2024年高考英语新课标卷真题深度解析与考后提升之阅读理解B篇
阅读理解B篇关键词: 夹叙夹议文;人与自然;中医针灸;动物治疗;按摩治疗;中医走出国门;文化自信
“I am not crazy,” says Dr. William Farber, shortly after performing acupuncture (针灸) on a rabbit. “I am ahead of my time.” If he seems a little defensive, it might be because even some of his coworkers occasionally laugh at his unusual methods. But Farber is certain he’ll have the last laugh. He’s one of a small but growing number of American veterinarians (兽医) now practicing “holistic” medicine – combining traditional Western treatments with acupuncture, chiropractic (按摩疗法) and herbal medicine.
Farber, a graduate of Colorado State University, started out as a more conventional veterinarian. He became interested in alternative treatments 20 years ago when he suffered from terrible back pain. He tried muscle-relaxing drugs but found little relief. Then he tried acupuncture, an ancient Chinese practice, and was amazed that he improved after two or three treatments. What worked on a veterinarian seemed likely to work on his patients. So, after studying the techniques for a couple of years, he began offering them to pets.
Leigh Tindale’s dog Charlie had a serious heart condition. After Charlie had a heart attack, Tindale says, she was prepared to put him to sleep, but Farber’s treatments eased her dog’s suffering so much that she was able to keep him alive for an additional five months. And Priscilla Dewing reports that her horse, Nappy, “moves more easily and rides more comfortably” after a chiropractic adjustment.
Farber is certain that the holistic approach will grow more popular with time, and if the past is any indication, he may be right: Since 1982, membership in the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association has grown from 30 to over 700. “Sometimes it surprises me that it works so well,” he says. “I will do anything to help an animal. That’s my job.”
24. What do some of Farber’s coworkers think of him
A. He’s odd. B. He’s strict. C. He’s brave. D. He’s rude.
25. Why did Farber decide to try acupuncture on pets
A. He was trained in it at university.
B. He was inspired by another veterinarian.
C. He benefited from it as a patient.
D. He wanted to save money for pet owners.
26. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about
A. Steps of a chiropractic treatment.
B. The complexity of veterinarians’ work.
C. Examples of rare animal diseases.
D. The effectiveness of holistic medicine.
27. Why does the author mention the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association
A. To prove Farber’s point.
B. To emphasize its importance.
C. To praise veterinarians.
D. To advocate animal protection.
【答案】24. A25. C26. D27. A
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。兽医William Farber 奉行中西医结合的整体医学疗法，用针灸、按摩等方式治疗动物并取得了良好疗效。
24. 细节理解题。根据第一段的“If he seems a little defensive, it might be because even some of his coworkers occasionally laugh at his unusual methods.( 如果他看起来有点自卫，那可能是因为他的一些同事偶尔会嘲笑他不寻常的方法。) ”可知，Farber的同事们有时会嘲笑他不寻常的方法，他们认为他很奇怪。故选A。
25. 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Then he tried acupuncture, an ancient Chinese practice, and was amazed that he improved after two or three treatments. What worked on a veterinarian seemed likely to work on his patients. So, after studying the techniques for a couple of years, he began offering them to pets.(然后，他尝试了针灸，这是一种古老的中国疗法，并惊讶地发现，经过两三次治疗，他的病情有所好转。对兽医有效的方法似乎对他的病人也有效。因此，在研究了这些技术几年后，他开始把它们提供给宠物。)”可知，Farber作为患者从针灸中受益，这促使他决定尝试在宠物上使用针灸。故选C。
26. 主旨大意题。根据第三段内容“Leigh Tindale’s dog Charlie had a serious heart condition. After Charlie had a heart attack, Tindale says, she was prepared to put him to sleep, but Farber’s treatments eased her dog’s suffering so much that she was able to keep him alive for an additional five months. And Priscilla Dewing reports that her horse, Nappy, “moves more easily and rides more comfortably” after a chiropractic adjustment.(利·廷代尔的狗查理患有严重的心脏病。廷代尔说，查理心脏病发作后，她准备让他进入睡眠状态，但法伯的治疗大大减轻了她的狗的痛苦，她能够让它多活五个月。普里西拉·杜因(Priscilla Dewing)报告说，她的马纳皮(Nappy)经过脊椎按摩调整后，“行动更容易，乘车更舒服”。) ”可知，本段主要讲述了两个例子，一个是Farber通过整体医学方法帮助了患有严重心脏病的狗Charlie，另一个是马Nappy在接受脊椎按摩治疗后移动和骑行更为舒适。这些例子都是为了说明整体医学的有效性。故选D。
27. 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容“Farber is certain that the holistic approach will grow more popular with time, and if the past is any indication, he may be right: Since 1982, membership in the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association has grown from 30 to over 700. ( 法伯确信，随着时间的推移，综合疗法会越来越受欢迎，如果过去有任何迹象的话，他可能是对的:自1982年以来，美国综合兽医协会的会员已经从30个增加到700多个。)”可知，法伯认为综合疗法会越来越受欢迎，随后作者列举了美国综合兽医协会的会员已经从30个增加到700多个的例子，因此推断美国整体兽医协会是为证明法伯的观点。故选A。
凸显文明互鉴，培养中国情怀和国际视野
高考英语命题注重通过精选语篇体现中华文明与世界文明的交流互鉴，引导学生增强国家认同和家国情怀，坚定文化自信，拓展国际视野，在跨文化交流学习中增进国际理解，推动世界文明共同发展。新课标Ⅰ卷阅读理解B篇以外国人的视角从自身的经历彰显中医神奇的魅力和美好前景，增强考生文化自信。新课标Ⅰ卷语法填空题选取的语篇介绍了英国“丝路花园”的整体设计以及其中新建成的玻璃温室，体现了古丝绸之路对英国园林艺术的独特影响，宣传了以和平合作、开放包容、互学互鉴、互利共赢为核心的丝路精神。新课标Ⅱ卷语法填空题选取的语篇报道了纪念中国古代作家汤显祖的雕塑和凉亭在英国作家莎士比亚故居落成的新闻，介绍了两位伟大作家之间的相似之处，展现了中西方文化的交流与融合。【中国考试·教育部教育考试院】
高考命题主要的外刊来源：
1.《时代周刊》(TIME) ：www.
2.《新闻周刊》(NEWS WEEK)： www.
3.《美国新闻与世界报道》(U.S. NEWS &WORLD REPORT)： www.
4.《读者文摘》(READER’S DIGEST) ：www.
5.《商业周刊》(Business Week) ：www.
6.《财富》(Fortune)： www.
7.《经济学家》(The Economist)： www.
8.《发现》(Discovery) ：www.discovery.com
9.《自然》(Nature) www. 中国地区自然杂志网址：www./ch/gta/
10.《科学通讯》(Science News)： www.sciencenews.org
11. The Los Angeles Times《洛杉矶时报》：www.
12. The New York Times《纽约时报》：www.
13. Washington Post《华盛顿邮报》：www.
14. The Wall Street Journal《华尔街日报》：www.wsj.com
15. The New York Daily News 《纽约每日新闻》：www.
16. Chicago Tribune《芝加哥论坛报》：www.
17. USA Today 《今日美国》：www.usatoday.com
18. New York Post《纽约邮报》：www.
19.《泰晤士报》Times：www.thetimes.co.uk
20.《每日电讯报》The Daily Telegraph：www.dailytelegraph.co.uk
21.《卫报》The Guardian：www.guardian.co.uk
22.《金融时报》The Financial Times：news./home/rw
23. 美国国家公共电台NPR http://www.npr.org/
“我没有疯,”威廉·法伯博士在对一只兔子进行针灸后不久说，“我走在了时代的前面。”如果他看起来有点防御，那可能是因为他的一些同事偶尔会嘲笑他的不同寻常的方法。但法伯确信他会笑到最后。他是少数但越来越多的美国兽医之一，他们现在正在实践“整体”医学将传统的西方治疗与针灸、脊骨神经医学和草药相结合。
法伯毕业于科罗拉多州立大学，最初是一名更传统的兽医。20年前，当他背部疼痛难忍时，他开始对替代疗法感兴趣。他尝试了放松肌肉的药物，但收效甚微。然后，他尝试了针灸，这是一种古老的中国做法，他惊讶地发现，经过两三次治疗后，他的病情有所好转。对兽医有效的方法似乎对他的病人有效。因此，在研究了这些技术几年后，他开始将其提供给宠物。
利恩·汀达尔的狗查理患有严重的心脏病。汀达尔说，查理心脏病发作后，她准备让他入睡，但法伯的治疗大大减轻了她的狗的痛苦，她能够让它再活五个月。普丽西拉·杜因报告说，她的马娜皮在脊椎按摩调整后“移动更容易，骑行更舒适”。
法伯确信，随着时间的推移，整体方法将越来越受欢迎，如果过去有任何迹象的话，他可能是对的:自1982年以来，美国整体兽医协会的会员人数已从30人增加到700多人,他说“有时候，它的效果如此之好让我感到惊讶。”。“我愿意做任何事来帮助动物。这是我的工作。”
一、考纲词汇词形转换
1. defense n防御，保卫；防御物→adj. defensive存有戒心的；生气的
2. occasional adj occasional→adv. occasionally偶然，偶尔
3. usual adj通常的，惯常的→ant. unusual不寻常的；与众不同的
4. tradition n. 传统→ adj. traditional传统的
5. west n. 西方→ adj. western西方的，西部的
6. treat vt. 治疗 →n. treatment治疗
7. convention n. 惯例；集会；公约→ adj. conventional依照惯例的；习惯的
8. suffer vt.遭受→ n. suffering 痛苦
9. addition n. 增加物，新增人员；增加；加法→ adj. additional附加的，额外的
fortable adj.舒适的→ fortably舒服地；安乐地
11. adjust vt.调整→ n. adjustment调整；（行为、思想的）调节，适应
12. indicate vt. 标示；象征，暗示→ n. indication标示；象征，暗示
plex adj. 复杂的，难懂的；组合的→ n. complexity复杂性
14. effective adj. 有效的；事实上的→ n. effectiveness有效性，效力
15. protect vt.保护→ n. protection 保护
16. herb vt. 药草，香草；草本植物→ adj. herbal药草的，香草的
二、考纲词汇识词知意
第一组：高频单词
1. coworker n同事；合作者
2. practice v 实行，奉行/ n 惯常做法；
3. graduate n（大学）毕业生；
4. alternative adj. 可替代的，备选的；非传统的
5. relief n（痛苦等的）减轻；
6. ease v（使）减轻；
7. approach n 方法；
8. membership n 会员数；
9. emphasize vt.强调
10. advocate vt 提倡
第二组：低频单词
11. veterinarian n. 兽医
12. acupuncture n. 针灸
13. holistic adj [医学术语] 功能整体性的；
14. muscle-relaxing adj. 肌肉放松的
15. condition n 疾病；
16. odd adj. 奇怪的；奇数的
三、高频短语积少成多
1. holistic medicine 整体医学；
2. ahead of one’s time （观念）超前；
3. have the last laugh 笑到最后，取得最后胜利；
4. herbal medicine 草药疗法；
5. start out as 起初是（某身份）；
6. an alternative treatment 替代疗法；
7. a heart condition 心脏病；
8. put ... to sleep 给（患病动物）实施安乐死
9. benefit from 从……受益
10. be prepared to do sth.做好准备做某事
四、核心考点单句填空
1. “I am not crazy,” says Dr. William Farber, shortly after __________(perform) acupuncture (针灸) on a rabbit. “I am ahead __________ my time.”
2. If he seems a little __________(defense), it might be because even some of his coworkers __________(occasion) laugh at his __________(usual) methods.
3. But Farber is certain he’ll have the last laugh. He’s one of a small but __________(grow) number of American veterinarians (兽医) now __________(practice) “holistic” medicine – combining traditional Western treatments __________ acupuncture, chiropractic (按摩疗法) and herbal medicine.
4. Farber, __________ graduate of Colorado State University, started out as a more __________(convention) veterinarian.
5. He became __________(interest) in alternative treatments 20 years ago when he __________(suffer) from terrible back pain.
6. He tried muscle-relaxing drugs but found little __________(relieve).
7. Then he tried acupuncture, __________ ancient Chinese practice, and __________(amaze) that he improved after two __________ three treatments.
8. _________ worked on a veterinarian seemed likely__________(work) on his patients.
9. So, after studying the techniques for a couple of__________(year), he began offering them to pets.
10. Leigh Tindale’s dog Charlie had a serious heart condition. After Charlie had a heart attack, Tindale says, she __________(prepare) to put him __________ sleep, but Farber’s treatments eased her dog’s suffering __________ much that she was able to keep him alive for an __________(addition) five months.
11. And Priscilla Dewing reports that her horse, Nappy, “moves __________(easily) and rides more __________(comfortable)” after a chiropractic __________(adjust).
12. Farber is certain that the holistic approach will grow more popular __________ time, and if the past is any __________(indicate), he may be right。
13. Since 1982, membership in the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association __________(grow) __________ 30 to over 700.
14. “Sometimes it __________(surprise) me that it works so well,” he says. “I will do anything to help an animal. That’s my job.”
【参考答案】
1. performing, of 2. defensive, occasionally, unusual 3. growing, practicing, with 4. a, conventional 5. interested, suffered 6. relief 7. an, was amazed, or 8. What, to work 9. years 10. was prepared, to, so, additional 11. more easily, comfortably, adjustment 12. with, indication 13. has grown, from 14. surprises
五、长难句分析
1. He’s one of a small but growing number of American veterinarians (兽医) now practicing “holistic” medicine – combining traditional Western treatments with acupuncture, chiropractic (按摩疗法) and herbal
medicine.
