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英语

2014年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语

（一）试题

　　SectionIUseofEnglish

　　Directions:

　　Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.（10points）

　　Asmanypeoplehitmiddleage,theyoftenstarttonoticethattheirmemoryandmentalclarityarenotwhattheyusedtobe.Wesuddenlycan'tremember___1___weputthekeysjustamomentago,oranoldacquaintance'sname,orthenameofanoldbandweusedtolove.Asthebrain___2___,werefertotheseoccurrencesas"seniormoments."___3___seeminglyinnocent,thislossofmentalfocuscanpotentiallyhavea（n）___4___impactonourprofessional,social,andpersonal___5___.

　　Neuroscientists,expertswhostudythenervoussystem,areincreasinglyshowingthatthere'sactuallyalotthatcanbedone.It___6___outthatthebrainneedsexerciseinmuchthesamewayourmusclesdo,andtherightmental___7___cansignificantlyimproveourbasiccognitive___8___.Thinkingisessentiallya___9___ofmakingconnectionsinthebrain.Toacertainextent,ourabilityto___10___inmakingtheconnectionsthatdriveintelligenceisinherited.___11___,becausetheseconnectionsaremadethrougheffortandpractice,scientistsbelievethatintelligencecanexpandandfluctuate___12___mentaleffort.

　　Now,anewWeb-basedcompanyhastakenitastep___13___anddevelopedthefirst"braintrainingprogram"designedtoactuallyhelppeopleimproveandregaintheirmental___14___.

　　TheWeb-basedprogram___15___youtosystematicallyimproveyourmemoryandattentionskills.Theprogramkeeps___16___ofyourprogressandprovidesdetailedfeedback___17___yourperformanceandimprovement.Mostimportantly,it___18___modifiesandenhancesthegamesyouplayto___19___onthestrengthsyouaredeveloping-muchlikea（n）___20___exerciseroutinerequiresyoutoincreaseresistanceandvaryyourmuscleuse.

　　1. [A]where [B]when [C]that [D]why

　　2. [A]improves [B]fades [C]recovers [D]collapses

　　3. [A]If  [B]Unless [C]Once [D]While

　　4. [A]uneven [B]limited [C]damaging [D]obscure

　　5. [A]wellbeing [B]environment[C]relationship[D]outlook

　　6. [A]turns [B]finds [C]points [D]figures

　　7. [A]roundabouts [B]responses [C]workouts [D]associations

　　8. [A]genre [B]functions [C]circumstances[D]criterion

　　9. [A]channel [B]condition [C]sequence [D]process

　　10. [A]persist [B]believe [C]excel [D]feature

　　11. [A]Therefore [B]Moreover [C]Otherwise [D]However

　　12. [A]accordingto[B]regardlessof[C]apartfrom [D]insteadof

　　13. [A]back [B]further [C]aside [D]around

　　14. [A]sharpness [B]stability [C]framework [D]flexibility

　　15. [A]forces [B]reminds [C]hurries [D]allows

　　16. [A]hold [B]track [C]order [D]pace

　　17. [A]to [B]with [C]for [D]on

　　18. [A]irregularly [B]habitually [C]constantly [D]unusually

　　19. [A]carry [B]put [C]build [D]take

　　20. [A]risky [B]effective [C]idle [D]familiar

　　SectionⅡReadingComprehension

　　PartA

　　Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.（40points）

　　Text1

　　Inorderto"changelivesforthebetter"andreduce"dependency"GeorgeOsborne,ChancelloroftheExchequer,introducedthe"upfrontworksearch"scheme.OnlyifthejoblessarriveatthejobcentrewithaCV,registerforonlinejobsearch,andstartlookingforworkwilltheybeeligibleforbenefitandthentheyshouldreportweeklyratherthanfortnightly.Whatcouldbemorereasonable?

　　Moreapparentreasonablenessfollowed.Therewillnowbeaseven-daywaitforthejobseeker'sallowance."Thosefirstfewdaysshouldbespentlookingforwork,notlookingtosignon."heclaimed."We'redoingthesethingsbecauseweknowtheyhelppeoplestayoffbenefitsandhelpthoseonbenefitsgetintoworkfaster."Help?

Really?

Onfirsthearing,thiswasthesociallyconcernedchancellor,tryingtochangelivesforthebetter,completewith"reforms"toanobviouslyindulgentsystemthatdemandstoolittleeffortfromthenewlyunemployedtofindwork,andsubsidiseslaziness.Whatmotivatedhim,weweretounderstand,washiszealfor"fundamentalfairness"-protectingthetaxpayer,controllingspendingandensuringthatonlythemostdeservingclaimantsreceivedtheirbenefits.

　　Losingajobishurting:

youdon'tskipdowntothejobcentrewithasonginyourheart,delightedattheprospectofdoublingyourincomefromthegenerousstate.Itisfinanciallyterrifying,psychologicallyembarrassingandyouknowthatsupportisminimalandextraordinarilyhardtoget.Youarenownotwanted;yousupportisminimalandextraordinarilyhardtoget.Youarenownotwanted;youarenowexcludedfromtheworkenvironmentthatofferspurposeandstructureinyourlife.Worse,thecrucialincometofeed