Question

【題目】 Do you like music? Maybe not. But wherever you go, you might hear music. 【1】 You might also hear music in a zoo or on a farm.

Scientists believe that music changes the way people act. According to some scientists, the sound of western classical music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. 【2】 With no music, people spend even less.

Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people eat their food fast when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their busy hours.

【3】 Restaurants can make more money in this way.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. 【4】 it is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And listening to music can make you relaxed.

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

A.This gets people lo eat faster and leave quickly.

B.Today most stores and restaurants play music.

C.Music is an international language.

D.When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money.

E.They say that music helps students to be more active.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】E

【解析】

本文主要講了科學家認為音樂的風格會改變人們的行為舉止。

【1】根據(jù)上文wherever you go, you might hear music. “無論你去哪里，你都可能聽到音樂。”和下文You might also hear music in a zoo or on a farm. “你也可以在動物園或農(nóng)場聽到音樂。”中的also“也”，可知空處為聽到音樂的地點，可知B. Today most stores and restaurants play music.“今天，大多數(shù)商店和餐館都播放音樂。”符合上下文語境，故選B。

【2】根據(jù)下文With no music, people spend even less.“沒有音樂，人們的花費就更少了。”由此可知even less是和less money相比較而言，所以When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. “當餐館播放現(xiàn)代音樂時，人們花的錢少了。” 符合上下文語境，故選D。

【3】根據(jù)上文Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. In fact, people eat their food fast when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their busy hours. 科學家還認為，響亮、快速的音樂使人們吃得更快。事實上，當音樂變得更快時，人們會吃得更快。一些餐館在繁忙的時間播放快速音樂�？芍�這樣的目的是讓人們吃得快，離開得更快些。所以A. This gets people lo eat faster and leave quickly. 符合上下文語境，故選A。

【4】根據(jù)上文Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. 一些科學家認為音樂能讓你更好地思考和學習�？芍�E. They say that music helps students to be more active. E.他們說音樂有助于學生更積極。符合上下文語境，故選E。