大学英语六级改革适用（阅读）模拟试卷707
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It\’s hard to think of an early retirement as anything other than a positive. Who wouldn\’t want to trade in their suit and tie for a pair of beach shorts? While retiring ahead of schedule may be easier on the body, a new set of research has found that it may not be so beneficial for the【C1】________.
The study, conducted at Binghamton University, finds that an early retirement can accelerate the usual rate of cognitive【C2】________among the elderly. The research team analyzed China\’s new rural pension scheme (NRPS), as well as China\’s most recent Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS), in order to【C3】________the effects of early retirement and pension benefits on individual cognition among adults over the age of 60. For reference, CHARLS is a representative national survey of China\’s population over the age of 45 that tests respondents regarding【C4】________ cognition, episodic memory, and overall mental wellbeing.
Life expectancy rates in China have steadily increased over the past few decades, coinciding with a decline in fertility. These two trends have resulted in a large elderly population in the Asian nation,【C5】________creating an urgent need for more robust pension programs.
After going over all of the data, the research team【C6】________a clear trend: individuals receiving pension benefits were experiencing much more rapid mental decline than their【C7】________still on the workforce. The most prominent indicator of mental decline among retirees was delayed recall, a trait widely considered to be an【C8】________predictor of dementia. Surprisingly, females seemed to experience even sharper mental decline after retiring early.
Overall, the results support the hypothesis that decreased mental activity accelerates cognitive decline.
This study\’s findings were similar to previous research that had focused on the \’) of retirement on elderly individuals living in the United States, England, and the European Union. So, this is 10 a trend limited to Asia.
A) menial F) investigate K) intensity
B) noted G) accurate L) decline
C) mind H) hardly M) subsequently
D) following I) detailed N) impact
E) wit J) initially O) counterparts
1.【C1】
C
解析：空格前为定冠词the，因此空格处应填入名词（n.）。由句意可知，空格处的名词应与“大脑”表意相近。只有C项mind“头脑，大脑”符合句意。故本题选C。
2.【C2】
L
解析：空格前为形容词cognitive，空格后为介词among，因此空格处应填入名词（n.）。由句意可知，空格处的名词应与“衰退，下降”表意相近。名词中只有L项decline“衰退，下降，减少”符合句意。故本题选L。
3.【C3】
F
解析：空格前为in order to，空格后为定冠词the，因此空格处应填入动词原形（v.）。由句意可知，空格处的动词应与“调查，研究”表意相近。动词中只有F项investigate“调查，研究”符合句意。故本题选F。
4.【C4】
A
解析：空格前为介词regarding，空格后为名词cognition，因此空格处应填入形容词（a.）。由句意可知，空格处的形容词应与“心理上的”表意相近。形容词中只有A项mental“心理上的；精神上的”符合句意。故本题选A。
5.【C5】
M
解析：空格前为逗号，空格后为动词creating，因此空格处应填入副词（ad.）。由句意可知，空格处应填表示顺承关系的副词。副词中只有M项subsequently“接着；后来”符合句意。故本题选M。
6.【C6】
B
解析：空格前为名词team，空格后为不定冠词a，空格所在句缺少谓语，且文章用的是过去时，因此空格处应填入动词的过去式（v.-ed）。由句意可知，空格处的动词应与“发现”表意相近。只有B项noted“注意；指出”符合句意。故本题选B。
7.【C7】
O
解析：空格前为形容词性物主代词their，空格所在句的主干为individuals were experiencing much more decline than________，因此空格处应填入名词（n.），空格后的still on the workforce为后置定语，修饰空格处的名词。由句意
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