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【题目】How to Calm Down at Work
The workplace can be a stressful place. Anxiety, conflict, bad management and overwork can lead to frustration and stress.【1】
Keep something you like to look at within sight. A photo of a loved one or a favorite personal souvenir are the best examples. Keep such an item somewhere you can glance at it whenever you wish to do so.【2】
Take a moment to engage your body. If you' re unable to leave your work area, stand and stretch for a moment. Muscle tension exercises can also help you calm down.【3】For instance, start by squeezing all of your face muscles as tightly as you can for twenty seconds and slowly releasing them.
Write down the reason why you are upset.【4】Getting your thoughts and feelings out on paper can help clarify the issue you' re having. Writing down your thoughts can even help you determine the best way to address your frustration or anxiety and move forward.
【5】If you and another co-worker are constantly frustrated with one another, set up a time to speak with him or her. Say something like, "Hey, Sarah, let' s sit down sometime soon and chat to make sure we' re on the same page about our upcoming project."
A. Turn to your workmates for help
B. Communicate with your workmates
C. A vase of flowers on your desk is another good example
D. Focus on one particular muscle or muscle group at a time
E. Here are the steps you can take to help you calm down at work
F. Engage your body by rolling your head, shoulder, and ankles while sitting
G. The best way to figure out exactly what's bothering you is to write it down
【答案】
【1】E
【2】C
【3】D
【4】G
【5】B
【解析】本文叙述在工作中如何冷静下来。
【1】E
根据空格前文：工作场所可能是一个充满压力的地方。焦虑、冲突、管理不善和过度劳累会导致挫折和压力。可知下文应该在谈帮助在职场冷静的方法。E项符合题意。
【2】C
根据空格前文：一个所爱的人或一个人最喜爱的纪念品的照片是最好的例子。把这样的东西放在某个地方，你想看的时候就可以看一眼。可知C. A vase of flowers on your desk is another good example.符合题意。（你桌子上的花瓶里的花是一个很好的例子。）
【3】D
根据上文：肌肉紧张运动也能帮助你平静下来。下文：比如，首先将面部肌肉尽可能地紧压二十秒，然后慢慢释放他们。此处muscle是关键词，D项 Focus on one particular muscle or muscle group at a time.符合题意。（一次专注于一个特定的肌肉或肌肉群）。
【4】G
根据空前一句即主题句Write down the reason why you are upset. 写下你心烦意乱的原因。此处Write down是关键词，可知G. The best way to figure out exactly what’s bothering you is to write it down.符合题意。（找出困扰你的确切方法是写下来。）
【5】B
此空位于段落句首，相当于一个小标题。根据前三段段落首句都是祈使句，可知此处也应该用祈使句。根据下文：如果你和另一个同事在不断的互相阻挠，设置一个时间与他或她说话。可知要与同事交流。答案为B。
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Some students get so nervous before a test, 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 whether this exam is going to prevent them from getting into the college they want. And when we worry, it actually 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 a possible solution. Just before an exam, highly anxious test-takers spend ten minutes writing about their worries about the test.
Sain Beilock: “What we think happens is when students put it down on paper, they think about the worst that could happen and they reappraise the situation. They might realize it's not as bad as they might think it was before and, in truth, it prevents these thoughts from appearing suddenly when they're actually taking a test.”
The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short math tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the upcoming second test.
The researchers added to the pressure. They told the students that those who did well on the second test would get money. They also told them that their performance would affect other students as part of a team effort.
Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of twelve percent worse on the second test. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of five percent.
Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things unrelated to the test.
Professor Beilock says highly anxious students who did the writing got an average grade of B+, compared to a B- for those who did not.
Sain Beilock: “What we showed is that for students who are highly test-anxious, who'd done our writing intervention, all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and performance. Those students most prone to worry were performing just as well as their classmates who don't normally get nervous in these testing situations.”
But what if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam or presentation? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and still improve their performance.
Title: Overcoming test | |
Problem | Some students get nervous before a test, so they can't doeven if they know the material. |
Reason | about the consequences them their attention and memory resources. |
Solution | Write down their worries to the negative thoughts appearing suddenly. |
Results of the researches | College students: with those sitting quietly, students writing about their fears improved their performance. |
Younger students: highly anxious students who did the writing instead of things unrelated to the test got grades. | |
ways to solve the problem | If students have no to write about their fears immediately, they can try it themselves at home or in the library. |