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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been around 1. thousands of years. It is said that there are three emperors 2. played a significant role in the history of TCM.
First, Fu Xi discovered the flow between heaven and earth which he reflected in the principles of Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang theory 3. (be) the concept of two opposite but complementary (互补的) forces that shape all life. He also invented acupuncture (针灸). Second, Shen Nong 4. (regard) as the founder of Chinese herbal medicine even today. In order to determine the nature of different herbs, he tasted various kinds of plants, testing 5. (they) individual effects. Third, Huang Di is associated with Huang Di Nei Jing, which is the 6. (early) and most important written record of TCM. It lays a foundation for the theories of Chinese medicine.
TCM has made a great 7. (contribute) to the health of Chinese people, and it has become an independent medical system in world medical field. Since 8. founding of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese government has attached great importance to TCM, making policies 9. (promote) its development. TCM is now becoming 10. (wide) accepted in the world.
Soon after Susan settled down on a flight to Illinois this pas May, she glanced over at her seatmate.He was in his 60s, _______ bright yellow sunglasses, and was busy _______ a message. The screen of the phone was big and _______, making it easy for Susan to _______ what he was tapping out: “Hey Babe, I’m setting next to a smell fatty.”
It reminded Susan of the _______ things she thought about herself on a daily basis. _______ tears streamed down her cheeks.
_______ a row behind them was David, a 35-year-old bar manager. He could see the man’s _______ on the phone, too — and he could see Susan. “I _______ her looking at his phone,” David told wsmv. com. “I was sick to my stomach. I could not have this guy sitting next to her this whole flight and have her thinking he’s ________ her.”
In an instant, David ________ his seat belt and stood up. “Hey, I need to talk to you,” David told the man.“ We are ________ seats! Now!” When the man asked ________, David said, “You’re texting about her, and I’m not ________ that.” The man hand to ________ quickly. David took his place next to Susan and was soon cheering up his new ________. “He told me not to let the guy ________ me and that everything was going to be fine,” Susan wrote in a Facebook post after the flight. And he was right. She and David spent the rest of the flight ________ like old friends.
With her ________ in humanity restored (恢复), Susan ________ on Facebook, “The flight attendant told him that he was her hero.He wasn’t her hero—he was mine.”
1.A. wore B. removed C. polished D. adjusted
2.A. whispering B. posting C. sending D. copying
3.A. narrow B. bright C. blank D. flat
4.A. guess B. predict C. recall D. read
5.A. comfortable B. ridiculous C. negative D. positive
6.A. Regularly B. Soon C. Anyway D. Constantly
7.A. Sitting B. Hiding C. Standing D. Lying
8.A. picture B. passage C. message D. game
9.A. heard B. left C. stopped D. noticed
10.A. making fun of B. relying on C. giving up D. looking after
11.A. found B. unfastened C. tightened D. caught
12.A. booking B. choosing C. switching D. taking
13.A. where B. when C. how D. why
14.A. accepting B. doubting C. knowing D. judging
15.A. refuse B. answer C. agree D. explain
16.A. customer B. seatmate C. manager D. employee
17.A. abandon B. control C. cheat D. annoy
18.A. chatting B. working C. cheering D. playing
19.A. worry B. faith C. knowledge D. view
20.A. complained B. wrote C. warned D. sign
Are you sometimes stressed? Singing is a simple and effective way to reduce stress. It is beneficial mainly in the following three aspects.
Physical Benefits
1. This is especially recommended for the elders and those who have some form of disability in their voice. However, it is important to find a capable instructor to employ good singing techniques so as not to further damage vocal cords (声带) or lungs.
Singing also helps to improve your posture (姿势). Most people think that singing begins and ends with their mouth. 2. Singing practice will get you used to the proper body position of standing and help you form the good habit of standing straight.
Emotional Benefits
Singing helps in reducing your depression and lowering your stress level. When you sing, your body releases chemicals that make you feel happy, easing the tension and helping you to relax. 3.
Social Benefits
The social benefits of singing are huge. 4. So people who suffer from stage fright are advised to sing in front of family and friends before a live performance.
Singing is also very good for improving your communication skills. It is said that singing to babies helps to prepare their brains for language and may lessen the risk of language problems later in life. 5. The time spent in group singing, whether in a choir or at karaoke, creates a deep and lasting bond of friendship.
A. Try to regain your memory by singing.
B. First, it can help build up your confidence greatly.
C. When you sing, you can give your lungs a workout.
D Singing helps you to strengthen your immune system.
E. For adults, singing also enlarges your circle of friends.
F. In fact, the position of each body part affects your voice.
G. So, start to sing your favorite song next time you are feeling upset.
Stanford University has begun an investigation following claims that some of its staff knew long ago of Chinese scientist He Jiankui’s plans to create the world’s first gene-edited babies.
A university official said a review was under way of interactions some faculty members had with He. who was educated at Stanford. Several professors including He’s former research adviser have said that they knew or strongly suspected that He wanted to try gene editing on embryos (胚胎).
The Chinese genetic scientist posted a video on You Tube in November 2018. He claimed in the video that he had used a gene-editing tool Crispr-Cas9 to modify (修改) a particular gene in two embryos before they were placed in their mother’s womb (子宫). He, who works in a lab in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, said the twin girls, known as Lulu and Nana, were born using an egg that was modified. He focused on HIV infection prevention because the father is HIV positive. “Now the father has a reason to live, a reason to work, he has a purpose,” He said.
Editing the genes of embryos, which can change other genes, is banned in many countries because DNA changes are passed to future generations and could have unforeseen effects on the entire gene pool.
