综合题10.0分
英语

16.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。

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 music” because we often heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a 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. 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.

正确答案及相关解析

正确答案

F C B E G

解析

1、第一段最后一句中的“you don’t even realize the music is playing”说明你甚至意识不到这种音乐在播放,与F项中的“in the background”意思向照应,故选F。

2、横线前面一句提到在一天中的两个时间段,人们感到非常疲惫,而C项中的“gives them extra energy”与前一句之间有隐含的因果关系,所以选C。

3、B项回答了前面提出的问题。有些歌手这所以愿意播放他们的音乐,就是因为有经济上的回报。故选B。

4、前一句中的“office workers”,后一句中的“Supermarket shoppers”与E项中的“Factory workers”之间是并列关系,前一句中的“have more energy”,后一句中的“buy 38 percent more groceries”与E项中的“produce 13 percent more”之间是并列关系,故选E。

5、G项表达的意思与横线后面一句的意思构成因果关系。后一句解释了为什么有些人不喜欢Muzak。故选G。

考查方向

考查考生理解上下文之间的照应关系的能力。

解题思路

从上下文中寻找照应关系。

易错点

没有找出上下文之间的照应关系而误选其他选项。