Question

Do you blank out or feel so nervous in exams that you have trouble writing answers to questions that you knew just last night? If so, you likely have a case of test anxiety.

But, don't be afraid. By recognizing the problem, you are taking the first step towards overcoming it.

Believe it or not, a touch of nervousness can sharpen your mind, allowing you to perform more quickly. This is because under stress, the body releases (釋放) the hormone adrenaline (腎上腺素), which prepares it for something important that will happen. However, too much anxiety can result in sleeplessness, loss of appetite（胃口）before tests, and poor performance. Some people might feel hot and tired. With great anger they often shout or complain for no reason.

If you worry a lot or are a perfectionist, you are more likely to have trouble with test anxiety. Those who have prepared poorly for a test or have had negative experiences taking tests may also experience test anxiety.

When you feel a storm of anxiety coming on, stop what you're doing and make your mind a blank. If possible, actually tell yourself to 'STOP!' This will get your mind off the stress.

Then think www..comof being at a place of comfort and let your body relax. As you continue the test, find questions you know the answers to and answer them first. This will help restore your confidence.  

Important of all, talk to yourself using positive language. Make it a habit to replace each negative thought with a logical reason. For example: "I've studied hard and I know the material, so I'm ready to do the best I can."

Another thing you can do is to learn to accept mistakes. In fact, they can be valuable learning opportunities.

Last but not least, start test preparation early - three to five days ahead of the quiz or test. After all, good study habits and skills - for example, time management and note-taking - will give you the feeling that you are in control.

The best title of the passage is probably______

   A. How to beat test anxiety.

   B. What is test anxiety.

   C. The effects of test anxiety.

   D. Experience test anxiety will help you.

Those ______ more easily suffer from test anxiety.

   A. who are not well prepared for a test.

B. who wants everything to be perfect and highest.

   C. who have experiences of failure in exams.

D. who do poorly in their study.

The author mentions _____pieces of suggestions about how to get over test anxiety.

   A.3     B.4     C.5     D.6

What can we infer from the passage？

   A. Mistakes sometime can be valuable and helpful.

   B. Those who have prepared poorly for a test cause test anxiety easily.

C. Full test preparations will give you the feeling that you are in control.

D. A touch of anxiety can have a positive effect.

The underlined word “hot” in Paragraph3 means        .

A．disappointed    B．a(chǎn)ngry   C．a(chǎn)ctive    D．running a high body temperature

Answer 1

【小題1】A

【小題2】B

【小題3】C

【小題4】D

【小題5】B

解析:

【小題1】歸納文章要義題。本文前四段講了什么是考試焦慮癥，焦慮癥的癥狀，易得焦慮癥的人群，后五段講了如何克服考試焦慮, 通過分析可知, 前四段是為下文介紹如何克服考試焦慮服務(wù)的。故A項為本文的中心思想，以次作為標題恰如其分。

【小題2】細節(jié)考查題。由第二段 "If you worry a lot or are a perfectionist, you are more likely to have trouble with test anxiety."可知那些過于擔心或做事情追求完美和高標準的人更容易產(chǎn)生考試焦慮癥, 故D項為最佳答案。

【小題3】 理解段落結(jié)構(gòu)題。由文章第五段至第九段中的 "This will get your mind off the stress." " Then" "Important of all" " Another thing"  "Last but not least"可知正確答案為C。

【小題4】推理判斷題。由第三段 "…, a touch of nervousness can sharpen your mind, allowing you to perform more quickly."可知些許焦躁能你的思維更敏捷, 這使你的行動更迅速, 也就是說，些許焦躁有時會產(chǎn)生積極的影響。故由此可推出D項為正確答案。其他選項均在文中均有明確表述，不合題意。

【小題5】推測詞義題。由下文“With great anger they often shout or complain for no reason.”可知此處的意思為 “生氣的；憤怒的”。