全国硕士硕士招生考试英语(一)试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text
Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1
(10 points)Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as “a bodily exercise precious to health
” But 1 some claims to the contrary, laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness
Laughter does 2 short-term changes in the function of the heart and its blood vessels, 3 heart rate and oxygen consumption
But because hard laughter is difficult to 4 , a good laugh is unlikely to have 5 benefits the way, say, walking or jogging does
6 , instead of straining muscles to build them, as exercise does, laughter apparently accomplishes the 7
Studies dating back to the 1930s indicate that laughter8 muscles, decreasin