【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 0。 These 9 originatefrom longheld beliefs that growth is usually not possible for adults. Even whenthere is evidence of learning, it can be 10 toinborn talent. Most scientific studies on adulthood focus on cognitive (認知) decline, rather than 11 , suggesting that even scientists may thinkthat development is limited in adulthood. A few recent studies suggest that 12 newskills, such as photography, for even three months may enhance the functioning ofthe brain in adults. I would take these studies one step further to argue that a(n) 13 causeof cognitive decline is the fact that adults learn fewer new skills 14 tochildren. If we can 15 howto learn well as adults, then perhaps we can 16 cognitivedecline. Adults are often 17 togo outside of their fort zones. We fear looking 18 for making mistakes。 we fear failure couldcost us our jobs. Perhaps a reason why we suffer from cognitive decline is thatwe do not engage in learning new skills for many years. To better municate with my German friends, I am starting tolearn German. I39。m 19 atthe listening and babbling (咿呀學(xué)語) phase. Sure, some may laugh at anadult babbling, but I hope one day I can 20 Germanfluently, and inspire many other adults to learn like a baby.1. A. hobbyB. dreamC. jobD. measure2. A. perfectB. brightC. dullD. enjoyable3. A. takingB. wastingC. puttingD. getting4. A. CountB. DependC. CongratulateD. Focus5. A. friendsB. teachersC. colleaguesD. partners6. A. concludedB. realizedC. consideredD. described7. A. talentB. spiritC. characterD. power8. A. happenedB. foundC. mentionedD. showed9. A. suggestionsB. achievementsC. resultsD. ments10. A. reportedB. attributedC. forcedD. addicted11. A. failureB. changeC. adaptationD. growth12. A. catchingB. arrangingC. learningD. holding13. A. importantB. flexibleC. permanentD. useful14. A. preparedB. paredC. intendedD. provided15. A. breakoutB. figure outC. bring outD. give out16. A. preventB. masterC. interruptD. influence17. A. unreasonableB. uncertainC. unwillingD. undoubted18. A. stupidB. upsetC. crazyD. ugly19. A. clearlyB. presentlyC. continuallyD. occasionally20. A. writeB. readC. listenD. speak【答案】（1）A；（2）C；（3）B；（4）D；（5）B；（6）C；（7）A；（8）A；（9）D；（10）B；（11）D；（12）C；（13）A；（14）B；（15）B；（16）A；（17）C；（18）A；（19）D；（20）B； 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，作者講述了自己的的經(jīng)歷。表明：成年人的認知能力并非下降，是因為我們往往不愿意走出自己的舒適區(qū)，去學(xué)習(xí)新的知識與技能。（1）考查名詞。A. hobby“愛好”；B. dream“夢想”；C. job“工作”；D. measure“措施”。作為愛好，我開始學(xué)習(xí)如何把繪畫。故選A。（2）考查形容詞。A. perfect“完美的”；B. bright“明亮的”；C. dull“呆滯”；D. enjoyable“有趣的”。一切看起來都很枯燥。故選C。（3）考查動詞。A. taking“帶走”；B. wasting“浪費”；C. putting“放”；D. getting“得到”。我的同事和朋友建議我不要把時間浪費在我不擅長的事情。故選B。（4）考查動詞。A. Count“重要”；B. Depend“依靠”；C. Congratulate“祝賀”；D. Focus“集中”。專注于你的日常工作。focus on固定短語，“集中于”。故選D。（5）考查名詞。A. friends“朋友”；B. teacher“老師”；C. colleagues“同事”；D. partners“伙伴”。