AnnWhimeyasophomore(大学二年级学生)atColoradoStateUniversityfirsthadaproblemtakingtestswhenshebegancollege."Iwasalwayswellpreparedformytests.SometimesIstudiedforweeksbeforeatest.YetIwouldgototak
AnnWhimeyasophomore(大学二年级学生)atColoradoStateUniversityfirsthadaproblemtakingtestswhenshebegancollege."Iwasalwayswellpreparedformytests.SometimesIstudiedforweeksbeforeatest.YetIwouldgototakethetestonlytofindIcouldnotanswerthequestionscorrectly.Iwouldblankoutbecauseofnervousnessandfear.Icouldn'tthinkoftheanswer."
Theyoungstudentwasexperiencingsomethingcalledtestanxiety.Becauseastudentworriesandisuneasyaboutatesthisorherminddoesnotworkaswellasitusuallydoes.Thestudentcannotwriteorthinkclearlybecauseofthegreatnervousness.thoughpoorscoresareoftenaresultofpoorstudyhabitssometimestestanxietycauseslowscores.Recentlytestanxietyhasbeenrecognizedasarealproblemnotjustanexcuseorafalseexplanationoflazystudents.
Specialuniversitycounseling(咨询)coursestrytohelpstudents.Inthesecoursescounselorstrytohelpstudentsbyteachingthemhowtomanagetestanxiety.Atsomeuniversitiesstudentstaketeststomeasuretheiranxiety.Ifthetestshowstheiranxietyishighthestudentscantakecoursestohelpthemdealwiththeirnervousness.Thesecoursesteachstudentshowtorelaxtheirbodies.Bycontrollingtheirnervousnesstheycanlettheirmindsworkateaselearninformationthencomeoutwithoutdifficultyinatest.
AnexpertattheUniversityofCaliforniaexplains"Withalmostallstudentsrelaxationisfeltaftertakingourprogram.Mostofthemhavebettercontrolduringtheirtest.Almostallhavesomeimprovements.Forsometheimprovementisverygreat.
【小题1】Thetitleofthepassageshouldbe
A.TestsatcollegeB.AnxietyandTestsC.HowtoGetRidofAnxietyD.CounselingCoursesHelpStudents【小题2】Accordingtothispassagewemainlyfindpoorscoresmayresultfrom A.lazinessB.sleeplessnessC.nervousnessD.poorstudyhabits【小题3】Inordertogetridoftestanxietystudentsshould A.taketeststomeasuretheiranxietyB.takecounselingcoursestohelpthemselvesC.letthe