Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college."I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could
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Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college."I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn't think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher." Another student in biology had similar experiences. He said, "My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test,
I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn't even write them down! "
These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades.
Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.
Special university advising courses try to help students. In these courses, advisors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tensions. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.
An expert at the University of California explains: "With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program. Most of them experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great."
?To deal with this problem, students say they want to__________.
I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn't even write them down! "
These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades.
Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.
Special university advising courses try to help students. In these courses, advisors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tensions. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.
An expert at the University of California explains: "With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program. Most of them experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great."
?To deal with this problem, students say they want to__________.
A.take a short course on anxiety
B.read about anxiety
C.be able to manage or understand their anxiety
D.take tests to prove they are not anxious
B.read about anxiety
C.be able to manage or understand their anxiety
D.take tests to prove they are not anxious
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第1题：
Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college."I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn't think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher." Another student in biology had similar experiences. He said, "My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test,
I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn't even write them down! "
These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades.
Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.
Special university advising courses try to help students. In these courses, advisors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tensions. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.
An expert at the University of California explains: "With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program. Most of them experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great."
A University of California advisor said__________.A.all students could overcome the anxiety after taking a special test anxiety program
B.almost all students felt less stress after taking a University of California advising course
C.students found it difficult to improve even though they had taken a special test anxiety course
D.students found it easy to relax as soon as they entered a University of California advising course答案：B解析：由最后一段“With almost all students，relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program．"可知，几乎所有的学生，在参加过我们的项目之后，会变得更轻松，压力感减少。故选B。 -
第2题：
根据下面资料，回答
Bum rate is the speed at which a start up business consumes money. My rate would be $50,000 a month when my new media company started. So, I began looking around for individuals who would be my first investors. "Angel money" it was called. But when I reviewed my list of acquaintances to find those who might be able to help, I found the number got small.
With no other choices, I began meeting with the venture-capital companies. But I was warned they took a huge share of your company for the money they put in. And if you struggled, they could drop you cold.
As I was searching for "angel money", I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didn′t have money for paying checks yet.
Bill Becker was an expert in computer programming and image processing at a very famous Media Lab at M.I.T. With his arrival, my company suddenly had a major technology "guy" in-house.
Katherine Henderson, a film maker and a former real-estate dealer, joined us as our director of market research. Steve White came on as operating office. He had worked for the developer of a home-finance software, Quicken. We grabbed him.
We had some really good people, but we still didn′t have enough money. One night, my neighbor, Louise Johnson, came for a visit. She and I were only nodding acquaintances, but her boys and ours were constant companions. She ran a very good business at the time.
Louise was brilliant and missed nothing. She had been watching my progress closely. She knew I was dying for money and I had prospects but could offer no guarantees of success.
She told me that her attorney had talked to mine and the terms had been agreed upon. She handed me an envelope. Inside was a check for $500,000.
I almost fell down. I heard her voice as if from heaven.
"I have confidence in your plan," she said. "You′ll do well. You′re going to work for it, but it′ s satisfying when you build your own company."
Who could have thought I′ d find an angel so close to home? There were no words sufficient for the moment. We just said good night. She left and I just stood there, completely humbled and completely committed.
Louise decided to lend money to the author because _____________.A.she wanted to join his company
B.she knew he would build a team
C.she knew his plan would succeed
D.she wanted to help promote his sales答案：C解析：细节题。由文章倒数第五段“She knew I was dying for money and I had prospects…”可知,Louise认为作者的公司很有希望。故选C。 -
第3题：
Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college． "I was always well prepared for my tests． Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test． Yet I would go in to take the test, ouly to find I could not answer the questions correctly． I would blank out because of nervousness and fear． I couldn't think of the answer． My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher．" Another student in biology had similar experiences． He said: "My first chemistry test was very difficult． Than, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking． My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil． I knew the material and I knew the answers． Yet I couldn't even write them down! "
These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety． Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does． The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness． Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, somethnes test anxiety causes the low grades．
Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students．
Special university advising courses try to help students． In these courses, advisors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety． At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety． If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tensions． These courses teach students how to relax their bodies, Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations． By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease． Learned informatian then comes out without difficulty on a test．
An expert at the University of California explains: "With almost all stttderltS, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program． Most of them experience better control during their tests． Almost all have some improvement． With some, the improvement is very great．"
To deal with this problem, students say they want to _____A. ake a short course on anxiety
B. read about anxiety
C. be able to manage or understand their anxiety
D. take tests to prove they are not anxious答案：A解析：由第三段可知，学生先参加一个考试焦虑度的测试，如果焦虑度高的话，则会参加短期课程来减缓焦虑。因此答案为A。 -
第4题：
根据下列内容，回答181-185题。
Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking testswhen she began college. "I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeksbefore a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions cot-rectly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn't think of the answer. My lowgrades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher." Another student in biology had simi-lar experiences. He said:"My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test, I satdown to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down soquickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet !
