2012年考研英语阅读理解试题及答案（7）
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 7</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dentist">dentist</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="nervous">nervous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="upset">upset</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drilling">drilling</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="theneedle">theneedle</span>- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="novocaine">novocaine</span> （奴佛卡因）-<span word="that">that</span> <span word="deadens">deadens</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tooth">tooth</span>.</p><p> <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="inside">inside</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="adjust">adjust</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="brain">brain</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bundle">bundle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nerves">nerves</span> - <span word="we">we</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="whats">whats</span> <span word="happening">happening</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sensitivity">sensitivity</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slightest">slightest</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="torture">torture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>. <span word="Look">Look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="fakir">fakir</span>（行僧）<span word="who">who</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nails">nails</span>. <span word="Fakirs">Fakirs</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="needle">needle</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arm">arm</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="withstanding">withstanding</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dentist">dentist</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="This">This</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span>（感觉）, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sensation">sensation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sensations">sensations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p>
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