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1、本文格式为Word版，下载可编辑2022考研英语阅读理解习题及答案七 PassageA moment s drilling by the dentist may make us nervous and upset. Many of us cannot stand pain. To avoid the pain of a drilling that may last perhaps a minute or two, we demand theneedle- a shot of novocaine -that deadens the nerves around the tooth.Now it s
2、 true that the human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us adjust to the world. Without our nerves - and our brain, which is a bundle of nerves - we wouldn t know what s happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We
3、can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body. The history of torture is based on the human body being open to pain.But there is a way to handle pain. Look at the Indian fakirwho sits on a bed of nails. Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm, and feel no pain. This
4、ability that some humans have developed to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain.The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude toward it. If the dentist says, This will hurt a little, it helps us to accept the pain. By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain a
5、s an interesting sensation, we can handle the pain without falling apart. After all, although pain is an unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff of life.1. The passage is mainly about .A) how to suffer painB) how to avoid painC) how to handle painD) how to stop pa
6、in2. The sentence But we pay for our sensitivity. in the second paragraph implies that .A)we should pay a debt for our feelingB)we have to be hurt when we feel somethingC)our pain is worth feelingD)when we feel pain, we are suffering it3. When the author mentions the Indian fakir, he suggests that .
7、A)Indians are not at all afraid of painB)people may be senseless of painC)some people are able to handle painD)fakirs have magic to put needles right through their arms4. the most important thing to handle pain is .A) how we look at painB) to feel pain as much as possibleC) to show an interest in painD) to accept the pain reluctantly5. The author s attitude towards pain is .A) pessimisticB) optimisticC) radicalD) practicalAnswer1.C 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.B 2 / 2
