题目
Although sadness also [14] squaretears, evidence suggests that emotions can flow [15] squaremuscularresponses. In an experiment published in 1988,social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of würzburg inGermany asked volunteers to [16] square a pen either with their teeth-thereby creating an artificial smile-orwith their lips, which would produce a(n) [17] squareexpression. Those forced to exercise their smiling muscles[18] squareenthusiastically to funny cartoons than did those whose months were contracted in a frown, [19]squarethat expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around. [20]square, the physicalact of laughter could improve mood.14.[A]exhausts [B]follows [C]precedes [D]suppresses15.[A]into [B]from [C]towards [D]beyond16.[A]fetch [B]bite [C]pick [D]hold17.[A]disappointed [B]excited [C]joyful [D]indifferent18.[A]adapted [B]catered [C]turned [D]reacted19.[A]suggesting [B]requiring [C]mentioning [D]supposing20.[A]Eventually [B]Consequently [C]Similarly [D]Conversely
Although sadness also [14] $\square$tears, evidence suggests that emotions can flow [15] $\square$muscular
responses. In an experiment published in 1988,social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of würzburg in
Germany asked volunteers to [16] $\square$ a pen either with their teeth-thereby creating an artificial smile-or
with their lips, which would produce a(n) [17] $\square$expression. Those forced to exercise their smiling muscles
[18] $\square$enthusiastically to funny cartoons than did those whose months were contracted in a frown, [19]
$\square$that expressions may influence emotions rather than just the other way around. [20]$\square$, the physical
act of laughter could improve mood.
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
题目解答
答案
14. 根据让步关系，悲伤“先于”眼泪，应填“precedes”。
15. 情绪“来源于”肌肉反应，应填“from”。
16. 实验中志愿者需“hold”笔，形成假笑或皱眉。
17. 用嘴唇夹笔形成“disappointed”表情，与“smile”相对。
18. “reacted”表“对卡通反应更积极”。
19. “suggesting”表“表明表情可影响情绪”。
20. “Similarly”表“同样地，笑可改善情绪”。
答案：
14. C. precedes
15. B. from
16. D. hold
17. A. disappointed
18. D. reacted
19. A. suggesting
20. C. Similarly
解析
本题主要考查对文章文章内容的理解以及词汇和短语的运用。解题的关键在于结合上下文语境，分析每个空格处所需表达的逻辑关系和语义。
第14题
- 本题考查词汇辨析和对句子逻辑关系的理解。根据“Although”引导的让步关系可知，这里要表达悲伤和眼泪之间的先后顺序。
- “exhausts”意为“耗尽”，“follows”意为“跟随”，“precedes”意为“先于”，“suppresses”意为“抑制”。结合常识，悲伤通常是先出现，然后才会流泪，所以应选“precedes”。### 第15题
- 本题考查介词的用法和对句子逻辑的把握。这里要表达情绪和肌肉反应之间的关系。
- “flow from”是固定搭配，表示“来源于”，即情绪可以从肌肉反应中产生，所以选“from”符合逻辑。### 第16题
- 本题考查动词的选择，需根据实验情境来确定。
- “fetch”意为“取来”，“bite”意为“咬”，“pick”意为“捡起”，“hold”意为“握住”。在实验中，志愿者是用牙齿或嘴唇握住笔来形成不同的表情，所以选“hold”。### 第17题
- 本题考查形容词的选择，要与前文的“smile”形成对比。
- “disappointed”意为“失望的”，“excited”意为“兴奋的”，“joyful”意为“快乐的”，“indifferent”意为“冷漠的”。用嘴唇夹笔形成的表情与微笑相反，“disappointed”符合语境。### 第18题
- 本题考查动词短语的搭配和语义理解。这里描述志愿者对有趣卡通的反应。
- “adapted”常与“to”搭配，意为“适应”；“catered”意为“迎合”；“turned”常与“to”搭配，意为“转向”；“reacted”与“to”搭配，意为“对……做出反应”。这里说的是对卡通的反应，所以选“reacted”。### 第19题
- 本题考查非谓语动词的用法和对句子逻辑的理解。这里需要一个词来引出前面实验结果所表明的内容。
- “suggesting”意为“表明”，“requiring”意为“要求”，“mentioning”意为“提及”，“supposing”意为“假设”。前面的实验结果表明表情可能影响情绪，“suggesting”符合逻辑。### 第20题
- 本题考查副词的选择，要根据前后文的逻辑关系来判断。
- “Eventually”意为“最终”，“Consequently”意为“因此”，所以”，“Similarly”意为“同样地”，“Conversely”意为“相反地”。前文说表情可能影响情绪，这里说笑的身体行为也能改善情绪，是类似的情况，所以选“Similarly”。