couldn't even write them down! "
These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a studentworries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. Thestudent cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Althoughpoor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades.Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false expla-nation of lazy students.
Special university advising courses try to help students. In these courses, advisors try to helpstudents by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests tomeasure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses tohelp them deal with their tensions. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Studentsare trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can lettheir minds work at ease. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.
An expert at the University of California explains: "With almost all students, relaxation andless stress are felt after taking our program. Most of them experience better control during theirtests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great."
To "blank out" is probably___________.A.to be like a blanket
B.to be sure of an answer
C.to be unable to think clearly
D.to show knowledge to the teacher答案：C解析：要结合上下文理解生词含义。根据第一段“1 would blank out because ofnervousness andfear．I couldn’t think ofthe answer．”可知，blank out在此是指由于紧张和害怕导致一时忘了答案，因此选C。 -
第5题：
Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college． "I was always well prepared for my tests． Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test． Yet I would go in to take the test, ouly to find I could not answer the questions correctly． I would blank out because of nervousness and fear． I couldn't think of the answer． My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher．" Another student in biology had similar experiences． He said: "My first chemistry test was very difficult． Than, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking． My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil． I knew the material and I knew the answers． Yet I couldn't even write them down! "
These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety． Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does． The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness． Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, somethnes test anxiety causes the low grades．
Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students．
Special university advising courses try to help students． In these courses, advisors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety． At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety． If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tensions． These courses teach students how to relax their bodies, Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations． By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease． Learned informatian then comes out without difficulty on a test．
An expert at the University of California explains: "With almost all stttderltS, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program． Most of them experience better control during their tests． Almost all have some improvement． With some, the improvement is very great．"
A University of California advisor said ______A. all students could overcome the anxiety after taking a special test anxiety program
B. almost all students felt less stress after taking a University of California advising course
C. students found it difficult to improve even thougb they had taken a special test anxiety course
D. students found it easy to relax as soon as they entered a University of California advising course答案：B解析：由最后一段“With almost all stodents，relaxation andless stress arefelt aftertaking our program,"可知，几乎所有的学生在参加过我们的项目之后，会变得更轻松，压力感减少：因此答案为B。 -
第6题：
共用题干
第三篇
Up in Smoke
I began to smoke when I was in high school. In fact,I remember the evening I was at a girlfriend's house,and we were watching a movie一a terribly romantic movie.He(the hero of the movie)was in love,she(his lady)was beautiful,and they were both smoking. My friend had only two cigarettes from a pack in her mother's purse,and she gave one to me.It was my first time.
My parents didn't care much. They both smoked,and my older brother did too. My mother told me that smokers don't grow tall,but I was already 5 '6"(taller than most of the boys in my class), so I was happy to hear that"fact".In school,the teachers talked against smoking,but the cigarette advertisements were so exciting. The men in the ads were so good-looking and so successful,and the women were well, they were beautiful and sophisticated（老于世故的）.
I read a book called How to Stop Smoking. The writer said that smoking wastes time,and that cigarettes cost a lot of money."So what?"I thought. The book didn't say that smoking can take away years of your life.But ten years later,everyone began to hear about the negative effects of cigarette smoke:lung disease,cancer,and heart problems.After that,there was a health warning on every pack of cigarettes.I didn't pay much attention to the reports and warnings.I felt healthy,and thought I was taking good care of myself.
Then two events changed my mind.First,I started to cough,I thought it was just a cold,but it.didn't get better. Second,my brother got lung cancer. He got sicker and sicker. My brother and I used to smoke cigarettes together over twenty years ago,and we smoked our last cigarettes together the day before he died,I sat with him in his hospital room,and I decided to quit."NO more cigarettes,ever,"I said to myself.
