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武汉大学基础英语考研真题及详解（2013～2014）
武汉大学2014年基础英语考研真题
I.Cloze(15×1=15points)
Directions:Fill in the numbered blanks with proper words.Among the20 expressions given,only15should be ud.Make sure the words come in correct forms in terms of both grammar and meaning.
tickle demonstrate coordination humorous breathe inevitable negative boost tea tension fold involve excessive side associate itch titter relaxation repeated pain
The fingers of an outstretched arm are nearing your body;you bend away(1) your torso,bending your head to your shoulder in hopes that you don’t get tickled; but the(2)occurs:what you anticipated—you are tickled and in hysterics you chuckle(3)and burst into uncontrollable laughter.Why do we laugh when we are tickled?
Tickling is caud by a light nsation across our skin.At times the light nsation can cau(4);however,most of the time the light touch caus giggling.If a feather is gently moved across the surface of the skin,this can also cau tickling and giggling.Heavy laughter is caud by someone or something placing(5)pressure on a person and tickling a particular area.The sites tickled often are feet,toes,(6),underarms,and neck which cau a great deal of laughter.Yngve Zotterman from Karolinksk Institute has found that tickling
nsations(7)signals from nerve fibers.Also,Zotterman discovered tickling nsations to be(8)with n of touch and not just with nerve fibers becau people who have lost(9)nsations still laugh when tickled.But really,why do we laugh?Why are we not able to(10)ourlves?What part of the brain is responsible for laughter and humor?Why do we say some people have no n of humor?
Rearch has shown that laughing is more than just a person’s voice and movement.Laughter requires the(11)of many muscles throughout the body. Laughter also increas blood pressure and heart rate,changes(12),reduces levels of certain neurochemicals(catecholamines,hormones)and pro
vides a(13) to the immune system.Can laughter improve health?It may be a good way for people to relax since muscle(14)is reduced after laughing.Human tests have found some evidence that humorous videos and tapes can reduce feelings of pain, preven t(15)stress reactions and boost the brain’s biological battle against infection.beat it 歌词
【答案与解析】
条款英文
1.folding
（该短文主要讲的是人为什么被挠痒会笑以及笑给身体带来的积极影响。由句子结构可知，这里需要填一个及物动词且为现在分词形式，由前面一句“The fingers of an outstretched arm are nearing your body”和该句的bend的可推测，此处表示弯曲身体，因此应填folding。）
2.inevitable
（由occurs可知此处需要一个形容词，再通过句意分析可知，被胳肢就会笑这一现象是不可避免的，因此这里应填inevitable。）
3.titter
（通过分析句意可知，当你被胳肢的时候，你会轻声笑然后抑制不住的大笑。本句中先用的chuckle轻声地笑，最后用的是laughter大笑，因此应该填一个介于其两者中间且表示笑的词titter。）
4.itching
（该句与前面一句意思相同，有时对皮肤稍微的刺激都能引起痒的感觉。此处缺少一个和tickling意思相近的词，且为动名词形式，所以答案为itching。）
perpendicular
（由pressure可知这里需要一个形容词，分析句意可知，大笑是因为对身体的某一个地方重复的施加力量，这里强调的是重复，因此应填repeated。）
6.sides
（本句中与该词相并列的词均表示身体某一部位，而且从所给词中，只有side（侧面）适合。但这里表示的是身体两侧，因此要用复数形式sides。）overlander
7.involve
argue
（此处需要一个动词，且在文中“痒的感觉”和“神经纤维传来的信号”是包含关系，因此填involve。）
8.associated
（由句子结构可知此处应填一个形容词，并要和介词with搭配。结合所给单词，be associated with最为恰当。该句的意思是，痒的感觉不仅和神经纤维有关，也和触觉有关。）
9.pain
（由nsation一词以及前半句的n of touch可以推断出，这里表示人的一种感觉。而所给词中，只有pain适合，pain nsation表示痛感。该半句句意为，当被挠痒时，即使是丧失痛感的人仍然会笑。）
10.tickle
（根据前后句语境，前文都是在讲别人挠自己会痒，该部分则转换角度，分析人为什么会笑，为什么自己不会把自己挠笑？该段通篇都在讲tickling，因此只有动词tickle符合。）11.coordination
（此处需要填一个名词，这句话主要意思为，笑需要全身肌肉的协调。由前一句more than 不单单，该处应该强调的是肌肉的配合coordination。）
12.breathing
（该句主要在说笑给人身体各方面带来的好处，分别有血压、心率、神经系统和免疫体统。从所给词汇中，只有breathe和人的身体机能相关，且根据句子结构，应该使用动名词形式breathing。）
13.boost
（这句话主要讲笑对身体的好处。所以此处表示给免疫系统体统带来的好处，应为增强免疫系统，答案为boost。boost意为“促进，提升”。）
（根据句子结构，此处应该填一个名词，由前面relax一词，以及整句的意思可知，笑使得肌肉紧张减轻，人就会变轻松。因此要填一个和relax意思相反的词，在所给词中tension 最符合。）
（这句话主要讲幽默视频和录音带来的积极效果。该处用的是动词prevent（阻止），后面应紧跟压力带来的消极反应。所以此处需要一个形容词修饰reaction，根据所给词，答案为negative。）
II.Paraphra the underlined idiomatic expressions in the following ntences.(5×2=10points)
1.My father’s redundancy came as a bolt from the blue.
2.The Prime Minister must have got out of bed on the wrong side this morning. 3,No,it’s not bankruptcy which has caud him to drink.You’ve put the cart before the hor.
4.I know I will fail if I bite off more than I can chew.
5.I was swept off my feet by her wit and charm.
【答案】
1.a bolt from the blue:a sudden and unexpected disaster
< out of bed on the wrong side this morning:a bad mood
3.put the cart before the hor:put the incidental before the fundamental
奥斯卡最佳影片奖4.bite off more than I can chew:overestimate mylf
5.swept off my feet:overwhelmed with love
III.Paraphra the following ntences.(5×3=15points)
1.Virtue is like a rich stone,best plain t;and surely virtue is best,in a body that isgetbored
comely,though not of delicate features;and that hath rather dignity of prence,
cooperate
than beauty of aspect.
【答案】
Virtue is like a precious stone that is most beautiful without decoration.As to the virtuous person,they can be pleasing to the eye,but not necessarily so beautiful.Becau rather than the beauty of appearance,it would be better to have dignity.
2.Always acknowledge a fault.This will throw tho in authority off their guard and
give you an opportunity to commit more.
【答案】
You should always admit your faults.Then your superior may be relaxed on you so that you will have another chance to make more mistakes.
3.Had I been merely a lover of fine scenery,I should have felt little desire to ek
elwhere for its gratification,for on no country have the charms of nature been more prodigally lavished.
【答案】
theriddleIf all I want is beautiful scenery,I don’t need to go elwhere in arching for this kind of satisfaction.Becau there is no scenery in other country can be compared with this one.
4.It is not so much for its beauty that the forest makes a claim upon men’s hearts,
