Question

Recent studies have shown that there is a link between anxiety and intelligence and it is a positive one.Fear allows you to react to a potential threat in good time.Being too happy all the time means that you don't think about potential problems.1.But the response means that their imagination is highly active.An active imagination keeps you safe from threats.

The general belief about anxiety is that it's a negative thing.Because suffering from anxiety is not pleasant,most of the people who deal with it hope they don't have to.2.Science is showing that a little bit of anxiety is a good thing.

In 2002,Israeli psychologists ran a test on 80 students.The students were under the impression mat they were there to appreciate artwork on a piece of software.However,the researchers rigged（在…上做手脚）the program. 3.So they were men encouraged to contact IT.

Finding IT brought new challenges.As the students left the room,they met various problems.4.someone also stopped them to ask them to complete a survey.The test found that the participants who really wanted to reach IT to fix the virus had the highest amount of anxiety.The students who had less anxiety couldn't focus.They stopped to complete the survey,pick up the papers,etc.

Obviously,the anxious students had a greater sense of the threat.5.Therefore,anxiety can actually give us higher chance to succeed!

A.So when does worry become a bad thing?

B.Thus,they tried their best to achieve their goal.

C.But this does not necessarily need to be the case.

D.Some students came across dropped papers as they walked by.

E.Instead of viewing artwork,the students found a computer virus.

F.Often kids and adults with anxiety have a very negative view of themselves.

G.People with anxiety are sometimes responding to a threat that doesn't exist.

Answer

1.G

2.C

3.E

4.D

5.B

【解析】这是一篇通过以色列的心理学家的实验说明适当的焦虑对人的成功也是有利的一篇说明文。因为上下文的联系是紧密的，需要我们通过牢牢结合上下文做出判断。

1.考查上下文语境。根据下文的转折，句意：但是这种反应也意味着他的思想是高度活跃的。而选项G也出现了respond 这一关键词。故选G

2.考查上下文语境 。空格的上文主要说明人们一般认为焦虑是一件不好的事情，而空格的下文解释科学家已经证实适量的焦虑是一件好事。因此可知空格处应该是一个转折点。故选C.

3.考查上下文语境。因为上文已经说明，实验者在实验上做了一些手脚，也就说明与原先设计的在软件上欣赏艺术作品是不一致的。而选项E“Instead of viewing artwork”也正好符合。故选E.

4.考查上下文语境。空格前说明被实验者面临问题，有不同的反应，空格后说明一部分人是怎样应对的。因此空格处也应该解释另一部分人是怎样的反应。故选D.

5.考查上下文语境。上文通过实验，得出适当有焦虑情绪的学生具有一定的危机意识。因此空格处应该是这种危机意识带来的积极影响——使他们能够尽自己最大的努力来完成目标。故选B。

【名师点睛】

“七选五”这类题型要求学生根据文章的结构、逻辑、上下文的内容选出相应的五句话填入空白处将文章补充完整。主要目的在于“考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握。”做这类题型还必须时刻结合上下文语境进行推理和判断。

例如，第二题空格前提到“The general belief about anxiety is that it's a negative thing. ”空格后又提到“Science is showing that a little bit of anxiety is a good thing.”很明显前后是矛盾的，因此空格处一定是一个转折点。备选项只有C符合，故选C。