China’s national health commission ordered officials to “seriously investigate” He’s claims. Shenzhen’s health and family planning commission said it was investigating the review process around He’ s work.
Research institutions connected to He have distanced themselves from him. “This research work was carried out by Professor He Jiankui outside of the school,” said the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen. It called his research a “serious violation of academic ethics (道德)”.
1.What did He Jiankui claim in the video posted on You Tube?
A. He was wrong in trying gene editing on embryos.
B. He prevented the twins from developing cancer.
C. He modified a gene in Lulu and Nana’s embryos.
D. He was influenced by his research adviser in Stanford.
2.Why is gene editing of embryos banned in many countries?
A. The effect of DNA changes on the gene pool is unforeseeable.
B. It causes disabilities to the gene-edited babies.
C. The future generations will rely on gene editing.
D. It will affect all the healthy genes of the embryos.
3.How did the university in Shenzhen react to He’s video claim?
A. It ordered investigations to be conducted.
B. It called the incident a big shame for the nation.
C. It declared not related to He’s research.
D. It kept a distance from the media.
4.Which can be a suitable title for the text?
A. The USA Bans Gene-editing
B. What are the Ethics of Medical Treatment?
C. Scientists Find the Idea of Gene-edited Babies Crazy
D. Stanford Investigates Links to Scientist in Gene Editing
The legislature(立法机构) finds that the cigarette is considered one of the deadliest products in human history. So begins a new bill introduced in Hawaii’s State House, calling for a ban on cigarette sales in the state by 2024.
Hawaii has some of the most restrictive cigarette laws in the nation. In 2016, it became the first state to raise the age to buy cigarettes to 21. Now, its new bill calls for raising the cigarette-buying age to 30 by 2020, up to 40, 50 and 60 in each following year, and up to 100 by 2024. That would effectively clear Hawai’s store shelves of cigarettes, although tourists could still bring them in. The age limits would not apply to e-cigarettes, cigars or chewing tobacco.
And curiously,, Hawaii would offer its centenarians (百岁老人) the chance to buy cigarettes ear the end of their life — if they could find them
Richard Creagan, the bill’s sponsor, said that he hoped the bill could represent an “endgame” for the cigarette problem, and that it might be easier to pass the bill in Hawaii than in a mainland state.
“On the mainland they have more trouble with this because they have states around them that are selling cigarettes,” he said. “We don’t have any states around us. And that’s why I thought it could be done here, and it would be kind of an example for the rest of the nation and the world.”
Creagan told the Hawaii Tribune-Herald he’s confident that the bill will survive any court challenges.
In 2015, the National Academy of Sciences released a report arguing that increasing the age to buy tobacco to 21 would have a “considerable impact” on the age at which someone takes their first puff. The report also suggested “if someone is not a regular tobacco user by age 25, it is highly unlikely he or she will become one.”
1.What can we know about Hawaii from Paragraph 2?
A. Hawaii has no cigarette laws at present.
B. The cigarette-buying age will be 50 in 2023.
C. The age to buy cigarettes was raised to 21 in 2016.
D. All cigarette stores in the state have been closed.
2.What does the new bill call for?
A. Even tourists can’t bring cigarettes to Hawaii.
B. No one under 100 can buy cigarettes by 2024.
C. Hawaiians can’t buy cigarettes in other states.
D. Growing tobacco is not allowed in Hawaii.
3.The underlined words in the last paragraph mean “________”.
A. buys their first pack of cigarettes
B. smokes their first cigarette
C. quits smoking for the first time
D. first offers cigarettes to others
4.What is the main idea of the text?
A. Hawaii is considering a bill to ban cigarette sales.
B. Hawaii will lower the cigarette-buying age.
C. Hawaii is to ban smoking in its neighboring states.
D. Hawaii has released a report on the harm of smoking.
China has entered the cinematic space race. Wandering Earth, the country’s first blockbuster science fiction film, is on track to be one of the highest-grossing (总收入) films in China’s history.
The film has brought in more than 2bn yuan (£232m) in the six days since its release on February 5. So far, it is the highest-grossing film released over the holiday season, a peak time for the Chinese box office.
Wandering Earth is based on the work of Liu Cixin, the author of the Three-Body Problem series and the first Chinese author to win a Hugo award.
“Wandering Earth fills the gap in Chinese science fiction movies. It means that China’s science fiction movies have officially set sail,” one fan of the film wrote on the review site Douban.
The film is seen by some as the dawn of Chinese sci-fi — a genre that has long been led by Hollywood. Several other Chinese-made sci-fi films are due to debut (首映) this year, including Shanghai Fortress, about an alien invasion, and Pathfinder, which follows a spaceship that has crashed on a deserted planet.
Frant Gwo, the director of Wandering Earth, said, “2019 could be remembered as year zero of Chinese science-fiction blockbusters. It is not just about one successful movie but about multiple films.”
Critics of the film have pointed out the plot holes and the one-dimensional female characters — something Wandering Earth shares with its Hollywood peers.
In response to plot criticisms about the necessity of ejecting (喷射) Earth from the solar system, Liu said: “Of course we don’t need to escape soon. That’s why it’s a movie instead of a real-life crisis.”
1.Wandering Earth has become China’s ________.
A. first blockbuster sci-fi film B. highest-grossing film
C. only sci-fi film this year D. first sci-fi film to win an award
2.What is the fan’s attitude toward the film according to Paragraph 4?
A. Doubtful. B. Negative.
C. Praiseful. D. Uncaring.
3.Which aspect do the critics think is a shortcoming of the film?
A. The theory. B. The ending.
C. The special effects. D. The plot holes.
