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Questions 11-14 are based on a conversation about background music．

单选题 What does the man probably do for a living?

A、 A band conductor．
B、 A music fan．
C、 A salesman in a music company．
D、 A background music composer．

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[听力原文] 11-14 W: Hi, Howard．What are you working on now? M: Hi，Lisa．I've just finished a piece of background music． W: Background music? M: Yes．Like the music they're playing here now． W: Really, I didn't notice it． M: You are not supposed to notice it．It's just there，in the background．It's supposed to influence your attitudes，put you in the right mood． W: I'm not sure I like that idea． M: Well．it seems to work．Companies pay millions of dollars every year for background music． W: I should think they'd get sick of hearing music all day． M: They don't．though． W: Do the restaurants play the 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-two minutes before that． W: So they have more people coming in and out to buy hamburgers． M: Exactly… [解析] 对活中女士问“What are you working now?”，男士答“I've just finished a piece of background music．”，由此可知，男士靠写背景音乐为生，[D] 选项正确。[A] a band conductor意为“乐队指挥”。

单选题 What does the woman think of background music?

A、 She likes background music．
B、 She plans to write background music for some company
C、 She often sits down to listen to background music．
D、 She doesn't agree with the man on background．

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 本题提问女士对背景音乐的看法。在对话的开始部分，女士说“I'm not sure I like that idea.”，女士不吲意男士的看法，所以选择[D] 选项。

单选题 Hamburger places usually play fast background music?

A、 They think that will make waiters work faster．
B、 They believe fast music can make people eat more．
C、 Time spent on eating is less than before．
D、 Hamburgers will become more popular．

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解析] 对话中男士说道“When they(hamburger places)started playing faster music, they found that a customer spent only seventeen minutes eating． The time was twenty-two minutes before that.”当音乐节奏快时，人们吃东西的速度就快。因此选择[C] 选项。

单选题 What do we learn from the passage?

A、 The music is played in concerts．
B、 The music is played only in restaurants and stores．
C、 The music is comparable with modern pop music．
D、 The music put you in a right mood．

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解析] 在对话的中问部分，男士提到背景音乐的作用时说“It's supposed to influence your attitudes, put you in the right mood．由此可知， [D] 选项正确。