【題目】“Mind over matter” is an English saying meaning that we can control our bodies with our minds. Now scientists are finding increasing evidence that our mind can have a great effect on our physical health. Since our mind influences how we feel, it’s not true to say if someone is ill just because he feels ill.

The influence of the mind on how well we feel is the basis of what is known as the placebo effect. A placebo (which is Latin for “I shall please”) is a harmless, inactive substance. Patients are sometimes given placebo pills and begin to feel better because they believe that they have been given real drugs and expect to respond to them. The placebo effect is very strong: research on pain suggests that up to 30% of the effect of most painkillers is a placebo effect.

So if it is so powerful, why don’t doctors use it today?

According to Dr Persaud, they really do. “All these things like seeing a doctor, going to a hospital, and being scanned(掃描) have a very strong placebo effect,” he says.

【1】According to the first paragraph, if you feel ill.

A. you don’t need to see a doctor

B. it doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re physically ill

C. you are in good condition

D. it is obvious that you suffer from a serious disease

【2】The English saying “mind over matter” means that .

A. a sound mind is less important than a good health

B. our mind has a strong effect on our body

C. our physical health has nothing to do with our mind

D. mental health mainly depends on our physical health

【3】According to the passage, placebos .

A. may make patients feel worse

B. are not effective pills

C. are not real drugs

D. can relieve all kinds of pains

【4】From the passage it can be seen that there will be no placebo effect if a patient .

A. is dressed in white B. has a physical exam

C. takes placebo pills D. sees a doctor

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述的是一個(gè)英語諺語，意思是我們的思想可以控制我們的身體。并用病人對(duì)藥物的反應(yīng)進(jìn)行例證。

【1】B推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句Since our mind influences how we feel, it’s not true to say if someone is ill just because he feels ill. 因?yàn)槲覀兊乃季S也影響了我們?nèi)绾胃杏X,如果只是因?yàn)樗X得不舒服就說他病了，這是不真實(shí)的。故選B。

【2】B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第一句“Mind over matter” is an English saying meaning that we can control our bodies with our minds. “Mind over matter”是一個(gè)英語諺語，意思是我們的思想可以控制我們的身體。故選B。

【3】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第三句Patients are sometimes given placebo pills and begin to feel better because they believe that they have been given real drugs and expect to respond to them. 病人有時(shí)會(huì)給予安慰劑,開始感覺更好，因?yàn)樗麄冋J(rèn)為他們被給了真正的藥，期待回復(fù)。故選C。

【4】A推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第二句All these things like seeing a doctor, going to a hospital, and being scanned(掃描) have a very strong placebo effect,所有像看見一名醫(yī)生，去一家醫(yī)院和被掃描就會(huì)有一個(gè)非常強(qiáng)大的安慰劑效應(yīng)。因此可知一個(gè)病人穿著白色衣服，說明沒有安慰劑效應(yīng)，因?yàn)獒t(yī)生穿著白色衣服。故選A。

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