Question

    It has been around for centuries, but up until very recently, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) wasn’t fully accepted abroad. Proof of this can be found in The Treatment (《刮痧》), a 2001 film that tells the story of a Chinese man in the US who’s accused of abuse after he uses guasha, a form of TCM treatment, to cure his grandson’s disease.

During the last 10 years or so, however, TCM has been getting increasingly popular all over the world. A report released by the State Council Information Office on Dec. 6 says this style of health care, which includes different forms like herbal medicine and exercise, has spread to 183 countries and regions.

“We have set up 10 TCM centers outside China, and all of them are popular among locals,” Wang Guoqiang, head of the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said at a news conference on Dec 6. “Governments of 86 countries and regions have signed agreements with the Chinese government on TCM corporation.”

One of the reasons behind the growing popularity of TCM is the increase of scientific research into it. And after Tu Youyou, the Chinese scientist who discovered the anti-malaria (抗疟疾) drug qinghaosu (青蒿素), won the Nobel Prize in 2015, TCM became even more famous internationally.

However, all these achievements in TCM don’t mean that it’s problem-free. Over the years, TCM has faced challenges in being able to prove that it has certain effects.

Some researchers have suggested TCM should be more exact and work together with Western medicine.

“Bringing together with Western medicine and TCM, rather than being in competition, is where the potential for great effects is,” said Bernhard Schwartlander, the China representative of the World Health Organization.

1.The film The Treatment is mentioned in the first paragraph to         .

A.introduce the film to readers

B.show TCM is increasingly popular

C.arouse readers’ interest in Western medicine

D.prove that TCM is not fully accepted in western countries

2.We can learn from the passage that         .

A.TCM is not exact in curing diseases

B.10 TCM centers abroad are all set up by locals

C.86 countries have cooperated with China on TCM

D.Tu Youyou’s success contributes to the popularity of TCM

3.According to Bernhard Schwartlander, TCM should         .

A.combine western medicine B.face no challenge at all

C.give an exact description of its effects D.compete with western medicine

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A.A report on TCM B.Opinions about TCM

C.TCM spreads D.TCM & Western Medicine

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要分析了中国传统中医在国外逐渐受欢迎的原因以及现在中医面临的挑战。

1.判断推理题。根据第一句“It has been around for centuries, but up until very recently, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) wasn’t fully accepted abroad.”中国传统医学在外国还没有完全接受，在第二句中“Proof of this can be found in The Treatment (《刮痧》), a 2001 film that tells the story of a Chinese man in the US who’s accused of abuse after he uses guasha, a form of TCM treatment, to cure his grandson’s disease.”提出《刮痧》就是中医没有被完全接受的证据。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“And after Tu Youyou, the Chinese scientist who discovered the anti-malaria (抗疟疾) drug qinghaosu (青蒿素), won the Nobel Prize in 2015, TCM became even more famous internationally.”可知屠呦呦获得诺贝尔奖促使中国传统中医变得更加受欢迎的，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Bringing together with Western medicine and TCM, rather than being in competition, is where the potential for great effects is…”可知只有把中医和西医结合在一起而不是竞争，才能发挥中医的潜力，故选A。

4.主旨大意题。中医在国外一直没有被完全接受，随着屠呦呦获得诺贝尔奖，中国传统医学在国外逐渐受欢迎，文章还分析了中医所面临的挑战，故选C。