C
We still don’t understand the influence of the mind’s power over the body, nor do we understand why there should be such power. All we can say for certain is that the mind does have power over the body in very many different ways.
If a man is told that he is at the North Pole and he believes what he is told, he’ll show physical signs which suggest that his body is reacting as though he were at the North Pole. He’ll go pale and shiver. When the film Lawrence of Arabia was shown, cinema managers around the world reported that the sales of ice cream rocketed. The endless desert scenes had made the moviegoers feel uncomfortably hot.
Hypnotists use the power of the mind over the body in order to use their influence. The hypnotist must only convince the patient that something is true, and the patient will act accordingly. If he convinces the patient that his arms are as heavy as lead, then the patient will be unable to lift his arms. If he convinces the patient that a piece of ice is a hot iron and he then touches the patient’s skin with the ice, a blister（水泡）will develop. The body will react to the suggestion and not to the reality, and signs of a real burn will appear.
79. From the passage, we can imagine that people watching a film about the North Pole would probably want __________.
A. an ice creamB. a cold shower
C. a hot drinkD. a hot iron
80. A hypnotist is supposed to be able to control __________.
A. patients’ bodiesB. people’s minds
C. patients’ diseasesD. people’s movements
81. The phrase “the reality” refers to __________.
A. a real burnB. a hot iron
C. the touch of iceD. the body’s reaction
82. A good title for this passage would be __________.
A. Mind and BodyB. Physical Signs
C. Research on MindD. The Power of the Mind
D來源：www.examda.com
Lack of parent willpower may contribute more to juvenile obesity than under-exercising or overeating.
Research suggests that having overweight parents is a big influenceupon a child’s weight, with one study finding that children with overweight parents were four times more likely to be overweight themselves.
The findings add heat to an already fierce political debateover childhood obesity. The Prime Minister, John Howard, last week decided that ＄116 million be used for programs to deal with obesity, while the Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, recently announced that his party would move to protect children from unhealthy food advertisements.
Clare Collins, a senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle, believes such programs will definitely fail unless they influence the way of life of whole families. “If we can’t get parents to take action against their own weight problems, then we can’t expect to influence their kids,” she said.
However, Professor Louise Baur from the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, doubts whether adult education programs offer any solution to weight problems. “Many parents know they need to lose weight and they know it influences their kids, but they lack the willpower to do anything about it.”
The 10-year study of 150 American children found two-thirds of children with overweight parents became overweight. Only one in six children whose parents were of average weight became overweight.
The president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity, Associate Professor Gary Wittert, said parents needed help in doing their job and the Opposition Party’s policymight be on the right track.
“We know that driving without a seat belt is unsafe, so we make law against it,” he said. “Obesity is a major public health concern, so why shouldn’t we change the law regarding unhealthy food ads?”
83. What does the underlined phrase “juvenile obesity” mean?
A. Adult education.B. Childhood overweight.
C. Parents’ influence. D. Growing pains.
84. What is TRUE about the programs supported by the Prime Minister?
A. Debates on them will become less fierce.
B. They will be effective in dealing with obesity.
C. A large sum of money will be spent on them.
D. They will influence people’s way of life. 來源：www.examda.com
85. Both Collins and Baur believe that overweight parents .
A. will come up with better solutions
B. will help with their children’s education
C. should be more active in reducing weight
D. don’t have enough knowledge about obesity
We still don’t understand the influence of the mind’s power over the body, nor do we understand why there should be such power. All we can say for certain is that the mind does have power over the body in very many different ways.
If a man is told that he is at the North Pole and he believes what he is told, he’ll show physical signs which suggest that his body is reacting as though he were at the North Pole. He’ll go pale and shiver. When the film Lawrence of Arabia was shown, cinema managers around the world reported that the sales of ice cream rocketed. The endless desert scenes had made the moviegoers feel uncomfortably hot.
Hypnotists use the power of the mind over the body in order to use their influence. The hypnotist must only convince the patient that something is true, and the patient will act accordingly. If he convinces the patient that his arms are as heavy as lead, then the patient will be unable to lift his arms. If he convinces the patient that a piece of ice is a hot iron and he then touches the patient’s skin with the ice, a blister（水泡）will develop. The body will react to the suggestion and not to the reality, and signs of a real burn will appear.
79. From the passage, we can imagine that people watching a film about the North Pole would probably want __________.
A. an ice creamB. a cold shower
C. a hot drinkD. a hot iron
80. A hypnotist is supposed to be able to control __________.
A. patients’ bodiesB. people’s minds
C. patients’ diseasesD. people’s movements
81. The phrase “the reality” refers to __________.
A. a real burnB. a hot iron
C. the touch of iceD. the body’s reaction
82. A good title for this passage would be __________.
A. Mind and BodyB. Physical Signs
C. Research on MindD. The Power of the Mind
D來源：www.examda.com
Lack of parent willpower may contribute more to juvenile obesity than under-exercising or overeating.
Research suggests that having overweight parents is a big influenceupon a child’s weight, with one study finding that children with overweight parents were four times more likely to be overweight themselves.
The findings add heat to an already fierce political debateover childhood obesity. The Prime Minister, John Howard, last week decided that ＄116 million be used for programs to deal with obesity, while the Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, recently announced that his party would move to protect children from unhealthy food advertisements.
Clare Collins, a senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle, believes such programs will definitely fail unless they influence the way of life of whole families. “If we can’t get parents to take action against their own weight problems, then we can’t expect to influence their kids,” she said.
However, Professor Louise Baur from the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, doubts whether adult education programs offer any solution to weight problems. “Many parents know they need to lose weight and they know it influences their kids, but they lack the willpower to do anything about it.”
The 10-year study of 150 American children found two-thirds of children with overweight parents became overweight. Only one in six children whose parents were of average weight became overweight.
The president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity, Associate Professor Gary Wittert, said parents needed help in doing their job and the Opposition Party’s policymight be on the right track.
“We know that driving without a seat belt is unsafe, so we make law against it,” he said. “Obesity is a major public health concern, so why shouldn’t we change the law regarding unhealthy food ads?”
83. What does the underlined phrase “juvenile obesity” mean?
A. Adult education.B. Childhood overweight.
C. Parents’ influence. D. Growing pains.
84. What is TRUE about the programs supported by the Prime Minister?
A. Debates on them will become less fierce.
B. They will be effective in dealing with obesity.
C. A large sum of money will be spent on them.
D. They will influence people’s way of life. 來源：www.examda.com
85. Both Collins and Baur believe that overweight parents .
A. will come up with better solutions
B. will help with their children’s education
C. should be more active in reducing weight
D. don’t have enough knowledge about obesity