What is Math Anxiety?
Math anxiety or fear of math is actually quite common. Math anxiety is quite   36 to stage-fright. Why does someone suffer   37 ? Fear of something going wrong in front of a crowd? Fear of   38 the lines? Fear of being judged   39 ? Fear of going completely blank? Math anxiety conjures(使現(xiàn)出) up fear of some type. The fear that one won’t be able to do the   40 or the fear that it’s too hard or the fear of failure which often stems(起因于) from having a lack of  41 . For the most part, math anxiety is the   42 about doing the math right, our minds draw a   43 and we think we’ll fail and of course the more frustrated and anxious our minds become, the  44 the chance for drawing blanks. Added pressure of having time limits on math tests and exams also cause the levels of anxiety to grow for many students.
Where Does Math Anxiety Come From?
Usually math anxiety stems(起源于) from   45 experiences in mathematics. Typically math phobias(恐慌癥) have had math presented in such a fashion that it led to limited understanding. Unfortunately, math anxiety is often   46  poor teaching and poor experiences in math which typically leads to math  47 . 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   48 , the math is quickly forgotten and   49 soon sets in. Think about your experiences with one concept — the division of fractions(分數(shù)). You probably learned about reciprocals(倒數(shù)) and inverses. In other words, ‘It’s not yours to reason why, just invert(反轉(zhuǎn)) and multiply(乘)’. Well, you memorized the rule and it   50  . Why does it work? Do you really understand why it works? Did anyone ever use pizzas or math manipulative(巧妙處理的) to show you why it works? If   51  , you simply memorized the procedure and that was that. Think of math as memorizing all the procedures —   52 if you forget a few? Therefore, with this type of strategy, a good  53 will help, but, what if you don’t have a good memory. Understanding the math is critical. Once students   54 they can do the math, the whole notion of math anxiety can be overcome. Teachers and parents have an important   55 to ensure students understand the math being presented to them.
小題1:
A．different B．similar C．far D．familiar
小題2:
A．speech B．performance C．threatens D．stage-fright
小題3:
A．understanding B．memorizing C．forgetting D．reading
小題4:
A．poorly B．crazily C．well D．publicly
小題5:
A．Chinese B．math C．English D．physics
小題6:
A．wish B．conscience C．determination D．confidence
小題7:
A．fear B．joy C．pleasureD．doubt
小題8:
A．failure B．choice C．blank D．death
小題9:
A．further B．greater C．less D．smaller
小題10:
A．unpleasant B．unfair C．pleasant D．successful
小題11:
A．because B．thanks to C．resulting in D．due to
小題12:
A．fear B．a(chǎn)nxiety C．failure D．misunderstanding
小題13:
A．forgetting B．use C．understanding D．knowledge
小題14:
A．panic B．excitement C．disappointment D．encouragement
小題15:
A．opens B．works C．starts D．runs
小題16:
A．so B．possible C．not D．a(chǎn)ny
小題17:
A．Where B．Why C．When D．What
小題18:
A．memory B．method C．brain D．body
小題19:
A．fill B．realize C．confirm D．recognize
小題20:
A．task B．a(chǎn)im C．a(chǎn)ppointment D．role

