本次研究生入学英语考试的完形填空部分原文摘自《科学美国人》**，原文标题是"how humor makes you friendlier, sexier" （幽默感为什么能让你看来更友善**，点击此处查看原文》），是一篇标准的科学说明类型文章。下面就请大家对照原题和我们一起来看看这篇文章：
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 h**e __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 mightconceivablyhelp _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 19thcentury 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]**erage [d]expected
8．[a]hardens [b]weakens [c]tightens [d]relaxes
9．[a]aggr**ate [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
标准答案】1．[c]despite从后面一个句子中的little我们可以判断出这里的转折意为，因而本题选择despite；
2．[d]produce此处前一个词does表示强调，根据上下文课意思可判断选项；
3．[b]boostingboost意思是促进增进、stabilize意思是稳定、impair是减少削弱、determine意思是决定。因而可以判断选boost；
4．[b]sustain本题全凭词义选择：transmit意思是传输；sustain，维持；evaluate，评估；observe，观察。
5．[a]measurable本题一样是词义考察：measurable，可评估的；manageable，可掌握的；affordable，可承受的；renewable，可更新的。
6．[b]in fact从后一句中的instead of doing...可以看出此处有意群的转换，因而选择了"in fact"，实际上……起到承前启后的作用。
7．[a]opposite从前一句的 instead of 得知此处句意发生转折，因而选择opposite
8．[d]relaxes从后一句"decreasing muscle tone"，减少肌肉张力，可判断此处应选择relaxes，放松。
9．[c]moderate也是从上一句的句意“放松肌肉、减少肌肉张力”可看出此处的意思应该相同，因而选择"moderate"，稳定、减轻。
10．[a]physical还是词义考察，同学们可以从这道题看出出题老师对形近字、意近字有多爱了吧……physical，身体上的；mental，精神上的（这是一对，一定要记住！）；subconscious，潜意识的；internal，内在的。
分享一个做题的“非官方方法”给大家：当选项**现明显的成对、或反义词时，那么答案多半在其中。也就是我们可以从做一个四选一的题，变成做二选一的题。
那就算是猜、正确率也有50%了吧！？
11．[b]according to后一句提到"one classical theory of emotion"，一个经典情感理论，说明是距离。所以此处连接词选择"according to"。
12．[c]in这题的考点是介词和动词的搭配，如果你明白前一个root是“根、扎根”的意思，那么基本可以排除选项中的with，那到底是on, at 或是 in，就看日常积累了。
13．[d]because这整句的意思是：“在19世纪末期有这样的争论：人们不是因为悲伤而哭泣，而是因为当流泪时会变得悲伤。
” 因而此处选择表示因果关系的because。其他的until，直到；unless，除非；if，如果，都不符合。
14．[c]precedes词义又来：exhaust，精疲力尽；follow，跟随；precede，在……之前；suppress，抑制。
15．[b]from 从动词flow，流动，来判断。
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