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【題目】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. 4Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries.

5They 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. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.

B. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.

C. The music gives them extra energy.

D. Muzak tends to help people understand music better.

E. Factory workers produce 13 percent more.

F. Music is playing in the background.

G. Some people don’t like Muzak.

【答案】

1F

2C

3B

4E

5G

【解析】文章講述了Muzak音樂的廣泛運用以及在各行業(yè)的重要作用。

1F

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。上句問在這些場合會聽到什么?F項:音樂在背景中播放,是對上句的回答。故選F.

2C

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。上句講在上午10點到11點之間,下午3點到4點之間,人們容易感到疲勞的時候放這種音樂。C項:音樂給他們額外的能量,指這種音樂在那時候的作用,故選C.

3B

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。上句問為什么當他們的歌曲被選中時,他們會很高興。B項:如果他們的歌曲被使用的話,他們一年的收入高達400萬美元。是上句問題的原因,故選B.

4E

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。上下句是這種音樂對office workersSupermarket shoppers的重要作用,與之并列,E項是對工廠工人的作用。故選E.

5G

考查對上下文的理解和推理判斷能力。根據(jù)下句They say it’s boring可知是有人不喜歡的原因,G項:一些人不喜歡Muzak,與下句連接。故選G.

關于七選五的做題步驟:

1、通讀全文,對文章進行快速瀏覽,尋找主題句,抓住文章結構及文章的寫作內容。在閱讀過程中,要注意文章的開始與結束段落,尤其是文章的首段及末段末句,首段的末句一般是全文的主題所在,說明本文將探討哪些內容,并簡要指出文章的寫作思路,有時甚至會以提綱的形式進行呈現(xiàn)。首段的末句對于快速掌握文章的主題有重要意義。

2、詳讀段落,在短時間內,找出每段寫作內容的關鍵詞。明確各段的主題句或主旨大意。文章正文部分通常分為若干小段落。各段落會根據(jù)整體文章寫作主題展開,對文章主體進行的不同方面的描述。找出各個小段落中的關鍵詞,明確其描述內容,為整體試題的解決做好鋪墊。閱讀各個空的前后句,標記關鍵詞。重點閱讀各個問題附近的句子,圈定線索詞,然后從選項中尋找相關的特征詞,以確定答案。小題1上句問在這些場合會聽到什么?F項:音樂在背景中播放,是對上句的回答。故選F. 小題3上句問為什么當他們的歌曲被選中時,他們會很高興。B項:如果他們的歌曲被使用的話,他們一年的收入高達400萬美元。是上句問題的原因,故選B.小題4上下句是這種音樂對office workersSupermarket shoppers的重要作用,與之并列,E項是對工廠工人的作用。故選E.

3、定位選項,明確各備選選項的含義,抓住其關鍵詞語,根據(jù)文章整體結構與具體內容,將選項填入文中,填寫時尤為注意各選項中出現(xiàn)的句子銜接手段及句中的銜接標志詞。在定位選項時,要特別注意空格上下段的寫作內容,以及空格上段尾句和下段首句的結構和意義。將所選項放入空白處,看看是否與上下文構成語義及邏輯上的直接關系,是否符合該處語境。能否承接前后的寫作線索。使文章無論內容還是銜接上都能做到通順。小題5根據(jù)下句They say it’s boring可知是有人不喜歡的原因,G項:一些人不喜歡Muzak,與下句連接。故選G.

4、通讀復檢,將所選答案代入文中,再次通讀全文,重點考查邏輯關系和關聯(lián)結構。

在完成選項定位后,應通讀全文,檢查文章內容是否完整,語義是否連貫合理、各段落內容是否緊扣主題,語篇結構是否通順連貫、具有一致性、合乎邏輯,寫作思路是否清晰明了,格式以及用語是否恰當貼切,從而判斷選擇的答案是否正確。同時,我們還應注意對相近選項的對比分析,個別干擾項由于與某個正確選項的內容相近具有很強的干擾性,這時就需要我們認真分析,排除干擾,從而得出正確選項。

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