However,it was very hard to stop.Nicotine（尼古丁）is a drug;as a result,cigarettes cause a powerful addiction.I tried several times to quit on my own一wlthout success.I made excuses,I told myself:Smoking helps me keep my figure一I don,t gain weight when I smoke.Smoking not only relaxes me but it also helps me think clearly.I,m a free,liberated woman,I can smoke when I want to.
Finally,I ran out of excuses一I might say my excuses went up in smoke.I joined the"Stop Smoking"program at the local hospital,which also ended up in failure.The writer decided to quit smoking partly because______.
A:she could not afford any more cigarettes
B:her doctor had advised her to do so
C:her brother had given up smoking
D:she had started to cough答案：D解析：题干意思为：作者如何开始吸烟显示了……的强大影响。通过对第一段的分析发现，作者吸烟主要是模仿电影人物，所以选项C正确。
题干意思为：第二段中fact一词指代……根据第二段第三句中的taller than most of the boys in my class可知，作者很自豪，所以选择B。
题干意思为：《如何戒烟》这本书……文中第三段：The book didn't say that smoking can take away years of your life．这本书并没有说吸烟能够使人寿命缩短。可以推断出作者对这本书并没有多大兴趣，所以选择B。
题干意思为：作者决定戒烟的部分原因是……文中第四段：First, I started to cough, I thought it was just a cold, but it didn't get better．可以得出，这是部分原因，经过比较，只有D选项正确。
题干意思为：作者发现戒烟很难是因为……第五段第一、二句：However, it was very hard to stop.Nicotine（尼古丁）is a drug; as a result, cigarettes cause a powerful addiction．然而，戒烟真的太难了。尼古丁就是毒品，吸烟能够上很大的瘾。可以得出A选项正确。 -
第7题：
Literacy Volunteer Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer （扫盲志愿者）. The training I received， though excellent， did not tell me how it was to work with a real student， however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read， I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson， I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule， she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words， she could not write out a shopping list. Also， she could only recognize items by their labels. As a result， if the product had a different label， she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together， learning how to read built Jane's self-confidence， which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip， she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program， she began helping her youngest son， Tony， a shy first grader， with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read pride was written all over her face， and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience， I was proud of myself， too. I found that helping Jane to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer， I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact， I may have learned more from the experience than Jane did. At the end of the program， Jane began helping her youngest son with his reading.（）
- A、True
- B、False
- C、Not Given
正确答案:A -
第8题：
Literacy Volunteer Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer （扫盲志愿者）. The training I received， though excellent， did not tell me how it was to work with a real student， however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read， I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson， I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule， she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words， she could not write out a shopping list. Also， she could only recognize items by their labels. As a result， if the product had a different label， she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together， learning how to read built Jane's self-confidence， which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip， she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program， she began helping her youngest son， Tony， a shy first grader， with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read pride was written all over her face， and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience， I was proud of myself， too. I found that helping Jane to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer， I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact， I may have learned more from the experience than Jane did. Jane could not recognize items by their labels.（）
- A、True
- B、False
- C、Not Given
正确答案:B -
第9题：
单选题Literacy Volunteer Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer （扫盲志愿者）. The training I received， though excellent， did not tell me how it was to work with a real student， however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read， I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson， I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule， she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words， she could not write out a shopping list. Also， she could only recognize items by their labels. As a result， if the product had a different label， she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together， learning how to read built Jane's self-confidence， which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip， she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program， she began helping her youngest son， Tony， a shy first grader， with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read pride was written all over her face， and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience， I was proud of myself， too. I found that helping Jane to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer， I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact， I may have learned more from the experience than Jane did. If the product had a different label，she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.（）ATrue
BFalse
CNot Given
正确答案： A解析： 第二段最后给出了相关信息，即if the product had … she wanted，可知本题干说法正确。答案为A。 -
第10题：
单选题Literacy Volunteer Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer （扫盲志愿者）. The training I received， though excellent， did not tell me how it was to work with a real student， however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read， I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson， I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule， she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words， she could not write out a shopping list. Also， she could only recognize items by their labels. As a result， if the product had a different label， she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together， learning how to read built Jane's self-confidence， which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip， she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program， she began helping her youngest son， Tony， a shy first grader， with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read pride was written all over her face， and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience， I was proud of myself， too. I found that helping Jane to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer， I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact， I may have learned more from the experience than Jane did. When 1 began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read，I realized the true importance of reading.（）ATrue
BFalse
CNot Given
正确答案： C解析： 第一段最后两行讲到When I began … importance of reading，可知本题说法正确。答案为A。 -
