As many people hit 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___1___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___2___,we refer to these occurrences as“senior moments.”___3___seemingly innocent,this loss of mental focus can potentially have a（n）___4___impact on our professional,social,and personal___5___.Neuroscientists,experts who study the nervous system,are increasingly showing that there’s actually a lot that can be done.It___6___out that the brain needs exercise in much the same way our muscles do,and the right mental___7___can significantly improve our basic cognitive___8___.Thinking is essentially a___9___of making connections in the brain.To a certain extent,our ability to___10___in making the connections that drive intelligence is inherited.___11___,because these connections are made through effort and practice,scientists believe that intelligence can expand and fluctuate___12___mental effort.Now,a new Web-based company has taken it a step___13___and developed the first“brain training program”designed to actually help people improve and regain their mental___14___.The Web-based program___15___you to systematically improve your memory and attention skills.The program keeps___16___of your progress and provides detailed feedback___17___your performance and improvement.Most importantly,it___18___modifies and enhances the games you play to___19___on the strengths you are developing—much like a（n）___20___exercise routine requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.（10）选？
上下文语义衔接+动词辨析本句句意为“在某种程度上，_____连接能力促进了智力的发展，而这种能力是遗传的。”首先，根据ability的用法以及选项可知，空格处需要动词，构成不定式作后置定语修饰ability。其次，由于这种能力是遗传性的，不是后天获得的，所以这里讲的是人类的一个优势。此外，根据搭配和用法，综合推断可知excel最符合句意，因此选项A为正确答案。其它三个选项都可与介词“in”搭配，但是选项B feature强调“以……为特写对象”，选项C表示“坚持做某事”，选项D表示“相信某人或某事”，均不符合句意，可排除。
