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UseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmark[A],[B],[C]or[D]onANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

AncientGreekphilosopherAristotleviewedlaughteras“abodilyexerciseprecioustohealth.”But__1___someclaimstothecontrary,laughingprobablyhaslittleinfluenceonphysicalfitnessLaughterdoes__2___short-termchangesinthefunctionoftheheartanditsbloodvessels,___3_heartrateandoxygenconsumptionButbecausehardlaughterisdifficultto__4__,agoodlaughisunlikelytohave__5___benefitstheway,say,walkingorjoggingdoes.

__6__,insteadofstrainingmusclestobuildthem,asexercisedoes,laughterapparentlyaccomplishesthe__7__,studiesdatingbacktothe1930’sindicatethatlaughter__8___muscles,decreasingmuscletoneforupto45minutesafterthelaughdiesdown.

Suchbodilyreactionmightconceivablyhelp_9__theeffectsofpsychologicalstress.Anyway,theactoflaughingprobablydoesproduceothertypesof___10___feedback,thatimproveanindividual’semotionalstate.__11____oneclassicaltheoryofemotion,ourfeelingsarepartiallyrooted____12___physicalreactions.Itwasarguedattheendofthe19thcenturythathumansdonotcry___13___theyaresadbuttheybecomesadwhenthetearsbegintoflow.

Althoughsadnessalso____14___tears,evidencesuggeststhatemotionscanflow__15___muscularresponses.Inanexperimentpublishedin1988,socialpsychologistFritzStrackoftheUniversityofwü

rzburginGermanyaskedvolunteersto__16___apeneitherwiththeirteeth-therebycreatinganartificialsmile–orwiththeirlips,whichwouldproducea（n）__17___expression.Thoseforcedtoexercisetheirenthusiasticallytofunnycatoonsthandidthosewhosemonthswerecontractedinafrown,____19___thatexpressionsmayinfluenceemotionsratherthanjusttheotherwayaround__20__,thephysicalactoflaughtercouldimprovemood.

A1．[A]among 

[B]except 

[C]despite 

[D]like

2．D[A]reflect 

[B]demand 

[C]indicate 

[D]produce

B3．[A]stabilizing 

[B]boosting 

[C]impairing 

[D]determining

C4．[A]transmit 

[B]sustain 

[C]evaluate 

[D]observe

A5．[A]measurable 

[B]manageable 

[C]affordable 

[D]renewable

B6．[A]Inturn 

[B]Infact 

[C]Inaddition 

[D]Inbrief

A7．[A]opposite 

[B]impossible 

[C]average 

[D]expected

D8．[A]hardens 

[B]weakens 

[C]tightens 

[D]relaxes

C9．[A]aggravate 

[B]generate 

[C]moderate 

[D]enhance

D10．[A]physical 

[B]mental 

[C]subconscious 

[D]internal

B11．[A]Exceptfor 

[B]Accordingto 

[C]Dueto 

[D]Asfor

A12．[A]with 

[B]on 

[C]in 

[D]at

B13．[A]unless 

[B]until 

[C]if 

[D]because

B14．[A]exhausts 

[B]follows 

[C]precedes 

[D]suppresses

C15．[A]into 

[B]from 

[C]towards 

[D]beyond

A16．[A]fetch 

[B]bite 

[C]pick 

[D]hold

C17．[A]disappointed 

[B]excited 

[C]joyful 

[D]indifferent

D18．[A]adapted 

[B]catered 

[C]turned 

[D]reacted

D19．[A]suggesting 

[B]requiring 

[C]mentioning 

[D]supposing

C20．[A]Eventually 

[B]Consequently 

[C]Similarly 

[D]Conversely

SectionII 

ReadingComprehension

PartA

Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosing[A],[B],[C]or[D].MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.（40points）

Text1

ThedecisionoftheNewYorkPhilharmonictohireAlanGilbertasitsnextmusicdirectorhasbeenthetalkoftheclassical-musicworldeversincethesuddenannouncementofhisappointmentin2009.Forthemostpart,theresponsehasbeenfavorable,tosaytheleast.“Hooray!

Atlast!

”wroteAnthonyTommasini,asober-sidedclassical-musiccritic.

Oneofthereasonswhytheappointmentcameassuchasurprise,however,isthatGilbertiscomparativelylittleknown.EvenTommasini,whohadadvocatedGilbert’sappointmentintheTimes,callshim“anunpretentiousmusicianwithnoairoftheformidableconductorabouthim.”AsadescriptionofthenextmusicdirectorofanorchestrathathashithertobeenledbymusicianslikeGustavMahlerandPierreBoulez,thatseemslikelytohavestruckatleastsomeTimesreadersasfaintpraise.

Formypart,IhavenoideawhetherGilbertisagreatconductororevenagoodone.Tobesure,heperformsanimpressivevarietyofinterestingcompositions,butitisnotnecessaryformetovisitAveryFisherHall,oranywhereelse,tohearinterestingorchestralmusic.AllIhavetodoistogotomyCDshelf,orbootupmycomputeranddownloadstillmorerecordedmusicfromiTunes.

Devotedconcertgoerswhoreplythatrecordingsarenosubstituteforliveperformancearemissingthepoint.Forthetime,a