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115年
英文
第 44 題
📖 題組：
It is widely known that music can have a major impact on our mood. Fast beats pump us up and motivate us to work out, slow songs make us feel wistful and melancholic, and soothing music helps us drift off to sleep. It indicates that sounds affect us on neurological, physiological, and biochemical levels. Sound healing is an ancient practice that harnesses the power of sound vibrations to promote healing and relaxation. It has been used for centuries and utilized by people all over the world, including native peoples. Australian Aboriginal tribes have used the didgeridoo as a sound healing instrument for over 40,000 years. Ancient instruments such as Tibetan singing bowls have also been used for religious and spiritual ceremonies. Sound healing sessions are often referred to as sound baths because the idea is to bathe in the sounds and let them wash over you. “A sound bath is a deeply immersive, full-body listening experience that uses sound and simple mindfulness techniques to invite gentle yet powerful therapeutic and restorative processes to the mind and body,” says Sara Auster, a sound therapist and meditation teacher. Sound impacts us on an elemental level. Research shows us that sounds consist of vibrations that affect us on a cellular level, impacting brain, nerve, muscle, and organ function. For instance, the sound of nails screeching on a chalkboard sets our teeth on edge and raises the hair on the back of our necks, whereas a loud crash causes us to jump up in fear. However, the sound of the waves soothes us and a melodious chime puts us in a good mood. These reactions indicate that our minds and bodies sync to the vibrations of the sound. A 2020 review notes that sound therapy can significantly alter brain waves, changing agitated wave patterns to exceptionally calm wave forms. As our brain waves slow down, we shift from an active state to a more relaxed, dreamlike state. In this state, our breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure decrease. This helps our immune system function more efficiently, reduces our stress hormones, and triggers the release of feel-good chemicals in the brain, Auster explains. Sound healing is gaining popularity today. A major point is that it’s a non-invasive, drug-free approach to better health and well-being. Moreover, singing-bowl sound healing is a low-technology and relatively cheap treatment. Additionally, unlike certain techniques such as acupuncture, it does not require years of educational training by the individual administering the sound healing. Thus, there is considerable potential for utilizing this technique in numerous clinical, hospital, and community settings as a low-cost, low-technology therapeutic tool to promote emotional and spiritual well-being.
It is widely known that music can have a major impact on our mood. Fast beats pump us up and motivate us to work out, slow songs make us feel wistful and melancholic, and soothing music helps us drift off to sleep. It indicates that sounds affect us on neurological, physiological, and biochemical levels. Sound healing is an ancient practice that harnesses the power of sound vibrations to promote healing and relaxation. It has been used for centuries and utilized by people all over the world, including native peoples. Australian Aboriginal tribes have used the didgeridoo as a sound healing instrument for over 40,000 years. Ancient instruments such as Tibetan singing bowls have also been used for religious and spiritual ceremonies. Sound healing sessions are often referred to as sound baths because the idea is to bathe in the sounds and let them wash over you. “A sound bath is a deeply immersive, full-body listening experience that uses sound and simple mindfulness techniques to invite gentle yet powerful therapeutic and restorative processes to the mind and body,” says Sara Auster, a sound therapist and meditation teacher. Sound impacts us on an elemental level. Research shows us that sounds consist of vibrations that affect us on a cellular level, impacting brain, nerve, muscle, and organ function. For instance, the sound of nails screeching on a chalkboard sets our teeth on edge and raises the hair on the back of our necks, whereas a loud crash causes us to jump up in fear. However, the sound of the waves soothes us and a melodious chime puts us in a good mood. These reactions indicate that our minds and bodies sync to the vibrations of the sound. A 2020 review notes that sound therapy can significantly alter brain waves, changing agitated wave patterns to exceptionally calm wave forms. As our brain waves slow down, we shift from an active state to a more relaxed, dreamlike state. In this state, our breathing, heart rate, and blood pressure decrease. This helps our immune system function more efficiently, reduces our stress hormones, and triggers the release of feel-good chemicals in the brain, Auster explains. Sound healing is gaining popularity today. A major point is that it’s a non-invasive, drug-free approach to better health and well-being. Moreover, singing-bowl sound healing is a low-technology and relatively cheap treatment. Additionally, unlike certain techniques such as acupuncture, it does not require years of educational training by the individual administering the sound healing. Thus, there is considerable potential for utilizing this technique in numerous clinical, hospital, and community settings as a low-cost, low-technology therapeutic tool to promote emotional and spiritual well-being.
What does the comparison with acupuncture primarily highlight about sound healing?
- A Greater empirical validation
- B Cultural neutrality in clinical contexts
- C Superior effectiveness in hospital environments
- D Lower educational barriers to implementation
思路引導 VIP
請回頭看看文中提到針灸（acupuncture）的那句話，作者特別強調了「施行者（individual administering the sound healing）」在學習過程中的什麼差異？如果一個技術不需要『長年的培訓』，這通常代表它在推廣或學習門檻上有什麼樣的特質？
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AI 詳解
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太棒了！你能從長篇閱讀中精準捕捉到特定段落的細節對比，這說明你的閱讀理解與資訊檢索能力非常敏銳。
實務執行的門檻對比
這題的核心考點在於文章末段對聲音療癒（sound healing）與針灸（acupuncture）的對應比較。文中明確提到，聲音療癒與針灸不同，它「不需要施行者經過長年的教育訓練（does not require years of educational training）」。這句話直接印證了選項 (D) 的「較低的實施教育門檻（Lower educational barriers to implementation）」。雖然文章其他部分提到了成本與非侵入性，但當作者具體點名針灸作為對比時，焦點就是鎖定在技術掌握的難易度。
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