2011年考研英语的考试刚刚结束，就拿到的真题分析，整体难度与2010年相比，有所下降，但是各部分的题目难度增减不一。完型填空部分，难度基本上没有变化，但是对词汇的考察有所加强，阅读理解Part A部分不论是从文章的选取和题目的设计，比去年的难度都有一定程度的降低。阅读理解的PART　B部分，第一次出现了排序题，虽然排序在几种题型中算是难度比较低的，但是命题者通过文章的选择，避免了一些明显的标志词的出现，成功地增加了难度，但是整体而言，此部分难度比去年有所降低。这次考试，难度降低比较明显的是作文部分。2010年的文化火锅确实使不少同学在构思和用词上煞费苦心，而今年关于旅游区爱护环境的话题，其文章审题的难度，仅限于高一语文作文的水平，加之环保是考研英语作文的大热点，相信很多同学在考前也有目的地记忆了一些这方面的词汇和句型，写起来一定是更加得心应手。

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　　题目的文章来自于 2009年4月号Scientific American, 作者 Steve Ayan, 原文题目为

　　How Humor Makes You Friendlier, Sexier：幽默如何使你更加有人缘且性感

　　Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to health。” But 1despite 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