1 . Tapping, also known as Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT, is an alternative therapy that’s gaining a lot of interest as a low-cost, non-invasive way to help manage stress and anxiety.
Tapping involves tapping on various points of your body while saying your feelings out loud. It draws on the idea of energy meridian lines (能量经络) from Chinese medicine, suggesting that tapping on these lines can re-balance energy in the body and help manage negative emotions.
While there is limited research about tapping, some studies have shown it can help with anxiety and many people are using the technique to help them manage their mental health. Caroline Fitzgerald from Galway in Ireland is one of them.
Since she started tapping three years ago, Caroline has felt like a different person. “I’ve never felt more supported in terms of my own mental health and my emotional well-being,” she says. Tapping has helped Caroline overcome over 20 years of anxiety and insomnia. “After exhausting so many other paths — CBT (认知行为治疗), counselling, medication, talk therapy and soon, EFT tapping has allowed me to process so many limiting beliefs and memories-it has allowed me to change my thinking,” she says.
“By physically tapping on 14 key easy-to-reach points on the body while talking about how you are feeling signals are sent to the amygdala in the brain,” says Sarah Tobin, EFT practitioner and trainer, and founder of Tapping for Mums, “which can help tell the brain you are safe and turnoff the stress response in the body.”
“Tapping is the hack that tells your brain you are safe, so by tapping in moments of stressor anxiety you are able to calm your nervous system, reduce the cortisol (皮质醇) and adrenaline (肾上腺素) and start to feel safe again,” Sarah says. While it can look slightly unusual, “the act of talking about how we are feeling while we are tapping effectively releases the negative emotion, making us feel lighter and the emotional intensity itself lessens,” says Sarah, who has been tapping since 2014 and now teaches other people how to use the technique.
Some critics of EFT say it can prevent people from seeking more traditional forms of help for physical or mental health problems, but as long as it’s practiced with care and as a complementary practice the risks are very low.
1. What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us about tapping?| A．Its case study. | B．Its origin. |
| C．Its teaching method. | D．Its function， |
| A．The region associated with speech. |
| B．The area concerned with blood pressure. |
| C．The organ considered as the centre of emotions. |
| D．The part governing the fight， flight and stress response. |
| A．Skeptical. | B．Supportive. | C．Conservative. | D．In different. |
| A．How Do We Use Tapping to Save People? |
| B．Can Tapping Help with Anxiety? |
| C．How Does Tapping Cure Illness? |
| D．Can Tapping Work with Western Medicine? |
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1. From the passage which one is Not true?| A．You can choose some time to make an appointment as long as it’s convenient. |
| B．You need to register after making your time. |
| C．You don’t need to call your doctor ahead of schedule. |
| D．You can avoid some unexpected cost if you choose some suitable clinics. |
| A．The appointment with a doctor. |
| B．The Social Security number. |
| C．The birth place. |
| D．The reasons for an appointment. |
| A．April 12. | B．April 13. |
| C．April 15. | D．April 11. |
3 . We’ve all been told that different types of fruits and vegetables have different benefits that help us keep healthy. A new international study has found that eating one fruit regularly can help reduce the risk of cancer (癌症), among those people who have a high risk of developing certain cancers.
The research, which followed almost 1,000 patients with a variety of cancers, found that taking regular resistant starch (抗酶解淀粉) could have a great preventative effect on the risk of cancer. Here’s what you need to know about how eating bananas regularly can help reduce the risk of cancers.
Resistant starch is found in green bananas. By eating green bananas your body gets resistant starch, which has been found to reduce the risk of cancers in some parts of the body by more than a half, according to the new research. The study, which was published in Cancer Prevention Research, was led by experts at the Universities of Newcastle and Leeds. It found that resistant starch, if taken regularly for two years, had a very good effect on some cancers, which can be difficult to find.
John Mathers, a professor at Newcastle University explained, “Resistant starch really helps in fact, which has several health benefits and fewer calories than regular starch.”
In addition to green bananas, resistant starch is also found in foods such as peas, beans and other starchy foods. In terms of bananas, experts think that eating one banana every day has the same effect as a certain amount of resistant starch. The secret is to eat the bananas before they become too ripe (成熟的) or soft.
1. What advantage does eating bananas regularly have?| A．Avoid developing diseases. | B．Suffer from no stress. |
| C．Have a lower risk of cancer. | D．Expect a longer life. |
| A．They contain resistant starch. | B．They help discover cancer. |
| C．They improve a person’s diet. | D．They are quite healthy fruit. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Supportive. | C．Worried. | D．Unclear. |
| A．Find hidden cancers. | B．Get enough sleep. |
| C．Take regular exercise. | D．Eat green bananas daily. |
4 . A new recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics (儿科) says doctors should treat childhood obesity actively.
The problem of being overweight affects over 14 million American children. Doctors say carrying extra weight often results in lifelong health problems. Children can develop high blood pressure, diabetes and depression.
In the past, many doctors thought children would grow out of bad eating habits. They used the method of “wait and see” to decide what to do. But the new guidelines say overweight children should receive operations or take medicine to reduce their weight. The new guidelines recommend weight loss drugs for children as young as 12 and operations starting at 13.
Semaglutide is the drug described in the report. It has recently received approval as an obesity treatment for children 12 and older. It is reported that teenagers have used the drug and reduced their BMI by about 16%.
Ihuoma Eneli, one of the writers of the new guidelines, disagrees with the old guidelines. She said, “Waiting doesn’t work.” She said doctors usually see “a continuation of weight gain and the possibility that children will have obesity in adulthood.” Eneli said the drugs or operations should go along with life changes, which means children need help choosing better foods and finding ways to exercise more.
