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1、陈先槟高考英语阅读专题练习七选五MuzakThenexttimeyougointoabank,astore,orasupermarket,stopandlisten.Whatdoyouhear?71It'ssimilartothemusicyoulistento,butit'snotexactlythesame.That'sbecausethismusicwasespeciallydesignedtorelaxyou,ortogiveyouextraenergy.Sometimesyoudon'tevenrealizethemusicisplaying,butyoureactto

2、themusicanyway.Quietbackgroundmusicusedtobecalled"elevator(电梯)music"becauseweoftenhearditinelevators.Butlatelywehearitinmoreandmoreplaces,andithasanewname"Muzak".Aboutone-thirdofthepeopleinAmericalistento"Muzak"everyday.Themusicplaysfor15minutesatatime,withshortpausesinbetween.Itisalwaysmorel

3、ivelybetweentenandeleveninthemorning,andbetweenthreeandfourintheafternoon,whenpeoplearemoretired.72IfyoulistentoMuzakcarefully,youwillprobablyrecognizethenamesofmanyofthesongs.Somemusiciansorsongwritersdon'twanttheirsongstobeusedasMuzak,butothersarehappywhentheirsongsarechosen.Why?73Musicisof

4、tenplayedinpublicplacesbecauseitisdesignedtomakepeoplefeellesslonelywhentheyareinanairportorahotel.IthasbeenproventhatMuzakdoeswhatitisdesignedtodo.TiredofficeworkerssuddenlyhavemoreenergywhentheyhearthepleasantsoundofMuzakinthebackground.74Supermarketshoppersbuy38percentmoregroceries.75.They

5、sayit'sboringtohearthesamesongsallthetime.ButotherpeopleenjoyhearingMuzakinpublicplaces.Theysayithelpsthemrelaxandfeelcalm.Onewayoranother,Muzakaffectseveryone.SomefarmersevensaytheircowsgivemoremilkwhentheyhearMuzak!A.Somepeopledon'tlikeMuzak.B.Themusicgivesthemextraenergy.C.Musicisplayingin

6、thebackground.D.Factoryworkersproduce13percentmore.E.Muzaktendstohelppeopleunderstandmusicbetter.F.Theygetasmuchas$4millionayeariftheirsongsareused.G.Muzakisplayedinmostofthebigsupermarketsintheworld.PublicspeakingandcriticalthinkingWhatiscriticalthinking?Toacertaindegree,it’samatteroflogic(逻

7、辑)—ofbeingabletospotweaknessesinotherpeople’sargumentandtoavoidtheminyourown,italsoincludesrelatedskillssuchasdistinguishingfactfromopinionandassessingthesoundnessofevidence.Inthebroadsense,criticalthinkingisfocused,organizedthinking—theabili