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 precious to health.
―a bodily exercise
‖__1___some claims to the contrary, laughing probably But
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 1930that laughter__8___ muscles, decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down.
’s indicate
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 19
humans do not cry ___13___they are sad but they become sad when the tears begin to flow.
th
century that
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
rzburg in Germany asked ü
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
___20__ , the physical act of laughter could improve mood. 1．[A]among
[B]except
[C]despite
than just the other way around.
[D]like
2．[A]reflect 3．[A]stabilizing
[B]demand [C]indicate
[C]impairing
[D]produce [D]determining
[B]boosting
4．[A]transmit [B]sustain [C]evaluate [D]observe
5．[A]measurable [B]manageable [C]affordable [D]renewable
6．[A]In turn 7．[A]opposite
[B]In fact [B]impossible
[C]In addition [C]average
[D]In brief [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 12．[A]with
[B]According to [B]on
[C]Due to
[D]at
[D]As for
[C]in
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 17．[A]disappointed
[B]bite [C]pick [D]hold
[D]indifferent
[B]excited [C]joyful
18．[A]adapted [B]catered [C]turned [D]reacted
19．[A]suggesting [B]requiring [C]mentioning [D]supposing
20．[A]Eventually 【标准答案】
[B]Consequently [C]Similarly [D]Conversely
1．[C]despite 择despite；
从后面一个句子中的little我们可以判断出这里的转折意为，因而本题选
2．[D]produce 此处前一个词does表示强调，根据上下文课意思可判断选项；
3．[B]boosting determine
boost意思是促进增进、stabilizeboost；
意思是稳定、impair是减少削弱、
意思是决定。因而可以判断选
4．[B]sustain 本题全凭词义选择：transmit意思是传输；sustain，维持；evaluate，
评估；observe，观察。
5．[A]measurable 掌握的；affordable
本题一样是词义考察：，可承受的；renewable
measurable，可更新的。
，可评估的；manageable，可
6．[B]In fact 择了\"In fact\"
从后一句中的Instead of doing...可以看出此处有意群的转换，因而选
，实际上……起到承前启后的作用。
从前一句的
instead of
得知此处句意发生转折，因而选择
opposite
7．[A]opposite
8．[D]relaxes 从后一句\"decreasing muscle tone\"，减少肌肉张力，可判断此处应选
择relaxes，放松。
9．[C]moderate 也是从上一句的句意―放松肌肉、减少肌肉张力‖可看出此处的意思应该
相同，因而选择\"moderate10．[A]physical
\"，稳定、减轻。
还是词义考察，同学们可以从这道题看出出题老师对形近字、意近字有
多爱了吧…… physical，身体上的；mental，精神上的（这是一对，一定要记住！）；subconscious
，潜意识的；internal，内在的。
―非官方方法‖给大家：当选项中出现明显的成对、
或反义词时，那么答
那就算是猜、正
小编分享一个做题的
案多半在其中。也就是我们可以从做一个四选一的题，确率也有50%了吧！？
变成做二选一的题。
11．[B]According to 后一句提到\"one classical theory of emotion\"
\"According to\"
。
，一个经典情
感理论，说明是距离。所以此处连接词选择
12．[C]in 这题的考点是介词和动词的搭配，如果你明白前一个
with，那到底是on, at
root是―根、扎根‖的意
思，那么基本可以排除选项中的或是in，就看日常积累了。
13．[D]because 这整句的意思是：―在19世纪末期有这样的争论：人们不是因为悲伤‖ 因而此处选择表示因果关系的
because。其他
而哭泣，而是因为当流泪时会变得悲伤。
的until，直到；unless，除非；if，如果，都不符合。
14．[C]precedes 之前；suppress
词义又来：exhaust，精疲力尽；follow，跟随；precede，在……
，抑制。
15．[B]from 从动词flow，流动，来判断。
16．[D]hold 因为后一句提到―thereby creating an artificial smile，从而创造一个‖
虚假的笑脸。可以看出，无论是fetch或是pick（都是取来、捡来的意思）都是不对的，
\"hold\"。
bite（咬）更不对。要维持一个笑脸，所以用
17．[A]disappointed 这道题的技巧在于，无论是excited, joyful disappointed
或是indifferent，
它们所能传达的面部表情都是类似的，因而得知选的表情。
，失望的——得出不一样
18．[D]reacted 词义题：adapt，适应；cater，迎合；turn，转变；react，反应、
19．[A]suggesting 词义题：suggest，传达了、证明了；require，要求；mention，
提到；suppose，假设。
这里整句话的意思是：面对搞笑卡通，那些被要求做笑脸的人比起那些被要求皱眉的人表现
得更有生气。从而证明了不单单是情绪影响表情、表情也可以影响情绪。
20．[C]Similarly improve mood.\"
从上一句的翻译大家可以看出，\"the physical act of laughter could
（笑这个生理动作可以改善情绪），这个意思是和上一句一样的。所以
应该选择similar，相同的。而不是其他三个选项。
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