The piece of music was composed by a famous （music)______ .

听力原文：W: Howard, what are you working on now？

M: I have just finished a piece on the background music.

W: Background music？ Oh, like the music they're playing here now.

M: Yes. You can hear it everywhere — in restaurants, airports, supermarkets, department stores and so on. It's supposed to influence your attitudes, put you in the right mood.

W: I am not sure I like that idea.

M: Well, it seems to work. Companies pay millions of dollars every year for background music. It's supposed to give you a better feeling about yourself and the people around you. Factories use it a lot. It makes the workers happy, and they work better that way. In one factory, music increased production 4.5 percent.

W: I should think they'd get tired of hearing music all day.

M: They don't, though. One fellow in San Francisco told me, "If the music stops, somebody always runs to the telephone to complain."

W: Now that I think about it, I can't remember when there wasn't background music in restaurants and stores.

M: That shows how young you are. Actually, it all started during World War Ⅱ when some factories had their own orchestras to keep workers happy and calm. Now different kinds of music are playing at different times during the day. They play faster music at ten in the morning than at eight, for instance, because workers tend to be slower then.

W: What about restaurants？ Do they play the same music for dinner and lunch？

M: I don't know about that, but I do know that hamburger places play fast music. When they started playing faster music, they found that a customer spent only seventeen minutes eating. The time was twenty-minutes before that.

(23)

A．An orchestra conductor.

B．An music fan.

C．A sales manager in a music company.

D．A background music composer.

听力原文：W: What are you working now？

M: (19)I've just finished a piece of background music.

W: Background music？

M: Yes. (21)It’s supposed to influence your attitude, put you in the right mood.

W: I'm not sure I like that idea.

M: It seems to work. Factories use it a lot. (20) It makes the workers happy and work better that way. In one factory, music increased production 4.5%.

W: I think they'd get tired of hearing music all day.

M: They don't. If the music stops, somebody always runs to the telephone to complain.

W: I can't remember when there wasn't background music.

M: Actually, it started during WWII when some factories had their own orchestras to keep workers happy and calm. Now the music is piped in by a machine, and different kinds of music are played at different times during the day. They play faster music at ten in the morning than at eight, because workers tend to be slower then.

W: What about restaurants？ Do they play the same music for dinner or lunch？

M: I don't know. But I know hamburger places play fast music because they found a customer spent only seventeen minutes eating. The time was twenty-two minutes before that.

W: (22)80 they have more people coming in and out to buy hamburgers.

M: Exactly. (21)And that's good for business. You can see why music has become so popular.

W: There's still something about it that I don't quite like.

M: I know what you mean, but lots of people would not agree with you. Companies pay millions of dollars every year for background music. Prisons use it, and farmers use it to keep their cattle calm. It's even supposed to have an effect on plants.

(23)

A．A player of background music.

B．A researcher on the function of background music.

C．A composer of background music.

D．A fan of background music.

听力原文：W: Howard, what are you working on now？

M: I have just finished a piece on the background music.

W: Background music？ Oh, like the music they're playing here now.

M: Yes. You can hear it everywhere-- in restaurants, airports, supermarkets, department stores and so on. It's supposed to influence your attitudes, put you in the right mood.

W: I am not sure I like that idea.

M: Well, it seems to work. Companies pay millions of dollars every year for background music. It's supposed to give you a better feeling about yourself and the people around you. Factories use it a lot. It makes the workers happy, and they work better that way. In one factory, music increased production 4.5 percent.

W: I should think they'd get tired of hearing music all day.

M: They don't, though. One fellow in San Francisco told me, "If the music stops, somebody always runs to the telephone to complain."

W: Now that I think about it, I can't remember when there wasn't background music in restaurants and stores.

M: That shows how young you are. Actually, it all started during World War Ⅱ when some factories had their own orchestras to keep workers happy and calm. Now different kinds of music are playing at different times during the day. They play faster music at ten in the morning than at eight, for instance, because workers tend to be slower then.

W: What about restaurants？ Do they play the same music for dinner and lunch？

M: I don't know about that, but I do know that hamburger places play fast music. When they started playing faster music, they found that a customer spent only seventeen minutes eating. The time was twenty-minutes before that.

(22)

A．An orchestra conductor.

B．An music fan.

C．A sales manager in a music company.

D．A background music composer.

A.cup

B.pen

C.music

A．PLay another piece of music.

B．Stop playing the music.

C．Play the music more loudly.

D．Listen to the music all by herself.

The piece of music was composed by a very famous blind (music) ______.

A.rock music

B.classical music

C.soul music

D.R&B music

This piece of music was composed by a very famous blind (music) ______.

A.Schuman

B.Chopin

C.Schubert

D.Brahms

No one really knows who composed this piece of music, but it has been ______ to Bach.

A．referred

B．associated

C．identified

D．attributed

Part B

Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.

听力原文：W: Have you ever been to New Orleans？

M: No. What is it like？

W: It's one of the most interesting cities in the United States. It has a French Quarter, with narrow streets and little shops. Many of the shops and restaurants are French.

M: There's a lot of jazz music in New Orleans, isn't there？

W: Yes. You hear wonderful jazz there. New Orleans and San Francisco are my two favorite cities. Have you been to San Francisco？

M: No. What is it like？

W: It has lovely views, and one of the most beautiful bridges in the world—the Golden Bridge. It's a very hilly city. The hills are in the middle of the town, so you have to walk up and down hills when you go anywhere. When you arrive, your car needs good brakes.

M: Do you have to drive？ Can't you take buses？

W: Well, most people who visit San Francisco ride in the cable cars. A cable car goes on tracks, and a strong cable pulls it up the hills.

M: That doesn't sound very safe.

W: Don't worry. Hundreds of people ride in cable cars every day.

What do we have in the French Quarter？

A．Many French people.

B．Narrow streets and little old shops.

C．Many foreign restaurants.

D．Jazz music bands.