2016年医学考博完型填空真题

连俊霞医学考博完型填空

2016年医学考博完型填空真题

Humans are the only species known to have consciousness, awareness that we have brains and bodies _51_ adaptability that we can affect the course our lives take, that we can make choices _52_ that vastly affect the quality of our lives—biologically, intellectually, environmentally, and spiritually. As humans, we have the ability to mold our _53_ beings to become what or who we wish to become. While some of us may, _54_, have genetic and biological imperatives that may require medication or training to overcome, or at least to modulate, the vast majority of us do, in fact, hold our emotional _55_ in our hands.

All that _56_, until the last decade, scientists believed that the human brain and its connections were formed during gestation and infancy and remained _57_ unchanged through childhood. They believed that humans have a given number of neurons in a specific brain structure, and _58_ the number might vary among people, once you were done with childhood development, you were set in this _59_. Your connections were already made, and the learning and growing period of your brain was over. In the last decade, however, researchers have found _60_ evidence that this is not so, and that something called neuroplasticity continues throughout our lives.

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51. A. careful about B. capable of C. accessible to D. susceptible to

52. A. in the event B. in an attempt C. at the moment D. along the way

53. A. exclusive B. very C. just D. exact

54. A. indeed B. however C. moreover D. therefore

55. A. demonstration B. dimension C. destiny D. determination

56. A. has been said B. being said C. was said D. is said

57. A. more or less B. pretty much C. as ever D. if any

58. A. while B. despite C. nevertheless D. since

59. A. case B. mold C. sense D. condition

60. A. different B. similar C. insufficient D. significant Plastic Is Fantastic for Your Brain: Neuroplasticity Paves the Way for You to Be Happier