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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A. fear                      B. joy                   C. pleasure                   D. doubt

A .failure                  B. choice              C. blank                             D. death

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

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

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

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

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

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

A. opens                  B. works               C. starts                       D. runs

A. so                    B. possible            C. not                          D. any

A. Where                B. Why                C. When                      D. What

A. memory              B. method             C. brain                       D. body

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

A. task                    B. aim                  C. appointment             D. role

三、完型填空（共30分）
Jenna, a popular girl from Westood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new   36  in high school.
37  , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be  38   for her to be selected. Two hours later, the  39  read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart  40   as the list ended without her name. Feeling  41  , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.
Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was   42  . She moved on to English and history, and was  43  to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  44  math for the time being.
The next day Jenna went to see Mrs Biden about being on the school  45  . Mrs Biden wasn’t as  46   as Jenna. “ I’m sorry, but we have enough  47   for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll take then.” Jenna smiled  48   and left. “Why is high school so     49    ?” she sighed.
Later in  50  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much  51   . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to   52   at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  53   . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  54   a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the  55   fish you can be.”
36. A. processes         B. decisions          C. challenges          D. exercises
37. A. Therefore         B. However          C. Otherwise          D. Besides
38. A. difficult          B. easy              C. boring             D. interesting
39. A. editor           B. boss              C. candidate           D. judge
40. A. jumped           B. sank              C. stopped            D. raced
41. A. strange           B. happy             C. awful              D. lonely
42. A. struggling         B. improving        C. working            D. complaining
43. A. ashamed          B. disappointed        C. shocked           D. relieved
44. A. put up            B. prepare for         C. worry about         D. give up
45. A. committee        B. newspaper          C. radio              D. team
46. A. enthusiastic       B. artistic             C. sympathetic         D. realistic
47. A. speakers          B. readers             C. cheerleaders        D. writers
48. A. widely           B. weakly             C. excitedly          D. brightly
49. A. similar           B. ordinary            C. different            D. familiar
50. A. physics           B. history             C. English            D. math
51. A. pleasure          B. hope               C. trouble             D. sorrow
52. A. fit in             B. look out            C. stay up             D. get around
53. A. swim            B. try                 C. ask                D. escape
54. A. in return for       B. in case of            C. in terms of         D. instead of
55. A. slimmest         B. smallest              C. best              D. gentlest

    Jenna, a popular girl from Westood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new   36   in high school.

      37  , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be  38   for her to be selected. Two hours later, the  39  read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart  40   as the list ended without her name. Feeling  41  , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

    Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was   42  . She moved on to English and history, and was  43  to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  44  math for the time being.

    The next day Jenna went to see Mrs Biden about being on the school  45  . Mrs Biden wasn’t as  46   as Jenna. “ I’m sorry, but we have enough  47   for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll take then.” Jenna smiled  48   and left. “Why is high school so     49    ?” she sighed.

    Later in  50  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much  51   . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to   52   at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  53   . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  54   a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the  55   fish you can be.”

36. A. processes         B. decisions          C. challenges          D. exercises

37. A. Therefore         B. However          C. Otherwise          D. Besides

38. A. difficult          B. easy              C. boring             D. interesting

39. A. editor            B. boss              C. candidate           D. judge

40. A. jumped           B. sank              C. stopped            D. raced

41. A. strange           B. happy             C. awful              D. lonely

42. A. struggling         B. improving         C. working            D. complaining

43. A. ashamed          B. disappointed        C. shocked           D. relieved

44. A. put up            B. prepare for         C. worry about         D. give up

45. A. committee        B. newspaper          C. radio              D. team

46. A. enthusiastic       B. artistic             C. sympathetic         D. realistic

47. A. speakers          B. readers             C. cheerleaders        D. writers

48. A. widely           B. weakly             C. excitedly           D. brightly

49. A. similar           B. ordinary            C. different            D. familiar

50. A. physics           B. history             C. English            D. math

51. A. pleasure          B. hope               C. trouble             D. sorrow

52. A. fit in             B. look out            C. stay up             D. get around

53. A. swim            B. try                 C. ask                D. escape

54. A. in return for       B. in case of            C. in terms of         D. instead of

55. A. slimmest         B. smallest              C. best              D. gentlest

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个

选项中，选出最佳选项。

    Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was

ready for new 16 in high school. 17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to

tryouts(选拔赛) for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and

she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the 19 read a list of the girls for a

second tryout. Her heart 20 as the list ended without her name. Feeling 21, she walked home

carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was 22. She moved on to English and history, and was 23 to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to 24 math for the time being.

The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school 25. Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 26 as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 27 for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 28 and left. “Why is high school so 29?” she sighed.

Later in 30 class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 31. By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 32 at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to 33. High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 34 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the 35 fish you can be.”

A. processes       B. decision       C. challenges      D. exercises

A. Therefore       B. However      C. Otherwise       D. Besides

A. difficult        B. easy          C. boring          D. interesting

A. editor          B. boss          C. candidate        D. judge

A. jumped         B. sank          C. stopped         D. raced

A. strange         B. happy         C. awful           D. lonely

A. struggling       B. improving     C. working         D. complaining

A. ashamed        B. disappointed    C. shocked         D. relieved

A. put up          B. prepare for     C. worry about      D. give up

A. committee       B. newspaper     C. radio            D. team

A. enthusiastic      B. artistic        C. sympathetic       D. realistic

A. speakers      B. readers       C. cheerleaders      D. writers

A. widely       B. weakly       C. excitedly         D. brightly

A. similar       B. ordinary      C. different         D. familiar

A. physics       B. history       C. English          D. math

A. pleasure      B. hope         C. trouble           D. sorrow

A. fit in         B. look out      C. stay up           D. get around

A. swim         B. try          C. ask              D. escape

A. in return for   B. in case of     C. in terms of        D. instead of

A. slimmest      B. smallest      C. best             D. gentlest

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new  16  in high school.

17, high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(拉拉队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be 18 for her to be selected. Two hours later, the  19  read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart  20  as the list ended without her name. Feeling  21 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was  22 . She moved on to English and history, and was  23  to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to  24 math for the time being.

The nest day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school  25 . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as  26  as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough  27  for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled  28  and left. “Why is high school so  29 ?” she sighed.

Later in  30  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much  31 . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to  32  at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  33 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  34  a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the  35  fish you can be.”

A. processes       B. decision       C. challenges      D. exercises

A. Therefore       B. However      C. Otherwise       D. Besides

A. difficult        B. easy          C. boring          D. interesting

A. editor          B. boss          C. candidate        D. judge

A. jumped         B. sank          C. stopped         D. raced

A. strange         B. happy         C. awful           D. lonely

A. struggling       B. improving     C. working         D. complaining

A. ashamed        B. disappointed    C. shocked         D. relieved

A. put up          B. prepare for     C. worry about      D. give up

A. committee       B. newspaper     C. radio            D. team

A. enthusiastic      B. artistic        C. sympathetic       D. realistic

A. speakers      B. readers       C. cheerleaders      D. writers

A. widely       B. weakly       C. excitedly         D. brightly

A. similar       B. ordinary      C. different         D. familiar

A. physics       B. history       C. English          D. math

A. pleasure      B. hope         C. trouble           D. sorrow

A. fit in         B. look out      C. stay up           D. get around

A. swim         B. try          C. ask              D. escape

A. in return for   B. in case of     C. in terms of        D. instead of

A. slimmest      B. smallest      C. best             D. gentlest