2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语真题及答案.docVIP

2014年?全国硕士研?究生入学统?一考试英语（一）Direc?tions?: Read the follo?wing text. Choos?e the best word(S) for each numbe?red blank? and mark A, B ,C or D on ANSWE?R SHEET?. (10 Point?s) As many peopl?e hit middl?e age, they often? start? to notic?e that their? memor?y and menta?l clari?ty are not what they used to be. We sudde?nly cant remem?ber 1 we put the keys just a momen?t ago, or an old acqua?intan?ces name, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain? 2 , we refer? to these? occur?rence?s as senio?r momen?ts. 3 seemi?ngly innoc?ent, this loss of menta?l focus? can poten?tiall?y have a(an) 4 impac?t on our profe?ssion?al, socia?l, and perso?nal 5 . Neuro?scien?tists?, exper?ts who study? the nervo?us syste?m, are incre?asing?ly showi?ng that there?s actua?lly a lot that can be done. It 6 out that the brain? needs? exerc?ise in much the same way our muscl?es do, and the right? menta?l 7 can signi?fican?tly impro?ve our basic? cogni?tive 8 . Think?ing is essen?tiall?y a 9 of makin?g conne?ction?s in the brain?. To a certa?in exten?t, our abili?ty to 10 in makin?g the conne?ction?s that drive? intel?ligen?ce is inher?ited. 11 , becau?se these? conne?ction?s are made throu?gh effor?t and pract?ice, scien?tists? belie?ve that intel?ligen?ce can expan?d and fluct?uate 12 menta?l effor?t. Now, a new Web-based? compa?ny has taken? it a step 13 and devel?oped the first? brain? train?ing progr?am desig?ned to actua?lly help peopl?e impro?ve and regai?n their? menta?l 14 . The Web-based? progr?am 15 you to syste?matic?ally impro?ve your memor?y and atten?tion skill?s. The progr?am keeps? 16 of your progr?ess and provi?des detai?led feedb?ack 17 your perfo?rmanc?e and impro?vemen?t. Most impor?tantl?y, it 18 modif?ies and enhan?ces the games? you play to 19 on the stren?gths you are devel?oping?--much like a(n) 20 exerc?ise routi?ne requi?res you to incre?ase resis?tance? and vary your muscl