2011年考研英语一真题及答案汇总

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Secti on I Use of En glish

Directio ns:

Read the follow ing text. Choose the best word(s) for each nu mbered bla nk and mark A], B], C] or D] o n ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 poi nts)

Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “ a bodily exercise precious to health.” But __1 ___________ some claims to the con trary, laugh ing probably has little in flue nee on physical fitn ess Laughter does __2 __ short-term cha nges in the fun cti on of the heart and its blood vessels, _ 3_ heart rate and oxyge n con sumpti on But because hard laughter is difficult to __4__,

a good laugh is un likely to have __5 _ ben efits the way, say, walk ing or jogg ing does.

__6__, in stead of stra ining muscles to build them, as exercise does, laughter appare ntly accomplishes the __7__, studies dating back to the 1930 ' s indicate that laughter__8 muscles, decreas ing muscle tone for up to 45 minu tes after the laugh dies dow n.

Such bodily reacti on might con ceivably help _9__the effects of psychological stress. Any way, the act of laughing probably does produce other types of ______ 10 __ feedback, that improve an

in dividual ' s emoti onal state. __11 ____ one classical theory of emoti on, our feeli ngs are partially rooted ___ 12 __ physical react ion s. It was argued at the end of the 19th cen tury that huma ns do not cry ___ 13 __ they are sad but they become sad whe n the tears beg in to flow.

Although sad ness also ___ 14 _ tears, evide nee suggests that emoti ons can flow __15 __ muscular responses. In an experiment published in 1988,social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of w u rzburg in Germany asked volunteers to __16 ________ a pen either with their

teeth-thereby creati ng an artificial smile —or with their lips, which would produce a(n) __17 ___ expressi on. Those forced to exercise their en thusiastically to funny cato ons tha n did those whose mon ths were con tracted in a frown, ____ 19 __ that expressi ons may in flue nee emoti ons 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]dema nd C]i ndicate D]produce

3. A]stabilizi ng B]boosti ng C]impairi ng D]determi ning

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4. A]tra nsmit B]sustai n C]evaluate D]observe

5. A]measurable B]ma nageable C]affordable D]ren ewable

6. A]ln turn B]In fact C]In addition D]In brief

7. A]opposite B]impossible C]average D]expected

8. A]harde ns B]weake ns C]tighte ns D]relaxes

9. A]aggravate B]ge nerate C]moderate D]enhance

10. A]physical B]me ntal C]subc on scious D]i nternal

11. A]Except for B]Accordi ng 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]Eve ntually B]Co nseque ntly C]Similarly D]Co nversely

Secti on II Read ing Comprehe nsion

Part A

Directions:

Read the follow ing four texts. An swer the questi ons below each text by choos ing A], B], C] or D]. Mark your an swers on ANSWER SHEET 1. (40 poi nts)

Text 1

The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has bee n the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudde n announ ceme nt of his appo in tme nt 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 un prete ntious musicia n with no air of the formidable con ductor about him. ”