Amoment'sdrillingbythedentistmaymakeusnervousandupset.Manyofuscannotstandpain.
Toavoidthepainofadrillingthatmaylastperhapsaminuteortwo,wedemandthe"needle"—ashotofnovocaine(奴佛卡因)-thatd eadensthenervesaroundthetooth.
Nowit'str uethatthehumanbodyhasdevelopeditsmillionsofnervestobehighlyawareofwhatgoesonbothinsideandoutsideofit.Thishelpsusadjusttotheworld.Withoutournerves—andourbrain,whichisabundleofnerves—wewouldn'tknowwhat'shappening.Butwepayforoursensitivity.Wecanfeelpainwhentheslightestthingiswrongwithanypartofourbody.Thehistoryoftortureisbasedonthehumanbodybeingopentopain.
Butthereisawaytohandlepain.LookattheIndianfakir(行僧)whositsonabedofnails.Fakirscanputaneedlerightthroughanarm,andfeelnopain;Thisabilitythatsomehumanshavedevelopedtohandlepainshouldgiveusideasabouthowthemindcandealwithpain.
Thebigthinginwithstandingpainisourattitudetowardit.Ifthedentistsays,"Thiswillhurtalittle,ithelpsustoacceptthepain.Bystayingrelaxed,'andbytr eatingthepainasaninterestingsensation,we'canhandlethepainwithoutfallingapart.Afterall;althoughpainisanunpleasantsensation,itisstillasensation,andsensationsarethestuffoflife.
26.Thepassageismainlyabout______.
A)howtostifferpain
B)howtoavoidpain
C)howtohandlepain
D)howtostoppain
正确答案：C答案：C
[试题分析]文章主旨题。
[详细解答]文章从以牙医用奴佛卡因来帮助病人减轻疼痛来开头，接下来又用印度行僧在胳膊上插上针来镇痛的例子说了人类对付疼痛的历史，最后仍然是有关对付疼痛的，指出人感觉疼痛的程度与态度有关。可见，全篇的内容都与人类对付疼痛有关，正确答案应为C。
