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2011年硕士研究生入学考试考研英语真题 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 würzburgin 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 em