《二零一六年考研英语一真题和答案(大师兄英语版)》.pdf

@大师兄英语·2015年考研英语一 2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语一试题 SectionI UseofEnglish Directions: Readthe followingtext. Choosethebestword(s) foreachnumberedblank andmark [A], [B], [C]or [D]on theANSWERSHEET.(10points) Asmanypeoplehit middle age,they often starttonoticethattheirmemory andmental clarityarenotwhat theyusedtobe.Wesuddenlycan’tremember 1 weputthekeysjust amomentago,oranoldacquaintance’s name, orthename ofanoldbandweusedto love.Asthebrain 2 ,werefertotheseoccurrencesas“senior moments.” 3 seeminglyinnocent,thislossofmentalfocuscanpotentiallyhave a(n) 4 impactonour professional,social,andpersonal 5 . Neuroscientists, experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that there’s actually a lot thatcanbedone.It 6 outthatthebrainneedsexerciseinmuchthesamewayourmusclesdo,andtheright mental 7 cansignificantlyimproveourbasiccognitive 8 .Thinkingisessentiallya 9 ofmaking connectionsinthebrain.Toacertainextent,ourabilityto 10 inmakingthe connectionsthat driveintelli- genceisinherited. 11 ,becausetheseconnectionsaremadethrougheffortandpractice,scientistsbelievethat intelligencecanexpandandfluctuate 12 mentaleffort. Now, a new Web-based company has taken it a step 13 and developed the first “brain training program”designedtoactuallyhelppeopleimproveandregaintheirmental 14 . TheWeb-basedprogram 15 youtosystematicallyimproveyourmemoryandattentionskills.Theprog- ramkeeps 16 ofyourprogressandprovidesdetailedfeedback 17 yourperformanceandimprovement. Mostimportantly,it 18 modifiesandenhancesthegamesyouplayto 19 onthestrengthsyouaredeve- loping—muchlikea(n) 20 exerciseroutinerequiresyoutoincreaseresistanceandvaryyourmuscleuse. 1.[A]where [B]when [C]that [D]why 2.[A]improves [B]fades [C]re