2021考研英语一真题及答案解析.pdfVIP

长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。——李白

2021考研英语一真题及答案解析

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions：

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreach

numberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10

points)

Fluidintelligenceisthetypeofintelligencethathastodo

withshort-termmemoryandtheabilitytothinkquickly,

logically,andabstractlyinordertosolvenewproblems.It

(1)inyoungadulthood,levelsoutforaperiodoftime,and

then(2)startstoslowlydeclineasweage.

But(3)agingisinevitable,scientistsarefindingthat

certainchangesinbrainfunctionmaynotbe.

Onestudyfoundthatmusclelossandthe(4)ofbodyfat

aroundtheabdomenareassociatedwithadeclineinfluid

intelligence.Thissuggeststhe(5)thatlifestylefactors

mighthelppreventor(6)thistypeofdecline.

Theresearcherslookedatdatathat(7)measurementsoflean

muscleandabdominalfatfrommorethan4,000middle-to-older-

agedmenandwomenand(8)thatdatato

reportedchangesinfluidintelligenceoverasix-yearperiod.

长风破浪会有时，直挂云帆济沧海。——李白

Theyfoundthatmiddle-agedpeople(9)highermeasuresof

abdominalfat(10)worseonmeasuresoffluidintelligenceas

theyears(11).

Forwomen,theassociationmaybe(12)tochangesin

immunitythatresultedfromexcessabdominalfat；inmen,the

immunesystemdidnotappeartobe(13)Itishoped