第11题：
单选题Literacy Volunteer Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer （扫盲志愿者）. The training I received， though excellent， did not tell me how it was to work with a real student， however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read， I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson， I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule， she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words， she could not write out a shopping list. Also， she could only recognize items by their labels. As a result， if the product had a different label， she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together， learning how to read built Jane's self-confidence， which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip， she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program， she began helping her youngest son， Tony， a shy first grader， with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read pride was written all over her face， and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience， I was proud of myself， too. I found that helping Jane to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer， I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact， I may have learned more from the experience than Jane did. I went through training program and became a literacy volunteer.（）ATrue
BFalse
CNot Given
正确答案： B解析： 文章第一段第一句话给出了答案，即Last summer I went through a … literacy volunteer。答案为A。 -
第12题：
单选题Literacy Volunteer Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer （扫盲志愿者）. The training I received， though excellent， did not tell me how it was to work with a real student， however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read， I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson， I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule， she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words， she could not write out a shopping list. Also， she could only recognize items by their labels. As a result， if the product had a different label， she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together， learning how to read built Jane's self-confidence， which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip， she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program， she began helping her youngest son， Tony， a shy first grader， with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read pride was written all over her face， and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience， I was proud of myself， too. I found that helping Jane to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer， I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact， I may have learned more from the experience than Jane did. Jane could not recognize items by their labels.（）ATrue
BFalse
CNot Given
正确答案： A解析： 第二段倒数第三行写到Also， she could only recognize items … labels。可知本题说法错误。答案为B。 -
第13题：
Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college."I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I would blank out because of nervousness and fear. I couldn't think of the answer. My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher." Another student in biology had similar experiences. He said, "My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test,
I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking. My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn't even write them down! "
These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness. Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades.
Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.
Special university advising courses try to help students. In these courses, advisors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tensions. These courses teach students how to relax their bodies. Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease. Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.
An expert at the University of California explains: "With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program. Most of them experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement. With some, the improvement is very great."
Test anxiety has been recognized as__________.A.an excuse for laziness
B.the result of poor study habits
C.a real problem
D.something that cannot be changed答案：C解析：由第二段“test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem”可知，考试焦虑已经被认为是一个真正的问题。故选C。 -
第14题：
Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University, first had a problem taking tests when she began college． "I was always well prepared for my tests． Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test． Yet I would go in to take the test, ouly to find I could not answer the questions correctly． I would blank out because of nervousness and fear． I couldn't think of the answer． My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher．" Another student in biology had similar experiences． He said: "My first chemistry test was very difficult． Than, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was shaking． My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil． I knew the material and I knew the answers． Yet I couldn't even write them down! "
These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety． Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does． The student cannot write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness． Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, somethnes test anxiety causes the low grades．
Recently, test anxiety has been recognized as a real problem, not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students．
Special university advising courses try to help students． In these courses, advisors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety． At some universities, students take tests to measure their anxiety． If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tensions． These courses teach students how to relax their bodies, Students are trained to become calm in very tense situations． By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work at ease． Learned informatian then comes out without difficulty on a test．
An expert at the University of California explains: "With almost all stttderltS, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking our program． Most of them experience better control during their tests． Almost all have some improvement． With some, the improvement is very great．"
Poor grades are usually the result of _____A. poor sleeping habit
B. laziness
C. lack of sleep
D. inability to form good study habits答案：D解析：由第二段第四句话“poor grades are often a resuh of poor study habits”可知，成绩差是由不良的学习习惯造成的结果。因此答案为D。 -
第15题：
I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother."But the desk," she'd said again, "it's for Elizaheth."
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in acdou. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened.And a gulf opened between us. I was "too emotional". But she lived "on the surface".
