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 to adjust to the outside world. Without our nerves and our brain, which is a system of nerves, we couldn’t know what’s happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body. The history of torture(折磨) is based on the human body being open to pain.

But there is a way to handle pain. Look at the Indian fakir(苦行僧) who sits on a bed of nails. Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm, and feel no pain. This 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 as an interesting sensation (感觉), 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.

 56. What does the writer mean by saying “we pay for our sensitivity” in the first paragraph?

A. We have to take care of our sense of pain.

B. We suffer from our sense of feeling.

C. We should try hard to resist pain.

D. We are hurt when we feel pain.

57. When the author mentions the Indian fakir, he shows that _________.

A. fakirs possess magic power             B. Indians are not afraid of pain

C. people can learn to cope with pain    D. some people are born without a sense of pain

58. What is essential for people to stand pain according to the writer?

A. Their relaxation.                 B. Their interest

C. Their nerves.                    D. Their attitude.

59. The author believes that _______.

A. feeling pain is part of our life          

B. pain should be avoided at all costs

C. feeling pain can be an interesting thing   

D. magic power is essential for reducing pain

A 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 the “needle” -a shot of Novocain （奴佛卡因） -that deadens the nerves around the tooth．

Now it’s 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 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 fakir（行僧）who sits on a bed of nails．Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm，and feel no pain．This 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 as 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 pain                               B．how to avoid pain

       C．how to handle pain                               D．how to stop pain 

2．When the author mentions the Indian fakir, he suggests that          ．

       A．Indians are not at all afraid of pain

       B．people may be senseless of pain

       C．some people are able to handle pain

       D．fakirs have magic to put needles right through their aims

3．The author’s attitude towards pain is         ．

       A．pessimistic          B．optimistic            C．radical（极端的）   D．practical

A 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 the “needle” —— a shot of Novocain （一种麻醉药） —— that deadens the nerves around the tooth.

Now it’s 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 can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body．The history of torture（酷刑）is based on the human body being open to pain.

     But there is a way to handle pain．Look at the Indian fakir（苦行僧）who sits on a bed of ails．Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm，and feel no pain．This 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（经得起）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 as 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．A system of nerves enables us to           

   A．suffer pain     B．avoid pain    C．feel pain       D．enjoy pain

2．The sentence “But we pay for our sensitivity.” in the second paragraph implies that     .

   A．we should pay a debt for our feeling

   B．we have to be hurt when we feel something

   C．our pain is worth feeling

   D．when we feel pain, we are suffering it

3．The author uses the Indian faki as an example to show that         .

   A．Indians are not at all afraid of pain

   B．people may be senseless of pain

   C．some people are able to handle pain

   D．fakirs have magic to put needles right through their arms

4．_______ helps us most to handle pain.

   A．Attitude        B．Interest      C．Nerves          D．Life

5．The author's attitude towards pain is______.

    A．pessimistic      B．optimistic     C．critical   D．practical