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I. 完形填空 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Across the world, students are working hard as they prepare for all kinds of exams. Many teenagers complain that while they do well in their homework, they don’t get 1 marks in exams. They are wondering why. In a new study this month, U.S. Psychologists think they have found the answer. Researchers report that heavy exam 2 is actually more likely to affect the performance of very good students than average ones. Worried about whether they can 3 others like parents and teachers, these students can lose their most 4 intellectual weapon: short-term or working memory. This is their ability to _5 numbers and ideas while finding solutions to the problem at hand. According to the study, when 6 pressure is put on people with good skills, their performance drops off. People with strong working memory skills are very 7 to do well in intellectual ability tests. Their analytical skills and creative 8 depend on their short-term-focused processor (信息处理). In the study, researchers 9 the working memory of 93 students. They were divided into two groups, with a high and a low 10 memory. The students then took two maths tests each under 11 conditions. One was called a practice test. In the other, the students were told they were part of a team that was depending on them to 12 their score in order to win a reward. The results showed 13 differences: the group with high working memory scored about 10 percent higher than the others on the low-pressure practice test. But the two groups’ _14_ were about equal on the other test when the pressure was higher. The study shows how memory performance is 15 by fear of failure and the ticking clock, according to the scientists. 1. A. low B. high C. many D. poor 2. A. contents B. result C. pressure D. atmosphere 3. A. disturb B. please C. succeed D. fail 4. A. worthless B. usel