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Some students get so nervous before a test, they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a psychology professor at the University of Chicago in Illinois, has studied these highly anxious test-takers.
Sian Beilock says: “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 they worry, it actually uses up attention and memory resources. I talk about them as their cognitive(认知的)horsepower that they 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. The researchers tested the idea on a group of 20 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 12 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.
The research shows that for students who are highly test-anxious, who’d done the writing intervention(介入), all of a sudden there was no relationship between test anxiety and performance. Those students most likely 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.
小题1:The purpose of the passage is         .
A.to build the confidence of the highly anxious test-takers
B.to introduce a research about the anxious test-takers
C.to improve the performance of the test-takers
D.to tell something about the highly anxious test-takers
小题2:The underlined word “them” in paragraph 2 refers to       .
A.attention and memory resources
B.worries about the consequences
C.concerns about the exam
D.cognitive horsepower
小题3:According to the research, the solution to the test anxiety is to       .
A.sit quietly before the exam
B.prepare well before the test
C.set their mind on happy memories
D.write about their feelings before the test
小题4:The result of the research suggests that         .
A.proper amount of burden may turn out to be a good thing
B.avoiding facing the problem may contribute to relaxation
C.facing the fears bravely may help one to achieve more
D.taking no action before difficulty may result in success

答案

小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
文章讲述的是一位心理学教授对考前焦虑症的学生的研究及帮助焦虑症学生的方法。
小题1:事实细节题。根据文章第一段最后一句...., has studied these highly anxious test-takers.可知文字的目的是介绍这一研究。
小题2:事实细节题。根据文章第二段第三行“it actually uses up attention and memory resource.”结合后面一句可知them 指代的是这些注意和记忆的来源。而这些来源本来是可以集中于考试中的。
小题3:事实细节题。根据文章第三段第二句要在学生考前写下他们对考试担忧的内容。
小题4:推理判断题。文章倒数第二段最后一句话表明实验找到的对策对那些考前紧张的学生是由效果的。
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If I were writing a history of my family, some of the darkest moments recorded would be those surrounding Christmas trees. One would certainly think otherwise; selecting and putting up our trees have always been filled with risk.
For example, one afternoon dangerously close to Christmas Eve my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain, a glorious tree that was so full and tall that we could hardly get it into the house. Once we did, my father immediately realized that we would have to hire a carpenter to build a stand for it.
Another December, perhaps the very next one, we bought a tree earlier than we ever had before. We were happy with its shape and delighted that its size was manageable. We easily placed it in a stand, decorated it from top to bottom, and then self-satisfiedly sat back by the fire in its soft light.
Two or three days passed and the truth could not be hidden; we had bought a tree cut so long ago that its needles were coming off. There was nothing to do but undecorated it, take it down, and begin tree shopping again.
Our most recent Christmas tree offered still another difficult task. When we brought it home, once again it seemed larger than it was in the great outdoors. To complicate matters, we had bought a new stand, one whose nuts(螺帽)and bolts(闩子)worked more mysteriously than those of our old stands. I persuaded two young neighbors to stop playing basketball and to help us get the tree into the house and set it correctly in the stand. Unfortunately, no one noticed the mud on our helpers’ shoes, so only after removing several reddish brown sports from the carpet were we able to discuss the question of where the lights and ornaments(装饰)were stored. Perhaps those who cut their own trees have tales more painful than these. I don’t care to hear them, as my family’s experiences are enough to cause me to make the following suggestion: “Let’s forget the tree next Christmas. Let’s simply hang some flowers on the front door and over the mirror in the hall.”
小题1:The darkest moments in the writer’s family were with the fact that        .
A.the family bought big Christmas trees
B.they had problems decorating their Christmas trees
C.they had problems picking suitable Christmas trees
D.they had problems finding carpenters for putting up Christmas trees
小题2:We can learn from the passage that the writer would like to        .
A.forget about Christmas stories
B.get the neighbors to put up their trees
C.buy a better tree to celebrate Christmas
D.make other decorations rather than Christmas trees
小题3:When the writer said “my mother bought what she thought to be a bargain”, he means      .
A.she bought the tree at a cheap price B.she didn’t really want to buy it
C.she had to bargain hard with the salesmanD.she couldn’t afford a more expensive one
小题4:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A.How to Select a Christmas TreeB.No More Christmas Tree for Us
C.Dark Moments of LifeD.Christmas Without Trees

