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【題目】根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Muzak

The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? ____【1】 It’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 (電梯) music” because we often heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has an 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. 【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 buy 38 percent more groceries.

【5】 They 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

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】F

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：我們到很多地方都可以聽見背景音樂，文章介紹背景音樂的作用。

【1】C 考查上下文串聯和句意理解，根據下文：It’s similar to the music you listen to, but it’s not exactly the same.可知，你會聽到背景音樂，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。

【2】B考查上下文串聯和句意理解，根據上文：when people are more tired.可知，音樂給了他們額外的能量，所以選B。

【3】F考查上下文串聯和句意理解，根據上文：but others are happy when their songs are chosen.可知，世界上很多大型超市都播放莫扎特，所以選F。

【4】D考查上下文串聯和句意理解，根據下文：Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries.可知，工廠的工人生產力增加13%，所以選D。

【5】A 考查上下文串聯和句意理解。根據上文：They say it’s boring to hear the same songs all the time.可知，一些人不喜歡總是聽同一首歌，所以選A。

【名師點評】這類閱讀要求考生注意段落大意，根據段落大意與各分句進行匹配。能力要求較高。

考點: 考查對文章的內容和結構的整體理解和上下文邏輯關系的把我