高考英语全国卷七选五-历年真题 (2)

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1、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,butyour

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

3、Itisalwaysmorelivelybetweentenandeleveninthemorning,andbetweenthreeandfourintheafternoon,whenpeoplearemoretired.72IfyoulistentoMuzakcarefully,youwillprobablyrecognizethenamesofmanyofthesongs.Somemusiciansorsongwritersdon'twanttheirsongstobeusedasMuzak,butothersarehappywhentheirsongsa

4、rechosen.Why?73Musicisoftenplayedinpublicplacesbecauseitisdesignedtomakepeoplefeellesslonelywhentheyareinanairportorahotel.IthasbeenproventhatMuzakdoeswhatitisdesignedtodo.TiredofficeworkerssuddenlyhavemoreenergywhentheyhearthepleasantsoundofMuzakinthebackground.74Supermarketshoppers

5、buy38percentmoregroceries.75.Theysayit'sboringtohearthesamesongsallthetime.ButotherpeopleenjoyhearingMuzakinpublicplaces.Theysayithelpsthemrelaxandfeelcalm.Onewayoranother,Muzakaffectseveryone.SomefarmersevensaytheircowsgivemoremilkwhentheyhearMuzak!A.Somepeopledon'tlikeMuzak.B.Themu

6、sicgivesthemextraenergy.C.Musicisplayinginthebackground.D.Factoryworkersproduce13percentmore.E.Muzaktendstohelppeopleunderstandmusicbetter.F.Theygetasmuchas$4millionayeariftheirsongsareused.G.Muzakisplayedinmostofthebigsupermarketsintheworld.13北京卷2011Publicspeakingandcriticalthinking

7、Whatiscriticalthinking?Toacertaindegree,it’samatteroflogic(逻辑)—ofbeingabletospotweaknessesinotherpeople’sargumentandtoavoidtheminyourown,italsoincludesrelatedskillssuchasdistinguishingfactfromopinionandassessingthesoundnessofevidence.Inthebroadsense,criticalthinkingisfocused,organize

8、dthinking—th