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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(使现出) 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(恐慌症) 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(分数). 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   50  . Why does it work? Do you really understand why it works? Did anyone ever use pizzas or math manipulative(巧妙处理的) 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

7.	A．fear B．joy C．pleasure D．doubt

8.	A．failure B．choice C．blank D．death

9.	A．further B．greater C．less D．smaller

10.	A．unpleasant B．unfair C．pleasant D．successful

11.	A．because B．thanks to C．resulting in D．due to

12.	A．fear B．anxiety C．failure D．misunderstanding

13.	A．forgetting B．use C．understanding D．knowledge

14.	A．panic B．excitement C．disappointment D．encouragement

15.	A．opens B．works C．starts D．runs

16.	A．so B．possible C．not D．any

17.	A．Where B．Why C．When D．What

18.	A．memory B．method C．brain D．body

19.	A．fill B．realize C．confirm D．recognize

20.	A．task B．aim C．appointment D．role

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.A

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】略