Teens Talk

Lisa Black

Age 13

Mexico City, Mexico         “My favorite kind of music is salsa, and my favorite singer is Mare Anthony. Salsa is a kind of Latin music. Why do I like salsa? Well, it’s exciting. There’s always salsa music at our home. That’s because my parents love it— and because we live next to a salsa music store!”

Tom White

Age 14

New York City, USA             “What’s my favorite kind of music? I like all kinds of music, but my favorite is techno. It’s too cool! My brother hates techno— he thinks it’s terrible! He doesn’t understand it. But I understand his music either—he thinks country music is great!”

Linda Green

Age 13

Paris, France                     “My favorite kind of music is classical. My friends think I’m boring. but I think classical music is really cool. My mom and dad like classical too, and my dad has a great collation of classical CDs.”

1.Lisa Black likes salsa and she thinks it is ________.

A. exciting                B. terrible       C. boring

2.Tom White comes from_________.

A. Mexico City, Mexico     B. New York City, USA    C. Paris, France

3.Linda and her parents like music, and _________ has a great collation of classical CDs.

A. her brother             B. her mother             C. her father

4.Lisa Black is the same age as _________.

A. Linda Green           B. Tom White            C. Tom’s brother

5.The topic of today’s talk is about teen’s __________.

A. favorite collation       B. favorite music          C. favorite singer

We know music is very important in our daily life. Do you notice music playing at any of those places when you go somewhere? Today most stores, stations, restaurants and other places play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm.

   Scientists believe that music influences the way people behave(行为). They think that the sound of western classical music makes people feel richer. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend more money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays modern music, people spend less money. Without music, people spend less.

   Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their busy hours. This makes people eat faster and leave quickly. Restaurants can make more money in this way.

   Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps students to be more active. It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And listening to music can help you relax.[来

   The next time you hear music somewhere, be careful. It might influence the way you do things.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.According to the text, scientists believe that music can _______.

A. Create different feelings for us

B. Help us to develop good habits

C. Develop our interest in money

D. Influence natural environments

2.Western classical music makes people feel _________.

A. slower      B. Something about manners

C. richer      D. Something with new styles

3.Which type of music below can make people eat faster?

A. Light music.    B. Rock music.    C. Sweet music.  D. Soft music.

4.The habit of listening to music can make a student ___________.

A. slow in action             B. care about manners

C. think and learn better      D. worry about studies

5.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Music in restaurants         B. Good and Bad music

C. Types of music             D. Music and Behavior

【小题1】 Sun Mei, 23, is a clerk in a bank. She likes playing table tennis. She would like a companion(伴侣) who is a soldier (军人) and not shorter than 170 cm. it will be good if he is a sports fan.
【小题2】 Tang Xiaoli, 29, 160 cm tall, has just come to Guangdong Province. She works as an accountant(会计) now. she hopes to find a companion who has a house of his own and at least has got a bachelor’s degree(学士学位).
【小题3】 Liu Fenghua, 56, is a retired teacher from high school. Her husband died of a heart attack()心脏病发作) four years ago. She hopes to find a companion who is 60-70.
【小题4】 Xie Qun, 24, works as a secretary in Shenzhen. She is 161 cm tall and just finished college a year ago. She loves listening to all kinds of music. She wants to find a companion who is under 30, and at least has got a bachelor’s degree.
【小题5】Zhang Ying, 35, is a kindergarten(幼儿园) teacher. She is divorced(离婚的) now. in her free time, she enjoyed learning English. She wants to find a companion who has no housing problems, and isn’t younger than her.

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阅读下列五个人的信息，从其后的网站中选出吧、分别适合他们的网站。

1.Tom is a super basketball fan . His hobby is playing basketball . And he likes Michal Jordan very much . He wants to get some information about him .

2.Alice studied hard for her math test yesterday . She is very tired today , and she wants to relax . She likes listening to music .

3.Wang Qiang studied hard yesterday , and he also wants to relax today . But he doesn’t like music or watching movies .

4.Linda collects( 收集) coins , and she has been collecting them for eight years , she has many coins now and she wants to start a club .

5.Kate’s hobby is reading . She likes reading different kinds of literature works(文学著作) , especially novels .

A.  www.rongshuxia.com

It’s a website for literature lovers . The people who like literature can read others’ works and they can also write what they want to write . There are many different kinds of literature forms , such as poems , novels , etc .

B.  www.games.sina.com.cn

Here you can find a lot of net games to play .You can play the games by yourself or with others through the net .Anyone who likes computer games will like the website . He is sure to have a good time .

C.  www.aiting.com

It’s a music website . On this website you can listen to all kinds of music . If you love music or you are very tired after work and want to relax yourself , it’ll be very helpful to you .

D.  www.nba.com

It’s a website for sports lovers and it is about NBA. You can find all information about the NBA teams and the scores of basketball matches here . If you are interested in basketball stars ,you can also find a lot of introductions about them .

E.  www.shou-cang.com

On this website you can find a lot of information about collectors and collections . If you love collecting something or you want to join or start a collectors’ club , you can come into this website.