【翻译】他是少数但越来越多的美国兽医之一，他们现在正在实践“整体”医学将传统的西方治疗与针灸、脊骨神经医学和草药相结合。
【分析】这是一个复杂简单句，practicing “holistic” medicine短语作定语；破折号后combining…with…短语起解释说明作用。
2. After Charlie had a heart attack, Tindale says, she was prepared to put him to sleep, but Farber’s treatments eased her dog’s suffering so much that she was able to keep him alive for an additional five months.
【翻译】汀达尔说，查理心脏病发作后，她准备让他入睡，但法伯的治疗大大减轻了她的狗的痛苦，她能够让它再活五个月。
【分析】这是一个复杂的主从复合句，After Charlie had a heart attack是after引导的时间状语从句；主体部分是but连接的并列句；but部分又包含so…that…引导的结果状语从句。
【2023年新课标I卷阅读理解B篇】
When John Todd was a child, he loved to explore the woods around his house, observing how nature solved problems. A dirty stream, for example, often became clear after flowing through plants and along rocks where tiny creatures lived. When he got older, John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes people were making.
After studying agriculture, medicine, and fisheries in college, John went back to observing nature and asking questions. Why can certain plants trap harmful bacteria (细菌) Which kinds of fish can eat cancer-causing chemicals With the right combination of animals and plants, he figured, maybe he could clean up waste the way nature did. He decided to build what he would later call an eco-machine.
The task John set for himself was to remove harmful substances from some sludge (污泥). First, he constructed a series of clear fiberglass tanks connected to each other. Then he went around to local ponds and streams and brought back some plants and animals. He placed them in the tanks and waited. Little by little, these different kinds of life got used to one another and formed their own ecosystem. After a few weeks, John added the sludge.
He was amazed at the results. The plants and animals in the eco-machine took the sludge as food and began to eat it! Within weeks, it had all been digested, and all that was left was pure water.
Over the years, John has taken on many big jobs. He developed a greenhouse — like facility that treated sewage (污水) from 1,600 homes in South Burlington. He also designed an eco-machine to clean canal water in Fuzhou, a city in southeast China.
“Ecological design” is the name John gives to what he does. “Life on Earth is kind of a box of spare parts for the inventor,” he says. “You put organisms in new relationships and observe what’s happening. Then you let these new systems develop their own ways to self-repair.”
4. What can we learn about John from the first two paragraphs
A. He was fond of traveling. B. He enjoyed being alone.
C. He had an inquiring mind. D. He longed to be a doctor.
5. Why did John put the sludge into the tanks
A. To feed the animals. B. To build an ecosystem.
C. To protect the plants. D. To test the eco-machine.
6. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Fuzhou
A. To review John’s research plans. B. To show an application of John’s idea.
C. To compare John’s different jobs. D. To erase doubts about John’s invention.
7. What is the basis for John’s work
A. Nature can repair itself. B. Organisms need water to survive.
C. Life on Earth is diverse. D. Most tiny creatures live in groups.
【答案】4. C5. D6. B7. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了John Todd从小就很爱思考且好学，他建造了一个生态机器，利用自然可以自我修复的原理来净化污水。
4.细节理解题。根据第一段“When John Todd was a child, he loved to explore the woods around his house, observing how nature solved problems. A dirty stream, for example, often became clear after flowing through plants and along rocks where tiny creatures lived. When he got older, John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes people were making. (当约翰·托德还是个孩子的时候，他喜欢探索房子周围的树林，观察大自然是如何解决问题的。例如，一条肮脏的小溪流经植物和微小生物居住的岩石后，往往会变得清澈。长大后，约翰开始思考这个过程是否可以用来清理人们制造的混乱)”以及第二段“After studying agriculture, medicine, and fisheries in college, John went back to observing nature and asking questions. Why can certain plants trap harmful bacteria (细菌) Which kinds of fish can eat cancer-causing chemicals (在大学学习了农业、医学和渔业之后，约翰又回到了观察自然和提出问题的生活中。为什么某些植物能捕获有害细菌？哪些鱼类会食用致癌化学物质？)”可知，约翰聪颖好学、好奇心很强。故选C。
5.细节理解题。根据第三段“After a few weeks, John added the sludge. (几个星期后，约翰把污泥加了进去)”以及倒数第三段“He was amazed at the results. The plants and animals in the eco-machine took the sludge as food and began to eat it! Within weeks, it had all been digested, and all that was left was pure water. (他对结果感到惊讶。生态机器里的动植物把污泥当成了食物，开始吃了起来！几周之内，它就被消化了，只剩下纯净水)”可知，约翰把污泥放进罐子里是为了测试生态机器。故选D。
6.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Over the years, John has taken on many big jobs. He developed a greenhouse — like facility that treated sewage (污水) from 1,600 homes in South Burlington. He also designed an eco-machine to clean canal water in Fuzhou, a city in southeast China. (这些年来，约翰承担了许多重大工作。他开发了一个类似温室的设施，可以处理来自南伯灵顿1600户家庭的污水。他还设计了一种生态机器来清洁中国东南部城市福州的运河水)”可推知，作者提到福州的目的是展示约翰想法的应用。故选B。
7.推理判断题。根据最后一段“You put organisms in new relationships and observe what’s happening. Then you let these new systems develop their own ways to self-repair. (你把生物体放在新的关系中，观察会发生什么。然后让这些新系统自行发展自我修复的方式)”可知，约翰工作的基础是自然可以自我修复。故选A。
【2022年新课标I卷阅读理解B篇】
Like most of us, I try to be mindful of food that goes to waste. The arugula (芝麻菜)was to make a nice green salad, rounding out a roast chicken dinner. But I ended up working late. Then friends called with a dinner invitation. I stuck the chicken in the freezer. But as days passed, the arugula went bad. Even worse, I had unthinkingly bought way too much; I could have made six salads with what I threw out.
In a world where nearly 800 million people a year go hungry, “food waste goes against the moral grain,” as Elizabeth Royte writes in this month’s cover story. It’s jaw-dropping how much perfectly good food is thrown away — from “ugly” (but quite eatable) vegetables rejected by grocers to large amounts of uneaten dishes thrown into restaurant garbage cans.
Producing food that no one eats wastes the water, fuel, and other resources used to grow it. That makes food waste an environmental problem. In fact, Royte writes, “if food waste were a country, it would be the third largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world.”
If that’s hard to understand, let’s keep it as simple as the arugula at the back of my refrigerator. Mike Curtin sees my arugula story all the time — but for him, it's more like 12 bones of donated strawberries nearing their last days. Curtin is CEO of DC Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C., which recovers food and turns it into healthy meals. Last year it recovered more than 807,500 pounds of food by taking donations and collecting blemished (有瑕疵的) produce that otherwise would have rotted in fields. And the strawberries Volunteers will wash, cut, and freeze or dry them for use in meals down the road.
Such methods seem obvious, yet so often we just don’t think. “Everyone can play a part in reducing waste, whether by not purchasing more food than necessary in your weekly shopping or by asking restaurants to not include the side dish you won’t eat,” Curtin says.
24. What does the author want to show by telling the arugula story
A. We pay little attention to food waste.
B. We waste food unintentionally at times.
C. We waste more vegetables than meat.
D. We have good reasons for wasting food.
25. What is a consequence of food waste according to the test
A. Moral decline. B. Environmental harm.
C. Energy shortage. D. Worldwide starvation.
26. What does Curtin’s company do
A. It produces kitchen equipment.
B. It turns rotten arugula into clean fuel.
C. It helps local farmers grow fruits.
D. It makes meals out of unwanted food.
27. What does Curtin suggest people do
A. Buy only what is needed. B. Reduce food consumption.
C. Go shopping once a week. D. Eat in restaurants less often.
【答案】24. B25. B26. D27. A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了我们日常生活中的食物浪费现象以及华盛顿DC中央厨房的首席
执行官科廷为解决食物浪费而采取的努力。
24. B。推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Like most of us, I try to be mindful of food that goes to waste.(像我们大多数人一样，我努力关注那些被浪费的食物)”及“But as days passed, the arugula went bad. Even worse, I had unthinkingly bought way too much; could have made six salads with what I threw out.(但随着时间的推移，芝麻菜变坏了。更糟糕的是，我不假思索地买了太多东西；我扔掉的东西可以做六份沙拉)”可推知，作者想通过讲述芝麻菜的故事来表明我们有时会无意间浪费食物。故选B。
25. B。细节理解题。根据第三段“Producing food that no one eats wastes the water, fuel, and other, resources used to grow it. That makes food waste an environmental problem. In fact, Royte writes, “if food waste were a country, it would be the third largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world.”(生产没人吃的食物会浪费用于种植食物的水、燃料和其他资源。这使得食物浪费成为一个环境问题。事实上，罗伊特写道，“如果食物浪费是一个国家，它将是世界上第三大温室气体排放国。”)”可知，根据文中的说法，浪费食物的一个后果是对环境的危害。故选B。
26. D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Curtin is CEO of DC Central Kitchen in Washington. D.C., which recovers food and turns it into healthy meals. Last year it recovered more than 807,500 pounds of food by taking donations and collecting blemished (有瑕疵的) produce, that otherwise would have rotted in fields. And the strawberries Volunteers will wash, cut, and freeze or dry them for use in meals down the road.(科廷是华盛顿DC中央厨房的首席执行官，该公司把食物复原，变成健康的食物。去年，该组织通过接受捐赠和收集有瑕疵的农产品，收回了超过807500磅的食物，否则这些农产品就会在地里腐烂。草莓呢？志愿者们将清洗、切割、冷冻或干燥它们，以便在路上的餐食中使用)”可知，科廷的公司用人们不想要的食物重新制作食物。故选D。
27. A。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的““Everyone can play a part in reducing waste, whether by not purchasing more food than necessary in your weekly shopping or by asking restaurants to not include the side dish you won’t eat,” Curtin says.(“每个人都可以在减少浪费方面发挥作用，无论是在每周的购物中不购买不必要的食物，还是要求餐馆不包括你不吃的配菜，”科廷说)”可知，科廷建议人们只买需要的东西来避免浪费食物。故选A。
【2021年新课标I卷阅读理解B篇】
By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time though he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her page turner. “I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.
“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.
But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for
the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”
