考研英语一 2011年 Section I 完形填空（四选一）试卷排版
考研英语一2011年 Section I 完形填空（四选一）：共 20 题、卷面 10 分（满分 100，每题 0.5 分）、卷面选文共 292 个英文单词。本页按真题原卷版式还原该模块卷面（不含解析）；逐题解析在「题目解析」页，全文逐句精读在「原文精读」页；本模块真题可免费下载 PDF/Word，入口见上方本题行。
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英语一真题(2011)
Section I
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (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 1930s 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 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 smiling muscles 18 more enthusiastically 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.
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.
[ 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
选文出处：本文选自 Scientific American《科学美国人》2009 年 4—5月刊一篇题为Laughing Matters（笑的影响重大）的文章。