Question

    As your teacher passes out the math test, your palms turn sweaty. You notice that your heart has begun to race. Glancing down at the page, you suddenly forget those operations on which you had drilled only a few days earlier. Do you perform all additions first in a complex calculation? 1. Suddenly, you start to doubt a lot of things that you know.

If that sounds familiar, you might suffer from math anxiety. Or maybe not Even researchers who study this condition note that it can be surprisingly hard to define (下定义) math anxiety. 2. After all, it's not an officially recognized mental disorder in the way that depression is.

3. It asks things like “how anxious would you feel about being given a set of division problems to solve on paper”. Those who score high on these surveys about stress over making calculations related to numbers will be labeled math anxious.

In general, people who panic over their math skills tend to do worse in math classes than people who don't mind numbers. 4. “Just because you're math anxious, that doesn't always mean you're bad at math,” notes Rose Vukovic, an educational psychologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Math anxiety affects people of all ages. It can lead to poor performance in math classes. 5. Throughout life, this type of stress can stand in the way of mastering skills or projects in a host of areas that rely on calculations. But the good news is that the problem is manageable. Researchers are finding ways people can cope with this stress.

A.But that's not always true.

B.It has an unimaginable impact.

C.And its impacts don't end at graduation.

D.Oh, you know it—well you' re pretty sure, right?

E.To diagnose math anxiety, researchers conduct a questionnaire.

F.It's also hard to identify precisely how many people suffer from it.

G.Math anxiety has also been linked to negative emotions from the past.

Answer

1.D

2.F

3.E

4.A

5.C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了什么是“数学焦虑症”，介绍了数学焦虑症的症状，以及研究人员如何调查人们是否患有数学焦虑症的。以及数学焦虑症对人的影响。

1.

根据上文As your teacher passes out the math test, your palms turn sweaty. You notice that your heart has begun to race. Glancing down at the page, you suddenly forget those operations on which you had drilled only a few days earlier. Do you perform all additions first in a complex calculation?可知当老师分发数学试卷时，你的手心开始冒汗。你注意到你的心脏开始加速。瞟一眼这一页，你就会突然忘记几天前练过的那些练习。在复杂计算中，是否先算了所有加法？结合后文Suddenly, you start to doubt a lot of things that you know.可知你会突然开始怀疑你所知道的许多事情。由此可知，本句承接上文说明，上文这种发试卷时的感受，很多人都经历过，都知道这种感受。故D选项“哦，你知道的——你很肯定，对吧？”符合上下文语境，故选D。

2.

根据上文Or maybe not Even researchers who study this condition note that it can be surprisingly hard to define (下定义) math anxiety.可知甚至研究这种情况的研究人员也没有注意到，要给“数学焦虑”下定义是非常困难的。由此可知，本句是在说明，因为要给“数学焦虑”下定义是非常困难的，所以很难确定有多少人患有数学焦虑症，毕竟这不像抑郁症那样被官方认可为精神障碍。故F选项“也很难确定到底有多少人患有数学焦虑症”符合上下文语境，故选F。

3.

根据后文It asks things like “how anxious would you feel about being given a set of division problems to solve on paper”. Those who score high on these surveys about stress over making calculations related to numbers will be labeled math anxious.可知它问的问题是“当你被要求在纸上解决一组除法问题时，你会有多焦虑”。那些在计算相关数字时压力方面得分高的人会被贴上“数学焦虑”的标签。由此可知，本段是在说明研究人员进行的一项问卷调查，以此来诊断出数学焦虑症。故E选项“为了诊断数学焦虑症，研究人员进行了一项问卷调查”符合上下文语境，故选E。

4.

根据上文In general, people who panic over their math skills tend to do worse in math classes than people who don't mind numbers.可知一般来说，那些对自己的数学能力感到恐慌的人在数学课上的表现往往比那些不介意数字的人要差。结合后文“Just because you're math anxious, that doesn't always mean you're bad at math,” notes Rose Vukovic, an educational psychologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.可知明尼阿波利斯明尼苏达大学的教育心理学家Rose Vukovic指出:“仅仅因为你有数学焦虑，并不总是意味着你数学不好。”由此可知，上文说明的“那些对自己的数学能力感到恐慌的人在数学课上的表现往往比那些不介意数字的人要差”这种情况并不总是真的。故A选项“但这并不总是真的”符合上下文语境，故选A。

5.

根据后文Throughout life, this type of stress can stand in the way of mastering skills or projects in a host of areas that rely on calculations.可知在人的一生中，这种类型的压力会阻碍掌握许多依赖计算的领域的技能或项目。由此可知，数学焦虑症的影响并不会在毕业时就结束。故C选项“它的影响不会在毕业时结束”符合上下文语境，故选C。