职称英语综合类阅读理解原文模拟第2篇
<p> 阅读下面的短文。每篇短文的后面有五个问题，每个问题有四个备选答案。请根据短文的内容选择最佳答案。每个试题计3分,共计15分</p><p> <span word="Silence">Silence</span> <span word="Please">Please</span></p><p> <span word="Ifthere">Ifthere</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="glad">glad</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="over">over</span>，<span word="that">that</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complain">complain</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="rushed">rushed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="customers">customers</span>，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="wages">wages</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>，<span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tolerate">tolerate</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="music">music</span>.<span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span>，<span word="all">all</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span>.<span word="Piped">Piped</span> <span word="music">music</span>1<span word="or">or</span> <span word="muzakplaying">muzakplaying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="open">open</span>.<span word="Muzak">Muzak</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="history">history</span>.<span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1940<span word="s">s</span>，<span word="music">music</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>.<span word="Itwas">Itwas</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>，<span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="milk">milk</span>.<span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="listened">listened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>，<span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="productive">productive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>，<span word="nobody">nobody</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="muzak">muzak</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="profits">profits</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="does">does</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="constantly">constantly</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="hearings">hearings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="hearings">hearings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="enjoyment">enjoyment</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="tiresome">tiresome</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>2.</p>
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