As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she ebose that she did forgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace-it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and l could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside--a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
The writer began to love her mother's deskA.after mother died
B.before she became a writer
C.when she was a child
D.when mother gave it to her答案：C解析：根据全文第一句I veloved my mother's desk sincel was just tall enoughto see above thetop of it as mother sat doing letters．”可知，作者当时还是个小菝子，故选C。 -
第16题：
根据下列内容，回答186-190题。
I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mothersat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I de-cided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during herfinal illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother."But the desk," she'd said a-gain, "it's for Elizabeth."
I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. Butas a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened.
And a gulf opened between us. I was "too emotional". But she lived "on the surface".
As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy fami-ly. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she didforgive me. I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came. My hope turned to disap-pointment, then little interest and, finally, peace--it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't besure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and ! could stop try-ing to make her into someone she was not.
Now the present of her desk told, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased thatwriting was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside--a photoof my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times. Give me an answer, my letterasks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
The writer began to love her mother's desk__________.A.after mother died
B.before she became a writer
C.when she was a child
D.when mother gave it to her答案：C解析：根据全文第一句“I’ve loved my mother’s desk since l was just tall enough to see above thetop of it as mother sat doing letters．”可知，作者当时还是个小孩子，故选C。 -
第17题：
共用题干
第三篇
Up in Smoke
I began to smoke when I was in high school. In fact,I remember the evening I was at a girlfriend's house,and we were watching a movie一a terribly romantic movie.He(the hero of the movie)was in love,she(his lady)was beautiful,and they were both smoking. My friend had only two cigarettes from a pack in her mother's purse,and she gave one to me.It was my first time.
My parents didn't care much. They both smoked,and my older brother did too. My mother told me that smokers don't grow tall,but I was already 5 '6"(taller than most of the boys in my class), so I was happy to hear that"fact".In school,the teachers talked against smoking,but the cigarette advertisements were so exciting. The men in the ads were so good-looking and so successful,and the women were well, they were beautiful and sophisticated（老于世故的）.
I read a book called How to Stop Smoking. The writer said that smoking wastes time,and that cigarettes cost a lot of money."So what?"I thought. The book didn't say that smoking can take away years of your life.But ten years later,everyone began to hear about the negative effects of cigarette smoke:lung disease,cancer,and heart problems.After that,there was a health warning on every pack of cigarettes.I didn't pay much attention to the reports and warnings.I felt healthy,and thought I was taking good care of myself.
Then two events changed my mind.First,I started to cough,I thought it was just a cold,but it.didn't get better. Second,my brother got lung cancer. He got sicker and sicker. My brother and I used to smoke cigarettes together over twenty years ago,and we smoked our last cigarettes together the day before he died,I sat with him in his hospital room,and I decided to quit."NO more cigarettes,ever,"I said to myself.
However,it was very hard to stop.Nicotine（尼古丁）is a drug;as a result,cigarettes cause a powerful addiction.I tried several times to quit on my own一wlthout success.I made excuses,I told myself:Smoking helps me keep my figure一I don,t gain weight when I smoke.Smoking not only relaxes me but it also helps me think clearly.I,m a free,liberated woman,I can smoke when I want to.
Finally,I ran out of excuses一I might say my excuses went up in smoke.I joined the"Stop Smoking"program at the local hospital,which also ended up in failure.The writer found it hard to quit smoking because______.
A:she had been addicted to nicotine
B:she had been putting on weight
C:she could not think clearly
D: she was an independent woman答案：A解析：题干意思为：作者如何开始吸烟显示了……的强大影响。通过对第一段的分析发现，作者吸烟主要是模仿电影人物，所以选项C正确。
题干意思为：第二段中fact一词指代……根据第二段第三句中的taller than most of the boys in my class可知，作者很自豪，所以选择B。
题干意思为：《如何戒烟》这本书……文中第三段：The book didn't say that smoking can take away years of your life．这本书并没有说吸烟能够使人寿命缩短。可以推断出作者对这本书并没有多大兴趣，所以选择B。
题干意思为：作者决定戒烟的部分原因是……文中第四段：First, I started to cough, I thought it was just a cold, but it didn't get better．可以得出，这是部分原因，经过比较，只有D选项正确。
题干意思为：作者发现戒烟很难是因为……第五段第一、二句：However, it was very hard to stop.Nicotine（尼古丁）is a drug; as a result, cigarettes cause a powerful addiction．然而，戒烟真的太难了。尼古丁就是毒品，吸烟能够上很大的瘾。可以得出A选项正确。 -
第18题：
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight A student, I believed I could___16___tough subjects and really learn something．One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he ___17 ___in class.
