考研英语二2007-年真题.pdf

考研英语二 2007 年真题 Section 1I Cloze (10 points) Directions：For each numbered blank in the following passage．there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a pencil． Advancing age means losing your hair, your waistline and your memory，right ? Dana Denis is just 40 years old，but 2 1 shes worried about what she calls my rolling mental blackouts. I try to remember something and I just blank out，she says You may 22 about these lapses，calling them senior moments or blaming early Alzheimers (老年痴呆症 )．Is it an inescapable fact that the older you get，the 23 you remember Well, sort of．But as time goes by, we tend to blame age 24 problems that are not necessarily age-related． When a teenager cant find her keys，she thinks its because shes distracted or disorganized， says Paul Gold ．A 70-year-old blames her 25 ．In fact ，the 70-year-old may have been 26 things for decades． In healthy people，memory doesnt worsen as 27 as many of us think．As we 28 ，the memory mechanism isnt 29 ，says psychologist Fergus Craik．Its just inefficient ． The brains processing 30 slows down over the years，though no one knows exactly 31. Recent research suggests that nerve cells lose efficiency and 32 theres less activity in the brain．But ， cautions Barry Gordon，Its not clear that less activity is 33 ．A beginning athlete is winded （气喘吁吁）more easily than a 34 athlete． In the same way, 35 the brain gets more skilled at a task，it expends less energy on it. There are 36 you can take to compensate for normal slippage in your memory gears，though it 37 effort ．Margaret Sewell says：Were a quick-fix culture, but you have to 38 to keep your brain 39 shape．Its like having a good body．You Cant go to the gym once a year 40 expect to stay in top form. 21 ．A. almost B. seldom C. already D. never 22 ．A. joke B. laugh C. blame D. criticize 23 ．A. much B. little