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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 (电梯) 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.

答案

小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:F
小题4:D
小题5:A

解析

小题1:C 根据下一句可知在商店里播放的那些背景音乐与日常音乐很相似，但是能让人轻松。故C正确。
小题2:B 本段讲述的是这些音乐的作用，能让人放松，能给人特别的能量。故B正确。
小题3:F 本句是解释很多音乐家喜欢他们的音乐会被Muzak所使用，因为他们可以从中挣很多的钱，故F正确。
小题4:D 本段提及这样的音乐能让那些疲惫的人提高生产效率，，购物者多买东西。故D项内容与段落大意相符。
小题5:A 下一句They say it’s boring说明一些人不喜欢这样的音乐。
点评：这类阅读要求考生注意段落大意，根据段落大意与各分句进行匹配。能力要求较高。