Acupuncture, one of the most famous Chinese medical
However,
A.Tami. | B.Dr. Maxwell. | C.Alison Simpson. |
A.Tired. | B.Relaxed. | C.Scared. |
4 . 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.”
1. 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 |
A.Tuina. | B.Acupuncture. | C.Cupping. | D.Herbal medicines. |
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. |
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. |
5 . The old saying that “laughter is the best medicine” may contain an element of truth when it comes to heart health. A research has demonstrated that laughing causes the tissue inside the heart to expand and increases oxygen flow around the body.
“Our study found that laughter treatment increased the functional capacity of the cardiovascular (心血管的) system, and patients with heart disease who engaged in a course of laughter treatment had reduced inflammation (炎症) and better health.” said the lead author, Prof Marco Safffi, of the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre in Brazil.
In the trial, scientists carried out a first-of-its-kind study to examine if laughter treatment could improve symptoms of patients with heart disease. It involved 26 adults with an average age of 64, all diagnosed with the heart disease caused by plaque (斑块) buildup in the walls of the arteries (动脉) that supply blood to the heart. Over three months, half were asked to watch two different hour-long comedy programmes each week, including funny popular sitcoms. The other half watched two different serious documentaries, about heavy topics such as politics or the Amazon rainforest.
At the end of the 12-week study period, the comedy group improved by 10% in a test measuring how much oxygen their heart could pump around the body. The group also improved in a second measure that tested how well arteries can expand. They also had a blood test to measure several inflammatory markers, which indicate how much plaque has built up in the blood vessels and whether people are at risk of heart attack or stroke. The results showed that their inflammatory markers had significantly reduced compared with the documentary group.
“When patients with heart disease arrive at hospital, they usually have a lot of inflammatory markers.” said Saffi. “It’s really good news that laughter treatment is a good intervention that could help reduce inflammation and decrease the risk of heart attack and stroke.”
1. How does laughter help patients with heart disease?A.It makes the tissue inside the heart become larger |
B.It lowers the oxygen flow around the patients’ body |
C.It reduces the function of the cardiovascular system |
D.It increases inflammation and results in better health |
A.The research participants were all old man above 60. |
B.The documentary group worried about the Amazon rainforest. |
C.The comedy group must have laughed while watching sitcoms. |
D.The comedy group had more inflammatory markers than the documentary group. |
A.2 | B.3 | C.4 | D.5 |
A.Laughter treatment — A powerful weapon to cure heart disease. |
B.Laughter treatment —An effective method to defeat heart disease. |
C.Laughter treatment —A helpful way to lower the risk of heart disease. |
D.Laughter treatment — A perfect therapy to save lives from heart disease. |
6 . PRACTITIONERS
Jacqueline Felice de Almania (c.1322) highlights the suspicion that women practicing medicine faced. Born to a Jewish family in Florence, she moved to Paris where she worked as a physician and performed surgery. In 1322 she was tried for practicing unlawfully. In spite of the court hearing testimonials (证明) of her ability as a doctor, she was banned from medicine. | James Barry (c.1789 — 1865) was born Margaret Bulkley in Ireland but, dressed as a man, she was accepted by Edinburgh University to study medicine. She qualified as a surgeon in 1813, then joined the British Army, serving overseas. Barry retired in 1859, having practiced her entire medical profession living and working as a man. |
Tan Yunxian (1461 — 1554) was a Chinese physician who learned her skills from her grandparents. Chinese women at the time could not serve apprenticeships (学徒期) with doctors. However, Tan passed the official exam. Tan treated women from all walks of life. In 1511, Tan wrote a book, Sayings of a Female Doctor, describing her life as a physician. | Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831 — 1895) worked as a nurse for eight years before studying in medical college in Boston in 1860. Four years later, she was the first African American woman to receive a medical degree. She moved to Virginia in 1865, where she provided medical care to freed slaves. |
A.Doing teaching jobs. | B.Being hired as physicians. |
C.Performing surgery. | D.Being banned from medicine. |
A.She wrote a book. | B.She went through trials. |
C.She worked as a dentist. | D.She had formal education. |
A.Jacqueline Felice de Almania. | B.Tan Yunxian. |
C.James Barry. | D.Rebecca Lee Crumpler. |
7 . Have you ever got frightened for being seriously ill but some doctors’ caring words cured you right away? Or have you ever felt moved deeply when doctors listened to you patiently? If so, then you’re not alone.
