14．Meditation is a way to gain a better understanding of what is going on inside your head and your body，and it can help you have a better life．
There are almost endless different kinds of meditation but they all have one thing in common，the seated gesture．Sitting with your back straight and your legs crossed allows the body to become motionless for long enough to get in touch with the feelings you are having inside，and the effect those feelings are having on your state of mind．
All of the different forms of meditation have one purpose，to allow you to separate your"self"from what's going on in your head!Why does this matter？Because most of what is going on in our heads isn't very nice!
You see our brains have developed over millions of years，to help us survive．Back in the days of lions and tigers trying to eat us，we had to be very sensitive to dangers around us．Now，millions of years later，our minds are still programmed to seek out danger，so we tend to look at everything from a negative angle．
Well，it doesn't need to be that way!Because we are not cave people anymore!The newest parts of our brain that have developed are where our feelings of love and happiness and creativity function lie．
Meditation helps us cool down the fear response that comes naturally to us，and helps us access the higher function areas of our brain．
This allows us to live happier，healthier and more productive lives．By having access to this new awesome area of the brain we can do better at school，perform better in sports，have better relationships with our parents and friends，and spot dangerous thoughts and behaviors before they lead us into trouble!
32．What is the common thing in different kinds of meditation？B
A．Thinking deep in your mind．
B．Sitting in the same style．
C．Affecting your feelings inside．
D．Helping to lead an active life．
33．What is the purpose of practicing meditation？C
A．To tell us what happens in your head．
B．To get in touch with the outside world．
C．To separate yourself from what you think．
D．To get rid of the strange thoughts in your brain．
34．What causes us to look at things negatively？C
A．Many lions and tigers arc around us．
B．We have bad relationships in society．
C．Sensation to dangers continues until now．
D．We lack the higher function areas of our brain．
35．Which of the following can be the best title for the text？A
A．What is meditation？
B．Meditation made simple．
C．Meditation gestures．
D．Forms of meditation．
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了冥想是一種更好地了解你的大腦和身體內(nèi)部發(fā)生的事情的方法，它可以幫助你過上更好的生活．
解答 32．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段There are almost endless different kinds of meditation but they all have one thing in common，the seated gesture．Sitting with your back straight and your legs crossed allows the body to become motionless for long enough to get in touch with the feelings you are having inside可知不同的冥想的共同點是打坐的姿勢相同；故選B
33．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段All of the different forms of meditation have one purpose，to allow you to separate your"self"from what's going on in your head!Why does this matter可知冥想的目的是將自己從你的思想中獨立出來；故選C．
34．C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章Now，millions of years later，our minds are still programmed to seek out danger，so we tend to look at everything from a negative angle可知導(dǎo)致我們看事情是負面的是由于對危險是敏感一直保留到現(xiàn)在；故選C．
35．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段Meditation is a way to gain a better understanding of what is going on inside your head and your body，and it can help you have a better life可知文章的最佳標題為冥想是什么；故選A．
點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力，做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確的選擇．在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
