中央音乐学院考博英语阅读真题解析.pdf

中国考博首选学校中央音乐学院考博英语阅读真题解析Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numberedblank and mark [A], [B], [C] or [D] on ANSWER SHEET 1. (10 points)Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodilyexercise precious to health.” But 1 some claims to the contrary,laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness Laughterdoes 2 short-term changes in the function of the heart and its bloodvessels, 3 heart rate and oxygen consumption But because hard laughteris difficult to4 , a good laugh is unlikely to have 5 benefits the way, say,walking or jogging does.（PS:The way tocontact yumingkaoboTEL:siling ling-liuliu ba-liu jiuqi ba : 772678537)6 , instead of straining muscles to build them, as exercise does,laughter apparently accomplishes the 7 , studies dating back to the1930’s indicate that laughter 8 muscles, decreasing muscle tone forup to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down.Such bodily reaction might conceivably help 9 the effects ofpsychological stress. Anyway, the act of laughing probably doesproduce other types of 10 feedback, that improve an individual’semotional state. 11 one classical theory of emotion, our feelings arepartially rooted 12 physical reactions. It was argued at the end ofthe 19th century that humans do not cry 13 they are sad but they 中国考博首选学校sad when the tears begin to flow.Although sadness also 14 tears, evidence suggests that emotionscan flow 15 muscular responses. In an experiment published in1988,social psychologist Fritz Strack of the University of würzburgin Germany asked volunteers to 16 a pen either with theirteeth-thereby creating an artificial smile – or with their lips,which would produce a(n) 17 expression. Those forced to exercise theirenthusiastically to funny catoons than did those whose months werecontracted in a frown, 19 that expressions may influence emotionsrather than just the other way around 20 , the physical act of laughtercould improve mood.篇章分析：题目的文章来自于 2009年4月刊 Scientific American 的 How HumorMakes You Friendlier, by Sexier Steve Ayan, ：幽默如何使你更加有人缘且性感1.[A]among [B]except [C]despite [D]like C2.[A]reflect [B]demand [C]indicate [D]produce D3.[A]stabilizing [B]boosting [C]impairing [D]determining B4.[A]transmit [B]sustain [C]evaluate [D]observe B5.[A]measurable [B]manageable [C]affordable [D]renewable A6.[A]In turn [B]In fact [C]In addition [D]In brief B7.[A]opposite [B]impossible [C]average [D]expected A8.[A]hardens [B]weakens [C]tightens [D]relaxes D9.[A]aggravate [B]generate [C]moderate [D]enhance C 中国考博首选学校10.[A]physical [B]mental [C]subconscious [D]internal A11.[A]Except for [B]According to [C]Due to [D]As for B12.[A]with [B]on [C]in [D]at C13.[A]unless [B]until [C]if [D]because D14.[A]exhausts [B]follows [C]precedes [D]suppresses C15.[A]into [B]from [C]towards [D]beyond B16.[A]fetch [B]bite [C]pick [D]hold D17.[A]disappointed [B]excited [C]joyful [D]indifferent A18.[A]adapted [B]catered [C]turned [D]reacted D19.[A]suggesting [B]requiring [C]mentioning [D]supposing A20.[A]Eventually [B]Consequently [C]Similarly [D]Conversely CSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below eachtext by choosing [A], [B], [C] or [D]. Mark your answers on ANSWERSHEET 1. (40 points)Text 1The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbertas its next music director has been the talk of the classical-musicworld ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009.For the most part, the response has been favorable, to say the least.“Hooray! At last!” wrote Anthony Tommasini, a sober-sidedclassical-music 中国考博首选学校纽约爱乐乐团决定聘请Alan Gilbert作为下一任的音乐总监，这从2009年任命被宣布之日起就在古典音乐界引起了热议。

别的不说，大部分人的反应是积极的好啊，终于好了!” Anthony Tommasini 写道，他可是一个以严肃著称的古典音乐评论家One of the reasons why the appointment came as such a surprise,however, is that Gilbert is comparatively little known. EvenTommasini, who had advocated Gilbert’s appointment in the Times,calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidableconductor about him.” As a description of the next music directorof an orchestra that has hitherto been led by musicians like GustavMahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck at leastsome Times readers as faint praise.但是，这个任命之所以一起人们惊讶的原因却是Gilbert 相对而言并不是很有名。

甚至在时代杂志上发文支持Gilbert任命的Tommasini都称其为：低调的音乐家，在他身上找不到那种飞扬跋扈的指挥家的气质纽约爱乐乐团迄今为止都是由像 Gustav Mahler(古斯塔夫·马勒)和Pierre Boulez 布列兹那样的音乐家领导的这样去描述这个乐团的下一位指挥，至少对于时代的读者而言，这是一种苍白的表扬For my part, I have no idea whether Gilbert is a great conductoror even a good one. To be sure, he performs an impressive variety ofinteresting compositions, but it is not necessary for me to visitAvery Fisher Hall, or anywhere else, to hear interesting orchestralmusic. All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf, or boot up my computerand download still more recorded music from iT 中国考博首选学校就我看来，我不知道Gilb。