?Away to help improve your math

◆語篇導讀

你的數學成績如何？你是否為數學成績而感到焦慮，尤其是每次在數學考試前就會寢食難安？也許下面的方法可以讓你減輕壓力，并有助于提高你的數學成績哦！大家一起來了解一下吧！

What subject do you worry about most at school?Many students think it’s math.Some students can’t sleep well the day before a math exam.Others may feel very nervous during the exam itself.But there might be a way to make the subject less stressful.

For people who are anxious about math,posture（姿勢）makes a big difference.That’s right,sitting up straight can help you do better on math exams.

Scientists tested 125 college students.They asked those students to do a simple math quiz while the students sat in a slumped（趴倒的）position,or sat up straight.After the test,56 percent of students said the exam was easier to do if they were sitting up straight.

“Slum ping over is a defensive posture.It can trigger negative memories in the body and brain.This can stop you thinking clearly,”Peper said.

“Students who were not nervous about taking the math exam did not necessarily benefit from better posture.But they did find that solving math questions while in a slumped position was more difficult,”Science Daily reported.

Good posture isn’t just helpful for taking math exam.Athletes,musicians and public speakers can all benefit from better posture.When you feel stressed out,you can also try to sit up straight or stand tall.It can help you feel more positive and focus better.

◆語塊收藏

be anxious about...為……焦慮

sit up straight坐直

trigger negative memories激發消極記憶

be nervous about...為……緊張

benefit from得益于

stressed out焦慮不安；心力交瘁

◆典句賞析

1.They asked those students to do a simp le m ath quiz while the students sat in a slum ped position,or sat up straight.他們要求那些學生分別以趴倒和坐直的姿勢進行一場簡單的數學考試。

while作連詞，意為“當……時候”，引導時間狀語從句，表示一段時間。while從句中的謂語只能用延續性的動詞，并多用進行時態。

2.But they did find that solving math questions while in a slum ped postion was m ore difficult.但他們確實發現，以趴倒的姿勢解答數學題時是比較困難的。

“did+動詞原形”結構，表示對過去動作的強調；動名詞短語solving math questions作賓語從句的主語，動名詞短語作主語時，謂語動詞要用單數形式。

◆理解自測

根據短文內容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇最佳答案。

1.When can’t any students sleep well?

A.The day before going to school.

B.The day before a math exam.

C.The day before a school trip.

D.The day after a math exam.

2.What can help you do better on math exam s?

A.Slum ping over.

B.Lying.

C.Standing up.

D.Sitting up straight.

3.What’s main meaning of the passage?

A.How to improve your math.

B.How to learn your math.

C.A posture can improve your math.

D.Math is more difficult.

◆詞語微練

根據所給的漢語句子，完成下面的英語句子。每空詞數不限。

1.你不必擔心英語，我會幫助你。

You don’t ___________________your English.I can help you.

2.做慈善對他的一生影響很大。

Doing charity ____________in his life.

3.吃飯的時候不要講話。

Don’t talk ________________________.

4.這位老人通過讀書使自己受益匪淺。

The old man ________________.

5.太多的家務使得格林夫人心力交瘁。

Too much homework makes Mrs.Green ______________.