题目内容
【题目】Some students get so nervous before a test, and they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock has studied these highly anxious test-takers.
Sian Beilock:“They start worrying about the consequences. They might even start worrying about【1】 this exam is going to prevent【2】 from getting into the college they want. And when we worry, it 【3】 (actual) uses up attention and memory resources. I talk about it as your cognitive horsepower that you could otherwise be using to focus on the exam. ”
Professor Beilock and another researcher, Gerardo Ramirez, have developed【4】 possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious test-takers spend ten minutes【5】 (write) about their worries about the test.
Sian Beilock:“【6】 we think happens is when students put it down on paper, they think about the worst that could happen and they reassess the situation. They might realize it's not as hard as they might think it was before and, in fact, it【7】 (prevent) these thoughts from popping up when they’re actually taking a test. ”
The 【8】 (research) tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short math tests. 【9】 the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly 【10】 write about their feelings about the upcoming second test.
【答案】
【1】whether
【2】them
【3】actually
【4】a
【5】writing
【6】What
【7】prevents
【8】researchers
【9】After
【10】or
【解析】
试题分析:此篇文章先谈到了考生考前紧张的原因,因为考试结果直接决定了他们能否进入自己梦寐以求的大学。但是Sian Beilock告诉我们,紧张是会影响考生的发挥。因为紧张会导致注意力分散、记忆力下降。接下来用Professor Beilock 和Gerardo Ramirez两个教授做的一个科学对比实验来表明这种紧张是可以克服的,考生可以在考前十分钟用笔写下自己对这场考试紧张原因。
【1】whether。连词,是否。学生考前紧张是因为他们担心考试结果,而这个考试结果就决定了他们是否能进入大学。Whether引导的是一个宾语从句,故填whether。
【2】them。Prevent sb from doing sth “阻止某人做某事”这里说的是考生们担心考试会影响他们能否进入他们梦寐以求的大学。故填them。指代这些考前紧张的考生们。
【3】actually。副词“事实上,实际上。”后文说到当他们紧张的时候,他们就用尽了注意力和记忆里。而actual是一个形容词不能表示程度,只有把它变成副词才能表示紧张的结果。故填actually。
【4】a。后面的名词“possible solution”可能的解决办法是一个单数,而且是本篇文章中第一次提到它。故要用a修饰,故填a。
【5】writing。Spend sometimes (in) doing sth“花一些时间做某事。这是一个固定搭配,也做Spend sometimes (on) doing sth。Professor Beilock 和Gerardo Ramirez,两个教授做了一个实验,让考试紧张的人考前花十分钟将自己的紧张写下来。故填writing。
【6】What。What引导的是一个主语从句,“ students put it(their stress)down on paper, ” is“ we think happens .”所以真正的主语是is后面的短语。故填what。
【7】prevents。及物动词,阻止。Prevent的主语是it,it指的是上文中提到的write about their worries about the test.这里是第三人称单数,故填prevents。
【8】researchers。空白处后面谈到“tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students.”实验一定是需要人来做,而这个主语就是括号处的词语,因此是研究者而不是研究。故填researcher,又上文中提到,这个实验是Professor Beilock 和Gerardo Ramirez两个教授一起做的实验,故researcher需要变成复数形式researchers。
【9】After。副词,在…之后。Professor Beilock 和Gerardo Ramirez他们做的是两个数学测试,所以在第一个完了之后教授们让被实验者安静坐着或者写下他们的紧张。因此此处填after。
【10】or。介词,或者。either…or用在并列句中,二者选其一,“要么…要么…;不是…就是…”这里说的是第一场数学测试过了之后,教授让被实验者安静坐着或者写下他们的紧张。二者选其一,故填or。