24. What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner
A. Read music. B. Play the piano. C. Sing songs. D. Fix the instruments.
25. Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage
A. Boring. B. Well-paid. C. Demanding. D. Dangerous.
26. What does Titterton need to practise
A. Counting the pages.
B. Recognizing the “nodding”.
C. Catching falling objects.
D. Performing in his own style.
27. Why is Ms Raspopova’s husband “the worse page turner”
A. He has very poor eyesight.
B. He ignores the audience.
C. He has no interest in music.
D. He forgets to do his job
【答案】24. A25. C26. B27. D
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了为钢琴演奏者做翻页工作的Robert Titterton和他的工作情况。
24.细节理解题。根据第一段“I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.(我不是受过训练的音乐家，但我学会了识谱，这样我就可以在Maria的表演中帮助她)”可知，因为Titterton识谱，所以可以在Maria的钢琴表演中为她翻页。故选A项。
25.推理判断题。根据第三段“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.(这项工作需要很多技能。你必须确保你不会一次翻两页并且必要的时候确保你回到前面找到音乐重复的部分)”可知，为钢琴家翻页这项工作很需要技巧，所以Titterton的工作要求是很高的。故选C项。
26.细节理解题。根据第四段“Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.(无声的舞台交流是关键，每个钢琴家都有自己的“点头”风格来表示翻页，他们需要和翻页者进行练习)”可知，Titterton需要练习识别钢琴演奏者的“点头”示意来翻页。故选B项。
27.细节理解题。根据最后一段“He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’(他对音乐很感兴趣，感受着每一个音符，所以我不得不说：“翻页，翻页！”)”可知，Ms Raspopova的丈夫因为对音乐感兴趣，所以帮她翻页的时候总是沉浸在音乐中而忘掉自己的工作，她不得不去提醒。
故选D项。
阅读理解记叙文/夹叙夹议文满分策略
记叙文讲述的是发生在当前或过去或将来事情的经过，包括人物的故事情节。文章内容涉及交代何人、何时、何地、为什么、怎么样、做了什么等等。这是我们在阅读记叙文时要首先了解的，接着按照线索弄清事情的来龙去脉，就能理解整个故事。值得注意的是：记叙文的叙事顺序有顺叙、倒叙和插叙三种。
★ 顺叙，即记叙的时候按照事情发生、发展、和结局的顺序来写,前因后果、条理很清楚；
★ 倒叙，即不按照事情发生的先后顺序来叙述，而是从最重要，最能引人入胜的事件开始，然后再回过头来追述故事的开端和经过；
★ 插叙，即在记叙过程中，需要插入另一些有关的情节，再接着叙述后来的事情。
总之，读记叙文的关键是抓情节。抓住了故事的情节，就能理清文章的脉络，其它的就迎刃而解了。
从历年高考统计数据来看，记叙文内容主要归纳为三个类型：
一、人物传记
二、人物故事
三、新闻报道
从历年高考统计数据来看，记叙文命题类型主要归纳为四个类型：
一、细节理解题
二、猜测词义题
三、推理判断题
四、主旨大意题
阅读理解记叙文答题策略
一、“人物传记”类记叙文解题策略
人物传记是高中记叙文考试中常遇到的体裁形式。针对人物传记，学生应该重视文中人物学习以及工作情况的描写，并且理顺人物出生到死亡的顺序。针对人物不同年龄阶段做过的事情、说过的话进行理解。主要是针对人物描写时间顺序、生活背景、实践经历、名人名言几个要素进行认知。
二、“人物故事”类记叙文解题策略
要有效地解决英语记叙文阅读中的问题，就必须要理清事件发展的顺序以及人物之间的关系。把握记叙文的题材，理清作者想要表达的主要意图。有重点地把握人物特征，了解整个事情的来龙去脉，正确地认识文章的结构以及文章题材倾向。针对叙事为主的记叙文，学生应该注意：
记叙的要素（who、when、where、what、why、how）
叙述的人称（第一人称/第三人称）
记叙的顺序或方法（顺叙、倒叙和插叙）
叙述的线索 （以时间为线索；以地点为线索；以事件发展的过程为线索；以事物的象征意义为线索；以人物的思想行为及认知的过程为线索）
三、“新闻报道”类记叙文解题策略
新闻报道类阅读理解首先注意新闻“倒金字塔”结构特点，重视“首段”和“段首”，因为这样可以抓住文章的主旨句，有利于把握文章大意和作者写作意图。
同时，还应学会运用括号法分析长难句，把影响考生理解的各种从句、非谓语动词短语以及复杂介词短语括起来，从而达到“去枝叶，留主干”的目的，进而准确理解句子含义。
四、阅读理解记叙文答题策略
一把钥匙开一把锁。要解答好记叙文阅读理解题，就应该有一套针对性强的方法和技巧。下面是我们在阅读教学中积累下来的一点心得体会，希望能对大家有所帮助。
顺藤摸瓜
记叙文中有大量的事件发展过程中的细节，包括记叙文的5W（what, who, when, where, why）要素。因此我们作答细节题的时候，一般只需要由前到后，从上到下，一题一题地做就可以了。
左顾右盼
在做题过程中，需要抓住题干中的关键词语，然后到文中准确地找到与之相关的语句，或是疑似语句的位置，接着去左顾，或右盼，在前句或后句寻找线索。
刨根问底
主旨大意题或推理判断题等不可被题干的表象所迷惑，要像剥洋葱一样，一层一层地剥；要在文前文后去查找，在字里行间里去寻觅。有时还少不了借助自己的生活经验和常理来体会这言外之意。
拨云见日
每年的高考阅读题中，特别是记叙文的阅读题，都会出现一至两道词义猜测题。这时，你不仅需要＂左顾右盼＂，还需要在几句话，一个段落，乃至整篇文章的字里行间中快速搜寻，看看前面、后面都发生了些什么；反复琢磨人物、事物，或者人物与事物之间的内在联系，才可能在最后拨开团团迷雾，从四个选项中选出正确答案。
一锤定音
有时记叙文最后一题需要选定标题，颇有难度。既要注意文章反复出现的关键词（key words），还应注意文章的主旨或隐含意义。实在有困难的话，还可以用排除法。从历年高考统计数据来看，记叙文标题可以是以下情况：短语型；句子型；问句型等。
变式一：中医神奇魅力（针灸+按摩+拔罐+中医药）
01（23-24高三下·浙江宁波·期中）
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is gaining global popularity. According to a government white paper, TCM has been introduced in 183 countries and regions around the world.
Westerners’ understanding of TCM, however, may be limited to acupuncture, cupping and massage (按摩). For instance, the purple, injury-like marks left on US swimmer Michael Phelps’ back from cupping for the purpose of relaxing his muscles and reducing pain became the center of attention during the Rio Olympics in 2016.
As a matter of fact, Chinese herbs play a more important role in curing diseases and keeping people in good
health in the TCM treatment system than physical treatment. It is therefore disheartening to know that while 103 World Health Organization member countries have approved the practice of acupuncture, not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine. TCM falls far behind Western medicine owning partly to the slow development of Chinese herbs.
Herbs are made into pills, powder and soup, and the kind of herbs used, their quality and quantity, and the processing of the ingredients (原材料) jointly determine the effectiveness of the prescription. Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization, with the chemical composition and functions of its medicines being unclear and their effects being unstable. Standardization has improved in recent decades, with an increasing number of factories producing patented TCM drugs.
Another factor that has prevented the development of TCM prescription drugs is the lack of creativity. While Western medicine-making companies come up with new products every year, TCM drug producers tend to make medicine according to prescriptions handed down from the past. Chinese chemist Tu Youyou’s winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research into malaria (疟疾) treatment may drive creativity to some extent in China’s TCM industry. However, the current state of affairs cannot be changed within a short time.
1. The author mentions the example of Michael Phelps to show that __________.
A. he was injured in his swimming
B. cupping is a kind of important TCM treatment
C. Westerners know a little about TCM
D. Westerners attach great importance to TCM
2. Why don’t some member countries of WHO recognize Chinese herbal medicine
A. Because Chinese herbs can cure diseases.
B. Because they only approve the practice of acupuncture.
C. Because Western medicine is more effective.
D. Because medicine made out of Chinese herbs develops slowly.
3. Compared with Western medicine, what is the weak point of TCM in Paragraph 4
A. The methods of planting herbs. B. The effectiveness of prescription.
C. Lacking in standardization. D. Its stable functions.
4. The lack of creativity in TCM refers to the fact that __________.
A. medicine-making companies lack creativity
B. prescriptions are got from the past
C. Western companies are more experienced
D. medicine-making companies lack driving force
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. C 4. B
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。传统中医在世界范围内越来越受欢迎，文章介绍了传统中医的特点。
1. 推理判断题。根据第二段中的Westerners’ understanding of TCM, however, may be limited to acupuncture, cupping and massage (按摩).可知，然而，西方人对中医的理解可能仅限于针灸、拔火罐和按摩。由此可知，举菲尔普斯的例子就是为了证明西方人对传统中医是有一些了解的。故选C。
2. 细节理解题。根据第三段中的It is therefore disheartening to know that while 103 World Health Organization member countries have approved the practice of acupuncture, not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine. TCM falls far behind Western medicine owning partly to the slow development of Chinese herbs.可知，因此，令人沮丧的是，虽然103个世界卫生组织成员国批准了针灸的做法，但没有多少国家认可中医。中医远远落后于西医，部分原因是中药治疗效果缓慢。由此可知，有一些世界卫生组织成员国不承认中医是因为用中草药制成的药物治疗效果缓慢。故选D。
3. 细节理解题。根据第四段中的Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization, with the chemical composition and functions of its medicines being unclear and their effects being unstable.可知，与规范化了药物生产工艺和治疗方法的西医相比，中医缺乏标准化，药物的化学成分和功能不明确，疗效不稳定。由此可知，与西医相比，中医的缺点是缺乏标准化。故选C。
4. 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的While Western medicine-making companies come up with new products every year, TCM drug producers tend to make medicine according to prescriptions handed down from the past.可知，西方制药公司每年都会推出新产品，而中药生产商往往会根据过去流传下来的处方进行生产。由此可知，中医缺乏创造性指的是中医的处方是从过去传承下来的。故选B。
【点睛】做阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案。如第2小题，Why don’t some member countries of WHO recognize Chinese herbal medicine 要求判断出为什么世卫组织的一些成员国不承认中医。根据第三段中的It is therefore disheartening to know that while 103 World Health Organization member countries have approved the practice of acupuncture, not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine. TCM falls far behind Western medicine owning partly to the slow development of Chinese herbs.可知，因此，令人沮丧的是，虽然103个世界卫生组织成员国批准了针灸的做法，但没有多少国家认可中医。中医远远落后于西医，部分原因是中药治疗效果缓慢。由此可知，有一些世界卫生组织成员国不承认中医是因为用中草药制成的药物治疗效果缓慢。故选D。
02（2024·新疆乌鲁木齐·二模）
With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, traditional Chinese medicine has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness. Traditional Chinese medicine is a complete healthcare system that is capable of providing both specialized and primary healthcare. It also gives us guidelines on how to prevent illnesses. Acupuncture is a branch of traditional Chinese medicine.
The word “acupuncture” literally means “pricking with a needle”. It involves the insertion and manipulation of needles into acupuncture points on the body for restoring health and wellbeing. This framework of medical practice begins with the belief that our body is a balance of two opposite yet inseparable forces—the yin and yang. Another cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine is the concept of chi. Chi is the life force of the universe. In the body, it is chi that creates and animates life. We are all born with a certain amount of chi and continually acquire it throughout our lives through food, air, water and sunlight. Chi is believed to move through our body in channels called meridians. The quantity and quality of chi in our body depends on the state of our mental and physical balance. In fact, imbalances of the yin and yang in the body block the channels through which
chi travels in our body. The practice of acupuncture unblocks these chi pathways, thus ensuring the constant and free flow of energy through our body for mental and physical wellbeing.
The method may seem alien to many of us but it has been practiced in China for thousands of years. Acupuncture originated in China more than 2000 years ago—making it one of the oldest and most commonly practiced medical procedures in China. Research into acupuncture is still ongoing and practices and theories are being constantly updated. In essence, acupuncture is aimed at promoting well-being and relieving pain.
In more recent times, acupuncture has spread internationally and won growing global acceptance, and this wisdom of the Chinese tradition will continue to thrive, to bring health and happiness to friends here and afar.
5. What is the function of Paragraph 1
A. To introduce the topic. B. To summarize the whole text.
C. To present new ways in medicine. D. To provide detailed information.
6. What can we infer about chi according to the text
A. All our chi is inborn.
B. Chi decides the balance of the yin and yang.
C. Meridians force chi to travel through our body.
D. Smooth and constant flow of chi contributes to good health.
7. Which of the following about acupuncture is true
A. It is fully accepted home and abroad. B. It has a history of one thousand years.
C. Research into acupuncture never stops. D. It is the oldest medical practice in the world.
8. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Acupuncture Reaches Peak B. Stepping into Acupuncture
C. Effects of Chi on Well-being D. Traditional Chinese Medicine Returns
【答案】5. A 6. D 7. C 8. B
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了作为中医一个分支的针灸技术，介绍了其操作方式以及所依据的“气”的理论。指出针灸是中国最古老和最普遍的医疗程序之一，且已经在国际上传播，并赢得了越来越多的全球接受。
5. 推理判断题。根据第一段“With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, traditional Chinese medicine has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness. Traditional Chinese medicine is a complete healthcare system that is capable of providing both specialized and primary healthcare. It also gives us guidelines on how to prevent illnesses. Acupuncture is a branch of traditional Chinese medicine.(中医有两千到三千年的历史，形成了独特的诊断和治疗疾病的体系。中医药是集专科卫生和基层卫生于一体的完整卫生保健体系。它还为我们提供了如何预防疾病的指南。针灸是中医的一个分支)”结合后文主要介绍了针灸的相关知识，可推知，第一段的功能是引入文章关于针灸的主题。故选A。
6. 推理判断题。根据第二段中“The quantity and quality of chi in our body depends on the state of our mental and physical balance. In fact, imbalances of the yin and yang in the body block the channels through which chi travels in our body. The practice of acupuncture unblocks these chi pathways, thus ensuring the constant and free flow of energy through our body for mental and physical wellbeing.(“气”在我们体内的数量和质量取决于我们的精神和身体的平衡状态。事实上，体内阴阳失衡阻碍了气在体内流动的通道。 实施针灸可以
疏通这些“气”的通路，从而确保能量在我们的身体中不断自由流动，以达到身心健康)”可推知，气的顺畅和持续流动有助于健康。故选D。
7. 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Research into acupuncture is still ongoing and practices and theories are being constantly updated.(针灸的研究仍在进行中，实践和理论也在不断更新)”可知，C选项“对针灸的研究从未停止”正确。故选C。
8. 主旨大意题。根据第二段中“The word “acupuncture” literally means “pricking with a needle”. It involves the insertion and manipulation of needles into acupuncture points on the body for restoring health and wellbeing.(“针灸”这个词的字面意思是“用针刺”。 针灸指的是把针插入和操纵身体上的穴位以恢复健康和幸福)”结合文章主要介绍了作为中医一个分支的针灸技术，介绍了其操作方式以及所依据的“气”的理论。指出针灸是中国最古老和最普遍的医疗程序之一，且已经在国际上传播，并赢得了越来越多的全球接受。可知，B选项“涉足针灸”最符合文章标题。故选B。
03（23-24高三下·山东·阶段练习）
Twice every month, Miranda Sam, a 66-year-old Ghanaian, visited the China Traditional Herbal Hospital, a private herbal facility at Pokuase, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital, for treatment.
“I was squeezing lemons, and when I finished, I could not get up or even move my legs, so I went to the hospital and did an X-ray examination, but they saw nothing. Meanwhile, I could not walk and was in a wheelchair,” the retired worker said. Hence Miranda decided to visit the herbal facility. “On two occasions, I had to do acupuncture(针灸), and I have found great relief. Now I walk unaided, so I keep coming for treatment,” she said.
As Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is gaining popularity in Ghana, many acupuncture clinics run by Chinese doctors pop up in the country. However, the China Traditional Herbal Hospital was established by 52-year-old Ghanaian business owner Bediako, after his fruitful encounter with the effects of TCM in 2012. With the help of a Chinese lady, Bediako set up a small clinic specializing in TCM. Years on, the facility has subsequently grown into a bigger herbal hospital. The hospital treats patients with a combination of local and Chinese herbal formulas. It supports this with the application of traditional Chinese medical methods.
