2024年4月8日发(作者：)

backgroundmusic开头短文阅读理解

Background music may seem [1] (harm), but it can have a powerful

effect on those [2] (引导词)hear it． [3] (record)background music

first found its way into factories, shop and restaurants in the US．But it soon spread

to other arts of the world．Now it is becoming increasingly difficult to go shopping

or eat a meal [4] (介词)listening to music．

To begin with, “muzak” was [5] (intend)simply to create a

soothing(安慰)atmosphere．Recently, however, it’s become big business-thanks in

part to recent research．[6]Dr．Ronald Milliman, an American marketing expert, has

shown that music can improve sales or increase factory production by as many as

a third．(改正错误)

But it has to be light music．[7]A fast one has no effect on sales．(改成倒装

句)Slow music can increase receipts by 38％．This is probably [8] (连

词)shoppers slow down and have more[9]opportunity(同义词)to find items they

like to buy．Yet, slow music isn’t always answer．Dr．Milliman found, for example,

that [10]in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their

meals．It reduced overall sales．(合并句子)So restaurants owners might be well

advised to play up-tempo music to keep the customers moving, unless of course,

the resulting indigestion leads to complaints!

1．harmless 2．who 3．Recorded 4．without5．intended 6．many改为

much 7．No effect does a fast one have on sales． 8．because 9．chance 10．in

restaurants