名師點評2011年考研英語完形填空

　　題目的文章來自于 2009年4月號Scientific American, 作者 Steve Ayan, 原文題目為 　How Humor Makes You Friendlier, Sexier：幽默如何使你更加有人緣且性感

　　Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to health。” But 1 despite some claims to the contrary, chuckling probably has little influence on physical fitness. Laughter does 2 produce short-term changes in cardiovascular function and respiration, 3 boosting heart rate, respiratory rate and depth, as well as oxygen consumption. But because hard laughter is difficult to 4 sustain, a good guffaw is unlikely to have 5 measurable cardiovascular benefits the way, say, walking or jogging does。

　　6 In fact, instead of straining muscles to build them, as exercise does, laughter apparently accomplishes the 7 opposite. Studies dating back to the 1930s indicate that laughter 8 relaxes muscles, decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after the guffaw subsides。

　　Such physical relaxation might conceivably help 9 moderate the effects of psychological stress. After all, the act of laughing probably does produce other types of 10 physical feedback that improve an individual’s emotional state. 11 According to one classical theory of emotion, our feelings are partially rooted 12 in physical reactions. American psychologist William James and Danish physiologist Carl Lange argued at the end of the 19th century that humans do not cry 13 because they are sad but that they become sad when the tears begin to flow。

　　Although sadness also 14 precedes tears, evidence suggests that emotions can flow 15 from muscular responses. In an experiment published in 1988, social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of Würzburg in Germany and his colleagues asked volunteers to 16 hold a pen either with their teeth—thereby creating an artificial smile—or with their lips, which would produce a 17 disappointed expression. Those forced to exercise their smiling muscles 18 reacted more exuberantly to funny cartoons than did those whose mouths were contracted in a frown, 19 suggesting that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around. 20 Similarly, the physical act of laughter could improve mood。

　　1.[A]among [B]except [C]despite [D]like C

　　2.[A]reflect [B]demand [C]indicate [D]produce　D

　　3.[A]stabilizing [B]boosting [C]impairing [D]determining　B

　　4.[A]transmit [B]sustain [C]evaluate [D]observe　B

　　5.[A]measurable [B]manageable [C]affordable [D]renewable　A

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

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

　　8.[A]hardens [B]weakens [C]tightens [D]relaxes　D

　　9.[A]aggravate [B]generate [C]moderate [D]enhance　C

　　10.[A]physical [B]mental [C]subconscious [D]internal　A

　　11.[A]Except for [B]According to [C]Due to [D]As for　B

　　12.[A]with [B]on [C]in [D]at　C

　　13.[A]unless [B]until [C]if [D]because　D

　　14.[A]exhausts [B]follows [C]precedes [D]suppresses　　C

　　15.[A]into [B]from [C]towards [D]beyond　B

　　16.[A]fetch [B]bite [C]pick [D]hold　D

　　17.[A]disappointed [B]excited [C]joyful [D]indifferent　A

　　18.[A]adapted [B]catered [C]turned [D]reacted　D

　　19.[A]suggesting [B]requiring [C]mentioning [D]supposing A

　　20.[A]Eventually [B]Consequently [C]Similarly [D]Conversely C

　　2011年的完型是簡單的，一上來就做出了證明：第一題考了極其明顯的邏輯關(guān)系而不是前幾年一樣先來一個‘紙老虎’的下馬威。而這樣的簡單詞匯居然考了5道題之多(1/6/11/13/20)。

　　文章出處，還是來自于距離出題時間一年左右的西方雜志(符合我們講的出題時間前十幾到三十幾個月的規(guī)律，顯得更‘新’而已)。

　　今年的20道題80個選項，很多選項單詞的設(shè)置都曾經(jīng)在歷年真題當(dāng)中都出現(xiàn)過。如果說考生在一年的學(xué)習(xí)當(dāng)中，如果不停的實踐以真題為備考的復(fù)習(xí)原則的話，難度不是特別大。這個規(guī)律，在‘走向未來’和‘畫龍點睛’中我多次提及。而所謂‘新出現(xiàn)’的選項詞匯作為正確答案的，也只有兩成左右。