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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,whichwaspublishedinthePublicLibraryofScienc
2、eOnejournal.Theybeganbyfindingouthowmuchparticipantsfearmath.Thoseinvolvedwereaskedaseriesofquestionssuchashowtheyfeelwhentheyreceiveamathtextbookorwhentheywalkintoamathlesson.Basedontheiranswers,participantsweredividedintogroups.Onegroupwasmadeupofpeoplewhowereparticularlyafraidofmathandpartic
3、ipantsintheothergroupweremorecomfortablewiththesubject.Bothgroupswerethengiveneithermathtasksorwordtasks.Whenamathtaskwasgoingtocomenext,ayellowcirclewouldappearbutwhenawordtaskwassoontocome,abluesquarewouldbeshown.Usingabrain-scanmachine,scientistsnoticedthatwheneverpeoplefromGroupOnesawayello
4、wcircle,theirbrainwouldrespondinawaysimilartowhentheirbodyisfeelingpain.Itwaslikethepaintheywouldfee,forexample,iftheyburnttheirhandonahotstove.Buttheyreactedlessstronglywhentheyknewthattheywouldbefacedwithawordtask.However,scientistssawnostrongbrainresponsefrompeopleinthesecondgroup.Mathcanbed
5、ifficult,andforthosewithhighlevelsofmathematics-anxiety(HMA),mathisassociatedwithtension,apprehensionandfear.“Whenyouarereallythinkingaboutthemathproblems,yourmindisracingandyouareworryingaboutallthethingsthatcouldgowrong,”explainedIanLyonsfromUniversityofChicago,US,leaderofthestudy.“Thehighera
6、person’sanxietyofamathstask,themoreheactivatedbrainregionsassociatedwiththreatdetection,andtheexperienceofpain.”Moreinterestingly,thebrainactivitydisappearedwhenparticipantsactuallystarteddealingwiththemathtasks.“Thismeansthatit’snotthatmathitselfhurts;rather,theanticipationofmathispainful,”Lyo
7、nssaid.第11页共11页Basedonthestudy,scientistssuggestedthatthingscouldbedonetohelpstudentsworrylessandmovepasttheirfearofmath,whichmightmeantheyperformbetterintests.72.Inthefirststage,scientistsaskparticipantssomequestionsto_.A.seewhet
