人特別的能量．此外，也能讓那些疲憊的人提高生產(chǎn)效率，購物者多買東西．

解答 36-40 CBFDA
36．C聯(lián)系下文題．根據(jù)后文It is 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樂與日常音樂很相似，但是能讓人輕松．故選C．
37．B段落理解題．本段講述的是這些音樂的作用，能讓人放松，能給人特別的能量．B項：The music gives them extra energy．音樂給他們額外的能量．符合文意，故選B．
38．F語境辨析題．本句是解釋很多音樂家喜歡他們的音樂會被Muzak所使用，因為他們可以從中掙很多的錢．F項：They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used．如果他們的歌被使用的話，他們每年的收入就高達400萬美元．符合語境，故選F．
39．D段落大意題．本段提及這樣的音樂能讓那些疲憊的人提高生產(chǎn)效率，購物者多買東西．故D項內(nèi)容與段落大意相符．故選D．
40．A聯(lián)系下文題．根據(jù)下一句They say it's boring說明一些人不喜歡這樣的音樂．故選A．

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