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 <span word="Silence">Silence</span> <span word="Please">Please</span> <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>. <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>. <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>. <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>. <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. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="tunes">tunes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span>.<span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="tipping">tipping</span> <span word="point">point</span>3 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reached">reached</span>，<span word="repeated">repeated</span> <span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span>，<span word="says">says</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Sloboda">Sloboda</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="UKs">UKs</span> <span word="Keele">Keele</span> <span word="Universitys">Universitys</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="psychology">psychology</span> <span word="group">group</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="hear">hear</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="hostage">hostage</span> <span word="situations">situations</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="volume">volume</span>.<span word="Eventually">Eventually</span>，<span word="it">it</span>.<span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>，<span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="muzak">muzak</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="festive">festive</span> <span word="tunes">tunes</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="again">again</span>.<span word="What">What</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tunes">tunes</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="bored">bored</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>.<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="irritated">irritated</span>.<span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>. <span word="Shop">Shop</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="irt">irt</span> <span word="Austria">Austria</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="strike">strike</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="silence">silence</span>.<span word="Shop">Shop</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="muzak">muzak</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="terrorized">terrorized</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="day">day</span>.<span word="Especially">Especially</span> <span word="Jingle">Jingle</span> <span word="Bells">Bells</span>4.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="arouses">arouses</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span>，<span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gottfried">Gottfried</span> <span word="Rieser">Rieser</span>，<span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Austrian">Austrian</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="union">union</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="complain">complain</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="recruitment">recruitment</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="Retailchoice">Retailchoice</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="workers">workers</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="muzak">muzak</span>，<span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Deaf">Deaf</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="jingle">jingle</span> <span word="Bells">Bells</span> 300 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="acoustic">acoustic</span> <span word="torture">torture</span>，<span word="says">says</span> <span word="Nigel">Nigel</span> <span word="Rodgers">Rodgers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pipedown">Pipedown</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="muzak">muzak</span>.<span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="loud">loud</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repetitive">repetitive</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="stress">stress</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="legislate">legislate</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="unwanted">unwanted</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>，<span word="hospitals">hospitals</span>，<span word="airports">airports</span>，<span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="pools">pools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>，<span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="raises">raises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="depresses">depresses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immune">immune</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Pipedown">Pipedown</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="about">about</span>.<span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>，<span word="surely">surely</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span>.<span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="music">music</span>? 词汇： <span word="muzak">muzak</span> <span word="n">n</span>.背景音乐 <span word="tiresome">tiresome</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>.使人疲劳的 <span word="irritate">irritate</span> <span word="v">v</span>.使恼火 <span word="immune">immune</span> <span word="adj">adj</span>.免疫的</p>
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