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下列短文，从每题所给的
A
、
B
、
C
和
D
四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Background music may seem harmless, but
it can have a powerful effect on those who hear
it.
Recorded background music first
found its way into factories, shops and
restaurants in the US.
But it soon
spread to other parts of the world. Now it is
becoming increasingly difficult to go
shopping or eat a meal without
listening to music.
To begin with,
＂
muzak
＂
(
音乐广播网
) was intended simply to
create a soothing (
安慰
)
atmosphere. Recently, however, it’s
become big business?thanks in part to recent
research. Dr.
Ronald
Milliman, an American marketing expert, has shown
that music can boost sales or increase
factory production by as much as a
third.
However, it has to be light
music. A fast one has no effect at all on sales.
Slow music can
increase receipts by
38%. This is probably because shoppers slow down
and have more opportunity
to spot items
they like to buy. Yet, slow music isn’t always the
answer. Dr. Milliman found,
for
example,
that
in
restaurants
slow
music
meant
customers
took
longer
to
eat
their
meals,
which
reduced overall sales.
So restaurant owners might be well advised to play
up tempo music to keep
the
customers
moving
—
unless
of
course,
the
resulting
indigestion
(
消化不良
)
leads
to
complaints!
1. The reason
why background music is so popular is that
____________.
A. it can have a powerful
effect on those who hear it
B. it can
help to create a soothing atmosphere
C.
it can boost sales or increase factory production
everywhere
D. it can make customers eat
their meals quickly
2. Background music
means ____________.
A. light music that
customers enjoy most
B. fast music that
makes people move fast
C. slow music
that can make customers enjoy their meals
D. the music you are listening to while
you are doing something
3. Restaurant
owners complain about slow music because
____________.
A. it results in
indigestion
B. it increases their sales
C. it keeps customers moving
D. it decreases their sales
4. We can know from the text that
____________.
A. background music was
first used in big department stores
B.
proper music can increase the selling of goods
C. light music has a bad effect on
production
D. restaurant owners had
better play slow music to comfort their customers
B
Technology benefits us in
countless and great ways. However, in this age of
ever increasing
digital
contact
，
our technology use
may promote or prevent our relationships,
depending on our
awareness of how to
manage and monitor its use.
Using a
laptop while in the company of a partner, without
interacting with him, resulted in
a
couple’s
negative
influence
on
their
relationship.
On
the
contrary,
couples
who
used
technology
together,
while
becoming
involved
with
each
other
in
the
process,
resulted
in
positive
influence
on their relationship.
Technology is everywhere these days
—
especially
cell?phones.
In the past, when we
waited
in line at the grocery store or
at a doctor’s office
, we would often
start a conversation with
a nearby
stranger. Today, the default choice
(
默认选项
) seems to be putting
our heads down into
our phones instead
of face?to?face connection with each
other.
Perhaps you have
experienced the following plot: You walk into an
office that you believe
to be empty
because it is so deathly mute. You are surprised,
instead, to find it filled with
people,
necks bent downward, busily tapping on their cell
phones instead of becoming involved
with one another.
This
phenomenon became particularly heartbreaking for
me recently as I sat in my dentist’s
waiting room, seated next to a mother
and her young daughter. The young girl sat quietly
next
to her mother who continued to
focus her undivided attention on her cell phone.
After what must
have
seemed
to
be
a
long
time,
the
daughter
said
loudly
in
an
annoyed
voice,
＂
Mom!
I
miss
you!
＂
With a frightened look of
embarrassment, the mom hurriedly put her cell
phone into her purse and
scooped(
抱起
) her
daughter up.
Technology can certainly
make things easier for us and has rightfully
earned an essential
place in our
personal and professional lives. However, for the
health of our relationships and
the
need
to
create
more
social
and
emotional
intimacy
(
亲
密
度
),
we
must
carve
out
＂
technology?free＂
time.
5. According to the
passage
，
technology
_____________.
A. makes things more
attractive to us
B. has advantages and
disadvantages to our relationships
C.
changes our life completely
D. brings
us much convenience
6
. The
couple’s using technology together in the case of
interaction ____
_________.
A. can lead a happy life
B.
may make them have similar opinions on life
C. is more beneficial to their
relationship than only one uses
D.
makes the couple like communicating with others
7. The underlined word
＂
mute
＂
in Para.4 can be replaced by
＂
_____________
＂
.
A. dark
B. cold
C. clean
D. quiet
8. Which is the
best title for the passage?
A. Looking
away from your phone
B. Communicating
with people around you
C. Avoiding
using cell phones while waiting
D.
Encouraging face?to?face connection
II.
七选五
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How
to
love
your
parents
Even
if
you
think
that
your
parents
are
mean-spirited
at
times,
loving
your
parents
is
a
normal
and
fulfilling part of life. You love them for the
fact that they created you, raised you, and
are in part a source of who you are.
Here are some ways to love your parents.
1
A
gentle
＂
good
morning
＂
and
＂
I
love
you
＂
will
warm
a
coldest
heart.
Remember
that
they
brought
you
into
this
world.
Without
your
parents,
you
might
still
wander
at
an
unknown
corner in an unknown
world.
Respect them more
and cherish these moments. You can use these
moments to learn from them
for when
you’re off on your own.
It’s
OK to get angry but angry actions don’t help you
or your
parents.
Act
calmly,
cool
off,
journal
about
your
feelings,
or
talk
to
a
friend.
2
Obey
their requests. It will make your
attitude better and earn you more respect from
them. It may
seem
like
you
are
going
through
hell
when
you
don’t
get
what
you
want
or
you
have
to
clean.
However,
you had better
remember they keep a roof o
ver your
head when it’s cold,
raining, snowing,
or
too
hot.
Understand
that
parents
are
human
beings
and
make
mistakes. 3
Since
you
can
forgive
your friends, why not forgive your
parents?
Keep company with
them. Do things with your parents like watching
TV, or go somewhere with
them.
_____4_____ Listen to their old stories and learn
from them. You will find they are your
teachers in this way or another.
Some people simply may not
be able to love their parents.
5
Seek help if you are
being
abused in any way. Parents do not have a right to
harm you.
A. Forgiveness is
the key.
B. Tell them you love them
every morning.
C. Parents will in turn
express their love to you.
D. After
this, share your feelings with your parents.
E. Anyway, spend as much time with them
as you can.
F. Please remember parents
are as important as friends.
G. There
can be realistic reasons for this, family violence
for example.
III.
语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填
入
1
个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
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Galileo Galilei was one of the
world’s
greatest scientists. He was
born in 1564 in Pisa,
Italy. His father
made him study medicine. Later, however, Galileo
became so 1 (interest)
in
mathematics and science 2 he gave up medicine
to study the former two.
Later,
Galileo carried out a famous experiment. From the
top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa,
he
dropped two different 3 (weigh). Before that,
everyone 4 (believe) that heavy
objects fell quickly and light ones
fell 5 (slow). The two weights that Galileo
dropped
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