Strokes(中风) account for 1.3 percent of all hospital admissions in Ghana, and 6.3 percent of all hospital deaths. But Bediako is confident that as more people with these conditions turn to the natural methods of healing, the pain and death rates would subside. “A gentleman was brought here three weeks ago, who could not sit, stand, or walk. He was first taken through acupuncture. I observed him on camera 30 minutes later, squatting(蹲), standing, and walking. You come here with your pain but will leave with a smile. That is our feature,” he said.
The hospital has started a second facility in Ashaiman near the capital, with plans to open other branches across the country to meet the growing demand.
9. What can we learn from Miranda’s words in Paragraph 2
A. Her illness is not a bit severe. B. Squeezing lemons is a risky job.
C. She is feeling better now. D. She is unsure about what to do next.
10. What do we know about Bediako’s hospital
A. It is located in the downtown area.
B. It was originally a specialized clinic.
C. It was established by a Chinese doctor.
D. It uses nothing but Chinese herbs.
11. What does the underlined word “subside” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Decline. B. Remain.
C. Climb. D. Change.
12. What’s the writer’s probable attitude towards the TCM in Ghana
A. Negative. B. Optimistic.
C. Uncertain. D. Concerned.
【答案】9. C 10. B 11. A 12. B
【解析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了加纳的一家中草药医院采用中医疗法及药物来治疗病人。
9. 细节理解题。从第二段最后两句中的“have found great relief. Now I walk unaided”（我得到了极大的缓解。现在我可以独自行走）可知，Miranda的病情已经有所缓解，故选C。
10. 细节理解题。从第三段第三句“With the help of a Chinese lady, Bediako set up a small clinic specializing in TCM”（在一位中国女士的帮助下，贝迪亚科开了一家专门从事中医的小诊所）可知，Bediako的医院最初是一家专科诊所。故选B。
11. 词义猜测题。根据倒第二段第二句“But Bediako is confident that as more people with these conditions turn to the natural methods of healing”（但Bediako相信，随着越来越多的患者求助于自然的治疗方法）可知，这里指采用这种自然疗法，更多中风病人的疼痛和死亡率都会下降。故选A。
12. 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“The hospital has started a second facility in Ashaiman near the capital, with plans to open other branches across the country to meet the growing demand.”（该医院已经在首都附近的阿沙曼开设了第二家医院，并计划在全国各地开设其他分支机构，以满足日益增长的需求。）可知，作者对TCM的态度是乐观积极的，故选B。
04（2024·陕西咸阳·二模）
Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) has been greatly contributing to the treatment of the COVID-19, which changed the altitude of the western world to it to some extent. However, in the past, foreigners knew little about it. According to a government report, although TCM has been introduced into 183 countries and regions around the world, their understanding of TCM may be limited to acupuncture(针灸), cupping and massage(按摩) .For instance, the purple, injury-like marks left on a U. S. famous swimmers back from cupping to relax his muscles and reduce pain became the center of attention during the Rio Olympics in 2016.
In fact, Chinese herbs(药草) play a more important role in curing diseases and keeping the body in good condition in the TCM treatment system than physical treatment. Therefore, it is disappointing to know that although 103 world Health Organization member countries have given approval to the practice of acupuncture, not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine. TCM is much less popular than Western medicine partly due to the slow development of Chinese herbs.
Herbs can be made into pills, powder and soup. The kind of herbs used, their quality, quantity and the processing together determine the effectiveness of the prescription (处方). Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization. The
chemical composition and functions of its medicine are still unclear and their effects are unstable. Fortunately, standardization has improved in recent decades and a number of factories are increasingly producing patented TCM drugs.
Another reason why TCM prescription drugs have developed slowly is that it lacks creativity. While Western medicine-making companies come up with new products every year, TCM drug producers tend to make medicine according to prescriptions handed down from the past. That Chinese chemist Tu Yoyo won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research into malaria(痢疾) treatment may drive creativity to some extent in China's TCM industry.
However, Rome was not built in a day. The current situation cannot be changed within a short time.
13. Why did the US swimmer attract the audience's attention in the 2016 Rio Olympics
A. The injury on his back. B. The golden cup he won in the games.
C. His relaxed muscles and reduced pain. D. The purple, injury-like marks left on his back.
14. What should we do to make TCM be recognized by more countries
A. Set standards and improve creativity.
B. Increase functions and decrease production.
C. Increase functions and improve creativity.
D. Set standards and create more prescriptions.
15. How does the writer feel about the future of TCM
A. Anxious. B. Negative.
C. Disappointed. D. Positive.
16. Westerners DON'T think.
A. acupuncture treatment is effective B. cupping can cure some diseases
C. massage can relax body muscles D. herbs can keep the body in good condition
【答案】13. D 14. A 15. D 16. D
【分析】这是一篇说明文。本文主要讲了中医药越来越普及，但是中药与西药相比还有一些不足之处：疗效慢、缺乏标准化生产以及缺乏创新等。但是作者还是对中药的未来持积极乐观态度。
13. 细节理解题。根据第一段中For instance, the purple, injury-like marks left on a U.S. famous swimmers back from cupping to relax his muscles and reduce pain became the center of attention during the Rio Olympics in 2016.可知例如，2016年里约热内卢奥运会期间，美国著名游泳运动员拔火罐后背部留下的紫色、类似受伤的痕迹成为了人们关注的焦点。由此可知，这位美国游泳运动员在2016年里约热内卢奥运会上吸引了观众的注意力原因是他背上紫色的，像受伤的痕迹。故选D。
14. 细节理解题。根据第三段中Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization.可知与西药相比，中药的生产工艺和治疗方法都是标准化的，缺乏标准化。以及第四段中Another reason why TCM prescription drugs have developed slowly is that it lacks creativity.可知中药处方药发展缓慢的另一个原因是缺乏创新。由此可知，设定标准，提高创造力，才能让中医药得到更多国家的认可。故选A。
15. 推理判断题。根据最后一段However, Rome was not built in a day. The current situation cannot be changed within a short time.可知然而，罗马不是一天建成的。当前的形势不可能在短时间内改变。由此可
推知，作者对于中药的未来持积极态度。故选D。
16. 细节理解题。根据第二段中Therefore, it is disappointing to know that although 103 world Health Organization member countries have given approval to the practice of acupuncture, not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine.可知因此，令人失望的是，虽然世界卫生组织103个成员国已经批准了针灸，但没有多少国家认可中药。由此可知，西方人认为草药不能保持身体健康。故选D。
【点睛】态度、观点及感受类推理判断题。高考阅读理解题中有些题目考查考生对文章作者的思想、人物性格倾向等方面的理解。对于判断情感态度类题目，考生需要分析段落大意、作者的思路，理解了文章的段落大意、中心思想后，才能判断出作者的情感态度。学会辨别清楚文章的体裁。如第三小题，根据最后一段However, Rome was not built in a day. The current situation cannot be changed within a short time.可知然而，罗马不是一天建成的。当前的形势不可能在短时间内改变。由此可推知，作者对于中药的未来持积极态度。故选D。
05 （2024·山东威海·二模）
China is one of the first countries to breed a medical culture. In comparison with Western methods, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) adopts a vastly different approach. For thousands of years, Chinese people have accumulated rich experience in fighting all sorts of diseases, therefore forming a unique medical theory under the guidance of ancient Chinese philosophies (哲学).
The core behind TCM is that the human body's life is the consequence (结果) of the balance between Yin and Yang. Yang functions to safeguard us against outer harm, and Yin is the inner base to store and provide energy. When the balance between the two aspects is disturbed, people fall ill.
One of the traditional techniques of TCM, acupuncture (针刺疗法) means insertion of needles into superficial (表面的) structures of the body—usually at acupoints (穴位)—to restore the Yin Yang balance. It is often accompanied by moxibustion (艾灸疗法), which involves burning mugwort on or near the skin at an acupoint.
The first known text that clearly talks about something like acupuncture and moxibustion as it is practiced today is The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon. It is the earliest and most important written work of TCM and is considered the fundamental and most representative medical text in China.
Acupuncture and moxibustion have aroused the interest of international medical science circles. And TCM is gradually gaining worldwide recognition. The WHO issued a document in 2002 that appealed to more than 180 countries to adopt TCM as an alternative in their medical policies. In 2010, acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine were added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO. Presently, TCM has been back in the news for its effectiveness in improving the cure rate of the COVID-19 since its outbreak in January 2020.
17. What is the key feature of TCM
A. It adopts different medical approaches. B. It's based on ancient Chinese philosophies.
C. It helps to restore body's self-balance. D. It's gained experience through rich practice.
18. What can we learn about The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon from the text
A. It distinguishes acupuncture from moxibustion.
B. It's a foundation of world medical research.
C. it stresses the importance of using acupoints.
D. It greatly contributes to the development of TCM.
19. Why does the writer write this text
A. To review the development of TCM. B. To introduce TCM to the world.
C. To tell TCM and Western medicine apart. D. To argue for TCM in fighting COVID-19.
20. What might be talked about in the paragraph following the text
A. How TCM helps in the current situation. B. Why TCM is gaining popularity.
C. Why TCM gets recognition from WHO. D. How other countries adopt TCM.
【答案】17. C 18. D 19. B 20. A
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了，中国传统的中医文化，它与西医不同，有着独特的理论和治疗体系，针灸引起了国际医学界的关注。
17. 细节理解题。由第二段“The core behind TCM is that the human body's life is the consequence (结果) of the balance between Yin and Yang. Yang functions to safeguard us against outer harm, and Yin is the inner base to store and provide energy. When the balance between the two aspects is disturbed, people fall ill.”（中医学的核心是人体的生命是阴阳平衡的结果。阳的功能是保护我们免受外界的伤害，而阴是储存和提供能量的内在基础。当这两方面的平衡被打破时，人们就会生病。）和第三段中的“One of the traditional techniques of TCM, acupuncture (针刺疗法) means insertion of needles into superficial (表面的) structures of the body—usually at acupoints (穴位)—to restore the Yin Yang balance.”（针灸是中医传统技术之一，是指将针头插入身体的浅表结构，通常在穴位处恢复阴阳平衡。），可知身体阴阳平衡被打破时，人们就会生病，而中医（例如针灸）的核心就是通过中医技巧恢复身体的自我平衡，达到阴阳平衡。故选C项。
18. 推理判断题。由第四段“The first known text that clearly talks about something like acupuncture and moxibustion as it is practiced today is The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon. It is the earliest and most important written work of TCM and is considered the fundamental and most representative medical text in China.”（已知的第一个明确提到针灸之类的东西的著作是《黄帝内经》。它是中医学最早、最重要的著作，被认为是我国最基本、最具代表性的医学著作。），可知《黄帝内经》是我国最基本、最具代表性的医学著作，说明《黄帝内经》在中国医学史上占有重要地位，肯定也为后来中医的发展提供了基础，为中医药的发展做出了巨大的贡献。故选D项。
19. 推理判断题。第一段引入“不同于西医的中国医学——中医学”，第二段讲“中医的核心就是通过中医技巧恢复身体的阴阳平衡”，第三段讲“中医传统技艺——针灸”，第四段讲“为中医药发展做出了巨大贡献的著作《黄帝内经》”，第五段讲“针灸已引起国际医学界的兴趣，中医药正逐渐得到世界的认可”，可知文章主要向读者介绍了中医，因此作者写这篇文章的目的是向世界介绍中医药。故选B项。
20. 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Acupuncture and moxibustion have aroused the interest of international medical science circles.The WHO issued a document in 2002 that appealed to more than 180 countries to adopt TCM as an alternative in their medical policies.”（针灸已引起国际医学界的兴趣。中医药正逐渐得到世界的认可。世卫组织在2002年发布了一份文件，呼吁180多个国家在其医疗政策中采用中医药作为替代品。）和“Presently, TCM has been back in the news for its effectiveness in improving the cure rate of the COVID-19 since its outbreak in January 2020.”（目前，中医药因其在提高COVID-19治愈率方面的有效性而重新成为新闻，自从COVID-19在2020年1月爆发。），可知中医药的价值正逐渐得到世界的认可，而中
医药在提高COVID-19治愈率方面的有效性更佐证了它的价值，文章接下来可能就中医如何帮助解决目前的情况来展开。故选A项。
06（23-24高三上·河南郑州·阶段练习）
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining global popularity. According to a government white paper, TCM has been introduced in 183 countries and regions around the world.
Westerners’ understanding of TCM, however, may be limited to acupuncture(针灸), cupping(拔罐) and massage(按摩). For instance, the purple, injury-like marks left on U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps’ back from cupping for the purpose of relaxing his muscles and reducing pain became the center of attention during the Rio Olympics in 2016.
As a matter of fact, Chinese herbs play a more important role in getting rid of diseases and keeping the body in good condition in the TCM treatment system than physical treatment. It is therefore disappointing to know that while 103 World Health Organization member countries have given approval to the practice of acupuncture, not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine. TCM falls far behind Western medicine owing partly to the slow development of Chinese herbs.
Herbs are made into pills, powder and soup, and the kind of herbs used, their quality and quantity, and the processing of the ingredients jointly determine the effectiveness of the prescription. Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization, with the chemical composition and functions of its medicines being unclear and their effects being unstable. Fortunately, standardization has improved in recent decades, with an increasing number of factories producing patented TCM drugs.
Another factor that has prevented the development of TCM prescription(处方) drugs is the lack of creativity. While Western medicine-making companies come up with new products every year, TCM drug producers tend to make medicines according to prescriptions handed down from the past. Chinese chemist Tu Youyou’s winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research into malaria(疟疾) treatment may drive creativity to some extent in China’s TCM industry. However, the current state of affairs cannot be changed within a short time.
