2023年安康市紫阳县考研《英语一》全真模拟试题含解析.doc

2023年安康市紫阳县考研《英语一》全真模拟试题 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) Speaking two languages can actually help reduce some effects of aging on the brain, a new study has found. Researchers tested how long participants needed to 1 from one cognitive (认知) task to another, something that’s known to 2 longer for older adults, said lead researcher, Brain Gold, an expert at the University of Kentucky, “It has great effects these days because our population is 3 gradually,” Gold said. “Seniors are 4 longer, and that’s a good thing, but it’s only a good thing 5 a certain degree that their brains are 6 .” Gold’s team compared task-switching of younger and older 7 , knowing they would find slower speeds in the 8 population because of previous studies. 9 , they found that older adults who spoke two languages were able to switch mental gear (齿轮) 10 than those who didn’t. First, Gold and his team 11 30 people, who were either bilingual (双语的) 12 monolingual (单语的), to look at a series of colored shapes and 13 with the name of each shape by pushing a button. Then, they 14 the participants with a similar series of colored shapes and asked them to respond with what 15 the shapes were by pushing a button. The bilingual people had the 16 to respond faster to the shifting prompts (提示). Researchers then gathered 80 more people for a second 17 ; 40 bilinguals and 40 monolinguals. This time, researchers used FMRI machines to 18 brain activity during the same shape-and color-identifying 19 . Gold and his team found that bilingual people had different brain activity than their monolingual peers. “Learning a second language in childhood was thought of as 20 ,” Gold said. “Actually, it’s beneficial.” 1、A．switch B．perform C．jump D．transport 2、A．hold B