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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）
①Ancient
Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to
health.” ②But 1 some claims to the contrary，laughing
probably has little influence on physical fitness. ③Laughter does 2 short-term
changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels， 3 heart rate and oxygen consumption. ④But because hard
laughter is difficult to 4 ，a good laugh is unlikely
to have 5 benefits the way，say，walking or
jogging does.
⑤ 6 ， instead of straining
muscles to build them， as exercise does， laughter apparently
accomplishes the 7 ，studies dating back to
the 1930 indicate that laughter 8 muscles， decreasing muscle tone
for up to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down.
⑥Such
bodily reaction might conceivably help 9 the
effects of psychological stress. ⑦Anyway，the act of
laughing probably does produce other types of 10 feedback，that improve
an individual’s emotional state.⑧ 11 one classical
theory of emotion，our feelings are partially rooted 12 physical
reactions. ⑨It 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.
⑩Although
sadness also 14 tears，evidence suggests that
emotions can flow 15 muscular responses. eq
\o\ac(○,11)11In 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. eq
\o\ac(○,12)12Those forced to exercise
their smiling muscles 18 more enthusiastically to funny catoons than
did those whose mouths were contracted in a frown， 19 that expressions may
influence emotions rather than just the other way around. eq \o\ac(○,13)13 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
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