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 本文主要介紹在商店里播放的那些背景音樂與日常音樂很相似，這些音樂能讓人放松，能給人特別的能量，能讓那些疲憊的人提高生產(chǎn)效率，購物者多買東西等．但也有一些人不喜歡背景音樂．

解答 66--70 CBFDA
66．C 考查上下文理解判斷能力．根據(jù)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樂與日常音樂很相似，但不完全相同，此處it指的音樂，上文應(yīng)是：音樂被演奏．故選C．
67．B 考查上下文理解判斷能力．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，最后，得出結(jié)論：音樂給他們額外的能量．故選B．
68．F 考查上下文理解判斷能力．根據(jù)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，一些音樂家不喜歡他們的音樂會被Muzak所使用，而有的則愿意，為什么呢？下文應(yīng)是：因為他們可以從中掙很多的錢．故F正確．
69．D 考查上下文理解判斷能力．根據(jù)上文Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background這樣的音樂能讓那些疲憊的人提高生產(chǎn)效率，及下文Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries購物者多買東西，可知，空格處應(yīng)是：工人能多生產(chǎn)13%的產(chǎn)品．故選D．
70．A 考查上下文理解判斷能力．根據(jù)下文They say it's boring to hear the same songs all the time可知，他們說一直在聽相同的音樂是煩人的，上文應(yīng)是：一些人不喜歡背景音樂．故選A．

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