2017高考英语二轮专题复习 专题三训练4说明文 含解析.docx

专题三 完形填空

训练4 说明文

A

(2016·安徽江淮名校二次联考)Withtimeflying，peoplebecomeaged.Thenmanypeopleevenintheirmiddleageoftenstarttonoticethattheirmemoryandmentalclarityarenotwhattheyusedtobe.Wesuddenlycantremember 1 weputthekeysjustamomentago，oranoldfriendsname，orthenameofanoldbandweusedtolove.As

thebrain 2 ，werefertotheseoccurrencesas“senior

moments”． 3 seeminglyinnocent，thislossofmentalfocuscan

potentiallyhavea(n)being.

4 effectonoursocialand

5

well－

Neuroscientists，expertswhostudythenervoussystem，are

increasinglyshowingthattheresactuallyalotthatcanbedone.It

6 outthatthebrainneedsexerciseinmuchthesamewayour

musclesdo，andtherightmental

7

cansignificantlyimprove

ourbasiccognitive(认知) 8 ．Thinkingisbasicallya 9 of

makingconnectionsinthebrain.Toacertainextent，ourabilityto

10 in makingthe connections that drive intelligence isinherited(继承)． 11 ，becausetheseconnectionsaremadethrougheffortandpractice，scientistsbelievethatintelligencecanexpandand

wave 12 mentaleffort.

Now，anewWeb－basedcompanyhastakenastep

13

and

developedthefirst “braintrainingprogramme”designedtoactually

helppeopleimproveand

14

theirmentalsharpness.

TheWeb－basedprogramme 15 youtosystematically

improveyourmemoryandattentionskills.Theprogrammekeepsa(n)

16 ofyourprogressandprovidesdetailedfeedback(反馈)

17 yourperformanceandimprovement.Mostimportantly，it

18

changesandimprovesthegamesyouplayto 19

upthe

strengthsyouaredeveloping—muchlike a(n)

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exercise

routine whichrequiresyoutoincreaseresistanceandvaryyourmuscleuse.

【语篇解读】 本文为说明文。随着人们年龄的增长，很多人会出

现记忆力下降的现象。然而神经学家经过研究发现，通过正确的脑部训练可以有效提高人们的认知能力。

1．A.whereC．that

B．whenD．why

解析：此处表示我们突然记不得刚才把钥匙放在哪里了，故答案为

A项。

答案：A

2．A.improvesC．recovers

B．fadesD．falls

解析：由于大脑衰退，我们把这些现象称为“瞬间性老年痴呆”。

由句意可知答案选B项。

答案：B