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1、2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：阅读理解1.Doessolvingamathproblemgiveyouaheadache?Doyoufeelnervouswhenyousitamathexam?Formoststudents,mathcanbetoughbutscientistshaveprovedthatmathproblemscanactuallytriggerphysicalpain.Scientistscametohisconclusionwithanin-depthexperiment,whichwaspublishedinthePubli
2、cLibraryofScienceOnejournal.Theybeganbyfindingouthowmuchparticipantsfearmath.Thoseinvolvedwereaskedaseriesofquestionssuchashowtheyfeelwhentheyreceiveamathtextbookorwhentheywalkintoamathlesson.Basedontheiranswers,participantsweredividedintogroups.Onegroupwasmadeupofpeoplewhowerep
3、articularlyafraidofmathandparticipantsintheothergroupweremorecomfortablewiththesubject.Bothgroupswerethengiveneithermathtasksorwordtasks.Whenamathtaskwasgoingtocomenext,ayellowcirclewouldappearbutwhenawordtaskwassoontocome,abluesquarewouldbeshown.Usingabrain-scanmachine,scientis
4、tsnoticedthatwheneverpeoplefromGroupOnesawayellowcircle,theirbrainwouldrespondinawaysimilartowhentheirbodyisfeelingpain.Itwaslikethepaintheywouldfee,forexample,iftheyburnttheirhandonahotstove.Buttheyreactedlessstronglywhentheyknewthattheywouldbefacedwithawordtask.However,scienti
5、stssawnostrongbrainresponsefrompeopleinthesecondgroup.Mathcanbedifficult,andforthosewithhighlevelsofmathematics-anxiety(HMA),mathisassociatedwithtension,apprehensionandfear.“Whenyouarereallythinkingaboutthemathproblems,yourmindisracingandyouareworryingaboutallthethingsthatcouldg
6、owrong,”explainedIanLyonsfromUniversityofChicago,US,leaderofthestudy.“Thehigheraperson’sanxietyofamathstask,themoreheactivatedbrainregionsassociatedwiththreatdetection,andtheexperienceofpain.”Moreinterestingly,thebrainactivitydisappearedwhenparticipantsactuallystarteddealingwith
7、themathtasks.“Thismeansthatit’snotthatmathitselfhurts;rather,theanticipationofmathispainful,”Lyonssaid.第11页共11页Basedonthestudy,scientistssuggestedthatthingscouldbedonetohelpstudentsworrylessandmovepasttheirfearofmath,whichmightmeantheyperformbetterintests.72.Inthefirststage,scie
8、ntistsaskparticipantssomequestionsto_.A.seewhet
