DIt slateatnight.ouwanderempty streets,heartounding,muscles tense,sensing dangenearby.Nowimagine the same situation,butwithout theseresponses.Wouldyou stillfeelafraid?Experiences like this unveil a profound truth:our minds are not just products of the brain butemergefromitsconstantdialoguewiththebody.At theheart of this connectionis thevagusnerve(神经)-thebody's longestnerve.It windsitswayfromthebrainthroughouttheheadandtrunk,issuingcommandstoourorgansandreceivingfeelingsfromthem.Muchoftheconfusingrangeoffunctionsitregulatesareautomaticnetworksthatlinkbrainandbody.Thevagusnerveis,inonewayofthinking,theconduitofthemind.Theprimaryfunctionofthevagusnerveistodampenthebody'sresponses.Afterafearepisode,forexample,thebody'spowerful,life-savingthreatresponsemustbe endedtorestoresnervecanliterallystopthebeatingheart.Conversely,itcanalsostimulatebodilyresponsesbyreleasingthebrakestoaccelerateThevagusnerveisthebiologicalbasisformanynewtherapies(疗法)worldwide.However,somepeoplehavetakenthevagusnerve'swide-rangingbodilyinfluenceasaninvitationtoengageinfalsescience.Insome corners of theInternet,so-calledpolyvagal therapy-physical orbreathingexercisesthatsomeclaimresetthevagusnerve-isproposedtoaddressjustaboutanydisorderofthemindorbody.There'slittleevidencethatthesepopulartherapiesareanythingbutcomfort.Thevagusnervedoesn'tneedtobeacureforeverything-it'sworthappreciatingallonitsown.Neuroscientistscomparethevagustoanorchestraconductor,harmonizingbodilysystemstocomposeourconsciousexperience.ProfessorLindaRinamanoncesaid,“We'renotjustbrainsinjars.Ourthoughts andfeelingsarerootedinfleshandblood."32.How does the author introduce the topic in paragraph 1?A.By sharing a story.B.Bycreatinga scene.C.By askinga question.D.Bydefiningaconcept.33.What does the underlinedword“conduit”in paragraph 2mean?A.Channel.B.Product.C.Mirror.D.Nature.34.Whatdoesparagraph4mainlytalkabout?A.Thepopularityofabiological treatment.B.Theeffectivenessofbreathingexercises.C.Themisuseofunprovennerve therapies.D.The evidenceofvagusnerve'sfunctions.35.WhatdoLindaRinaman'swordsimply?A.Bloodcirculationdeterminesouremotions.B.Physical healthisunrelated tomental states.C.Bodyandmindinteracttoformexperiences.D.Ourbrainstoresfeelingsseparatefrombody宁波市2024学年第二学期高考与选考模拟考试英语试卷第6页共10页
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