题文
People have been listening to music to get in the mood for hundreds of years. Recently, there is scientific research to back up what we have always known about music. The studies have shown that when people are excited or happy they are more helpful. The opposite happens when people feel aggressive(好斗的) or under stress. The use of music can influence how helpful people can be.Dr Adrian North made a study with 256 university students. Half the group took exercise in the gymnasium listening to music which can bring happiness and the other half exercised to aggressive music. When leaving the gym, the students were asked to hand out flyers (传单) in support of the local disabled athlete’s foundation.
The results showed that nearly half of the group that listened to happy music were willing to hand out flyers. But in the group that heard the aggressive music, less than 20% were willing. This study suggests that our choice of music can influence our willingness to cooperate(合作).
While a study also shows that productivity (生产效率) can increase with the right choice of background music in the workplace. As music stimulates (刺激) workers’ minds, job satisfaction is often positively influenced. Other studies have shown that workers who are in a good mood report more job satisfaction than those in a bad mood.
These studies show that music can have a powerful influence on a person’s ability to cooperate. Moods have a direct influence on cooperation and job satisfaction, etc. These factors also have a direct relationship to the success of a business.
小题1:The underlined words “back up” in the paragraph can be replaced by _____.A．supportB．leaveC．refuseD．compare小题2:In the studies mentioned in the passage, music is used to _____.A．express people’s ideasB．change people’s moodsC．improve people’s healthD．show people’s love of arts小题3:According to the passage, people who are in a good mood _____.A．can understand the musicB．have a good taste in musicC．might do well in their workD．are influenced by others小题4:The passage is mainly about _______.A．effort and successB．music and scienceC．work and lifeD．music and mood 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
解析
这篇文章讲的是音乐和情绪的关系，正确的音乐的选择可以影响人们的情绪，情绪好的人工作效率高，更容易与人合作，更容易成功。
小题1:猜词题：从第一段的句子：People have been listening to music to get in the mood for hundreds of years.可知人们一直在听音乐改变自己的情绪，后面说现在的研究也支持这一说法。Back up=support，选 A
小题2:推理题：从第三段的句子：This study suggests that our choice of music can influence our willingness to cooperate(合作).可知在这些研究中音乐被用来改变人们的心情。选B
小题3:细节题：从第四段的句子：While a study also shows that productivity (生产效率) can increase with the right choice of background music in the workplace. 可知情绪好有可能工作好，选C
小题4:主旨题：纵观全文和第一段的句子：People have been listening to music to get in the mood for hundreds of years.可知这篇文章讲的是音乐和情绪的关系，选 D
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“People have been lis.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
