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1、2014 年研究生入学考试英语一试题SectionI Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the bestword(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D on the ANSWER SHEET.(10points)As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that theirmemory and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We
2、 suddenly cantremember _1_ we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintancesname, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain _2_, werefer to these occurrences as “senior moments.” _3_ seemingly innocent,this loss of mental focus can potentially have a (n) _4_ impact on ourprof
3、essional, social, and personal _5_. Neuroscientists,experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that theresactually a lot that can be done. It _6_ out that the brain needs exercisein much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental _7_ cansignificantly improve our basic cogn
4、itive _8_. Thinking is essentially a_9_ of making connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to_10_ in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited._11_, because these connections are made through effort and practice,scientists believe that intelligence can expand and
5、fluctuate _12_ mentaleffort.Now, a newWeb-based company has taken it a step _13_ and developed the first “braintraining program” designed to actually help people improve and regain theirmental _14_.The Web-basedprogram _15_ you to systematically improve your memory and attentionskills. The program k
6、eeps _16_ of your progress and provides detailedfeedback _17_ your performance and improvement. Most importantly, it_18_modifies and enhances the games you play to _19_ on the strengthsyou are developingmuch like a(n) _20_exercise routine requires you toincrease resistance and vary your muscle use.1
7、. Awhere Bwhen Cthat Dwhy2. Aimproves Bfades Crecovers Dcollapses3. AIf BUnless COnce DWhile4. Auneven Blimited Cdamaging Dobscure5. Awellbeing Benvironment Crelationship Doutlook6. Aturns Bfinds Cpoints Dfigures7. Aroundabouts Bresponses Cworkouts Dassociations8. Agenre Bfunctions Ccircumstances Dc
8、riterion9. Achannel Bcondition Csequence Dprocess10. Apersist Bbelieve Cexcel Dfeature11. A Therefore B Moreover C Otherwise DHowever12. Aaccording to Bregardless of Capart from Dinstead of13. Aback Bfurther Caside Daround14. Asharpness Bstability Cframework Dflexibility15. Aforces Breminds Churries
9、 Dallows16. Ahold Btrack Corder Dpace17. Ato Bwith Cfor Don18. Airregularly Bhabitually Cconstantly Dunusually19. Acarry Bput Cbuild Dtake20. Arisky Beffective Cidle DfamiliarSection Reading ComprehensionPartADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer thequestions below each text by choosing A
10、, B, C or D. Mark your answers on theANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text1In order to “changelives for the better” and reduce “dependency” George Osborne, Chancellor of theExchequer, introduced the “upfront work search” scheme. Only if the joblessarrive at the jobcentre with a CV, register for online job s
11、earch, and startlooking for work will they be eligible for benefit and then they should reportweekly rather than fortnightly. What could be more reasonable?Moreapparent reasonableness followed. There will now be a seven-day wait for thejobseekers allowance. “Those first few days should be spent look
12、ing for work,not looking to sign on.” he claimed. “Were doing these things becausewe know they help people stay off benefits and help those on benefits get intowork faster.” Help? Really? On first hearing, this was the socially concernedchancellor, trying to change lives for the better, complete wit
13、h “reforms” toan obviously indulgent system that demands too little effort from the newlyunemployed to find work, and subsidises laziness. What motivated him, we wereto understand, was his zeal for “fundamental fairness” protecting thetaxpayer, controlling spending and ensuring that only the most deserving claimantsreceived their benefits.Losinga job is hurting: you dont skip down to the jobcentre with a song in yourheart, delighted at the prospect of doubling your income fr
