Question

While I was teaching in China, I became interested in acupuncture（针灸）. It was after returning from China and witnessing how successful it had been that I reached the decision to become an acupuncturist myself. I was lucky to discover that the town where I lived had a famous college of traditional acupuncture.

Alternative medicine such as acupuncture is particularly important for me because I firmly believe that it works on the level of body, mind and spirit. This is very different from Western medicine which is supposed to work only on the body. When a person is ill, it is believed that there’s something in their life that is putting their energy levels out of balance. What alternative therapies（疗法）try do to is kelp to gradually push that energy back into balance. The result is that any disease present might naturally disappear as it cannot survive when energies are balanced.

I’ve treated a wide range of people for various conditions, for example people suffering from stress and anxiety. To acquire a qualification in acupuncture, I took a course that lasted three years. I had to go to the college about one weekend in three. I also had a large amount of homework and practical work to do, which I did two or three evenings a week. This involved locating pints on different people. As you can imagine, this isn’t straightforward as people are of different sizes and have differently shaped bodies.

In the future I hope to set up an alternative health clinic which will involve myself as an acupuncturist but perhaps other people as well. I’d like to work with people who provide treatments such as rubbing（按摩）and pressing people’s feet in a special way to help them relax and feel well. I’d like to set it up somewhere in the countryside, where people could feel free from the stress of life.

1.The author decides to learn acupuncture         .

A. when he was teaching in China

B. when he was studying in college

C. after he came back to his mother country

D. after he discovered an acupuncture school

2.What does the author think of acupuncture?

A. It prevents disease.

B. It treats people as a whole.

C. It has an immediate effect.

D. It helps improve people’s lives.

3.The acupuncture course the author took was         .

A. time-consuming and challenging

B. learner-centered and effective

C. difficult but interesting

D. painful but helpful

4.What do the underlined words “other people” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. Other acupuncturists.

B. Other alternative therapists.

C. Other doctors who use Western medicine.

D. Other people who want to escape fro stress.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

【解析】文章主要讲述了作者在回国之后，见证了针灸的成功使作者决定自己成为针灸师。在未来决定建立健康诊所帮助人们从生活的压力中感受自由。

1.细节理解题。根据“It was after returning from China and witnessing how successful it had been that I reached the decision to become an acupuncturist myself.”在返回中国后，见证了针灸的成功使作者决定自己成为针灸师。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据“Alternative medicine such as acupuncture is particularly important for me because I firmly believe that it works on the level of body, mind and spirit.” 替代疗法如针灸对我来说尤为重要，因为我坚信它同时作用于人的身体，头脑和精神。根据题意，故选B。

3.推理判断题。根据“I took a course that lasted three years.”作者参加针灸课程历时三年。可知这是费时的，根据“I also had a large amount of homework and practical work to do, which I did two or three evenings a week. This involved locating pints on different people. As you can imagine, this isn’t straightforward as people are of different sizes and have differently shaped bodies.” 我也有大量的作业和做实际的工作，我需要用一周里两个或三个的晚上。这涉及到定位点在不同的人身上。你可以想象，这不是简单的，不同高矮胖瘦的人。可知针灸具有挑战性。故选A。

4.词义猜测题。根据“In the future I hope to set up an alternative health clinic which will involve myself as an acupuncturist but perhaps other people as well.” 在未来我希望建立一个针灸健康诊所作为针灸师包括我自己还有其他人。可知other people指针灸师。故选A。