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Acupuncture is known as “zhenjiu” in Chinese. Growing up, I'd always considered it out of date. As we know, acupuncture treatment lasts a long period and causes a lot of pain. Sometimes simply taking a pill can treat the same illness. But my experience made me change my mind. Last month, I slept through a flight from London to Beijing. When I woke up, I found that I could no longer move my right arm and fingers. There was no pain. My arm simply didn't follow my brain's instructions to move, as if it was no longer mine. One doctor said he could do nothing but give me some pills. “Rest for two months first and come back for an examination.” I felt great fear. When I felt helpless, my friend, an acupuncturist in Sichuan, offered to help. I started my acupuncture treatment the next day. At first, I was worried. After a few days, I could move my fingers. Two weeks later, I could use chopsticks. Within a month, I got almost well. It was amazing. How do these tiny needles treat illnesses? Is it magic? Or simply luck? I tried to find out. Acupuncture first appeared in China more than 2，000 years ago. It works by improving the smooth flow of “qi”. “Qi” flows through “jingluo” throughout the body. Although acupuncture can't treat all illnesses, at least it creates a good starting point to build a healthy body. Recently, it has spread internationally, which shows the power of acupuncture. I hope this kind of traditional Chinese medicine will bring health and happiness to friends all over the world.
Word Bank pill 药片 needle 针 flow 流动 comparison 比较
1.Why does the writer mention “a pill” in Paragraph 1? A.To give an example. B.To start a new topic. C.To make a comparison. D.To explain its importance. 2.What happened to the writer during the flight? A.She had a bad dream. B.Her fingers hurt seriously. C.She couldn't control her arm. D.Her arm was painful for no reason. 3.Which of the following things can be used during an acupuncture treatment? A. 4.What can we learn from the passage? A.The writer got well simply because of good luck. B.Before trying acupuncture, the writer was sure about it. C.Acupuncture is so amazing that it can treat all illnesses. D.When “qi” doesn't flow smoothly, the person is unhealthy. 5.What's the main idea of the passage? A.Acupuncture has long gone out of date. B.Acupuncture treatment is well worth a try. C.Chinese medicine is better than Western medicine. D.Acupuncture is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine.
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Experts in nutrition suggest that we should eat at least five different kinds of vegetables and fruit a day. They are very necessary for our health and help our bodies work well. They can help reduce the risk of getting ill. There are a lot of vegetables and fruit to choose from and they taste delicious. 1. It's easy to buy our food from the local supermarket, so why do we go to the trouble of growing our own? Here are several good reasons： 2. You can pick and eat it at once. When you have tried it, you will agree that vegetables and fruit that are eaten straight from the garden taste better than anything you can buy in a supermarket. You may want to cut down on your “food miles”—the distance that a product has travelled before it reaches your kitchen. Many food packages are flown halfway across the earth. 3. Homegrown food is likely to be healthier. Food producers often use fertilizers and pesticides which can end up in your food. If you grow your own, things are different. 4. You might also choose to grow some traditional vegetables and fruit. These often have more important things that keep you healthy. 5. And you can grow your own even if you only have a small backyard. Some food can grow well in pots, including tomatoes, potatoes and carrots. You can recycle plastic bottles and cups to grow something. Just make sure there are holes for drainage and a small plate under them to catch drops of water. A.Best of all, you can grow your own! B.That's not so good for you, or for the planet. C.Food that you grow yourself is always fresh. D.If you have a large garden, growing your own is easy. E.You can control what goes on and into the food you eat.
Word Bank nutrition 营养 fertilizer 化肥 pesticide 农药 drainage 排水
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[素材选自English in Mind Book 1] 野外求生 On 24 December, 1971, 17yearold Juliane KÖpcke got on a plane with her mother in Lima, Peru, to fly to another city to meet her father. Over the Amazon jungle, there was a heavy rain. The rain fell heavily and there was a strong wind. And then lightning hit the_____ at 3，000 metres, and it exploded. Juliane fell _____ through the air in her seat and hit the trees hard. For three hours, she was unconscious. When she woke up, her right arm was cut, her shoulder hurt badly and she couldn't see in one _____. She was alone. But she was alive. Juliane's father was a biologist. When she was small, he_____ her how to survive in the jungle. She found a small _____ and walked slowly along it. “If I follow the river，” she thought, “I'll find people.” The river also gave her clean water to _____. It was very hot, but the river water kept her _____. Sometimes she had to swim in the river _____ it was too deep to walk in. There were crocodiles in the water but they didn't attack her! There was fruit on some trees but she didn't eat it—she knew it was too _____． Juliane______ for ten days. At night she stopped to sleep because it was too ______ to walk. Ten days after the ______， she found a small house by the river. There were some woodcutters in the house. They gave her hot food to eat. The next day, a plane took her safely back to the city of Pucallpa. Juliane was the only person______ survived in the accident. The other 91 people, ______ her mother, all died. The film director, Werner Herzog, had a plan______ on the plane but missed it. Thirty years later, he made a film called Wings of Hope about Juliane and her unbelievable story.
Word Bank jungle 丛林 exploded 爆炸 unconscious 无意识的 crocodile 鳄鱼
1.A.bus B.plane C.bike D.car 2.A.luckily B.safely C.quickly D.kindly 3.A.mouth B.ear C.nose D.eye 4.A.taught B.ordered C.allowed D.refused 5.A.river B.mountain C.beach D.forest 6.A.eat B.drink C.cook D.boil 7.A.dry B.warm C.cool D.thirsty 8.A.because B.unless C.although D.until 9.A.easy B.convenient C.dangerous D.difficult 10.A.slept B.cheered C.remained D.walked 11.A.dark B.dirty C.harmful D.boring 12.A.journey B.accident C.result D.failure 13.A.what B.which C.who D.whom 14.A.between B.among C.including D.except 15.A.travel B.to travel C.travelled D.travelling
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Do you know how we can keep healthy? 1. is some advice for you. First, remember that illness is from our mouths. We 2. get stomachache when we eat dirty food. Eating too much meat is also bad for our health while eating lots of vegetables is good. So we should eat less meat but more vegetables. Second, we should have a good rest when we feel tired. As students, we study for a long time at school, so we must go to bed early 3. night. Sleeping well is good for our health. Third, we should go to see a doctor when we are sick. Besides, 4. also important to lie down on the bed to take a rest and take the medicine on time. Finally, we should know 5. importance of doing sports. We should go out to exercise and breathe fresh air every day.
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每年的6月6日是我国的“爱眼日(Sight Day)”，可见保护中小学生的视力非常重要。请以“My ideas on protecting eyes”为题并根据以下要点和要求用英语写一篇短文，谈谈你对保护视力重要性的认识和建议。 1. 要点：1)保护视力的重要性； 2)对保护视力的建议； 3)呼吁大家保护视力。 2. 要求：1)文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称； 2)词数100左右。 My ideas on protecting eyes ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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