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Amoment'sdrillingbythedentistmaymakeusnervousandupset.Manyofuscannotstandpain.Toavoidthepainofadrillingthatmaylastperhapsaminuteortwo,wedemandtheneedle-ashotofnovocaine(奴佛卡因)-thatdeadensthenervesaroundthetooth.
Nowit'struethatthehumanbodyhasdevelopeditsmillionsofnervestobehighlyawareofwhatgoesonbothinsideandoutsideofit.Thishelpsusadjusttotheworld.Withoutournerves-andourbrain,whichisabundleofnerves-wewouldn'tknowwhat'shappening.Butwepayforoursensitivity.Wecanfeelpainwhentheslightestthingiswrongwithanypartofourbody.Thehistoryoftortureisbasedonthehumanbodybeingopentopain.
Butthereisawaytohandlepain.LookattheIndianfakir(行僧)whositsonabedofnails.Fakirscanputaneedlerightthroughanarm,andfeelnopain.Thisabilitythatsomehumanshavedevelopedtohandlepainshouldgiveusideasabouthowthemindcandealwithpain.
Thebigthinginwithstandingpainisourattitudetowardit.Ifthedentistsays,Thiswillhurtalittle,ithelpsustoacceptthepain.Bystayingrelaxed,andbytreatingthepainasaninterestingsensation(感觉),wecanhandlethepainwithoutfallingapart.Afterall,althoughpainisanunpleasantsensation,itisstillasensation,andsensationsarethestuffoflife.
1.Thepassageismainlyabout.
A)howtosufferpain
B)howtoavoidpain
C)howtohandlepain
D)howtostoppain
2.ThesentenceButwepayforoursensitivity.inthesecondparagraphimpliesthat.
A)weshouldpayadebtforourfeeling
B)wehavetobehurtwhenwefeelsomething
C)ourpainisworthfeeling
D)whenwefeelpain,wearesufferingit
3.WhentheauthormentionstheIndianfakir,hesuggeststhat.
A)Indiansarenotatallafraidofpain
B)peoplemaybesenselessofpain
C)somepeopleareabletohandlepain
D)fakirshavemagictoputneedlesrightthroughtheirarms
4.themostimportantthingtohandlepainis.
A)howwelookatpain
B)tofeelpainasmuchaspossible
C)toshowaninterestinpain
D)toacceptthepainreluctantly
5.Theauthor'sattitudetowardspainis.
A)pessimistic
B)optimistic
C)radical(极端的)
D)practical
Answer
1.C2.D3.C4.A5.B |
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发表于 2017-8-6 15:47:22