【正文】 anthen they founhouse in fire D. founthat they were running out of gas 你的答案： C 本題答案： C 試題解析：第二段第一二句話 8. What does horrorstricken mean (in Line l, paragraph 3) _________. A. greatly frightened B. deeply moved C. highly praised D. pletely surprised 你的答案： D 本題答案： A 試題解析： horrorstricken 驚恐萬(wàn)狀的 9. Which of the following is NOT TRUE? A. If John habeen stoppeby Mary’ s protests, four kids woulhave lost their lives. B. Mary didn’ t want John to face the danger because she thought it wasn’ t their business. C. John was warmhearteman. D. When John rusheinto the house in flames, he knew for sure that his children in it. 你的答案： A 本題答案： D 10. The story implies that ______. A. we shoulminour own business. B. sometimes helping others is helping ourselves. C. when others are in danger, it’ s up to you to decide: help or be an onlooker(旁觀者 ) D. life is not always as wonderful as you expected, we shoulface the changes calmly 你的答案： C 本題答案： B 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 USA. Very soon it spread to other parts of the world. How it is being difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to background music. To begin with, background music was intended simply to create a soothing（舒適的） atmosphere. Recently, however, it’ s being a big business. An American marketing expert has shown that music can boost (提升 ) sales or increase factory production by as much as a third. But it has to be the light music. Lively music has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts (收入 ) by 34%. This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to spot items they would like to buy. Yet, slow music isn’ t always the answer. The expert found that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales. So restaurant owners might be well advised to play faster music to keep the customers movingunless, of course, the resulting indigestion（消化不良） leads to plaints. 11. Background music was first used ________. A. in the cinemas and theatres in the USA B. in the offices and hospitals in the USA C. in the schools and churches in the USA D. in the factories, shops and restaurants in the USA 你的答案： D 本題答案： D 試題解析：第一段第二句話 12. An American marketing expert has found background music can __________. A. increase sales or factory production B. create a soothing atmosphere C. oaks people slow down D. make people fet their worries 本題答案： A 試題解析：第二段最后一句話 13. _________ has no effect on sales. A. light music B. slow music C. lively music D. none of the above 本題答案： C 試題解析：第三段第二句話 14. Slow music is useless in ________ in increasing sales. A. shops B. restaurants C. factories D. cinemas 本題答案： B 試題解析：第三段倒數(shù)第二句話 15. Restaurant owners are advised to play ________ to increase overall sales. A. lively music B. loud music C. slower music D. faster music 本題答案： D 試題解析：第三段最后一句話 三、詞匯與語(yǔ)法 16. One of his great inventions was ______ valued at the world scientific conference. A. high B. great C. height D. highly 本題答案： D 試題解析： be highly valued 受到高度重視 17. Young _______ he is, he knows how to get along with others. A. like B. as C. althought D. however 本題答案： B 試題解析：整句話的意思是“雖然他年輕，但是他知道如何與他人相處。t know. D. I39。m afraid you39。m late. _________ Come earlier next time. A. No trouble. B. All right. C. It doesn39。s right C. How are you. D. Good to see you. 你的答案： A 本題答案： A 3. Why didn39。 32. Who39。 33. He prefers coffee to tea. 本題答案：咖啡和茶比較起來(lái)，他更喜歡喝咖