1 1 专项练习——高考阅读7选5
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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? 71 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 a new name "Muzak". About
one-third of the people in America listen to "Muzak" everyday. 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. 72
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? 73
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. 74 Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries.
75 . 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.
CBFDA
【练习1】
Friends play an important part in our lives，and although we may take the fact of friendship
for granted, we often don’t clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a
number of people, 71 ．
Moreover, a great many relationships come under the general term “friendship”．In all
2 2 cases，two people like one another and enjoy being together，but beyond that，the degree of
closeness between them and the reasons for their interest in each other change greatly．
At the beginning, much depends on how people meet，and on good first impressions. As we
get to know people, 72 . Although these factors are not of the greatest importance，it is more
difficult to have a good relationship with people when there is a big difference in age and
background．
Then, 73 ．Friends will stand closer together and will spend more time looking at each
other than ordinary friends．Smiles and soft voices also express friendliness，and it is because they
may give the wrong signals that shy people often have difficulty making friends. A friendly look
with a wrong facial expression can turn into an unfriendly stare，and nervousness may be wrongly
understood as unfriendliness．
Some relationships are a result of argument and discussion，but it is usual for close friends to
have the same ideas and beliefs，the same opinion and interests. The more closely involved people
become．the more they depend on each other. And 74 . Equally, friends have to learn to make
allowances for each other, to put up with annoying habits，and to accept differences in opinion.
In contrast with marriage, 75 . But the support and understanding that results fro m
shared experiences and affections does seem to create a close and lasting relationship
A．we are usually friends with only a few
B．many factors can affect friendship and relationship
C．people want to do friends favors and hate to let them down
D．argument and discussion can improve personal relationships
E．we consider things like age，race，looks，economic and social status，etc
F．we pay attention to actual behavior，facial expression，and the way a person speaks
G．there a re no friendship ceremonies to strengthen the relationship between two people
【练习2】
Speaking in public is most people’s least favorite thing. The reason is that we are all alraid of
making foods of ourselves. 66 .
But stop biting your finger-mails. Public speaking is easy . It’s just plain talking, and you talk
all the time. Although I’m basically shy (honest!). I’ve been making speeches and talking on radio
and television for more than 30 years. And I can tell you that public speaking is not a “gift” like
musical talent．_ 67 .Here are some of the lessons I have learned:
Your aud ience is going to come away with one or two of your main ideas．One or two．Not
ten or twenty． 68 ．And if you don't have a clear idea of what you want to say, there's no way
vour audience will． 69 ___—how you are going to open, what major points you want to
make and how you're going to close．
When I do a radio or TV piece, I often write the last sentence first． 70 ．A strong close is
critical; the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember．
The standard length of a vaudeville act is usually 12 minutes．If all those performers singing
and dancing their hearts out couldn't go on longer without boring the audience, what makes you
think you can?
A．Some people are bom to be good at making speech
B．Anybody who can talk can speak in public
C．Try to relax yourself before making the speech
D．The more important the speech is, the more frightened we become
E．It you can't express in a sentence or two what you intend to get across, then your speech is
