Question

Have you ever thought about why malls, restaurants, and even theaters have music? Well, to understand this, you simply just look back at how you felt when you heard music in these places. Music is known to improve the mood of people. Often music helps us pay attention to what we are doing. Music helps patients feel good and helps them recover faster and better.

Depression（沮丧) is a state of mind that most of us experience at some point of time. There are some periods in our life when everything seems difficult. It seems that everything is getting worse and we have no control over our life. Studies have shown that music can be an important mood lifter in such situations. Music also plays a great role in making us feel less nervous or worried. Anxiety(焦虑) can often cause loss of sleep and other illnesses.

Music is often known as an international language. We may not know the language another person is speaking, but most of us respond to music in the same way. Music can often be the best way to connect with someone.

Music is one of the best ways to improve your moods, but this can depend largely on the kind of music you listen to. While happy music can certainly make you feel better, sad music can further lower your spirits. Listening to classical music can often make you feel a lot more powerful, while soft music can be the perfect way to relax at the end of a long way. If you want to use music to change the way how you are feeling, you need to understand the role of it, learn to recognize the kind of music that lifts your mood and helps you feel better. Once you realize the kind of music you can use, you can use it to change the way you feel. The right kind of music can be the perfect way to help us feel happier.

1.The passage is mainly about __________.

A. what meanings music has

B. how we control our moods

C. how music affects our moods

D. what kind of music we listen to

2.According to the passage, playing music in restaurants is to __________.

A. welcome the customers

B. make customers feel good

C. make customers dance

D. make customers feel powerful

3.From the passage, we can know that __________.

A. most of us suffer depression all the time

B. most of us respond to music in different ways

C. music can be a good way to connect with others

D. any kind of music will help us improve our moods

4.According to the passage, which kind of music can relax ourselves from a long day’s work?

A. Soft music. B. Classical music.

C. Sad music. D. Rock music.

Answer 1

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇说明文阅读。主要写的是听音乐带给人的好处和音乐对人情绪的不同影响。作者借此告诉读者要学会听音乐，要听懂音乐，让音乐使自己变得更好，活的更开心。

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2. helps patients feel good”可知，音乐可以使患者感觉舒服。所以在餐厅放音乐是为了使顾客感到舒服。故选B。

3. is a state of mind that most of us experience at some point of time.”可知，沮丧是一种我们大多数人都在某些时间点经历过的情绪，而并非是“all the time”所有的时间。故选项A排除。由第三段第二句“but most of us respond to music in the same way.”可知，我们大多数人对音乐的反应是一样的。故选项B排除。由最后一段第一句“Music is one of the best ways to improve your moods, but this can depend largely on the kind of music you listen to.”可知，音乐是使我们情绪变好的最好方法之一，但是这大多数取决于你所听得音乐类型，而不是所有的音乐都能使人情绪变好。故选项D排除。由第三段最后一句“Music can often be the best way to connect with someone. “可知，音乐经常是连接人与人的最好方法。故选C。

4. music can be the perfect way to relax at the end of a long way.“可知，轻柔的音乐是在很长的活动结束后用来放松的最好选择。故选A。

考点：考查说明文阅读。