Question

Muzak
The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear?     ____67    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.     68    
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?     69   
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.     ____70    Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries.
    71    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

【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】F
【小題4】D
【小題5】A

解析【小題1】C 根據下一句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C正確。
【小題2】B 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。故B正確。
【小題3】F 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，故F正確。
【小題4】D 本段提及這樣的音樂能讓那些疲憊的人提高生產效率，，購物者多買東西。故D項內容與段落大意相符。
【小題5】A 下一句They say it’s boring說明一些人不喜歡這樣的音樂。
考點：考查考生的配對和段落大意的捕捉能力
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。