Question

  Music is the food of love,according to poets. And classical music,it seems,may be fine rain for restaurants. The music of Mozart,Bach and Beethoven played in restaurants makes diners feel richer and encourages them to spend money,according to the research made by the University of Leicester in centralEngland.

“When you hear a piece of music,it activates(激活)   all types of knowledge,^ said Adrian North,a senior lecturer in psychology at a university who carried out tests in a restaurant near Leicester over a period of three weeks. “If you hear classical music，it gives you the feeling of wealth and it makes you feel a bit noble.In a restaurant,this has the effect of making you spend a bit more money. ” Researchers found that classical music，often connected with wealth,was the most successful in encouraging people to pay cash,with diners spending more than 24 pounds a head.

But when the music was Britney Spears’，diners spent less than 22 pounds a head，they found. With no background music，spending fell to around 21 pounds. “Where people were really spending the money was on the luxurious(奢侈的) things，such as desserts and coffees，” said James Davis， owner of Softleys Restaurant in Market Bosworth，where the research was carried out. He also said, “I think this research will certainly affect what we will play in the future. ”

1. How did people feel while listening to classical music?

   A. They only feel noble.

   B.  They feel they are luxurious.

   C.  They feel that they are a little noble and wealthy.

   D.  They have the feeling that money is less important.

2. Which music has the most obvious effect on people’s spending?

   A. Britney Spears’ music.

   B.  Classical music.

   C.  Pop music.

   D.  Not mentioned in the passage.

3. What does the underlined sentence mean?

   A. People like to have desserts and coffees.

   B.  The desserts and coffees are very expensive.

   C.  People spend money in enjoying music in restaurants.

   D.  Having desserts and coffees makes people spend more money.

4. It can be inferred from the passage that          .

   A. James Davis might accept the idea

   B.  most people don’t believe the idea

   C.  restaurants will never play Britney Spears’music

   D.  every restaurant will play classical music in the future

5. What is the best title of the passage?

   A. Classical music makes diners spend more money

   B.  Music and restaurants

   C.  Diners love music

   D.  Music is the food of love

Answer 1

1. C 根據(jù)文中第二段的 “If you hear classical music,it gives you the feeling of wealth and it makes you feel a bit noble. ”可知C正確。

2. B 根據(jù)文中第二段的 “Researchers found that classical music,often connected with wealth,was the most successful in encouraging people to pay cash…”可知 B 正確。

3. D正是由于音樂，顧客在用餐后留下來吃點心、喝咖啡，從而多花錢，所以D正確。

4. A這位餐館的老板說，調(diào)査的結(jié)果肯定會影響餐館采取的措施，說明他接受了這種觀點。

5. A與A相比較，B范圍太大，C、D太抽象，而A能很好地概括文章內(nèi)容。