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Background music may seem harmless， but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it. Recorded background music first found its way into factories， shops 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 without listening to music.

To begin with， “muzak” （音乐广播网） was intended simply to create a soothing （安慰） atmosphere. Recently， however， its become big business—thanks to recent research. Dr Ronald Milliman， an American marketing expert， has shown that music can boost sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.

However， it has to be light music. A fast one has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts by 38%. This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to spot items they like to buy. Yet， slow music isnt always useful. Dr Milliman found， for example， that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals， which reduced overall sales. So restaurants owners might be well advised to play up-tempo music to keep the customers moving—unless of course， the resulting indigestion （消化不良） leads to complaints！

1. Why is background music so popular？

A. It can help to create a soothing atmosphere.

B. It can have a powerful effect on all shoppers.

C. It can make customers eat their meals quickly.

D. It can boost sales or increase factory production everywhere.

2. Which of the following is TRUE？

A. Fast music can increase receipts by 38%.

B. Slow music can make people move fast.

C. Slow music can make customers enjoy shopping most.

D. Background music first occurred in factories， shops and restaurants.

3. What does the underlined words “up-tempo music” refer to？

A. Fast music. B. Slow music.

C. Light music. D. Classical music.

4. Restaurant owners complain about slow background music because ___ .

A. it makes customers eat less

B. it decreases their sales

C. it results in indigestion

D. it keeps customers moving

B

There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people， and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education， as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in a traditional classroom. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot， it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.

But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students， there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education， these students may have a problem getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their schools.

You now know what open education is. Some of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea， but only in theory. In actual fact， it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students， but of course not all students， want some structure in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases， they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.

5. What does open education allow the students to do？

A. Grow as the educated.

B. Develop their own interests.

C. Be responsible for their future.

C. Discover subjects outside class.

6. Open education may be good for the students who ___ .

A. enjoy learning

B. worry about grades

C. are responsible for their life

D. do well in a traditional classroom

7. Why will some students do little in an open classroom？

A. Because there are too few rules.

A. Because open education is boring.

C. Because they worry about the rules.

B. Because they hate the activities very much.

8. Which of the following statements about open education is TRUE？

A. Teachers dislike it.

B. It is good in practice.

C. It is a really complex idea.

D. It is better than traditional education.

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1. It has one of the most outstanding ____ in Chinese instrumental music.

2. The powers of the European Commission to ____ competition are increasing.

3. Another source of income is from ____ contributions of the people.

4. The woolly socks ____ because it was washed badly.

5. She ____ on the table with the pencil.

6. The milkman selected the ____ cows， from among a herd of two hundred.

7. The girl impressed her husbands family with her ____ and sense of humour.

8. After a while she wept and her tears brought her some ____ .

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1. Im glad to tell you that you passed the exam. ____

2. Some of them are dancing with the music. ____

3. Traffic lights are used to regulating traffic in cities. ____

4. There were many passerbys， so I pushed my way through the

crowd. ____

1. 从三年前开始我一直在学英语。

2. 这几幅图增加了这本书的生气。

3. 同学们都安全到家了，我们大大松了一口气。

4. 自从上周那次不幸的事故以来，我一直睡得很不好。

Lena Horne was born in Brooklyn， New York in 1917. Her mother was away for much of her 1 . So her grand-mother helped raise her.

At the age of sixteen， Lena 2 a job as a dancer at the famous Cotton Club in New York City. After 3 voice lessons， she soon began performing there as a singer too. At the age of nineteen， Lena moved to Pittsburgh and 4 Louis Jones， who was an actor. 5 ， their life together did not last long. But they had two 6 ， Gail and Edwin.

In 1940， Lena Horne became the first African-American to travel and 7 with an all-white jazz band. She 8 made records and performed at New York Citys Café Society jazz club. This was the first nightclub in the United States 9 racial barriers （隔阂）. Many jazz clubs during this period had black performers， but few 10 them to watch the performance as part of the 11 .

Lena Horne became very 12 . After performing at a club in Hollywood， California， she caught the attention of 13 . So with the help of some filmmakers， she soon 14 making movies. Lena Horne said that she was able to make movies

15 she was the kind of black person that white people could accept. But she said this was the 16 kind of acceptance. It was for the way she 17 ， not for how good she was or how hard she worked.

However， through her hard work， she helped 18 racial barriers. During her sixty-year career as a performer， Lena Horne earned peoples 19 and respect. She used her fame to

20 social injustices toward African-Americans.

1. A. dream B. performance C. life D. childhood

2. A. disliked B. found C. lost D. wanted

3. A. taking B. giving C. making D. designing

4. A. saw B. changed C. surprised D. married

5. A. Excitingly B. Amazingly

C. Unfortunately D. Happily

6. A. relatives B. parents C. friends D. children

7. A. perform B. play C. stay D. communicate

8. A. always B. hardly C. actually D. also

9. A. without B. on C. for D. with

10. A. encouraged B. allowed C. interested D. forced

11. A. participants B. listeners C. audience D. people

12. A. popular B. hard-working C. happy D. interesting

13. A. bosses B. guests C. managers D. filmmakers

14. A. stopped B. preferred C. enjoyed D. began

15. A. if B. because C. though D. so

16. A. worst B. fastest C. best D. biggest

17. A. talked B. sang C. looked D. acted

18. A. protect B. break C. exchange D. show

19. A. sorrow B. money C. pity D. love

20. A. disagree B. violate C. fight D. present

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My favorite teacher is Mrs Green， 1 has taught us a lot about studying and living. She always tells us， “Every effort that youve make today 2 （pay） off one day.”

The other day， she showed us some slides （幻灯片） about her travels around the world. We saw many 3 （picture） in Paris and in Africa 4 （take） by her. She tries to show us 5

wonderful the world outside our little town is！ In addition， it is not far away. With her help， we are confident， 6 （believe） that in the future we also could travel the world and discover these things 7 （we）. She never forbids us to surf the Internet as far as it is useful to our study. She says she 8 （feed） up with traditional teaching ways and encourages us to study with a creative method. All this is extremely 9 （benefit） to us.

Yes！ Our teachers teach us reading， maths and science. At the same time， they teach us how to live. They help us understand 10 only who we are， but also what we can become—doctors， writers， teachers， anything we want to be！

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.