题目内容
【题目】Everyone worries about exams, but test anxiety is in another league, causing such fear that it is impossible to do your best. Does your mind go blank in exams? Do you become distracted? Do you score much lower on exams than on homework? Then you may have what psychologists call test anxiety.
Test anxiety involves severe stress before, during or after exams, making it impossible to do your best. It can make your heart feel as if it is racing, and you may submit to (屈从于) “negative self-talk”, convincing yourself you are going to fail or upset. These stressful thoughts, not surprising, can block your brain’s ability to find what is stored in its memory, as well as making it harder to understand the questions and organize your thoughts. Is it possible to stop test anxiety?
Developing good study habits, understanding the exam format (格式) and marking scheme (评分方案) can all help to reduce anxiety. But for a greater effect, other methods are also needed, such as relaxation techniques in which you lie down before the exam, close your eyes and focus on breathing while tensing and relaxing group muscles in turn (legs, arms and stomach).
A study looked at anxious students in maths exams and concluded that writing about how worried you feel before the exam may also reduce anxiety.
Be as prepared as possible before the exam, arrive early, and repeat positive statements such as: “Everyone feels anxious; I know I can do this.” Just as in a race, do not look at what everyone else around you is doing. Focus on the paper in front of you. Do a quick skim to evaluate the feel of the overall test. If you feel nervous, take deep breaths and remember that it is just a test.
【1】Paragraph 2 mainly talks about ________.
A. what causes test anxiety
B. how to deal with test anxiety
C. what effects test anxiety brings about
D. why everyone worries about exams
【2】According to Paragraph 4, a study is mentioned to ________.
A. explain it is easy to get around test anxiety
B. introduce another good approach to handling test anxiety
C. confirm that maths exams are more likely to cause anxiety
D. make a conclusion about how to overcome test anxiety
【3】Which of the following shows the structure of the text?
【答案】
【1】C
【2】B
【3】D
【解析】
试题分析:本文讲述了考试焦虑及其危害,并讲述了几种缓解考试焦虑的方法。
【1】C 段落大意题。根据第二段第一句Test anxiety involves severe stress before, during or after exams, making it impossible to do your best.(考试焦虑包括考试前、考试期间或考试后的严重压力,这使你想尽最大努力都不可能。)和后几句的危害分析可知,C项正确。
【2】B 细节理解题。根据第四段的后半句writing about how worried you feel before the exam may also reduce anxiety.(在考试前写关于你担心的感觉也可以减少焦虑。)可知,B项正确。
【3】D 篇章结构题。第一段引出话题,第二段说明危害,第三、四、五段并列说明缓解焦虑的方法。故选D。