21. Why does the author mention the example of Michael Phelps
A. Because Phelps has an international fame for his interest in TCM.
B. Because cupping is a kind of important TCM treatment.
C. Because currently westerners have a preference for TCM
D. Because westerners have rather limited knowledge about TCM.
22. Why don’t some member countries of WHO recognize Chinese herbal medicine
A. Because Chinese herbs can’t cure diseases as well as western medicine
B. Because they only approve of the practice of acupuncture
C. Because Chinese medicine tastes so bad.
D. Because medicine made out of Chinese herbs develops pretty slowly
pared with Western medicine, what is the weak point of TCM in Paragraph 4
A. The methods of processing herbs.
B. The effectiveness of prescription.
C. Lack of proper standardization.
D. Its unstable functions.
24. The lack of creativity in TCM refers to the fact that_______.
A. medicine-making companies lack creativity
B. prescriptions are passed down from generation to generation
C. Western companies are more experienced
D. medicine-making companies lack driving force and experienced specialists
【答案】21. D 22. D 23. C 24. B
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中医的相关内容。中医药正在全球普及，虽然世卫组织很多成员国都赞同针灸疗法，但承认中药的国家还是少数。中药制药缺少标准化，效果不稳定，但越来越多的工厂开始生产专利中药。其次，中药要根据之前的处方进行生产，屠呦呦获得诺贝尔奖对于中药的发展起到了一定的推动作用，但目前的状况不能在短期内改变。
21. 推理判断题。第二段第一句提到“Westerners’ understanding of TCM, however, may be limited to acupuncture(针灸), cupping(拔罐) and massage(按摩).”西方人对于中医的理解仅限于针灸、拔罐和按摩。同时，举了菲尔普斯的例子。第二段最后一句提到“…became the center of attention during the Rio Olympics in 2016.”菲尔普斯背后拔罐的痕迹都能成为里约奥运会期间关注的焦点。说明西方人对于中医的理解非常有限。D项符合文意，故选D。
22. 细节理解题。第三段最后一句提到“TCM falls far behind Western medicine owing partly to the slow development of Chinese herbs.”中医远远落后于西医的部分原因是因为中药发展的缓慢。D项符合文意，故选D。
23. 细节理解题。第四段第二句提到“Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization, with the chemical composition and functions of its medicines being unclear and their effects being unstable.”与生产工艺和治疗方法都标准化的西药相比，中药缺少标准化，而且中药的化学成分和功能都不明确，效果不稳定。由此可知，中药的缺点是缺乏标准。C项符合文意，故选C。
24. 细节理解题。最后一段第一句提到“Another factor that has prevented the development of TCM prescription(处方) drugs is the lack of creativity. ”中药处方缺乏创造力也是阻碍中药发展的一个因素。第二句还提到“TCM drug producers tend to make medicines according to prescriptions handed down from the past. ”中药生产商要根据过去开的处方来生产药品。说明中药的生产不是靠创新，而是靠一代代传下来的药方。B项符合文意，故选B。
变式二：中外文化交流（中医走出国门+创新发明）
01（2024·广东·三模）
Wellness for Younger Tastes
Wellness, or yangsheng in Mandarin, is no longer a term exclusive to the middle-aged and elderly. Faced with intense competition in education and their careers, those born in the 1990s and 2000s have already started a
journey to safeguard their health. As the pursuit of wellness becomes an essential pastime for many young people, a trend known as “New Chinese-style Wellness” has taken over social media platforms. 1 . During a busy work day, they enjoy herbal teas brewed (煮) in wellness pots, enhancing their well-being while tapping away at their keyboards.
2 , advocating for the consumption of fresh, natural ingredients, balanced meals and exercising moderation in the consumption of oil y and peppery foods, essentially maintaining a light and nutritious diet. Additionally, it promotes mental well-being by incorporating traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories to regulate emotions and achieve a balanced development of physical and mental health. 3 , and as long as this demand continues to exist, the interest in related TCM practices will continue to grow.
Given the long hours facing a computer for work, young people often experience muscle discomfort in their shoulders and neck. Besides using a meridian massage (按摩) device, they may also get regular professional massages at hospitals to ease these issues. 4 , such as tai chi, to strengthen the body and achieve the goal of well ness and fitness.
5 , which is behind their exploration of new wellness practices. According to the China Good Life Survey released by CCTV Finance, in 2023, health-related consumption ranked third with 31.04 percent in the list of consumption intentions among young people aged 18 to 35.
A. Many young people are riding the trend
B. Furthermore, it advocates for light exercise
C. There is a reflection of young people’s consumption trends
D. Having a balanced and healthy diet has always been important
E. “New Chinese-style Wellness” emphasizes the idea of dietary therapy
F. Modern young people have a different lifestyle from the older generation
G. The demand for health and wellness among modern individuals is significant
【答案】1. A 2. E 3. G 4. B 5. C
【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了当代中国年轻人的新中式养生。
1. 上文“As the pursuit of wellness becomes an essential pastime for many young people, a trend known as ‘New Chinese-style Wellness’ has taken over social media platforms.(随着追求健康成为许多年轻人必不可少的消遣方式，一种被称为‘新中国式健康’的潮流席卷了社交媒体平台)”提到新中式养生作为一种新型养生潮流在社交媒体走红，结合下文“During a busy work day, they enjoy herbal teas brewed (煮) in wellness pots, enhancing their well-being while tapping away at their keyboards.(在繁忙的工作中，他们喜欢在健康壶中冲泡草药茶，一边敲击键盘，一边增强他们的健康)”可知，空处是提到某些人追随新型养生潮流，A项“许多年轻人都在追随这一潮流”符合语境，下文中“they”指代A项中“Many young people”，故选A。
2. 下文“advocating for the consumption of fresh, natural ingredients, balanced meals and exercising moderation in the consumption of oil y and peppery foods, essentially maintaining a light and nutritious diet(提倡食材新鲜、天然，均衡膳食，适度食用油腻、辛辣食物，本质上是保持清淡营养的饮食)”说明饮食，提到提倡食材新鲜、天然，均衡膳食，适度食用油腻、辛辣食物，本质上是保持清淡营养的饮食，E项“新中式养生强调了饮食疗法的理念”符合语境，故选E。
3. 下文“and as long as this demand continues to exist, the interest in related TCM practices will continue to
grow(只要这种需求继续存在，对相关中医实践的兴趣就会继续增长)”提到只要有需求，中医就会继续存在，空处应是提及“这种需求”，指明具体指代内容，G项“现代人对健康的需求是巨大的”符合语境，与下文是并列关系。故选G。
4. 下文“such as tai chi, to strengthen the body and achieve the goal of well ness and fitness(如太极拳，以增强身体，达到健康和健身的目的)”列举了太极拳，以增强身体，达到健康和健身的目的，B项“此外，它还提倡轻度运动”符合语境，故选B。
5. 下文“According to the China Good Life Survey released by CCTV Finance, in 2023, health-related consumption ranked third with 31.04 percent in the list of consumption intentions among young people aged 18 to 35.(央视财经发2024年高考英语新课标卷真题深度解析与考后提升之阅读理解B篇
阅读理解B篇关键词: 夹叙夹议文;人与自然;中医针灸;动物治疗;按摩治疗;中医走出国门;文化自信
“I am not crazy,” says Dr. William Farber, shortly after performing acupuncture (针灸) on a rabbit. “I am ahead of my time.” If he seems a little defensive, it might be because even some of his coworkers occasionally laugh at his unusual methods. But Farber is certain he’ll have the last laugh. He’s one of a small but growing number of American veterinarians (兽医) now practicing “holistic” medicine – combining traditional Western treatments with acupuncture, chiropractic (按摩疗法) and herbal medicine.
Farber, a graduate of Colorado State University, started out as a more conventional veterinarian. He became interested in alternative treatments 20 years ago when he suffered from terrible back pain. He tried muscle-relaxing drugs but found little relief. Then he tried acupuncture, an ancient Chinese practice, and was amazed that he improved after two or three treatments. What worked on a veterinarian seemed likely to work on his patients. So, after studying the techniques for a couple of years, he began offering them to pets.
Leigh Tindale’s dog Charlie had a serious heart condition. After Charlie had a heart attack, Tindale says, she was prepared to put him to sleep, but Farber’s treatments eased her dog’s suffering so much that she was able to keep him alive for an additional five months. And Priscilla Dewing reports that her horse, Nappy, “moves more easily and rides more comfortably” after a chiropractic adjustment.
Farber is certain that the holistic approach will grow more popular with time, and if the past is any indication, he may be right: Since 1982, membership in the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association has grown from 30 to over 700. “Sometimes it surprises me that it works so well,” he says. “I will do anything to help an animal. That’s my job.”
24. What do some of Farber’s coworkers think of him
A. He’s odd. B. He’s strict. C. He’s brave. D. He’s rude.
25. Why did Farber decide to try acupuncture on pets
A. He was trained in it at university.
B. He was inspired by another veterinarian.
C. He benefited from it as a patient.
D. He wanted to save money for pet owners.
26. What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about
A. Steps of a chiropractic treatment.
B. The complexity of veterinarians’ work.
C. Examples of rare animal diseases.
D. The effectiveness of holistic medicine.
27. Why does the author mention the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association
A. To prove Farber’s point.
B. To emphasize its importance.
C. To praise veterinarians.
D. To advocate animal protection.
凸显文明互鉴，培养中国情怀和国际视野
高考英语命题注重通过精选语篇体现中华文明与世界文明的交流互鉴，引导学生增强国家认同和家国情怀，坚定文化自信，拓展国际视野，在跨文化交流学习中增进国际理解，推动世界文明共同发展。新课标Ⅰ卷阅读理解B篇以外国人的视角从自身的经历彰显中医神奇的魅力和美好前景，增强考生文化自信。新课标Ⅰ卷语法填空题选取的语篇介绍了英国“丝路花园”的整体设计以及其中新建成的玻璃温室，体现了古丝绸之路对英国园林艺术的独特影响，宣传了以和平合作、开放包容、互学互鉴、互利共赢为核心的丝路精神。新课标Ⅱ卷语法填空题选取的语篇报道了纪念中国古代作家汤显祖的雕塑和凉亭在英国作家莎士比亚故居落成的新闻，介绍了两位伟大作家之间的相似之处，展现了中西方文化的交流与融合。【中国考试·教育部教育考试院】
高考命题主要的外刊来源：
1.《时代周刊》(TIME) ：www.
2.《新闻周刊》(NEWS WEEK)： www.
3.《美国新闻与世界报道》(U.S. NEWS &WORLD REPORT)： www.
4.《读者文摘》(READER’S DIGEST) ：www.
5.《商业周刊》(Business Week) ：www.
6.《财富》(Fortune)： www.
7.《经济学家》(The Economist)： www.
8.《发现》(Discovery) ：www.discovery.com
9.《自然》(Nature) www. 中国地区自然杂志网址：www./ch/gta/
10.《科学通讯》(Science News)： www.sciencenews.org
11. The Los Angeles Times《洛杉矶时报》：www.
12. The New York Times《纽约时报》：www.
13. Washington Post《华盛顿邮报》：www.
14. The Wall Street Journal《华尔街日报》：www.wsj.com
15. The New York Daily News 《纽约每日新闻》：www.
16. Chicago Tribune《芝加哥论坛报》：www.
17. USA Today 《今日美国》：www.usatoday.com
18. New York Post《纽约邮报》：www.
19.《泰晤士报》Times：www.thetimes.co.uk
20.《每日电讯报》The Daily Telegraph：www.dailytelegraph.co.uk
21.《卫报》The Guardian：www.guardian.co.uk
22.《金融时报》The Financial Times：news./home/rw
23. 美国国家公共电台NPR http://www.npr.org/
“我没有疯,”威廉·法伯博士在对一只兔子进行针灸后不久说，“我走在了时代的前面。”如果他看起来有点防御，那可能是因为他的一些同事偶尔会嘲笑他的不同寻常的方法。但法伯确信他会笑到最后。他是少数但越来越多的美国兽医之一，他们现在正在实践“整体”医学将传统的西方治疗与针灸、脊骨神经医学和草药相结合。
法伯毕业于科罗拉多州立大学，最初是一名更传统的兽医。20年前，当他背部疼痛难忍时，他开始对替代疗法感兴趣。他尝试了放松肌肉的药物，但收效甚微。然后，他尝试了针灸，这是一种古老的中国做法，他惊讶地发现，经过两三次治疗后，他的病情有所好转。对兽医有效的方法似乎对他的病人有效。因此，在研究了这些技术几年后，他开始将其提供给宠物。
利恩·汀达尔的狗查理患有严重的心脏病。汀达尔说，查理心脏病发作后，她准备让他入睡，但法伯的治疗大大减轻了她的狗的痛苦，她能够让它再活五个月。普丽西拉·杜因报告说，她的马娜皮在脊椎按摩调整后“移动更容易，骑行更舒适”。
法伯确信，随着时间的推移，整体方法将越来越受欢迎，如果过去有任何迹象的话，他可能是对的:自1982年以来，美国整体兽医协会的会员人数已从30人增加到700多人,他说“有时候，它的效果如此之好让我感到惊讶。”。“我愿意做任何事来帮助动物。这是我的工作。”
一、考纲词汇词形转换
1. defense n防御，保卫；防御物→adj. ___________存有戒心的；生气的
2. occasional adj occasional→adv. ___________偶然，偶尔
3. usual adj通常的，惯常的→ant. ___________ 不寻常的；与众不同的
4. tradition n. 传统→ adj. ___________传统的
5. west n. 西方→ adj. ___________西方的，西部的
6. treat vt. 治疗 →n. ___________ 治疗
7. convention n. 惯例；集会；公约→ adj. ___________依照惯例的；习惯的
8. suffer vt.遭受→ n. ___________痛苦
9. addition n. 增加物，新增人员；增加；加法→ adj. ___________附加的，额外的
fortable adj.舒适的→ adv. ___________舒服地；安乐地
11. adjust vt.调整→ n. ___________调整；（行为、思想的）调节，适应
12. indicate vt. 标示；象征，暗示→ n. ___________标示；象征，暗示
plex adj. 复杂的，难懂的；组合的→ n. ___________复杂性
14. effective adj. 有效的；事实上的→ n. ___________有效性，效力
15. protect vt.保护→ n. ___________保护
16. herb vt. 药草，香草；草本植物→ adj. ___________药草的，香草的
二、考纲词汇识词知意
第一组：高频单词
1. coworker n___________
2. practice v ___________
3. graduate n___________
4. alternative adj. ___________
5. relief n___________
6. ease v___________
7. approach n ___________
8. membership n ___________
9. emphasize vt. ___________
10. advocate vt ___________
第二组：低频单词
11. veterinarian n. ___________
12. acupuncture n. ___________
13. holistic adj ___________
14. muscle-relaxing adj. ___________
15. condition n ___________
16. odd adj. ___________
三、高频短语积少成多
1. holistic medicine ___________
2. ahead of one’s time ___________
3. have the last laugh ___________
4. herbal medicine ___________
5. start out as ___________
6. an alternative treatment ___________
7. a heart condition ___________
8. put ... to sleep ___________
9. benefit from ___________
10. be prepared to do sth. ___________
四、核心考点单句填空
1. “I am not crazy,” says Dr. William Farber, shortly after __________(perform) acupuncture (针灸) on a rabbit. “I am ahead __________ my time.”
