6. A. wish 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. conscience 　　　　 C. determination 　　　　　　 D. confidence

5. A. Chinese 　　　　　　　　 B. math 　　　　　　　　　　 C. English 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. physics

4. A. poorly 　　　　　 B. crazily 　　　　　　　　　 C. well 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. publicly

3. A. understanding 　　 B. memorizing 　　　　 C. forgetting 　　　　　　　　　　 D. reading

2. A. speech 　　　　　　　　　 B. performance 　　　 C. threatens 　　　　　　　　　　 D. stage-fright

1. A. different 　　　　　　　 B. similar 　　　　　　　　 C. far 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

20. A 记住去感谢(thank)请你做演讲的人，不是去找到(find)，教学(teach)，帮助(assist)他们。

Passage 9

What is Math Anxiety?

Math anxiety or fear of math is actually quite common. Math anxiety is quite 　　1　 　to stage-fright. Why does someone suffer 　2　 ? Fear of something going wrong in front of a crowd? Fear of 　3　 the lines? Fear of being judged 　4　 ? Fear of going completely blank? Math anxiety conjures(使现出) up fear of some type. The fear that one won't be able to do the 　5　 or the fear that it's too hard or the fear of failure which often stems(起因于) from having a lack of 　6　 . For the most part, math anxiety is the 　7　 about doing the math right, our minds draw a 　8　 and we think we'll fail and of course the more frustrated and anxious our minds become, the　 9　 the chance for drawing blanks. Added pressure of having time limits on math tests and exams also cause the levels of anxiety grow for many students.

Where Does Math Anxiety Come From?

Usually math anxiety stems from 　　10　 experiences in mathematics. Typically math phobias have had math presented in such a fashion that it led to limited understanding. Unfortunately, math anxiety is often 　11　　 poor teaching and poor experiences in math which typically leads to math　 12　 . Many of the students I've encountered with math anxiety have demonstrated an over reliance on procedures in math as opposed to actually understanding the math. When one tries to memorize procedures, rules and routines without much 　13　 , the math is quickly forgotten and 　14　 soon sets in. Think about your experiences with one concept --- the division of fractions(小部分). You probably learned about reciprocals(倒数) and inverses. In other words, 'It's not yours to reason why, just invert(反转) and multiply'(乘). Well, you memorized the rule and it 　15　 . Why does it work? Do you really understand why it works? Did anyone every use pizzas or math manipulative(巧妙处理的) to show you why it works? If 　16　 , you simply memorized the procedure and that was that. Think of math as memorizing all the procedures -- 　17　 if you forget a few? Therefore, with this type of strategy, a good　 18　 will help, but, what if you don’t have a good memory. Understanding the math is critical. Once students 　19　 they can do the math, the whole notion of math anxiety can be overcome. Teachers and parents have an important 　20　 to ensure students understand the math being presented to them.

19. B 这样一来听众就可以把他们记下的内容带回家去看(就是再看一遍：review)，根本不会是卖了(sell)，扔了(throw)，或者邮寄出去(mail)。

18. B 你也可以安排提前或在演讲期间把相应的可视材料分发(passed out)给听众，而不是检票出去(checked out)，拿出(brought out)，和遗漏(left out)

17. A 记得要放慢(slow)语速，不会是加速(speed)，停止(stop)，和燃烧(turn)。