Question

【題目】Fear may be felt in the heart as well as in the head，according to a study that has found a link between the cycles of a beating heart and the chance of someone feeling fear.

Tests on healthy volunteers found that they were more likely to feel a sense of fear at the moment when their hearts are contracting and pumping blood around their bodies, compared with the point when the heartbeat is relaxed. Scientists say the results suggest that the heart is able to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation.

Sarah Garfinkel at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School said：“Our study shows for the first time that the way in which we deal with fear is different depending on when we see fearful pictures in relation to our heart.”

The study tested 20 healthy volunteers on their reactions to fear as they were shown pictures of fearful faces. Dr Garfinkel said, “The study showed that fearful faces are better noticed when the heart is pumping than when it is relaxed.Thus, our hearts can also affect what we see and what we don't see—and guide whether we see fear.”

To further understand this relationship，the scientists also used a brain scanner(掃描儀)to show how the brain influences the way the heart changes a person's feeling of fear.

“We have found an important mechanism by which the heart and brain ‘speak’ to each other to change our feelings and reduce fear,”Dr Garfinkel said.

“We hope that by increasing our understanding about how fear is dealt with and ways that it could be reduced, we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety disorders，and also for those who may be suffering from serious stress disorder.”

【1】What is the finding of the study? ________.

A. Fear is a result of one's relaxed heartbeat.

B. One's heart affects how he feels fear.

C. Fear has something to do with one's health.

D. One's fast heartbeats are likely to cause fear.

【2】The study was carried out by analyzing ________.

A. volunteers' heartbeats when they saw terrible pictures

B. the time volunteers saw fearful pictures and their health conditions

C. volunteers' reactions to horrible pictures and data from their brain scans

D. different pictures shown to volunteers and their heart－brain communication

【3】Which of the following is closest in meaning to “mechanism” in Paragraph 6?

A. order B. treatment C. machine D. system

【4】This study may contribute to ________．

A. treating anxiety and stress better

B. explaining the cycle of fear and anxiety

C. finding the key to the heart－brain communication

D. understanding different fears in our hearts and heads

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析：恐懼有可能在不光在腦子里感受到，還有可能在心里感受到？調(diào)查顯示心臟的收縮和舒張與恐懼的感覺之間存在著某種聯(lián)系。

【1】B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的最后一句Scientists say the results suggest that the heart is able to influence how the brain responds to a fearful event, depending on which point it is at in its regular cycle of contraction and relaxation.可知調(diào)查顯示心臟可能會影響大腦對令人恐懼的事情的反應(yīng)。故選D。

【2】C考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段on their reactions to fear as they were shown pictures of fearful faces以及第五段To further understand this relationship，the scientists also used a brain scanner to show…可知這項實驗測試的是被測者對令人恐懼的圖片的反應(yīng)以及腦電圖的數(shù)據(jù)。故選C。

【3】D考查詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上下文可知這是一種重要的機制。mechanism意為“機制，機理”。綜合四個選項可知D最合適。

【4】 A 考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段we may be able to develop more successful treatments for anxiety disorders可知調(diào)查人員希望這項研究可以對治療焦慮癥等帶來新的方法。故選A。