2. If he seems a little __________(defense), it might be because even some of his coworkers __________(occasion) laugh at his __________(usual) methods.
3. But Farber is certain he’ll have the last laugh. He’s one of a small but __________(grow) number of American veterinarians (兽医) now __________(practice) “holistic” medicine – combining traditional Western treatments __________ acupuncture, chiropractic (按摩疗法) and herbal medicine.
4. Farber, __________ graduate of Colorado State University, started out as a more __________(convention) veterinarian.
5. He became __________(interest) in alternative treatments 20 years ago when he __________(suffer) from terrible back pain.
6. He tried muscle-relaxing drugs but found little __________(relieve).
7. Then he tried acupuncture, __________ ancient Chinese practice, and __________(amaze) that he improved after two __________ three treatments.
8. _________ worked on a veterinarian seemed likely__________(work) on his patients.
9. So, after studying the techniques for a couple of__________(year), he began offering them to pets.
10. Leigh Tindale’s dog Charlie had a serious heart condition. After Charlie had a heart attack, Tindale says, she __________(prepare) to put him __________ sleep, but Farber’s treatments eased her dog’s suffering __________ much that she was able to keep him alive for an __________(addition) five months.
11. And Priscilla Dewing reports that her horse, Nappy, “moves __________(easily) and rides more __________(comfortable)” after a chiropractic __________(adjust).
12. Farber is certain that the holistic approach will grow more popular __________ time, and if the past is any __________(indicate), he may be right。
13. Since 1982, membership in the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association __________(grow) __________ 30 to over 700.
14. “Sometimes it __________(surprise) me that it works so well,” he says. “I will do anything to help an animal. That’s my job.”
五、长难句分析
1. He’s one of a small but growing number of American veterinarians (兽医) now practicing “holistic” medicine – combining traditional Western treatments with acupuncture, chiropractic (按摩疗法) and herbal medicine.
【翻译】他是少数但越来越多的美国兽医之一，他们现在正在实践“整体”医学将传统的西方治疗与针灸、脊骨神经医学和草药相结合。
【分析】这是一个复杂简单句，practicing “holistic” medicine短语作定语；破折号后combining…with…短语起解释说明作用。
2. After Charlie had a heart attack, Tindale says, she was prepared to put him to sleep, but Farber’s treatments eased her dog’s suffering so much that she was able to keep him alive for an additional five months.
【翻译】汀达尔说，查理心脏病发作后，她准备让他入睡，但法伯的治疗大大减轻了她的狗的痛苦，她能够让它再活五个月。
【分析】这是一个复杂的主从复合句，After Charlie had a heart attack是after引导的时间状语从句；主体部分是but连接的并列句；but部分又包含so…that…引导的结果状语从句。
【2023年新课标I卷阅读理解B篇】
When John Todd was a child, he loved to explore the woods around his house, observing how nature solved problems. A dirty stream, for example, often became clear after flowing through plants and along rocks where tiny creatures lived. When he got older, John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes people were making.
After studying agriculture, medicine, and fisheries in college, John went back to observing nature and asking questions. Why can certain plants trap harmful bacteria (细菌) Which kinds of fish can eat cancer-causing chemicals With the right combination of animals and plants, he figured, maybe he could clean up waste the way nature did. He decided to build what he would later call an eco-machine.
The task John set for himself was to remove harmful substances from some sludge (污泥). First, he constructed a series of clear fiberglass tanks connected to each other. Then he went around to local ponds and streams and brought back some plants and animals. He placed them in the tanks and waited. Little by little, these different kinds of life got used to one another and formed their own ecosystem. After a few weeks, John added the sludge.
He was amazed at the results. The plants and animals in the eco-machine took the sludge as food and began to eat it! Within weeks, it had all been digested, and all that was left was pure water.
Over the years, John has taken on many big jobs. He developed a greenhouse — like facility that treated sewage (污水) from 1,600 homes in South Burlington. He also designed an eco-machine to clean canal water in Fuzhou, a city in southeast China.
“Ecological design” is the name John gives to what he does. “Life on Earth is kind of a box of spare parts for the inventor,” he says. “You put organisms in new relationships and observe what’s happening. Then you let these new systems develop their own ways to self-repair.”
4. What can we learn about John from the first two paragraphs
A. He was fond of traveling. B. He enjoyed being alone.
C. He had an inquiring mind. D. He longed to be a doctor.
5. Why did John put the sludge into the tanks
A. To feed the animals. B. To build an ecosystem.
C. To protect the plants. D. To test the eco-machine.
6. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Fuzhou
A. To review John’s research plans. B. To show an application of John’s idea.
C. To compare John’s different jobs. D. To erase doubts about John’s invention.
7. What is the basis for John’s work
A. Nature can repair itself. B. Organisms need water to survive.
C. Life on Earth is diverse. D. Most tiny creatures live in groups.
【2022年新课标I卷阅读理解B篇】
Like most of us, I try to be mindful of food that goes to waste. The arugula (芝麻菜)was to make a nice green salad, rounding out a roast chicken dinner. But I ended up working late. Then friends called with a dinner invitation. I stuck the chicken in the freezer. But as days passed, the arugula went bad. Even worse, I had unthinkingly bought way too much; I could have made six salads with what I threw out.
In a world where nearly 800 million people a year go hungry, “food waste goes against the moral grain,” as Elizabeth Royte writes in this month’s cover story. It’s jaw-dropping how much perfectly good food is thrown away — from “ugly” (but quite eatable) vegetables rejected by grocers to large amounts of uneaten dishes thrown into restaurant garbage cans.
Producing food that no one eats wastes the water, fuel, and other resources used to grow it. That makes food waste an environmental problem. In fact, Royte writes, “if food waste were a country, it would be the third largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world.”
If that’s hard to understand, let’s keep it as simple as the arugula at the back of my refrigerator. Mike Curtin sees my arugula story all the time — but for him, it's more like 12 bones of donated strawberries nearing their last days. Curtin is CEO of DC Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C., which recovers food and turns it into healthy meals. Last year it recovered more than 807,500 pounds of food by taking donations and collecting blemished (有瑕疵的) produce that otherwise would have rotted in fields. And the strawberries Volunteers will wash, cut, and freeze or dry them for use in meals down the road.
Such methods seem obvious, yet so often we just don’t think. “Everyone can play a part in reducing waste, whether by not purchasing more food than necessary in your weekly shopping or by asking restaurants to not include the side dish you won’t eat,” Curtin says.
24. What does the author want to show by telling the arugula story
A. We pay little attention to food waste.
B. We waste food unintentionally at times.
C. We waste more vegetables than meat.
D. We have good reasons for wasting food.
25. What is a consequence of food waste according to the test
A. Moral decline. B. Environmental harm.
C. Energy shortage. D. Worldwide starvation.
26. What does Curtin’s company do
A. It produces kitchen equipment.
B. It turns rotten arugula into clean fuel.
C. It helps local farmers grow fruits.
D. It makes meals out of unwanted food.
27. What does Curtin suggest people do
A. Buy only what is needed. B. Reduce food consumption.
C. Go shopping once a week. D. Eat in restaurants less often.
【2021年新课标I卷阅读理解B篇】
By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time though he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her page turner. “I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her performance.”
Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.
“A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music when you have to go back to the right spot.” Mr Titterton explained.
Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner.
But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch them and put them back.”
Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ Robert is the best page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”
24. What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner
A. Read music. B. Play the piano. C. Sing songs. D. Fix the instruments.
25. Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage
A. Boring. B. Well-paid. C. Demanding. D. Dangerous.
26. What does Titterton need to practise
A. Counting the pages.
B. Recognizing the “nodding”.
C. Catching falling objects.
D. Performing in his own style.
27. Why is Ms Raspopova’s husband “the worse page turner”
A. He has very poor eyesight.
B. He ignores the audience.
C. He has no interest in music.
D. He forgets to do his job
阅读理解记叙文/夹叙夹议文满分策略
记叙文讲述的是发生在当前或过去或将来事情的经过，包括人物的故事情节。文章内容涉及交代何人、何时、何地、为什么、怎么样、做了什么等等。这是我们在阅读记叙文时要首先了解的，接着按照线索弄清事情的来龙去脉，就能理解整个故事。值得注意的是：记叙文的叙事顺序有顺叙、倒叙和插叙三种。
★ 顺叙，即记叙的时候按照事情发生、发展、和结局的顺序来写,前因后果、条理很清楚；
★ 倒叙，即不按照事情发生的先后顺序来叙述，而是从最重要，最能引人入胜的事件开始，然后再回过头来追述故事的开端和经过；
★ 插叙，即在记叙过程中，需要插入另一些有关的情节，再接着叙述后来的事情。
总之，读记叙文的关键是抓情节。抓住了故事的情节，就能理清文章的脉络，其它的就迎刃而解了。
从历年高考统计数据来看，记叙文内容主要归纳为三个类型：
一、人物传记
二、人物故事
三、新闻报道
从历年高考统计数据来看，记叙文命题类型主要归纳为四个类型：
一、细节理解题
二、猜测词义题
三、推理判断题
四、主旨大意题
阅读理解记叙文答题策略
一、“人物传记”类记叙文解题策略
人物传记是高中记叙文考试中常遇到的体裁形式。针对人物传记，学生应该重视文中人物学习以及工作情况的描写，并且理顺人物出生到死亡的顺序。针对人物不同年龄阶段做过的事情、说过的话进行理解。主要是针对人物描写时间顺序、生活背景、实践经历、名人名言几个要素进行认知。
二、“人物故事”类记叙文解题策略
要有效地解决英语记叙文阅读中的问题，就必须要理清事件发展的顺序以及人物之间的关系。把握记叙文的题材，理清作者想要表达的主要意图。有重点地把握人物特征，了解整个事情的来龙去脉，正确地认识文章的结构以及文章题材倾向。针对叙事为主的记叙文，学生应该注意：
记叙的要素（who、when、where、what、why、how）
叙述的人称（第一人称/第三人称）
记叙的顺序或方法（顺叙、倒叙和插叙）
叙述的线索 （以时间为线索；以地点为线索；以事件发展的过程为线索；以事物的象征意义为线索；以人物的思想行为及认知的过程为线索）
三、“新闻报道”类记叙文解题策略
新闻报道类阅读理解首先注意新闻“倒金字塔”结构特点，重视“首段”和“段首”，因为这样可以抓住文章的主旨句，有利于把握文章大意和作者写作意图。
同时，还应学会运用括号法分析长难句，把影响考生理解的各种从句、非谓语动词短语以及复杂介词短语括起来，从而达到“去枝叶，留主干”的目的，进而准确理解句子含义。
四、阅读理解记叙文答题策略
一把钥匙开一把锁。要解答好记叙文阅读理解题，就应该有一套针对性强的方法和技巧。下面是我们在阅读教学中积累下来的一点心得体会，希望能对大家有所帮助。
顺藤摸瓜
记叙文中有大量的事件发展过程中的细节，包括记叙文的5W（what, who, when, where, why）要素。因此我们作答细节题的时候，一般只需要由前到后，从上到下，一题一题地做就可以了。
左顾右盼
在做题过程中，需要抓住题干中的关键词语，然后到文中准确地找到与之相关的语句，或是疑似语句的位置，接着去左顾，或右盼，在前句或后句寻找线索。
刨根问底
主旨大意题或推理判断题等不可被题干的表象所迷惑，要像剥洋葱一样，一层一层地剥；要在文前文后去查找，在字里行间里去寻觅。有时还少不了借助自己的生活经验和常理来体会这言外之意。
拨云见日
每年的高考阅读题中，特别是记叙文的阅读题，都会出现一至两道词义猜测题。这时，你不仅需要＂左顾右盼＂，还需要在几句话，一个段落，乃至整篇文章的字里行间中快速搜寻，看看前面、后面都发生了些什么；反复琢磨人物、事物，或者人物与事物之间的内在联系，才可能在最后拨开团团迷雾，从四个选项中选出正确答案。
一锤定音
有时记叙文最后一题需要选定标题，颇有难度。既要注意文章反复出现的关键词（key words），还应注意文章的主旨或隐含意义。实在有困难的话，还可以用排除法。从历年高考统计数据来看，记叙文标题可以是以下情况：短语型；句子型；问句型等。
变式一：中医神奇魅力（针灸+按摩+拔罐+中医药）
01（23-24高三下·浙江宁波·期中）
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is gaining global popularity. According to a government white paper, TCM has been introduced in 183 countries and regions around the world.
