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2011
年考研英语完形填空答案及真题解析
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Read the
following text. Choose the best word(s) for each
numbered
blank and mark [A], [B], [C]
or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)
Ancient Greek
philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as
“
a bodily
exercise
precious
to
health.
”
But
---__1___some
claims
to
the
contrary,
laughing
probably
has
little
influence
on
physical
fitness.
Laughter
does
__2___short-term changes in the
function of the heart and its blood
vessels,
___3_
heart
rate
and
oxygen
consumption
But
because
hard
laughter
is difficult to
__4__, a good laugh is unlikely to have __5___
benefits
the way, say, walking or
jogging does.
__6__,
instead
of
straining
muscles
to
build
them,
as
exercise
does,
laughter apparently accomplishes the
__7__, studies dating back to the
1930
’
s
indicate
that
laughter__8___
muscles,
decreasing
muscle
tone
for
up to 45
minutes after the laugh dies down.
Such bodily
reaction might conceivably help _9__the effects of
psychological stress. Anyway, the act
of laughing probably does produce
other
types
of
___10___
feedback,
that
improve
an
individual
’
s
emotional
state. __11____one
classical theory of emotion, our feelings are
partially rooted ____12___ physical
reactions. It was argued at the end
of
the 19th century that humans do not cry
___13___they are sad but they
become
sad when the tears begin to flow.
Although
sadness also ____14___ tears, evidence suggests
that
emotions
can
flow
__15___
muscular
responses.
In
an
experiment
published
in 1988,social
psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of
w
ü
rzburg
in
Germany asked volunteers to __16___ a pen either
with their
teeth-thereby creating an
artificial smile
–
or with
their lips, which
would produce a(n)
__17___ expression. Those forced to exercise their
smiling
muscles
___18___
more
exuberantly
to
funny
cartoons
than
did
those
whose mouths were contracted in a
frown, ____19___ that expressions may
influence emotions rather than just the
other way around. ___20__ , the
physical act of laughter could improve
mood.
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1
．
[A]among
[B]except [C]despite [D]like
2
．
[A]reflect
[B]demand [C]indicate [D]produce
3
．
[A]stabilizing
[B]boosting [C]impairing [D]determining
4
．
[A]transmit
[B]sustain [C]evaluate [D]observe
5
．
[A]measurable
[B]manageable [C]affordable [D]renewable
6
．
[A]In turn
[B]In fact [C]In addition [D]In brief
7
．
[A]opposite
[B]impossible [C]average [D]expected
8
．
[A]hardens
[B]weakens [C]tightens [D]relaxes
9
．
[A]aggravate
[B]generate [C]moderate [D]enhance
10
．
[A]physical
[B]mental [C]subconscious [D]internal
11
．
[A]Except for
[B]According to [C]Due to [D]As for
12
．
[A]with [B]on
[C]in [D]at
13
．
[A]unless
[B]until [C]if [D]because
14
．
[A]exhausts
[B]follows [C]precedes [D]suppresses
15
．
[A]into
[B]from [C]towards [D]beyond
16
．
[A]fetch
[B]bite [C]pick [D]hold
17<
/p>
．
[A]disappointed [B]excited
[C]joyful [D]indifferent
18
．
[A]adapted
[B]catered [C]turned [D]reacted
19
．
[A]suggesting
[B]requiring [C]mentioning [D]supposing
20
．
[A]Eventually
[B]Consequently [C]Similarly [D]Conversely
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