Anewstudysuggeststhatlisteningtomusicintheofficeimprovesthespeedandaccuracyoftaskssuchasdataentry，proofreadingandproblemsolving．Inanoffice-basedexperiment，88percentofparticipantswerefoundtoproducetheirmosta

Question

A new study suggests that listening to music in the office improves the speed and accuracy of tasks such as data entry，proof reading and problem solving．
In an office-based experiment，88per cent of participants were found to produce their most accurate work when listening to music．The study also found that 81per cent completed their fastest work when music was played．
And it matters what type of music you listen to．For instance，if you're doing your tax returns，then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills．
Listening to Jessie Jor Justin Bieber could also improve your speed，with 58per cent of participants completing data entry tasks faster while listening to pop songs．
During proof-reading，dance music，such as David Guetta，had the biggest positive impact with participants increasing their speed by 20per cent compared to tests undertaken with no music at all．Dance music also had a positive effect on spell-checking with a 75per cent pass rate compared to 68per cent when no music was played at all．
The research，undertaken by Brighton-based Mind lab International，suggests that silent offices may be the least productive．
‘The Music Works experiment revealed a positive correlation between music and productivity-overall it showed that when listening to music，nine out of 10people performed better，'said Dr David Lewis，chairman of Mind lab International．
56．According to the passage，which of the following statements is NOT true？___
A．The research was carried out by Brighton-based Mind lab International．
B．When listening to music，ninety percent of the people performed better．
C．Music has a positive effect on work in the office．
D．David Guetta is the head of the experiment．
57．In the experiment when doing proof-reading with dance music on，the participants could increase their speed by___．
A.75per centB.81per centC.88per centD.20per cent
58．Supposing you are an office worker doing tax returns，what kind of music can improve your working efficiency？___
A．pop music．B．classical music．C．dance music．D．rock music．
59．The underlined word"correlation"in the last paragraph refers to___．
A．associationB．effectC．accuracyD．improvement
60．The main purpose of the passage is to___．
A．describe and argueB．inform and explain
C．compare and evaluateD．discuss and assess．

Answer 1

56．D．细节理解题．根据文中"During proof-reading，dance music，such as David Guetta，"意思是说舞曲听的是David Guetta，而非David Guetta是 the head of the experiment．故选D．
57．D．细节理解题．根据文中"had the biggest positive impact with participants increasing their speed by 20per cent compared to tests undertaken with no music at all．"易知提高百分之二十．故选D．
58．B．细节理解题．根据文中"if you're doing your tax returns，then classical music is the most effective as it improves maths skills．"可知如果你正在做你的税收，那么古典音乐是最有效的，因为它提高了数学技能．故选B．
59．A．词义猜测题．association  联合，联系，effect  影响，accuracy 精确，improvement   改进  而后文中讲"between music and productivity-overall"，推测可知是有积极的相关．比较四个选项最接近的是association．故选A．
60．C．结构判断题．仔细阅读全文易知全文使用的是实验前后的比较以及对其效果的评价和估计．故选C．