海阔兲箜palate, the nerves send a signal to your body telling it that your brain is too cold. Your body receives it and begins to send more blood to the blood vessels in your head. More blood means more warmth. These blood vessels in your head expand quickly to hold the more blood. It is this quick swelling(膨胀物) of the blood vessels in your head that makes your head hurt.
If you experience this headache, it will only last a short time and will go away by itself. But, there are ways to try to prevent these brain pains or fight them once you get them.
1. Try eating your ice cream slowly.
2. Try holding your breath for a moment.
3. Try taking one mouthful of hot water, hot chocolate, or hot milk.
4. Close your eyes and press your fingers.
5. Wait it out. The headache will usually pass on its own within 30~60 seconds. If these don’t work and you feel that headache still on you, you roll your tongue in a ball and press the bottom of your tongue to your palate. This will act as a blanket and warm your palate quickly. The nerves will think the brain is warming up and won’t send blood to the blood vessels.
58. If you feel painful by eating ice cream, you should ____.
A. close your mouth B. have a blanket on you
C. have some hot drink D. get your brain warm
59. We know from the passage that the headache is caused by ____.
A. too many nerves and blood vessels in your palate
B. the cold behind your eyes and in your forehead
C. the roof of your mouth starting near your teeth
D. more blood that is sent to the vessels in your head
60. According to the passage, we can infer that the writer is ____.
A. very helpful and enjoys writing
B. experienced and knows medicine
C. so clever and has much knowledge
D. kind and has had good education
D
Studies have shown it takes a doctor about 18 seconds to stop a patient after he begins talking.
It was Sunday. I had one last patient to see. I came close to her room in a hurry and stood at the doorway. She was an older woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, trying to put socks on her swollen (肿大的) feet. I spoke quickly to the nurse, saw her chart saying she was in stable (稳定的) condition. I was almost in the clear.
She asked if I could help put on her socks. Instead, I began a long speech that went something like this: “How are you feeling? Your blood sugar and blood pressure were high but they’re better today. The nurse said you can’t wait to see your son who’s visiting you today. It’s nice to have family visit from far away. I’m sure you
