Do you think that daydreaming is a waste of time? Probably so．

"On the contrary,'' says L．Giambra, an expert in psychology （心理学 ）．“Daydreaming is quite necessary．Without it, the mind couldn’t get done all the thinking it has to do during a normal day．You can’t possibly do all your thinking with a consciousness （有意识）．Instead, your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time．Daydreaming then may be one way that the unconscious and conscious states of mind have silent dialogues．"

    Early psychology experts paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even considered them harmful．At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses．They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1980s．Eric Klinger, a professor of psychology, is the writer of the book DAYDREAMING．Klinger says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives, learn from our experiences, and plan for our futures．Daydreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life．”

    Daydreams are usually very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams,

which may be hard to understand．It’s easier to gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully．Daydreams help you recognize the difficult situations in our life and find out a possible way of dealing with them．

    Daydreams cannot be predicted （预测）．They move off in unexpected directions which may be creative and full of ideas．For many famous artists and scientists, daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy．

1．What's the writer’s opinion of daydreaming?

     A．He agrees with the early experts in psychology．

B．He is for L．Giambra and Eric Klinger．

     C．He doesn’t prefer either side．

D．He hasn’t formed his own idea yet．

2．Which of the following statements is true?

A．Daydreaming is less harmful than sleep dreaming．

B．L．Giambra’s opinion of daydreaming is opposite to Eric Klinger’s．

C．Early experts firmly stuck to their own opinion on daydreaming．

D．Daydreams can come very suddenly and unexpectedly

3．Which of the following can lead to daydreams according to the text?

A．Absence of attention                    B．Illness in mind．

C．Lack of sleep at night                               D．None of the above．

4．After reading the passage we can conclude _______．

A．daydreaming is neither harmful nor useful to daydreamer

B．daydreams are not the same as, but similar to sleep dreams

C． daydreaming is the result of silent dialogues between conscious and unconscious states of mind

D．daydreams are of great help to us in solving problems

Do you blank out or feel so nervous in exams that you have trouble writing answers to questions that you knew just last night? If so, you likely have a case of test anxiety.

But, don't be afraid. By recognizing the problem, you are taking the first step towards overcoming it.

Believe it or not, a touch of nervousness can sharpen your mind, allowing you to perform more quickly. This is because under stress, the body releases (释放) the hormone adrenaline (肾上腺素), which prepares it for something important that will happen. However, too much anxiety can result in sleeplessness, loss of appetite（胃口）before tests, and poor performance. Some people might feel hot and tired. With great anger they often shout or complain for no reason.

If you worry a lot or are a perfectionist, you are more likely to have trouble with test anxiety. Those who have prepared poorly for a test or have had negative experiences taking tests may also experience test anxiety.

When you feel a storm of anxiety coming on, stop what you're doing and make your mind a blank. If possible, actually tell yourself to 'STOP!' This will get your mind off the stress.

Then think www..comof being at a place of comfort and let your body relax. As you continue the test, find questions you know the answers to and answer them first. This will help restore your confidence.  

Important of all, talk to yourself using positive language. Make it a habit to replace each negative thought with a logical reason. For example: "I've studied hard and I know the material, so I'm ready to do the best I can."

Another thing you can do is to learn to accept mistakes. In fact, they can be valuable learning opportunities.

Last but not least, start test preparation early - three to five days ahead of the quiz or test. After all, good study habits and skills - for example, time management and note-taking - will give you the feeling that you are in control.

The best title of the passage is probably______

   A. How to beat test anxiety.

   B. What is test anxiety.

   C. The effects of test anxiety.

   D. Experience test anxiety will help you.

Those ______ more easily suffer from test anxiety.

   A. who are not well prepared for a test.

B. who wants everything to be perfect and highest.

   C. who have experiences of failure in exams.

D. who do poorly in their study.

The author mentions _____pieces of suggestions about how to get over test anxiety.

   A.3     B.4     C.5     D.6

What can we infer from the passage？

   A. Mistakes sometime can be valuable and helpful.

   B. Those who have prepared poorly for a test cause test anxiety easily.

C. Full test preparations will give you the feeling that you are in control.

D. A touch of anxiety can have a positive effect.

The underlined word “hot” in Paragraph3 means        .

A．disappointed    B．angry   C．active    D．running a high body temperature

Do you blank out, freeze up or feel so nervous in exams that you have trouble writing answers to questions that you knew just last night? If so, you likely have a case of test anxiety.
But, don’t panic. By recognizing the problem, you are taking the first step towards overcoming it.
Believe it or not, a touch of nervousness can sharpen your mind, allowing you to perform more quickly. This is because under stress, the body releases the hormone adrenaline (肾上腺素), which prepares it for something important that will happen. However, too much anxiety can result in sleeplessness, loss of appetite（食欲） before tests, and poor performances. Some people might feel shaky, hot, or even sick.
If you worry a lot or are a perfectionist, you are more likely to have trouble with test anxiety. Those who have prepared poorly for a test or have had negative experiences taking tests may also experience test anxiety.
When you feel a storm of anxiety coming on, stop what you are doing and make your mind a blank. If possible, actually tell yourself to “STOP”. This will get your mind off the stress.
Then think of being at a place of comfort and let your body relax. As you continue the test, find questions you know the answers to and answer them first. This will help restore your confidence.
Talk to yourself using positive language. Make it a habit to replace each negative thought with a logical reason. For example：“ I’ve studied hard and I know the material, so I’m ready to do the best I can.”
Another thing you can do is to learn to accept mistakes. In fact, they can be valuable learning opportunities.
Last but not least, start test preparation early---three to five days ahead of the quiz or test. After all, good study habits and skills ---for example, time management and note-taking – will give you the feeling that your are in control.
【小题1】The first step to overcome nervousness is___ .

