首页
登录
职称英语
People throughout the history have sought ways to alter consciousnesa A 【C1】
People throughout the history have sought ways to alter consciousnesa A 【C1】
游客
2023-10-25
24
管理
问题
People throughout the history have sought ways to alter consciousnesa A 【C1】_____ example is the sweat lodge ritual of the Sioux Indians. During the ritual, several men sit in total darkness 【C2】_____ a small chamber heated by a bed of coals. Cedar smoke, 【C3】_____ of steam, and the smell of unique flowers fill the air. The men sing rhythmically. The heat 【C4】 At last, they can 【C5】_____ it no more. The door is thrown open. Cooling night 【C6】_____ rush in. And then, the 【C7】_____ begins again—often to be repeated four or five times more. Among the Sioux, the ritual is viewed as a 【C8】_____ of mind and body. When the experience becomes especially intense, it brings altered awareness and personal 【C9】_____. Some altered states of consciousness are sought 【C10】_____ for pleasure,as is often true of drug intoxication. Yet, as the Sioux example illustrates, many cultures regard changes in consciousness as a pathway to enlightenment. Almost every 【C11】_____ religion has accepted 【C12】_____ some altered states as a source of mystical experience. Accepted avenues have 【C13】_____ from meditation, prayer, isolation, and chanting, to self-inflicted pain and mind altering substances.
In many cultures, the special powers 【C14】_____ medicine men or healers are believed to come from ability to communicate with spirits. 【C15】_____, rituals that help form tribal bonds among community members are 【C16】_____ by altered states of consciousness.
In short, all cultures recognize and 【C17】_____ some alteration of consciousness. 【C18】_____, the meaning given to various states vary greatly— 【C19】_____ signs of "madness" and "possession" by spirits, to life enhancing breakthroughs. Thus, cultural conditioning greatly 【C20】_____ what altered states a person recognizes, seeks, considers normal and attains. [br] 【C12】
选项
A、at least
B、at most
C、at best
D、at worst
答案
A
解析
考查语篇理解。at least表示“至少”;at most“至多,顶多,不超过”;at best“充其量”;at worst“在最坏的情况下”。B和C的意思相近,可同时排除;而原文只是客观地表述一种情况,下文并没有关于“在最坏的情况下”的描述,也可排除D;A符合文意,表示“几乎所有人们已知的宗教都至少把一些改变了的知觉状态看作是神秘体验的来源”。故选A。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3127760.html
相关试题推荐
Peoplefromdifferentcultureskeepdifferentvaluesystemsandhavediffere
But______withplayers,executives,andyoungpeople,I’velearnedthatthosew
SomepeoplesaythatrichparentsaremorepowerfulthandiplomainChina.I
(1)Ifyou’relikemostpeople,you’rewaytoosmartforadvertising.Youfli
Withgreateffortsofthepeace-lovingpeopleallovertheworld,Iraq______th
Peopleproducewasteeverydaytheylive.Somewastecanbedegradedwhileo
(1)Easternmedicinesarebecomingmorepopularinthewest,butfewpeopler
(1)Whoeverwishestocollectfromthemouthofthepeopleshouldhurry;folk
(1)Whoeverwishestocollectfromthemouthofthepeopleshouldhurry;folk
(1)Whoeverwishestocollectfromthemouthofthepeopleshouldhurry;folk
随机试题
A.accelerateB.arguableC.consequentlyD.effectE.expected
TodayIwanttohelpyouwithastudyreadingmethodknownasSQ3R.Thelett
Inordertoprotectpublicandprivatepropertyfrombeingdestroyedbylava
Heboughtherwhatshewanted,____thefactthattheywerecostly.A、evenifB、as
Theflowershopbecameprosperouswithits__________ofroseswithhighquality
适用于新建、扩建、改建工程中设置的固定消防炮灭火系统的设计是指()。A.《固定
A.60℃,4小时 B.60℃,2小时 C.100℃,10分钟 D.100
下列属于2021年中国取得的科技成就的有:A.北斗全球卫星导航系统平均精度2-3
冒险、乐观、自信、精力充沛、有野心,喜欢承担有领导责任工作的是()的基本人
对外源化学物生殖发育毒性的特点描述正确的是A.亚慢性及慢性试验中有剂量效应关系的
最新回复
(
0
)