（考研英语）2011年全国硕士研究生招生考试《英语》（一）试题.pdf

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. (lOpoints) 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 individuals 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 m 19 , social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of Wilrzburg in Germany asked volunteers to ___lQ_ a pen either with their teeth - thereby creating