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高三英語培優(yōu)外刊閱讀外刊精選｜痛感，可能只是腦中的一種想法你有沒有想過，疼痛并不存在，而可能只存在于你的意念中？過去我們認為，痛感源于具體的某個身體部位，靠“痛感神經(jīng)”傳播。但近期，科學家們有了不同的發(fā)現(xiàn)，意念的改變能夠加劇或減輕人們感受到的疼痛。我們能夠判斷疼痛程度的指標是什么呢？理解這一道理，對我們止痛有什么幫助呢？If‘PainIsanOpinion,’ThereAreWaystoChangeYourMind①Onethingwetendtobelieveaboutpain,butiswrong,isthatitalwaysstemsfromasingle,fixablesource.Anotheristhatpainiscommunicatedfromthatsourcetoourbrainsby“painnerves.”That’ssowrongit’scalled“thena?veview”byneuroscientists.②Intruth,painisinourbrain.OrastheauthorandneuroscientistV.S.Ramachandranputit,“Painisanopinion.”Wefeelitbecauseofhowourbraininterpretsinputtransmittedtoitfromalloursenses,notnecessarilybecauseoftheinherentpropertiesoftheinputitself.③Accordingtomanystudies,thedegreeofpainisnotareliableindicatoroftheseverityofinjury.Andsometimesthereispainwithoutanytissuedamageatall.Also,thefearorcatastrophizingofpaincontributestoagreaterfeelingofpain.④Painismorelikeaconversationbetweenthebrainandthebody.Andlikeverbalconversations,itcanbeheatedorcalm.Forexample,paincanbelessenedwhenwefeelsafe.Love,likesafety,canalsoeasepain.⑤Butit’snotacure-all.Wecan’tthinkawayallpain.“Understandingthiscomplexrelationship,alongwithre-engagingthebody,isthefirststeptowardlooseningpain’sgrip,”saidLorimerMoseley,apainresearcherattheUniversityofSouthAustralia.【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.interpret[?n?t??pr?t]vt.______________________________2.transmit[tr?nz?m?t]vt.______________________________3.cure-all[?kj??r??l]n.______________________________【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.關(guān)于……有個看法，但其實是錯的，就是……______________________________2.起源于某物______________________________3.從A傳送到B______________________________4.痛感神經(jīng)______________________________5.事實上______________________________6.自身特質(zhì)______________________________7.緩解疼痛______________________________8.把……想沒______________________________9.擺脫疼痛的困擾______________________________拓展練習閱讀理解TheGreatSaltLake,America’slargestnaturallakewestoftheMississippiRiver,hasreacheditslowestlevelsinrecordedhistory.OfficialsinUtahsaythestateneedstotakeseriousmeasurestopreventfurtherdropsinlakelevels.ThecurrentstateoftheGreatSaltLakefollowsseriousdryconditionsaffectingUtahandotherwesternstates.WaterhasalsobeentakenfromthelaketosupplyhomesandcropsinUtah,oneofthenation’sfastestgrowingstates.UtahisalsooneofthedriestAmericanstates,buthashighwaterusagerates.Theseriousdropinlakelevelshasraisedconcernsinthestateaboutharmfuldust,environmentaldamageandeconomicproblems.Furtherwaterlossisexpectedtopresentseriousriskstomillionsofmigrating(遷徙)birds.Itcouldalsohurtalake-basedeconomyexpectedtobeworth$1.3billion.Economicactivitiesincludetheproductionofmineralsandbrineshrimp(蝦)andtourism.Healthexpertsalsofearthatadrylakebedcouldsendpoisonousdustintotheairthatmillionsofpeoplebreathe.Oneproposalwouldseektolimitwateruseinhomesandbusinesses.Anotherwouldpayfarmersforsharingtheirwater.Athirdwoulddirectmoneyfrommineralproductionactivitiestoprogramsaimedatimprovingthelake.ZachFrankelisdirectorofthenonprofitUtahRiversCouncil.HesayshethinksmajoractionisneededinordertosavetheGreatSaltLake.“It’snotgoingtodoitwithbabysteps.Thesearetinybabystepsthatshouldhavebeentaken20yearsago,”Frankelsaid.Ifthewaterlevelscontinuetodrop,thelakecouldgettoosaltyforthemicroorganismstosurvive.Thishasalreadyhappenedinthebrightpinkwatersofthelake’snorthernarm.VandenBergisstillhopefulaboutthesouthernarm,whereapartofthemicroorganismsdidsurvivelastyear’slakedrop.”It’sbadbutnothopelessyet,”hesaid,“Thereisstilltimetofixandimprovethesituation.”35.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?A.Theharmthelakewaterlosscoulddotowildlife.B.Thereasonforthelakewaterloss.C.Thebadeffectsthelakewaterlosscouldbring.D.Themeasurestopreventwaterloss.36.WhatdoesZachFrankelmeanbyhiswordsaboutlakeprotection?A.Itistoolatetoprotectthelake.B.Smallactionsarenotenough.C.Actionshouldbetakenbitbybit.D.Thegovernmenthasn’trealizeditsimportance.37.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeVandenBeg’sopinion?A.Betterlatethannever. B.AllroadsleadtoRome.C.Nopain,nogain. D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.38.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.DroughtHasReducedLakeWaterintheU.S.B.ClimateChangeAffectsPeopleLivingRoundLakesC.ProtectingtheGreatSaltLakeIsNecessaryforNeighborhoodD.OfficialsConsiderMeasurestoSavetheGreatSaltLake外刊精選答案【詞匯過關(guān)】請寫出下面文單詞在文章中的中文意思。1.interpret[?n?t??pr?t]vt.詮釋2.transmit[tr?nz?m?t]vt.傳遞，傳送3.cure-all[?kj??r??l]n.萬靈藥【詞塊學習】請從文章中找到下面中文相對應(yīng)的文詞塊。1.onething…,butiswrong,isthat…關(guān)于……有個看法，但其實是錯的，就是……2.stemfromsth.起源于某物3.becommunicatedfromAtoB從A傳送到B4.painnerve痛感神經(jīng)5.intruth事實上6.inherentproperty自身特質(zhì)7.lessenthepain緩解疼痛8.thinkaway把……想沒9.loosenthepain’sgrip擺脫疼痛的困擾【全文翻譯】如果“痛是一種想法”，有的是辦法讓你改變主意我們對疼痛總有一些誤解。一是認為痛源往往來自于某個單一、可確定的部位；另一個則是以為疼痛的感覺是通過“痛感神經(jīng)”從該部位傳遞到我們的大腦。這類觀點錯得離譜，被神經(jīng)科學家視作“天真的想法”。事實上，痛存在于我們的大腦中?；蛘哂蒙窠?jīng)科學家、作家V.S.拉馬錢德蘭的話來說：“痛是一種想法?！蔽覀兪欠癞a(chǎn)生痛感，取決于大腦如何詮釋它從各個感官接收到的所有信息，而不一