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:B
小題6:D
小題7:D
小題8:C
小題9:B
小題10:A
小題11:D
小題12:B
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:B
小題16:C
小題17:D
小題18:A
小題19:B
小題20:D
本文說明了什么事數(shù)學焦慮和它是從哪里來的。完成本題要結(jié)合自己學數(shù)學的經(jīng)歷。
小題1: B 數(shù)學焦慮和舞臺怯場是相似的（. similar），而非不同（different），距離遠（far），和熟悉（familiar）。
小題2: D 前文提過舞臺怯場，當然這兒先介紹什么事舞臺怯場（stage-fright），而不是演講（speech），表演（performance），和威脅（threatens）。
小題3:C 擔心忘了（forgetting）臺詞，而不是理解（understanding），記憶（memorizing），閱讀（reading）臺詞。
小題4: A 擔心受到惡（就是糟糕：poorly）評，而不是瘋狂地（crazily），好地（well），公共地（publicly）受到評價。
小題5: B做不出數(shù)學（math）題，而非漢語（Chinese）題，英語（English）題，和物理（physics）題。
小題6: D 這種害怕起因于缺乏自信（confidence），而非愿望（wish），良知（conscience），和毅力（determination）。
小題7: A 數(shù)學焦慮就是害怕（fear）做數(shù)學，遠非高興（joy），樂趣（pleasure），和懷疑（doubt）。
小題8: C 我們的大腦一片空白（blank），失�。╢ailure），選擇（choice），死亡（. death）明顯不能使語境通暢。
小題9: B 我們越是焦慮，大腦一片空白的幾率就越大（greater），而不是越遠（further），越少（less），越�。╯maller）。
小題10: A 通常數(shù)學焦慮來自做數(shù)學題的不愉快的（unpleasant）經(jīng)歷，不公平（unfair），令人高興（pleasant），成功（successful），明顯不行。
小題11: D 數(shù)學焦慮常常是因為（due to）糟糕的教學和糟糕經(jīng)歷。應(yīng)該是介詞短語而不是連詞，因為后面是名詞故用due to 而不是because，thanks to 通常表示由于好的原因，result in的意思是導致，而非因為。
小題12: B 這明顯或?qū)е聰?shù)學焦慮（anxiety），前文都是用這個詞，而非害怕（fear），失�。╢ailure），和誤解（misunderstanding）。
小題13: C 當一個人不經(jīng)理解（understanding）而去記憶過程、規(guī)則、和程序時，這些數(shù)學內(nèi)容很快就會忘掉，根據(jù)常理，理解而記憶的內(nèi)容不易遺忘，而不是忘記（forgetting），使用（use），和知識（knowledge）。
小題14: A 這樣一來，害怕（panic）就會進來。前文就是害怕，絕非興奮（excitement），失望（disappointment），和鼓勵（encouragement）。
小題15: B 是的你記住了，這就起作用(works)了，而不是打開了（opens），開始了（starts），和跑了（runs）。
小題16: C 如果這不（not）起作用的話，你只是記住了過程，而絕不是是這樣（so），可能（possible），和任何（any），這些都不適合這兒的語言環(huán)境和作者的思路。
小題17: D 你要是忘了一點怎么辦（what if：如果……會……）,這兒不是哪兒（where），為什么（why），何時（when），what if……是固定句式。
小題18: A 好的記憶力（memory）是有幫助的，方法（method），大腦（brain），身體（body）顯得與前面的不照應(yīng)。
小題19: B 一旦學生認識到（realize）他能學數(shù)學，整個擔心焦慮都會被克服，遠非裝填（fill），證實（confirm），和辨認出（recognize）。
小題20:D 老師和家長在確保學生理解數(shù)學方面有重要作用（role），而非任務(wù)（task），目標（aim），和約定（appointment）。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解


Americans: Restless? Illiterate（沒文化的）?
Americans are queer people: they can’t rest．They have more time, more leisure, shorter work hours, more holidays, and more vacations than any other people in the world．But they can’t rest．They rush up and down across their continent as tourists; they move about in great herds to conferences; they search the wilderness; they flood the mountains; they keep the hotels full．But they can’t rest．The scenery rushes past them．They learn it．Battles and monuments are announced to them on a tour bus．They hear them, but they don’t get them．They never stop moving; they rush up and down as Shriners, Masons, Old Graduates, Bankers—they are a new thing each day, always rushing to a reunion or something．So they go on rushing about till eventually the undertaker （殯葬工） gather them to a last conference．
Americans are queer people: they can’t read．They have more schools, and better schools and spend more money on schools and colleges than all Europe．But they can’t read．They print more books in a year than the French print．But they can’t read．They cover their country with one hundred thousand tons of Sunday newspapers every week．But they don’t read them．They’re too busy．They use them for fires and to make more paper with．They buy eagerly thousands of new novels at two dollars each．But they read only page one．Their streets are full of huge signs．They won’t look at them．Their streetcars are filled with advertising; they turn their eyes away．Transparent colors, cart wheels, and mechanical flares whirl and flicker in the crowded streets at night．No one sees them．Tons of letters pour into the mail boxes, through the houses, and down the garbage cans．No one reads them．
68．The underlined word “queer ” means ___________．
A．strange     B．difficult    C．forgetful   D．friendly
69．According to the text, when do the Americans stop rushing about ?
A．When they are to allowed to．B．When they feel tired and sleepy
C．When they stop breathing eventually      D．When they are seriously ill in bed
70．The Americans know the places of battles and monuments ___________．
A．by driving there in person      B．when they are on the tour bus
C．from books and magazines      D．by visiting them
71．Why does the writer write this passage?
A．To tell people the Americans are illiterate
B．To prove the Americans to be a queer nation
C．To make fun of the American way of life
D．To give the readers information about USA

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