找合適的老師來指導(dǎo)和激發(fā)我。故選B。（6）考查動詞。A. concluded“得出結(jié)論”；B. realized“意識到”；C. considered“考慮，認為”；D. described“描述”。我現(xiàn)在認為很好。故選C。（7）考查名詞。A. talent“ 才能”；B. spirit“精神”；C. character“角色”；D. power“力量”。今天，同樣的朋友說我天生就擁有這個才能。故選A。（8）考查動詞。A. happened“發(fā)生”；B. found“發(fā)現(xiàn)”；C. mentioned“提及”；D. showed“展示”。同樣的事情發(fā)生在我開始鋼琴和唱歌課的時候。故選A。（9）考查名詞。A. suggestions“建議”；B. achievements“成就”；C. results“結(jié)果”；D. ments“評論”。根據(jù)上文“Comments shifted from, ‘Stop wasting your time and focus on what you know,’ to ‘You39。ve got a musical gene.’”可知，這里指“評論”。這些評論源于長期以來的信念。故選D。（10）考查動詞。A. reported“報告”；B. attributed “把……歸于”；C. forced“強迫”；D. addicted“沉溺”。它可以歸結(jié)為天生的天賦。故選B。（11）考查名詞。A. failure“失敗”；B. change“改變”；C. adaptation“適應(yīng)”；D. growth“增長”。成年期關(guān)注認知衰退，而不是增長。故選D。（12）考查動詞。A. catching“抓住”；B. arranging“安排”；C. learning“學(xué)習(xí)”；D. holding“容納”。最近的一些研究表明學(xué)習(xí)新的技能，比如攝影。故選C。（13）考查形容詞。A. important“重要的”；B. flexible“靈活的”；C. permanent“永久的”；D. usefu“l(fā)有用的”。認知下降的一個重要原因是成年人學(xué)習(xí)的新技能比兒童更少。故選A。（14）考查動詞。A. prepared“準(zhǔn)備”；B. pared“比較”；C. intended“打算”；D. provided“提供”。認知下降的一個重要原因是成年人學(xué)習(xí)的新技能比兒童更少。故選B。（15）考查動詞短語。A. break out“爆發(fā)”；B. figure out“想出”；C. bring out“拿出”；D. give out“分發(fā)”。如果我們能弄清楚，作為成年人如何去學(xué)的很好。故選B。（16）考查動詞。A. prevent“阻止”；B. master“掌握”；C. interrupt“打斷”；D. influence“影響”。那么也許我們可以防止認知衰退。故選A。（17）考查形容詞。A. unreasonable“不合理的”；B. uncertain“不確定的”；C. unwilling“不情愿的”；D. undoubted“無疑的”。成年人往往不愿意走出自己的舒適區(qū)。故選C。（18）考查形容詞。A. stupid“愚蠢的”；B. upset“心煩的”；C. crazy“瘋狂的”；D. ugly“丑陋的”。我們害怕犯錯會看起來很笨。故選A。（19）考查副詞。A. clearly“清楚地”；B. presently“目前”；C. continually“連續(xù)地”；D. occasionally“偶爾地”。我目前正處于“聽和咿呀學(xué)語”的階段。故選B。（20）考查動詞。A. write“寫”；B. read“讀”；C. listen“聽”；D. speak“說”。但我希望有一天我能流利地說德語。故選D?！军c評】本題考點涉及動詞，名詞，形容詞，副詞，固定短語等多個知識點的考查，是一篇人生感悟類閱讀，要求考生在理解細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項 (A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項 Ever since I could remember, one phrase open up your heart has always made me feel unfortable. Whenever I heard it, 1 from movies, music or adults, I thought doing so meant 2 good judgment of my own, rather than following a practical approach to life. But the real 3 was my distrust of others. From past 4 , opening up my heart meant giving others the opportunity to influence how I felt about myself, and this was the dangerous area 5 I could not afford for anyone to enter. However, the older I got, the 6 I distanced myself from other people. I was jealous when I saw how 7 other people municating and getting on with one another, 8 their experiences and their feelings, and really being fortable. I began to believe that there was something terribly 9 with me. Only recently have I been able to find enough 10 to let my defence go. Being warm and 11 is easy for most people, but for me, it was 12 that I was unfamiliar with. I began to und