My mum, for example, recently started losing her sight, which made her worried. She went for an urgent date with an eye doctor at the local hospital. When I telephoned her that evening to see how it went, she replied, “Oh, it was wonderful. They were so lovely and kind. ”Could she now see? No. Had they been able to treat it? No. In fact, she had to wait for an hour to see the nurse, and three hours to see the doctor.
Although they’d ruled out emergency causes for her sight loss, they hadn’t known the root of the problem. She was now at home, still unable to see properly and not knowing if she would go blind permanently. But that didn’t matter. What mattered to her was that a nurse met her at the door and helped her to her seat. Another nurse offered to get my mum a sandwich when lunch came. The doctor touched her knee and listened to her as she explained what had happened, asking about how the loss of sight had affected her life. He understood what worried my mum was that as an avid(热衷的) reader, she wouldn’t be able to read a book again. Touched by the doctors and nurses’ kind actions, she felt she had received good care.
Patients don’t evaluate the actual medicine that’s practiced; it’s the communication skills of the doctor that determine how they evaluate the care. Maybe the key to improving healthcare is better listening.
1. Why does the author use two questions in paragraph 1?A.To praise the doctors. | B.To attract readers’ interest. |
C.To show a common sight. | D.To provide background information. |
A.Upset. | B.Worried. | C.Satisfied. | D.Confident. |
A.The mother is able to read again. |
B.The mother has lost sight forever. |
C.The root of the problem has already been found. |
D.Better listening is good for improving healthcare. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Unconcerned. | C.Supportive. | D.Objective. |
8 . Wu Ming, a young German born after 1995, is a big fan of Chinese culture. As he thought some diseases can’t be treated
Studying TCM also
Wu
Wu thinks there’s no big difference between China and Western countries. “
A.immediately | B.gradually | C.thoroughly | D.consistently |
A.depend on | B.dig into | C.look up | D.work out |
A.created | B.enjoyed | C.advanced | D.acknowledged |
A.overcame | B.seized | C.divided | D.shifted |
A.raised | B.sorted | C.cooked | D.tasted |
A.aspects | B.standards | C.themes | D.means |
A.enriched | B.secured | C.expanded | D.changed |
A.exposed | B.reduced | C.restricted | D.addicted |
A.businesses | B.recreations | C.routines | D.tasks |
A.balanced | B.wealthy | C.humble | D.efficient |
A.employs | B.promotes | C.outlines | D.conveys |
A.scanning | B.checking | C.exploring | D.comparing |
A.concern | B.wish | C.demand | D.passion |
A.Misunderstanding | B.Destruction | C.Stress | D.Failure |
A.source | B.basis | C.bridge | D.tool |
1. What did the driver do after the accident?
A.He parked on the side of the road. |
B.He brought the woman to the hospital. |
C.He moved the woman’s bike off the street. |
A.He took a sharp turning. |
B.He hit her from behind. |
C.He drove too fast and hit her front tire. |
A.Call her mother. | B.Buy her a new bike. | C.Pay for her medical bills. |
A.Finding the driver. | B.Going to the hospital. | C.Checking her bicycle. |
1. When will the man probably go back to work?
A.This morning. |
B.Next week. |
C.In one month. |
A.An arm. |
B.A leg. |
C.An eye. |
A.To the woods. |
B.To the seaside. |
C.To the mountains. |