A．stopping what you are doing, and make your mind a blank.
B．getting aware of your problem that you are always nervous
C．releasing a kind of body liquid.	D．making full preparations

【小题2】___ are more likely to feel very nervous in tests.

A．People who feel a touch of nervousness in tests.

B．People who haven’t prepared very well.

C．People who require that everything must be perfect.

D．People who have recognized their problems.

【小题3】 According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?

A．Those who have ever failed in tests must feel anxious.

B．A touch of nervousness is a good thing.

C．You should answer the questions on the paper one by one.

D．Full preparation is not as important as nervousness controlling.

Do you know why some people are always healthy? If you study all the healthy people in the world, you’ll begin to notice some behaviors many of them share in common. For example, healthy people tend to live an active lifestyle. Exercise is usually a main part of their lives. They spend less time in front of a TV, and more time out and in achieving things and living life. Being on your feet all day and sitting in front of a computer can mean a loss or gain of hundreds of calories a day.

Healthy people surround themselves with other healthy people. We are highly influenced by the people closest to us. Surrounding yourself with healthy people tends to make you healthy by association. Not only are you inspired by your healthy friends, but there’s also a sense of social pressure to be healthy yourself when you’re around them. Who says social pressure has to be a bad thing?

Does your job make you feel bad? Healthy people have a job that makes them happy. We’ve all heard the saying that if you do a job you enjoy, you’ll never work a day in your lives. Happiness and health are highly related. Healthy people tend to be happy. Not only do healthy people tend to like their jobs, but they tend to live for them. They look forward to getting up every day and living their lives to the fullest.

People with self-confidence look healthy. Healthy people have confidence in themselves. They don’t worry about what other people think. They surround themselves with positive people, and they go about their days as if they can achieve anything.

Healthy people like smiling. Try smiling at everyone and not only do you get a smile back, but it makes you feel good about yourself. You’ve just made someone’s day better. Healthy people understand the link between happiness and health, and they tend to walk around with smiles on their faces, or laughter in their hearts.

Healthy people don’t wait for problems to come to them — they go after problems. Regular checkups(检查) are the normal things for healthy people. People who live long and healthy lives catch problems before they become so big that they destroy their lives. They discover them early and then take action to prevent them from happening again in the future.

Do you consider yourself a healthy person? How many of these habits fall into your life? What other habits of healthy people have you noticed?

Habits of healthy people
Passage outline	Supporting details
They are 1.      .	? They often exercise and 2.      watch TV. ? They achieve things and live life. ? They prefer being on their feet all day to sitting in front of a computer.
They are 3.       by other healthy people.	? Being around healthy friends 4.       them to keep fit. ? They will be under social pressure to be healthy when they are around other healthy people.
They do jobs they enjoy.	? They seek happiness and health by doing a(n) 5.      job. ? They live their life as6.       as possible every day.
They are7.      .	? They don’t worry about others’ 8.       about them. ? They are around positive people and spend their days positively.
They smile a lot.	? Smiling not only makes them feel good but makes surrounding people happy. ? Smiling or laughing means happiness, which is good for 9.      .
They discover problems early.	? They get checkups10.     . ? They discover problems when they are still small and manage to prevent them.

 

 

 

Do you feel so nervous in exams that you have trouble writing answers to questions that you knew just the night before?

   If so, you likely have a case of test anxiety.

   But don't fear. By recognizing the problem, you are taking the first step towards overcoming it.

   Believe it or not, a touch of nervousness can sharpen your mind, allowing you to perform more quickly. This is because under stress, the body gives out the hormone adrenaline (肾上腺素) which prepares it for something important that will happen. However, too much anxiety can result in sleeplessness, loss of appetite before tests, and poor performance. Some people might feel hot or even sick.

   If you worry a lot or are a perfectionist, you are more likely to have trouble with test anxiety. Those who have prepared poorly for a test or have had negative experiences taking tests may also experience test anxiety.

   When you feel a storm of anxiety coming on, stop what you're doing and make your mind a blank. If possible, actually tell yourself to "STOP!" This will get your mind off the stress.

   Then think of being at a place of comfort and let your body relax. As you continue the test, find questions you know the answers to and answer them first. This will help gain your confidence.

   Talk to yourself using positive language. Make it a habit to replace each negative thought with a logical reason. For example, "I've studied hard and I know the material, so I'm ready to do the best I can." Another thing you can do is to learn to accept mistakes. In fact, they can be valuable learning opportunities.

   Last but not least, start test preparation early — three to five days ahead of the quiz or test. After all, good study habits and skills — for example, time management and note-taking — will give you the feeling that you are in control.

1. According to the text, people who ______ are more likely to have trouble with test anxiety.

A. worry a lot or are perfectionists                     B. prepare poorly for a test

C. have failed in tests before                       D. all of above

2. Which of the following is NOT the way to beat nerves according to the author?

A. Stop what you are doing and try to relax.       B. Talk to your teacher or friends.

C. Make a full test preparation early.           D. Learn to accept mistakes.

3. The underlined word “it” refers to ______.

A. the stress                                                 B. the body                 

C. the mind                                                D. the hormone adrenaline

4. What would be the best title for the text?

A. What is test anxiety                                    B. Why we have test anxiety 

C. How to deal with test anxiety                     D. Develop a positive attitude