Question

Today’s the day of a big test at school, and you feel awful. Your stomach hurts and you have a headache. Some people might feel their hearts beating quickly while they are waiting for the test paper. A student with really strong test anxiety may even feel like he or she might be sick or throw up（呕吐）.

Sound familiar? You’ll find that just about all people—adults and others—have some anxiety before a test. According to studies, proper anxiety can be helpful, keeping you sharp and focused and even helping you get good grades. But when you have so much anxiety or feel so sick that you can’t do well in your studies or tests, that’s bad for your studies or your body health.

Of course, if you don’t study for the test, you might be worried. That kind of anxiety isn’t easy to deal with because even if you find a way to calm down, you still might not know what to do with it. When you are preparing for a test and you get a handle on your test, you will be able to let your knowledge work well and get good grades.

For example, last Wednesday was the day of a big test at school. Jane felt awful. Her stomach hurt and she had a headache. She knew she hadn’t caught a cold—but only a little nervous about the test. She really didn’t know why.

1.The underlined word “anxiety” in the passage means _________.

A. rule           B. nervousness      C. order           D. timetable

2.From the passage, we learn test anxiety__________.

A. is common among people 

B. comes from laziness

C. is only for unhealthy people

D. comes from teachers

3.According to studies, proper anxiety_________.

A. can cause poor results                 B. can make your body ill

C. can be bad for a test                  D. is good for students

4.When you feel too nervous in a test, you may__________.

A. improve yourself          B. fail in the test

C. get good grades          D. feel very relaxed

5.From the last paragraph, we can infer that________.

A. Jane got badly ill                B. Jane isn’t good at study

C. Jane had test anxiety              D. Jane wasted much time

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是与考前紧张相关的一篇短文。介绍了考试前紧张的现象、分析其原因、利弊及应对措施等等。

1.B词义猜测题。题意：文中有下划线的 “anxiety” 是什么意思？A. rule规则；B. nervousness 焦虑；C. order命令，顺序；D. timetable时间表。句意：A student with really strong test anxiety may even feel like he or she might be sick or throw up有着真正很强的考试anxiety的学生甚至可能恶心、呕吐。可以推测出是考试焦虑症。故选B。

2.A推理判断题。题意：从短文中，我们可以了解到考试焦虑症是什么的？A. is common among people很普通；B. comes from laziness源于懒惰；C. is only for unhealthy people只有不健康的人有；D. comes from teachers来自老师。由第二段开头的：You’ll find that just about all people—adults and others—have some anxiety before a test可知，考试焦虑所有人都有，对人们来讲，很普通。故选A。

3.D细节理解题。题意：根据研究，恰当的焦虑有什么作用？A. can cause poor results 会产生差的效果；B. can make your body ill 会使你生病；C. can be bad for a test对考试有害；D. is good for students对学生有好处。由第二段里的According to studies, proper anxiety can be helpful, keeping you sharp and focused and even helping you get good grades.可知，根据研究结果，恰当的焦虑有帮助，甚至可以帮助取得好的成绩。故选D。

4.B细节理解题。题意：当你在考试中感到太紧张时，你可能怎样？A. improve yourself提高自己；B. fail in the test考试失败；C. get good grades取得好成绩；D. feel very relaxed感到很放松。由第二段里的：But when you have so much anxiety or feel so sick that you can’t do well in your studies or tests, that’s bad for your studies or your body health.可知，过度的焦虑会影响学习，考不好，甚至有害健康。故选B。

5.A. Jane got badly ill珍尼得了重病；B. Jane isn’t good at study珍尼学得不好；C. Jane had test anxiety珍尼有考试焦虑；D. Jane wasted much time 珍尼浪费了许多时间。由最后段里的：She knew she hadn’t caught a cold—but only a little nervous about the test.可知她没有生病，只是对考试有点焦虑。故选C。

考点：考查生活类短文阅读。