Westerners’ understanding of TCM, however, may be limited to acupuncture, cupping and massage (按摩). For instance, the purple, injury-like marks left on US swimmer Michael Phelps’ back from cupping for the purpose of relaxing his muscles and reducing pain became the center of attention during the Rio Olympics in 2016.
As a matter of fact, Chinese herbs play a more important role in curing diseases and keeping people in good
health in the TCM treatment system than physical treatment. It is therefore disheartening to know that while 103 World Health Organization member countries have approved the practice of acupuncture, not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine. TCM falls far behind Western medicine owning partly to the slow development of Chinese herbs.
Herbs are made into pills, powder and soup, and the kind of herbs used, their quality and quantity, and the processing of the ingredients (原材料) jointly determine the effectiveness of the prescription. Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization, with the chemical composition and functions of its medicines being unclear and their effects being unstable. Standardization has improved in recent decades, with an increasing number of factories producing patented TCM drugs.
Another factor that has prevented the development of TCM prescription drugs is the lack of creativity. While Western medicine-making companies come up with new products every year, TCM drug producers tend to make medicine according to prescriptions handed down from the past. Chinese chemist Tu Youyou’s winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research into malaria (疟疾) treatment may drive creativity to some extent in China’s TCM industry. However, the current state of affairs cannot be changed within a short time.
1. The author mentions the example of Michael Phelps to show that __________.
A. he was injured in his swimming
B. cupping is a kind of important TCM treatment
C. Westerners know a little about TCM
D. Westerners attach great importance to TCM
2. Why don’t some member countries of WHO recognize Chinese herbal medicine
A. Because Chinese herbs can cure diseases.
B. Because they only approve the practice of acupuncture.
C. Because Western medicine is more effective.
D. Because medicine made out of Chinese herbs develops slowly.
3. Compared with Western medicine, what is the weak point of TCM in Paragraph 4
A. The methods of planting herbs. B. The effectiveness of prescription.
C. Lacking in standardization. D. Its stable functions.
4. The lack of creativity in TCM refers to the fact that __________.
A. medicine-making companies lack creativity
B. prescriptions are got from the past
C. Western companies are more experienced
D. medicine-making companies lack driving force
02（2024·新疆乌鲁木齐·二模）
With a history of 2000 to 3000 years, traditional Chinese medicine has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness. Traditional Chinese medicine is a complete healthcare system that is capable of providing both
specialized and primary healthcare. It also gives us guidelines on how to prevent illnesses. Acupuncture is a branch of traditional Chinese medicine.
The word “acupuncture” literally means “pricking with a needle”. It involves the insertion and manipulation of needles into acupuncture points on the body for restoring health and wellbeing. This framework of medical practice begins with the belief that our body is a balance of two opposite yet inseparable forces—the yin and yang. Another cornerstone of traditional Chinese medicine is the concept of chi. Chi is the life force of the universe. In the body, it is chi that creates and animates life. We are all born with a certain amount of chi and continually acquire it throughout our lives through food, air, water and sunlight. Chi is believed to move through our body in channels called meridians. The quantity and quality of chi in our body depends on the state of our mental and physical balance. In fact, imbalances of the yin and yang in the body block the channels through which chi travels in our body. The practice of acupuncture unblocks these chi pathways, thus ensuring the constant and free flow of energy through our body for mental and physical wellbeing.
The method may seem alien to many of us but it has been practiced in China for thousands of years. Acupuncture originated in China more than 2000 years ago—making it one of the oldest and most commonly practiced medical procedures in China. Research into acupuncture is still ongoing and practices and theories are being constantly updated. In essence, acupuncture is aimed at promoting well-being and relieving pain.
In more recent times, acupuncture has spread internationally and won growing global acceptance, and this wisdom of the Chinese tradition will continue to thrive, to bring health and happiness to friends here and afar.
5. What is the function of Paragraph 1
A. To introduce the topic. B. To summarize the whole text.
C. To present new ways in medicine. D. To provide detailed information.
6. What can we infer about chi according to the text
A. All our chi is inborn.
B. Chi decides the balance of the yin and yang.
C. Meridians force chi to travel through our body.
D. Smooth and constant flow of chi contributes to good health.
7. Which of the following about acupuncture is true
A. It is fully accepted home and abroad. B. It has a history of one thousand years.
C. Research into acupuncture never stops. D. It is the oldest medical practice in the world.
8. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Acupuncture Reaches Peak B. Stepping into Acupuncture
C. Effects of Chi on Well-being D. Traditional Chinese Medicine Returns
03（23-24高三下·山东·阶段练习）
Twice every month, Miranda Sam, a 66-year-old Ghanaian, visited the China Traditional Herbal Hospital, a private herbal facility at Pokuase, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital, for treatment.
“I was squeezing lemons, and when I finished, I could not get up or even move my legs, so I went to the
hospital and did an X-ray examination, but they saw nothing. Meanwhile, I could not walk and was in a wheelchair,” the retired worker said. Hence Miranda decided to visit the herbal facility. “On two occasions, I had to do acupuncture(针灸), and I have found great relief. Now I walk unaided, so I keep coming for treatment,” she said.
As Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is gaining popularity in Ghana, many acupuncture clinics run by Chinese doctors pop up in the country. However, the China Traditional Herbal Hospital was established by 52-year-old Ghanaian business owner Bediako, after his fruitful encounter with the effects of TCM in 2012. With the help of a Chinese lady, Bediako set up a small clinic specializing in TCM. Years on, the facility has subsequently grown into a bigger herbal hospital. The hospital treats patients with a combination of local and Chinese herbal formulas. It supports this with the application of traditional Chinese medical methods.
Strokes(中风) account for 1.3 percent of all hospital admissions in Ghana, and 6.3 percent of all hospital deaths. But Bediako is confident that as more people with these conditions turn to the natural methods of healing, the pain and death rates would subside. “A gentleman was brought here three weeks ago, who could not sit, stand, or walk. He was first taken through acupuncture. I observed him on camera 30 minutes later, squatting(蹲), standing, and walking. You come here with your pain but will leave with a smile. That is our feature,” he said.
The hospital has started a second facility in Ashaiman near the capital, with plans to open other branches across the country to meet the growing demand.
9. What can we learn from Miranda’s words in Paragraph 2
A. Her illness is not a bit severe. B. Squeezing lemons is a risky job.
C. She is feeling better now. D. She is unsure about what to do next.
10. What do we know about Bediako’s hospital
A. It is located in the downtown area.
B. It was originally a specialized clinic.
C. It was established by a Chinese doctor.
D. It uses nothing but Chinese herbs.
11. What does the underlined word “subside” in Paragraph 4 mean
A. Decline. B. Remain.
C. Climb. D. Change.
12. What’s the writer’s probable attitude towards the TCM in Ghana
A. Negative. B. Optimistic.
C. Uncertain. D. Concerned.
04（2024·陕西咸阳·二模）
Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) has been greatly contributing to the treatment of the COVID-19, which changed the altitude of the western world to it to some extent. However, in the past, foreigners knew little about it. According to a government report, although TCM has been introduced into 183 countries and regions around the world, their understanding of TCM may be limited to acupuncture(针灸), cupping and massage(按摩) .For instance, the purple, injury-like marks left on a U. S. famous swimmers back from cupping to relax his muscles and reduce
pain became the center of attention during the Rio Olympics in 2016.
In fact, Chinese herbs(药草) play a more important role in curing diseases and keeping the body in good condition in the TCM treatment system than physical treatment. Therefore, it is disappointing to know that although 103 world Health Organization member countries have given approval to the practice of acupuncture, not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine. TCM is much less popular than Western medicine partly due to the slow development of Chinese herbs.
Herbs can be made into pills, powder and soup. The kind of herbs used, their quality, quantity and the processing together determine the effectiveness of the prescription (处方). Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization. The chemical composition and functions of its medicine are still unclear and their effects are unstable. Fortunately, standardization has improved in recent decades and a number of factories are increasingly producing patented TCM drugs.
Another reason why TCM prescription drugs have developed slowly is that it lacks creativity. While Western medicine-making companies come up with new products every year, TCM drug producers tend to make medicine according to prescriptions handed down from the past. That Chinese chemist Tu Yoyo won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research into malaria(痢疾) treatment may drive creativity to some extent in China's TCM industry.
However, Rome was not built in a day. The current situation cannot be changed within a short time.
13. Why did the US swimmer attract the audience's attention in the 2016 Rio Olympics
A. The injury on his back. B. The golden cup he won in the games.
C. His relaxed muscles and reduced pain. D. The purple, injury-like marks left on his back.
14. What should we do to make TCM be recognized by more countries
A. Set standards and improve creativity.
B. Increase functions and decrease production.
C. Increase functions and improve creativity.
D. Set standards and create more prescriptions.
15. How does the writer feel about the future of TCM
A. Anxious. B. Negative.
C. Disappointed. D. Positive.
16. Westerners DON'T think.
A. acupuncture treatment is effective B. cupping can cure some diseases
C. massage can relax body muscles D. herbs can keep the body in good condition
05 （2024·山东威海·二模）
China is one of the first countries to breed a medical culture. In comparison with Western methods, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) adopts a vastly different approach. For thousands of years, Chinese people have accumulated rich experience in fighting all sorts of diseases, therefore forming a unique medical theory under the
guidance of ancient Chinese philosophies (哲学).
The core behind TCM is that the human body's life is the consequence (结果) of the balance between Yin and Yang. Yang functions to safeguard us against outer harm, and Yin is the inner base to store and provide energy. When the balance between the two aspects is disturbed, people fall ill.
One of the traditional techniques of TCM, acupuncture (针刺疗法) means insertion of needles into superficial (表面的) structures of the body—usually at acupoints (穴位)—to restore the Yin Yang balance. It is often accompanied by moxibustion (艾灸疗法), which involves burning mugwort on or near the skin at an acupoint.
The first known text that clearly talks about something like acupuncture and moxibustion as it is practiced today is The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon. It is the earliest and most important written work of TCM and is considered the fundamental and most representative medical text in China.
Acupuncture and moxibustion have aroused the interest of international medical science circles. And TCM is gradually gaining worldwide recognition. The WHO issued a document in 2002 that appealed to more than 180 countries to adopt TCM as an alternative in their medical policies. In 2010, acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine were added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO. Presently, TCM has been back in the news for its effectiveness in improving the cure rate of the COVID-19 since its outbreak in January 2020.
17. What is the key feature of TCM
A. It adopts different medical approaches. B. It's based on ancient Chinese philosophies.
C. It helps to restore body's self-balance. D. It's gained experience through rich practice.
18. What can we learn about The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon from the text
A. It distinguishes acupuncture from moxibustion.
B. It's a foundation of world medical research.
C. it stresses the importance of using acupoints.
D. It greatly contributes to the development of TCM.
19. Why does the writer write this text
A. To review the development of TCM. B. To introduce TCM to the world.
C. To tell TCM and Western medicine apart. D. To argue for TCM in fighting COVID-19.
20. What might be talked about in the paragraph following the text
A. How TCM helps in the current situation. B. Why TCM is gaining popularity.
C. Why TCM gets recognition from WHO. D. How other countries adopt TCM.
06（23-24高三上·河南郑州·阶段练习）
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is gaining global popularity. According to a government white paper, TCM has been introduced in 183 countries and regions around the world.
Westerners’ understanding of TCM, however, may be limited to acupuncture(针灸), cupping(拔罐) and massage(按摩). For instance, the purple, injury-like marks left on U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps’ back from cupping for the purpose of relaxing his muscles and reducing pain became the center of attention during the Rio
Olympics in 2016.
As a matter of fact, Chinese herbs play a more important role in getting rid of diseases and keeping the body in good condition in the TCM treatment system than physical treatment. It is therefore disappointing to know that while 103 World Health Organization member countries have given approval to the practice of acupuncture, not many recognize Chinese herbal medicine. TCM falls far behind Western medicine owing partly to the slow development of Chinese herbs.
Herbs are made into pills, powder and soup, and the kind of herbs used, their quality and quantity, and the processing of the ingredients jointly determine the effectiveness of the prescription. Compared with Western medicine, which has standardized drug production processes and treatment methods, TCM lacks standardization, with the chemical composition and functions of its medicines being unclear and their effects being unstable. Fortunately, standardization has improved in recent decades, with an increasing number of factories producing patented TCM drugs.
Another factor that has prevented the development of TCM prescription(处方) drugs is the lack of creativity. While Western medicine-making companies come up with new products every year, TCM drug producers tend to make medicines according to prescriptions handed down from the past. Chinese chemist Tu Youyou’s winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her research into malaria(疟疾) treatment may drive creativity to some extent in China’s TCM industry. However, the current state of affairs cannot be changed within a short time.