When l took the first exam, I was___ 18___ to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, ___19___ English was my best subject．I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained___20 ___I decided to try harder, although I didn't know what that ___21___ because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77．Again, I ___22___ with Professor Jayne．Again, he listened patiently but wouldn't change his ___23___ One more test before the final exam．One more ___24___ to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, ___25 ___the meaning of the word "thorough", But my ___26___ did no good and everything ___27___ as before.
The last hurdle (障碍) was the final．No matter what___28___I got, it wouldn't cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the ___29___ goodbye.
I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final, I even ___30___ myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I'd have ___31___ with a test.
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office．He ___32___ to be expecting me．"If I gave you the A as you ___33___ , you wouldn't continue to work as hard．"
I stared at him,___34___that his analysis and strategy (策略) were correct．I had worked my head ___35___ , as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
___29___A.scholarship
B.course
C.degree
D.subject答案：A解析：对应文章第一段第一句话可得出答案为A。 -
第19题：
Before she began to study at Beijing University, she（）in a factory for five years.
- A、had worked
- B、worked
- C、has worked
- D、would work
正确答案:A -
第20题：
Literacy Volunteer Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer （扫盲志愿者）. The training I received， though excellent， did not tell me how it was to work with a real student， however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read， I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson， I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule， she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words， she could not write out a shopping list. Also， she could only recognize items by their labels. As a result， if the product had a different label， she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together， learning how to read built Jane's self-confidence， which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip， she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program， she began helping her youngest son， Tony， a shy first grader， with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read pride was written all over her face， and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience， I was proud of myself， too. I found that helping Jane to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer， I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact， I may have learned more from the experience than Jane did. I once could not read.（）
- A、True
- B、False
- C、Not Given
正确答案:C -
第21题：
单选题When I first began writing poetry, I think the poems that I had studied at school ______ my approach and the things I wrote about.Acommunicated
Bimpressed
Cinfluenced
Ddiscussed
正确答案： A解析：
当我第一次创作诗歌的时候，我发现在学校学的诗歌影响着我的创作方法和创作内容。influence影响。communicate交流，传染。impress留下印象。discuss讨论。 -
第22题：
单选题Literacy Volunteer Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer （扫盲志愿者）. The training I received， though excellent， did not tell me how it was to work with a real student， however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read， I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson， I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule， she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words， she could not write out a shopping list. Also， she could only recognize items by their labels. As a result， if the product had a different label， she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together， learning how to read built Jane's self-confidence， which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip， she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program， she began helping her youngest son， Tony， a shy first grader， with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read pride was written all over her face， and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience， I was proud of myself， too. I found that helping Jane to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer， I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact， I may have learned more from the experience than Jane did. After her successful trip to the supermarket，Jane reported how self-confident she felt.（）ATrue
BFalse
CNot Given
正确答案： B解析： 第三段第三句讲到After this successful … she felt，所以题干的信息是正确的。答案为A。 -
第23题：
单选题Literacy Volunteer Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer （扫盲志愿者）. The training I received， though excellent， did not tell me how it was to work with a real student， however. When I began to discover what other people's lives were like because they could not read， I realized the true importance of reading. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three. In the first lesson， I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule， she told me it would not help because she could not read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Since she did not know words， she could not write out a shopping list. Also， she could only recognize items by their labels. As a result， if the product had a different label， she would not recognize it as the product she wanted. As we worked together， learning how to read built Jane's self-confidence， which encouraged her to continue in her studies. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip， she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program， she began helping her youngest son， Tony， a shy first grader， with his reading. She sat with him before he went to sleep and together they would read bedtime stories. When his eyes became wide with excitement as she read pride was written all over her face， and she began to see how her own hard work in learning to read paid off. As she described this experience， I was proud of myself， too. I found that helping Jane to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before. As a literacy volunteer， I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact， I may have learned more from the experience than Jane did. My first student Jane was a 44-year-old single mother of three， could read the bus schedule.（）ATrue
BFalse
CNot Given
正确答案： C解析： 第二段第四行给出T答案，When I told her … not read it，即作者给了Jane 一份汽车时刻表，但是由于她不认字，根本看不懂时刻表。答案为B。