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Plants are very important living things. Life could not go if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. So animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.
If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.
Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit.
Most non-flowering plants don’t grow from seeds. They grow from spores. Spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as he seeds. When these spores fall on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.
小题1:The main idea of the passage is that      .
A.plants are important for lifeB.plants cannot grow without air
C.there are many plants around usD.we cannot live without water
小题2:Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.Plants can be divided into main types: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.
B.All fruits have seeds in them.
C.Seeds are protected by the fruits.
D.Some plants grow from spores.
小题3:The underlined word "non-flowering" means        .
A.开花的B.有花的C.多花的D.不开花的
小题4:In “shady places” there is        .
A.a lot of sunshineB.a lot of waterC.no waterD.little sunshine

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There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have travelled to the places. Or you can go and see a color film. Or you can read travel books.
It would seem that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective(主观的)account of travels which the author has actually made himself. If they are informative and have a good index(索引), then they can be useful to you when you are planning your travels. The second kind are those books whose purpose is to give a purely objective(客观的)description of things to be done and seen. If a well-read, cultured person has written such a book, then it is even more useful. It can be sorted as a selected guide book. The third kind are those books which are called “a guide” to some place or other. If they are good, they will, in addition to their factual information, give an analysis or an explanation. Like the first kind they can be inspiring and interesting. But their basic purpose is to help the reader who wishes to plan in the most practical way.
Whatever kind of travel book you choose you must make sure that it does not describe everything as “wonderful”, “excellent” or “magical”. You must also note its date of publication because travel is a very practical affair and many things change quickly in the twenty-first century. Finally, you should make sure that the contents are well presented and easy to find.
小题1:This passage is about      .
A.how to travelB.how to buy travel books
C.how to read a travel bookD.travel books
小题2:The following travel books may be of use when you plan your travels except      .
A.the book written by some people who have had the same travel experience themselves
B.the book which tells you what is worth doing and seeing based on the facts
C.the book in which a lot of big adjectives are used to draw your attention
D.the book which offers you a lot of useful information like a tour guide
小题3:The date of the publication must be noticed because      .
A.the world is changing and so are the places you are going to visit
B.the price of the book is always changing
C.the author of the book may be different
D.the contents of the book are always the same

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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?   1 . The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
◆Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
◆Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way.   2 .
◆When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.
  3 . These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
  4 . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously(下意识)putting yourself in a better mood.
◆Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
◆Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness.   5  
A.What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.
B.On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.
C.Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood.
D.These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.
E. Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
F. There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
G. It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.
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One morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind. Please help me.” There were only a few coins in the hat.
A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote something on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words. Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked, “Are you the one who changed my sign this morning? May I know what you wrote?” The man said, “I only wrote the truth, I said what you said but in a different way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.”
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply said the boy was a blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. It reminded you to be thankful for what you have. When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1,000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear. The most beautiful thing is to see a person smiling.
小题1:We can learn from the text that the man helped the blind boy by __________.
A.sitting together with himB.rewriting the sign
C.teaching him some principlesD.raising money for him
小题2:Why did the man come back that afternoon?
A.To bring some food to the boy.
B.To explain to the boy why he had left.
C.To make sure the boy was still there.
D.To check if there were some changes.
小题3:It can be inferred that the boy was ________ after he found out what the man had written.
A.movedB.amazedC.excitedD.worried
小题4:What is the main idea of the text?
A.We should help those who are in trouble.
B.We should value what we have in life.
C.We should respect people with disabilities.
D.We should use a wise way when helping others

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