21. Why does the author mention the example of Michael Phelps
A. Because Phelps has an international fame for his interest in TCM.
B. Because cupping is a kind of important TCM treatment.
C. Because currently westerners have a preference for TCM
D. Because westerners have rather limited knowledge about TCM.
22. Why don’t some member countries of WHO recognize Chinese herbal medicine
A. Because Chinese herbs can’t cure diseases as well as western medicine
B. Because they only approve of the practice of acupuncture
C. Because Chinese medicine tastes so bad.
D. Because medicine made out of Chinese herbs develops pretty slowly
pared with Western medicine, what is the weak point of TCM in Paragraph 4
A. The methods of processing herbs.
B. The effectiveness of prescription.
C. Lack of proper standardization.
D. Its unstable functions.
24. The lack of creativity in TCM refers to the fact that_______.
A. medicine-making companies lack creativity
B. prescriptions are passed down from generation to generation
C. Western companies are more experienced
D. medicine-making companies lack driving force and experienced specialists
变式二：中外文化交流（中医走出国门+创新发明）
01（2024·广东·三模）
Wellness for Younger Tastes
Wellness, or yangsheng in Mandarin, is no longer a term exclusive to the middle-aged and elderly. Faced with intense competition in education and their careers, those born in the 1990s and 2000s have already started a journey to safeguard their health. As the pursuit of wellness becomes an essential pastime for many young people, a trend known as “New Chinese-style Wellness” has taken over social media platforms. 1 . During a busy work day, they enjoy herbal teas brewed (煮) in wellness pots, enhancing their well-being while tapping away at their keyboards.
2 , advocating for the consumption of fresh, natural ingredients, balanced meals and exercising moderation in the consumption of oil y and peppery foods, essentially maintaining a light and nutritious diet. Additionally, it promotes mental well-being by incorporating traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories to regulate emotions and achieve a balanced development of physical and mental health. 3 , and as long as this demand continues to exist, the interest in related TCM practices will continue to grow.
Given the long hours facing a computer for work, young people often experience muscle discomfort in their shoulders and neck. Besides using a meridian massage (按摩) device, they may also get regular professional massages at hospitals to ease these issues. 4 , such as tai chi, to strengthen the body and achieve the goal of well ness and fitness.
5 , which is behind their exploration of new wellness practices. According to the China Good Life Survey released by CCTV Finance, in 2023, health-related consumption ranked third with 31.04 percent in the list of consumption intentions among young people aged 18 to 35.
A. Many young people are riding the trend
B. Furthermore, it advocates for light exercise
C. There is a reflection of young people’s consumption trends
D. Having a balanced and healthy diet has always been important
E. “New Chinese-style Wellness” emphasizes the idea of dietary therapy
F. Modern young people have a different lifestyle from the older generation
G. The demand for health and wellness among modern individuals is significant
02（23-24高三上·福建三明·期末）
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an ancient system of health and wellness that’s been used in China for thousands of years. It has saved millions of lives around China’s vast territory by providing vital information on diagnosis (诊断), treating common medical problems and diseases, and emphasizing prevention. If you do not have previous experience with Chinese culture or medicine, be prepared for a cultural experience. 6
Several thousand years ago, The Medical Classic of the Yellow Emperor put forward the principle that one should develop yang energy in spring and summer, 7 And in China’s long history, the principle has
proven of great value for good health and longevity of life.
According to TCM theory, yang energy is the power for inner organs. 8 “Summer treatment” takes advantage of abundant yang energy in nature during summer, when yang energy is outward and upward. It is the right time to supplement (补充) yang energy by internal or external traditional Chinese medicine methods. This helps to adjust to the balance of yin and yang in the body, resulting in a more effective outcome.
9 Therefore, it is the best time for the human body to supplement essence and store vital substances throughout the whole year. TCM holds that Gao Fang, the cream formula, is the best choice for tonification (滋补) in winter. By adjusting qi, blood, yin and yang of the body, it can achieve the effects of treatment, regulation, and nourishment.
“Sprouting in spring, growing in summer, harvesting in autumn and storing in winter” is the law of development in the nature. 10 It needs to be in agreement with timing and the seasons. With such direction, ancient Chinese people handed down to later generations medical texts for an orderly-arranged daily life.
A. while protecting yin energy in autumn and winter.
B. It’s necessary to the function of various body parts.
C. The same is true for the way of health preservation.
D. when the body engages in active digestive processes.
E. It will relieve your medical condition and enrich your life.
F. Winter is the season for storage of everything, including energy.
G. Summer is a good season to build up your bodies through exercise.
03（22-23高三上·广东揭阳·期中）
Prihardinni, from the Indonesian city of Surabaya, is amazed at how traditional Chinese medicine (TCM中医) has continued to develop since she began studying it a year ago.
When Prihardinni was 10 years old, she suffered from serious headaches. So, her mother took her to see a TCM doctor near their home. The doctor checked her pulse, examined her face and tongue, and wrote down a prescription (处方). After several weeks of drinking Chinese medicine, she didn’t have headaches any more.
“His medical skills were like magic,” Prihardinni recalled. The experience of being cured by TCM impressed her and it encouraged her to choose TCM study. Now, she is a freshman at the Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, which has thousands of years of history and widespread international popularity.
“TCM is becoming more and more popular worldwide and has become an important cultural symbol (象征) for China,” said Zhao Zhongting, a professor at the Gansu University of Chinese Medicine. “Many foreign students face difficulties in fully understanding the meaning and function of TCM medical terms because of cultural and language barriers,” Zhao said, adding that in order to help them, the university offers various training courses for freshmen, including chemistry, language study and Chinese medicine culture. Activities between local and international students, lectures and study tours are also provided to help students better understand the courses.
“More people in my country are becoming interested in TCM. Many social media (媒体) are sharing their experiences with Chinese medicine,” Prihardinni said, adding that she plans to return to her hometown after
graduation and open a TCM clinic (诊所). “I want to tell my parents and friends that Chinese medicine is also a good and believable choice.”
11. Why did Prihardinni choose TCM study
A. She is very interested in TCM. B. TCM is a magical medical science.
C. She was forced by her mother. D. TCM made her get well from illness.
12. What make it difficult for foreign students to study TCM according to Zhao Zhongting
A. Too many courses. B. Chinese medicine cultures.
C. Difficult medical terms. D. Cultural and language barriers.
13. What can we infer from Prihardinni’s words in the last paragraph
A. Learning TCM has become a fashion.
B. TCM will be accepted by more foreigners.
C. Pribardinni plans to be a TCM doctor in China.
D. Many people want to share their learning experiences.
14. What is the passage mainly about
A. TCM has become more and more important.
B. TCM is a well-accepted course in universities.
C. TCM becomes popular among foreign students.
D. TCM is hard for foreign students to understand.
03（23-24高三下·辽宁丹东·期末）
Kim Hyung-ho arrived in China from the Republic of Korea on Aug 24,1992, which happened to be the same day that the two countries officially established diplomatic relations. Kim, just 19 at the time, came to China to study traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), a medical system with thousands of years of history and which enjoys popularity in many countries.
Kim’s passion for TCM took root in his teenage years after he had a twisted ankle treated with acupuncture. “It’s incredible that a little needle can have such magical powers. That experience inspired me to learn authentic TCM in the place from which it originated,” recalls Kim.
In 2013, he was hired as a TCM specialist by the international clinic of Qingdao Municipal Hospital. “Doctor Kim is a professional, hardworking and nice,” says Sun Jie, director of the clinic. “He also helps bridge the communication gap between our staff and Korean patients.” For those who have difficulty moving around, Kim will go to the patient’s home to offer treatment.
Apart from his daily work, Kim has also volunteered to provide free medical consultations in the countryside. He found that many rural people have been suffering from long time diseases such as high blood pressure, but are not aware of their conditions, let alone attend regular checkups. As a result, Kim led fellow volunteers to collect lists of people from different villages. The lists were handed to local authorities to keep track of the patients’ treatment. Kim also provided guidance for village doctors, which helped improve the standard of treatment in the area.
Three decades have passed since Kim set foot in China, and he’s very grateful for what he has gained in the
country. “Medicine does not have boundaries. As a TCM doctor, I will continue to communicate with doctors in Korea and other countries to help it spread and flourish even further, so that more people can understand its excellence,” says Kim.
15. When did Kim become interested in TCM
A. He learned the long history of TCM.
B. China and Korea had a close relationship.
C. He was treated with TCM when he was young.
D. Chinese medicine enjoyed great popularity in Korea.
16. What can we infer from the working experience of Kim
A. Korean patients are specially treated.
B. Some rural patients will be tracked by volunteers.
C. A blind patient may get a home treatment by Kim.
D. High blood pressure patients will be completely cured.
17. What does the underlined word “flourish” in the last paragraph mean
A. Crash. B. Develop. C. Remain. D. Increase.
18. What is the purpose of this text
A. To express patients’ demand. B. To recommend TCM treatment.
C. To explain a medical phenomenon. D. To introduce an international doctor.
05（23-24高三上·江苏无锡·阶段练习）
I had always been fascinated by the use of natural treatments in healthcare. So, when I came across a local clinic that offered courses in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) several months ago, I immediately signed up for a one-year course.
On the first day of class, I was looking forward to what I was going to learn. As the instructor explained the procedure, I felt a little disturbed by the thought of needles being stuck into my skin. However, I was determined to overcome my fear. Acupuncturist uses hair-thin needles to find specific areas on the body to treat pain or tension the body may be experiencing, known to help with depression, insomnia (失眠) and anxiety. The instructor told us that an acupuncturist might request patients to provide more information about their health, how to treat them, and what points are most appropriate for them. We were taught how to examine a patient’s tongue and pulse to gather evidence of any imbalances in the body. He showed us how to adjust the needle’s depth, as different organs required different depths. The needles were only a few millimetre thick and made of stainless steel, so they were solid and easy to switch out.
In class, we also learned about the phenomenon of acupuncture anesthesia (麻醉) where patients could undergo surgery without conventional anesthesia using only acupuncture. As we progressed through the course, we learned about herbs and their uses. We also discussed the effects of substances such as alcohol, tobacco, and drugs on the body and how they could lead to severe anxiety and abuse.
TCM dates back to ancient China, and it is a widespread practice today. It is fascinating to learn about the symbolism behind each organ and how they relate to different emotions and imbalances in the body. After a year of
wrestling with the course, I have now graduated and put everything in place. Without doubt, it has been one of the most fulfilling experiences in my life.
19. What made the author decide to sign up for a TCM course
A. His worries about health problems. B. His interest in natural treatments.
C. An accidental visit to a local clinic. D. The increasing knowledge of TCM.
20. What did the instructor mainly teach in the first class
A. The development of acupuncture. B. The way to perform acupuncture.
C. The requirement for an acupuncture. D. The various tools used in acupuncture.
21. How does the author feel about acupuncture after graduating from the course
A. Easy. B. Complicated. C. Advanced. D. Worthy.
22. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. An encounter with TCM B. A modern change in TCM
C. A course to improve my fitness D. A special acupuncture treatment
06（23-24高三上·宁夏石嘴山·期中）
When Arvin Kuipers, who graduated from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine in 2017 and loves Chinese culture, asks his patients to stick out their tongue so he can diagnose(诊断) their illness, many are confused.
Kuipers, 30, practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, said, “In TCM I need to do face and tongue diagnosis. That’s strange for people in my country.” One elderly woman had been visiting him occasionally for advice, but her first experience with TCM surprised her. She had never experienced acupuncture (针灸) or any other TCM treatment. “She came in, and I examined her face and tongue,” said Kuipers. “I told the patient her kidneys were not doing well and that she wasn’t getting proper sleep.” The woman was shocked by his insight and asked if he had been spying on her. “Actually, it was easy to diagnose her condition when I saw the dark rings under her eyes. Her energy levels were also very low at the time.”
Kuipers opened his TCM clinic in September. Most of his work involves performing acupuncture, cupping as well as tuina — a TCM massage that patients in the West like the most, he said. In some cases he also gave his patients traditional herbal medicines.
Kuipers usually makes a cup of Chinese tea to calm his patients if they are nervous about the acupuncture needles. He also explains to them the meridian (经络) system, which is a central concept of TCM, yin and yang, and other concepts. “In TCM, good health requires balanced yin and yang, so practitioners not only pay attention to a patient’s illness, but also to his or her overall physical condition,” said Kuipers. “TCM is also a different culture and offers a new perspective, instead of being a curing method.”
As of early April, Kuipers has treated more than 200 patients, many of whom come to his clinic every week. “TCM does work, and works well. My patients really feel better with it, so I value it, and when my patients feel better I also feel better.”
23. What can we learn from the elderly woman’s story in paragraph 2
A. The elderly woman trusted TCM treatment in the beginning.
B. TCM is very different from the treatment in her country.
C. The elderly woman used to visit Kuipers a lot for TCM.
D. The elderly woman was shocked at her kidney s not doing well
24. Which TCM treatment is most welcomed by the patients in the West
A. Tuina. B. Acupuncture. C. Cupping. D. Herbal medicines.
25. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. Why Kuipers’ patients are fond of Chinese tea.
B. How Kuipers explains meridian system to his patients.
C. How Kuipers applies Chinese culture and treatments to patients.
D. Why Kuipers pays little attention to overall physical condition.
26. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage
A. To praise Kuipers for his TCM treatments.
B. To stress the value of teaching foreigners TCM.
C. To show the popularity of TCM with patients in the Netherlands.
D. To tell the story of Kuipers practising TCM in the Netherlands.
