2011考研-英语(一)真题

2011年全国硕士研究生入学考试英语(一)试题
2011年01月17日 16:02  来源:万学海文
    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. __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 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.
   
    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
Section II Reading Comprehension
   
    Part A
   
    Directions:考研英语试题
   
    Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing [A], [B], [C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 points)
   
    Text 1

    The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009. For the most part, the response has been favorable, to say the least. “Hooray! At last!” wrote Anthony Tommasini, a sober-sided classical-music critic.
   
    One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise, however, is that Gilbert is comparatively little known. Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert’s appointment in the Times, calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the