英语一真题未排版考研.pdf

2014年招生考试英语（一）

SectionⅠUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankand

markA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Asmanypeoplehitmiddleage,theyoftenstarttonoticethattheirmemoryandmental

clarityarenotwhattheyusedtobe.Wesuddenlycantremember1weputthekeys

justamomentago,oranoldacquaintancesname,orthenameofanoldbandweusedto

love.Asthebrain2,werefertotheseoccurrencesasseniormoments.3

seeminglyinnocent,thislossofmentalfocuscanpotentiallyhavea(an)4impacton

ourprofessional,social,andal5.

Neuroscientistpertswhostudythenervoussystem,areincreasinglyshowingthattheres

actuallyalotthatcanbedone.It6outthatthebrainneederciseinmuchthesame

wayourmusclesdo,andtherightmental7cansignificantlyimproveourbasic

cognitive8.Thinkingisessentiallya9ofmakingconnectionsinthebrain.

Toacertainextent,ourabilityto10inmakingtheconnectionsthatdriveintelligenceis

inherited.11,becausetheseconnectionsaremadethrougheffortandpractice,

scientistsbelievethatintelligencecanexpandandfluctuate12mentaleffort.

Now,anewWeb-basedcompanyhastakenitastep13anddevelopedthefirstbrain

trainingprogramdesignedtoactuallyhelppeopleimproveandregaintheirmental

14.

TheWeb-basedprogram15youtosystematicallyimproveyourmemoryandattention

skills.Theprogramkeeps16ofyourprogressandprovidesdetailed