閱讀提示：本次研究生入學英語考試的完形填空部分原文摘自《科學美國人》網(wǎng)站，原文標題是"How Humor Makes You Friendlier, Sexier" （幽默感為什么能讓你看來更友善性感），是一篇標準的科學說明類型文章。下面就請大家對照原題和我們一起來看看這篇文章：
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 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 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
【標準答案】
1．[C]despite 從后面一個句子中的little我們可以判斷出這里的轉(zhuǎn)折意為，因而本題選擇despite；
2．[D]produce 此處前一個詞does表示強調(diào)，根據(jù)上下文課意思可判斷選項；
3．[B]boosting boost意思是促進增進、stabilize意思是穩(wěn)定、impair是減少削弱、determine意思是決定。因而可以判斷選boost；
4．[B]sustain 本題全憑詞義選擇：transmit 意思是傳輸；sustain，維持；evaluate，評估；observe，觀察。
5．[A]measurable 本題一樣是詞義考察：measurable，可評估的；manageable，可掌握的；affordable，可承受的；renewable，可更新的。
6．[B]In fact 從后一句中的Instead of doing...可以看出此處有意群的轉(zhuǎn)換，因而選擇了"In fact"，實際上……起到承前啟后的作用。
7．[A]opposite 從前一句的 instead of 得知此處句意發(fā)生轉(zhuǎn)折，因而選擇opposite
8．[D]relaxes 從后一句"decreasing muscle tone"，減少肌肉張力，可判斷此處應(yīng)選擇relaxes，放松。
9．[C]moderate 也是從上一句的句意“放松肌肉、減少肌肉張力”可看出此處的意思應(yīng)該相同，因而選擇"moderate"，穩(wěn)定、減輕。
10．[A]physical 還是詞義考察，同學們可以從這道題看出出題老師對形近字、意近字有多愛了吧…… physical，身體上的；mental，精神上的（這是一對，一定要記住?。?；subconscious，潛意識的；internal，內(nèi)在的。
小編分享一個做題的“非官方方法”給大家：當選項中出現(xiàn)明顯的成對、或反義詞時，那么答案多半在其中。也就是我們可以從做一個四選一的題，變成做二選一的題。那就算是猜、正確率也有50%了吧！？
11．[B]According to 后一句提到"one classical theory of emotion"，一個經(jīng)典情感理論，說明是距離。所以此處連接詞選擇"According to"。
12．[C]in 這題的考點是介詞和動詞的搭配，如果你明白前一個root是“根、扎根”的意思，那么基本可以排除選項中的with，那到底是on, at 或是 in，就看日常積累了。
13．[D]because 這整句的意思是：“在19世紀末期有這樣的爭論：人們不是因為悲傷而哭泣，而是因為當流淚時會變得悲傷。” 因而此處選擇表示因果關(guān)系的because。其他的until，直到；unless，除非；if，如果，都不符合。
14．[C]precedes 詞義又來：exhaust，精疲力盡；follow，跟隨；precede，在……之前；suppress，抑制。
15．[B]from 從動詞flow，流動，來判斷。
16．[D]hold 因為后一句提到“thereby creating an artificial smile”，從而創(chuàng)造一個虛假的笑臉?？梢钥闯觯瑹o論是fetch或是pick（都是取來、撿來的意思）都是不對的，bite（咬）更不對。要維持一個笑臉，所以用"hold"。
17．[A]disappointed 這道題的技巧在于，無論是excited, joyful 或是indifferent，它們所能傳達的面部表情都是類似的，因而得知選disappointed，失望的——得出不一樣的表情。
18．[D]reacted 詞義題：adapt，適應(yīng)；cater，迎合；turn，轉(zhuǎn)變；react，反應(yīng)、
19．[A]suggesting 詞義題：suggest，傳達了、證明了；require，要求；mention，提到；suppose，假設(shè)。
這里整句話的意思是：面對搞笑卡通，那些被要求做笑臉的人比起那些被要求皺眉的人表現(xiàn)得更有生氣。從而證明了不單單是情緒影響表情、表情也可以影響情緒。
20．[C]Similarly 從上一句的翻譯大家可以看出，"the physical act of laughter could improve mood."（笑這個生理動作可以改善情緒），這個意思是和上一句一樣的。所以應(yīng)該選擇similar相同的而不是其他三個