2. 外语
  3. As many people【C1】______ middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to b

As many people【C1】______ middle age, they often start to notice that their memory and mental clarity are not what they used to b

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问题     As many people【C1】______ 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 where 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 fades, we refer to these【C2】______ as "senior moments". While seemingly【C3】______, this loss of mental focus can【C4】______ have a detrimental impact on our professional, social, and personal well-being.
    Neuroscientists are increasingly showing that there’s actually a lot that can be done. It turns that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do, and the right mental workouts can significantly improve our basic cognitive【C5】______. Thinking is essentially a process of making neural connections in the brain. To a certain extent, our ability to excel in making the neural connections that drive intelligence is【C6】______. However, because these connections are made through effort and practice, scientists believe that intelligence can expand according to mental effort.
    Now, a new San Francisco Web-based company has taken it a step further and developed the first "brain training program"【C7】______ to actually help people improve and regain their mental sharpness. It is called Lumosity. Lumosity, is far more than an online place to exercise your mental skills. That’s because they have【C8】______ these exercises into a Web-based program that allows you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills. Also, the program keeps track of your progress and provides【C9】______ feedback on your performance and improvement. Most importantly, it constantly modifies and【C10】______ the games you play to build on the strengths you are developing.
A) arrive B) enhances C) complex D) definitely E) detailed
F) functions G) hit H) incidents I) inherited J) innocent
K) integrated L) intended M) occurrences N) potentially O) designed
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答案F
解析 此处应填入名词。根据语义，上文说大脑像我们的肌肉一样，也需要练习。那么练习对认知功能发展应该起积极作用，因此作者想表达的是“正确的思维练习能够显著地提高我们的基本认知功能”。cognitive functions为固定搭配，意为“认知功能”。
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