2014硕士研究生统一入学考试 英语一
Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A,B,C or D
on the ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)
As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not
what they used to be. We suddenly can’t remember ___1___ we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old
acquaintance’s name, or the name of an old band we used to love. As the brain ___2___, we refer to these
occurrences as "senior moments." ___3___ seemingly innocent, this loss of mental focus can potentially
have a (n) ___4___ impact on our professional, social, and personal ___5___.
Neuroscientists, experts who study the nervous system, are increasingly showing that there’s actually a
lot that can be done. It ___6___ out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and
Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s)for each numbered blank and mark A，B，C or D on
ANSWER SHEET.(10 points)
Though not biologically related, friends are as “related” as fourth cousins, sharing about 1% of
genes. That is 1 a study, published from the University of California and Yale University in the
Proceedings of the National Academy Sciences, has 2 .
The study is a genome-wide analysis conducted 3 1,932
unique subjects which 4
pairs of unrelated friends and unrelated strangers. The same people were used in both
5 .
While 1% may seem 6 , it is not so to a geneticist. As James Fowler, professor of medical
genetics at UC San Diego, says, “most people do not even 7
their fourth cousins but
somehow manage to select as friends the 8
2014年考研英语（一）真题试卷 (题后含答案及解析)
题型有：1. Use of English 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Writing
Section I Use of EnglishDirections: Read the following text. Choose the best
word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D. (10 points)
As many people hit middle age, they often start to notice that their memory
and mental clarity are not what they used to be. We suddenly can’t remember【B1】______we put the keys just a moment ago, or an old acquaintance’s name, or the
name of an old band we used to love. As the brain【B2】______, we refer to these
occurrences as “ senior moments. “【B3】______seemingly innocent, this loss of
mental focus can potentially have a(n) 【B4】______impact on our professional, social,
and personal【B5】______. Neuroscientists, experts who study the nervous system,
are increasingly showing that there’s actually a lot that can be done. It【B6】______out
2011年考研英语(一)
Section I Use of English
Directions:
Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A], B], C] or D] on ANSWER
SHEET 1. (10 points)
Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle viewed laughter as ―a bodily exercise precious to health.‖ But __1___some claims
to the contrary, laughing probably has little influence on physical fitness Laughter does __2___short-term changes in the
function of the heart and its blood vessels, ___3_ heart rate and oxygen consumption But because hard laughter is difficult
to __4__, a good laugh is unlikely to have __5___ benefits the way, say, walking or jogging does.
__6__, instead of straining muscles to build them, as exercise does, laughter apparently accomplishes the __7__,
studies dating back to the 1930’s indicate that laughter__8___ muscles, decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after
