2014年考研英语（一）真题及答案解析（网络版）SectionIUseofLanguageDirections：Readthefollowing．textChoosethebestword（S）foreachnumberedblankandmark，AB，CorDonANSWERSHEET．（10Points）Asmanypeoplehitmiddleage，theyoftenstarttonoticethattheirmemoryandmentalclarityarenotwhattheyusedtobe．Wesuddenlycan'tremember1weputthekeysjustamomentago，oranoldacquaintance's，nameorthenameofanoldbandweused．toAslovethebrain，2werefertotheseoccurrencesas"senior．"moments3seeminglyinnocent，thislossofmentalfocuscanpotentially（anhave）4aimpactonourprofessional，social，andpersonal5．Neuroscientists，expertswhostudythenervoussystem，areincreasinglyshowingthatthere'sactuallyalotthatcan．Itbe6doneoutthatthebrainneedsexerciseinmuchthesamewayourmusclesdo，andtherightmental7cansignificantlyimproveourbasiccognitive8．Thinkingisessentiallya9ofmakingconnections．inTotheabraincertainextent，ourabilityto10inmakingtheconnectionsthatdriveintelligence．11is，inheritedbecausetheseconnectionsaremadethrougheffortand，practicescientistsbelievethatintelligencecanexpandandfluctuate12mental．effortNow，anewWeb－basedcompanyhastakenitastep13anddevelopedthefirst"braintrainingprogram"designedtoactuallyhelppeopleimproveandregaintheir．mental14TheWeb－basedprogram15youtosystematicallyimproveyourmemoryandattentionskills．Theprogramkeeps16ofyourprogressandprovidesdetailedfeedback17yourperformanceandimprovement．Mostimportantly，it18modifiesandenhancesthegamesyouplayto19onthestrengthsyouaredeveloping－－muchlike（an）20exerciseroutinerequiresyoutoincreaseresistanceandvaryyourmuscle．use1．[A]where[B]when[C]that[D]why2．[A]improves[B]fades[C]recovers[D]collapses3．[A]If[B]Unless[C]Once[D]While4．[A]uneven[B]limited[C]damaging[D]obscure5．[A]wellbeing[B]environment[C]relationship[D]outlook6．[A]turns[B]finds[C]points[D]figures7．[A]roundabouts[B]responses[C]workouts[D]associations8．[A]genre[B]functions[C]circumstances[D]criterion9．[A]channel[B]condition[C]sequence[D]process10．[A]persist[B]believe[C]excel[D]feature11．[A]Therefore[B]