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【題目】閱讀短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。

Music and Behavior

Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear music at any of those places? Today most stores and restaurants play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm. Scientists believe that music changes the way people behave.

According to some scientists, the sound of western classical (古典的) music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. Without background music, people spend even less. Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people chew (咀嚼) their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during busy hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants can make more money.

Some scientists think that music makes students think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that students learn better when they are relaxed and listening to music can help them relax.

The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might change the way you behave.

【1】Do scientists believe that music changes the way people behave?

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【2】How do people feel when they listen to the classical music?

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【3】Do restaurants play fast music or slow music to make more money?

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【4】Why can music make students learn better?

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【5】What’s the passage mainly about?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, they do.

【2】It makes people feel richer.

【3】Fast music.

【4】Music helps students to be more active and listening to music can help them relax.

【5】Music changes the way people behave. / Music and Behavior

【解析】

本文主要講述音樂對人們行為的影響，根據(jù)科學家的研究，音樂可以影響人們在餐館的消費水平，也會影響學生的學習。

【1】根據(jù)“Scientists believe that music changes the way people behave.”可知，科學家相信音樂改變了人們的行為方式，所以此處使用肯定回答。故填Yes，they do.

【2】根據(jù)According to some scientists, the sound of western classical (古典的) music makes people feel richer.可知，根據(jù)一些科學家的說法，西方古典音樂的聲音讓人感覺更富有，所以此處是“人們聽到古典音樂的時候會感到自己更富有”。故填It makes people feel richer.

【3】根據(jù)“Some restaurants play fast music during busy hours. This gets people to eat faster and leave more quickly. In this way, restaurants can make more money.”可知，有些餐館在繁忙時間播放快節(jié)奏的音樂。這能讓人們吃得更快，離開得更快。 這樣的話，餐館可以賺更多的錢。所以此處是“快節(jié)奏的音樂可以讓餐館賺更多的錢”。故填Fast music。

【4】根據(jù)“They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that students learn better when they are relaxed and listening to music can help them relax.”可知，他們說音樂可以讓學生更活躍。學生在放松的時候?qū)W得更好，聽音樂可以幫助他們放松。所以此處音樂能使得學生學習更好的原因是：一、音樂使學生們更活躍；二、音樂可以幫助學生們放松。故填Music helps students to be more active and listening to music can help them relax.

【5】根據(jù)文章第一段和最后一段以及文章大意，可知文章主要是在描述音樂對人們行為的影響，所以此處是“Music changes the way people behave.或者 Music and Behavior”。故填Music changes the way people behave. / Music and Behavior.