专项练习一一高考阅读 7选5从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

MuzakThe n ext time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and liste n. What do you hear? 71 It' s similar to the music you listen to, but it ' s not exactly the same. Thatmusic was especially desig ned to relax you, or to give you extra en ergy. Sometimes you doneve nrealize the music is play ing, but you react to the music any way.Quiet background music used to be called "elevator 电梯）music" because we often heard it inelevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name "Muzak". About one-third of the people in America listen to "Muzak" everyday. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with shortpauses in between. It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and betwee n three and four in the after noon, whe n people are more tired. 72If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs.Some muscians or songwriters don ' t want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy whe n their songs are chose n. Why? 73Music is ofte n played in public places because it is desig ned to make people feel less Ion ely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do. Tired officeworkers sudde nly have more en ergy whe n they hear the pleasa nt sound of Muzak in the backgro und. 74 Supermarket shoppers buy 38 perce nt more groceries.75 . They say it ' s boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoyhearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects every one. Some farmers eve n say their cows give more milk whe n they hear Muzak!A. Some people don ' t like Muzak.B. The music gives them extra en ergy.C. Music is play ing in the backgro und.D. Factory workers produce 13 perce nt more.E. Muzak tends to help people un dersta nd music better.F. They get as much as $4 milli on a year if their songs are used.G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.Friends play an important part in our lives , and although we may take the fact of friendship for gran ted, we ofte n don ' t clearly un dersta nd how we make frie nds. While we get on well with a number of people, 7^ .CBFDA【练习11Moreover, a great many relati on ships come un der the gen eral term “ frie ndship ”. In all cases two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of close ness betwee n them and the reas ons for their in terest in each other cha nge gre a tlyAt the beg inning, much depe nds on how people meet and on good first impressi ons. As we get to know people, 72 . Although these factors are not of the greatest importa nce it is more difficult to have a good relati on ship with people whe n there is a big differe nce in age andbackgro und.The n, 73 . Frie nds will sta nd closer together and will spe nd more time look ing at eachother tha n ordinary frie nds. Smiles and soft voices also express frie ndli nessa nd it is because they may give the wrong signals that shy people often have difficulty making friends. A friendly look with a wrong facial expression can turn into an unfriendly stare and nervousness may be wrongly un derstood as unfrien dli nessSome relati on ships are a result of argume nt and discussiorbut it is usual for close frie nds to have the same ideas and beliefsthe same opi nion and in terests. The more closely invo Ived people become, the more they depend on each other. And 74 . Equally, friends have to learn to make allowances for each other, to put up with annoying habits and to accept differences in opinion.In contrast with marriage, 75 . But the support and understanding that results fro mshared experie nces and affecti ons does seem to create a close and last ing relati on shipA. we are usually friends with only a fewB. many factors can affect frie ndship and relati on shipC. people want to do friends favors and hate to let them downD. argument and discussion can improve personal relationshipsE. we consider things like age race, looks, economic and social status etcF. we pay attention to actual behavior facial expression, and the way a person speaksG. there a re no frie ndship cerem onies to stre ngthe n the relati on ship betwee n two people【练习2】Speaking in public is most people ' s least favorite thing. The reason is that we are all alraid o making foods of ourselves. 66 .But stop bit ing your fin ger-mails. Public speak ing is easy . It ' s just plain talki ng, and you talk all the time. Although I ' m basically shy (honest!). I ' ve been making speeches and talkin and televisi on for more tha n 30 years. And I can tell you that public speak ing is not a musical tale nt. _ 67 .Here are some of the less ons I have lear ne dYour aud ience is going to come away with one or two of your main ideas One or two. Not ten or twenty. 68 . And if you don't have a clear idea of what you want to say, there's no wayvour audience will . 69 __ —how you are going to open, what major points you want tomake and how you're going to closeWhen I do a radio or TV piece, I often write the last sentence first 70 . A strong close iscritical; the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember.The sta ndard len gth of a vaudeville act is usually 12 minu tes If all those performers singing and dancing their hearts out could n't go on Ion ger without bori ng the audie nce, what makes you think you can?A . Some people are bom to be good at making speechB . An ybody who can talk can speak in publicC . Try to relax yourself before maki ng the speechD. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we becomeE. It you can't express in a sentence or two what you intend to get across, then your speech is not focused well eno ughF. When you know where you're headed, you can choose any route to get thereG. No matter how long or short your speech is, you've got to get your ducks in a rowPart two 真题在线Passage 1 （2014 年全国1 卷）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。