2011年考研英语一真题及答案2

2011年考研英语一真题及答案2

Section I Use of English

Directions：

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.__11one 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 würzburg 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 enthusiastically to funny catoons than did those whose months 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.

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

4—6题参考答案及解析：

4.B 5.A 6.B