Dr. Claudia Fox, a weight management doctor at the University of Minnesota, said semaglutide helps her patients have a “possibility of even having an almost normal BMI.” Justin Ryder, a Chicago doctor, said the drug helps patients feel more full than they would be without it. “In addition,” he said, “working out is necessary.”
Dr. Stephanie Byrne, a doctor in Los Angeles, said she still wants to see more research on how semaglutide affects many different children. However, she said, she is glad pediatricians are starting to think differently about obesity. “I definitely think that diet and exercise won’t do it for a number of teens who are struggling with this,” she said.
1. What does the method of “wait and see” refer to?| A．Patients have to wait for new drugs. | B．Patients should receive operations. |
| C．Doctors wait for new research. | D．Doctors don’t take any measures. |
| A．It can avoid being overweight. | B．It’s better than operating on patients. |
| C．It should be combined with exercising. | D．It is the best option for overweight children. |
| A．Supportive. | B．Unfavorable. | C．Cautious. | D．Unconcerned. |
| A．US starting to take action to deal with children obesity |
| B．US doctors offering new guidelines on children obesity |
| C．New ways found to deal with children obesity in the US |
| D．American children faced with the serious problem of obesity |
1. What is the woman’s problem?
| A．She doesn’t like chocolate. |
| B．She hasn’t got her teeth fixed. |
| C．Her teeth are sensitive to sweet. |
| A．Once every 6 weeks. | B．Once every 6 months. | C．Only when having a toothache. |
| A．By brushing her teeth 3 times a day. |
| B．By taking some medicine. |
| C．By drinking less iced tea and coffee. |
| A．Go to the dentist at once. |
| B．Choose foods and drinks wisely. |
| C．Enjoy the movie and chocolate. |
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7 . Instead of going on a trip or buying herself new clothes, Xiao Tong from Wuhan, Hubei province, chose to celebrate her senior high school graduation in a different way. She went to a beauty clinic to undergo plastic surgery (整容手术)on her nose.
“I want to make a good impression and start my university life with a brand new look, ” the 18-year-old told Changjiang Daily. Like Xiao Tong, many young Chinese are anxious about their looks, and subject (使经受)themselves to cosmetic surgery. A medical beauty industry white paper by Research Global said 19 percent of Chinese medical beauty consumers in 2020 were aged 18 or under.
Young people have cosmetic surgery for different reasons, and improving self-confidence is one of them. Wang Fang, 18, from Beijing, felt that her eyes were too small. In 2019, after she got in university, Wang had a minor operation done on her eyelids. “Before I had the surgery, I had a negative idea of myself. Therefore, I had low self-esteem and no confidence, ” Wang told Beijing Youth Daily. “The cosmetic surgery changed the situation. I was comfortable with that. ”
But Jiang Wenxiu of the Department of Psychiatry, Zhongda Hospital, Southeast University in Jiangsu, advised that people should think twice before going under the knife. “Medical beauty apps only show how great plastic surgery can be, ” Jiang told China Daily. “They leave out all the negative stuff. ”
Today beauty clinics that see students as profitable plastic surgery customers are well aware that these young people are mostly short of money, so they use summer discounts, installment (分期付款) plans and other ways to attract their attention.Xiao Zhen, 17, from Chengdu, Sichuan province, is one of the victims.She took out a loan (贷款) of about 20, 000 yuan to get cosmetic surgery. But the large sum of money became a big burden. She had to drop out of school and go to work to pay off the loan. Besides the financial burden, potential health risks of plastic surgery also need to be considered. “If you have big problems with your look, you should wait until you are a full adult, then decide if you want to do something about it, ” Jiang said. “Then, with a stable mind, you can consider inner and outer beauty, and whether plastic surgery is for you. ”
1. Why is Xiao Tong’s experience mentioned in the beginning?| A．To introduce a different graduation celebration. |
| B．To describe how important appearances are to youths. |
| C．To give an example of students choosing plastic surgery. |
| D．To show the rising popularity of plastic surgery in China. |
| A．To feel better about herself. |
| B．To have a perfect appearance. |
| C．To avoid others’ bad comments. |
| D．To have a comfortable university life. |
| A．Most cases of plastic surgery are successful. |
| B．You need a loan to cover plastic surgery costs. |
| C．The number of students having plastic surgery is rising. |
| D．Promotions of plastic surgery do not give a full picture. |
| A．Inner beauty matters much more than outer beauty. |
| B．Risks of plastic surgery may affect your adult life. |
| C．People don’t need to be anxious about their looks. |
| D．Whether to have plastic surgery is decided when you are an adult. |
8 . A Missouri woman is following in her father’s footsteps — training to be a heart surgeon — and recently, she and her father got the chance to perform surgery together.
Dr. Sophia Roberts, 30, is a general surgery resident physician at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Her dad, Dr. Harold Roberts Jr., 66, has been practicing medicine for the last 32 years. In May, Roberts and his daughter teamed up for an aortic valve (主动脉瓣) replacement.
“I told Sophia that I had this case coming and she went out and read about it. And she’d never seen it, much less assisted on it,” Harold Roberts recalled.
Even though the case was new to her, Sophia Roberts jumped at the chance. She had wanted to spend a month learning and operating with her surgeon father back in 2020, but their plans fell through for all kinds of reasons. So this was the shot she’d been waiting for.
When the day came, Harold Roberts was pleased to have his eldest child by his side and said it was a “really nice thing” to work together with her. The elder Roberts said his daughter helped open the patient’s chest and “she did a great job.” “It was really very smooth. I wouldn’t have done the case any better if I had another heart surgeon assisting me” he said.
Sophia Roberts, who served as her dad’s first assistant, said it was a memorable experience but also said once the surgery got underway, she was in the zone.
“It’s very special that I was operating with him, but quite frankly, I could have been operating with anyone — like all of a sudden, you’re just focused on that patient and making the operation go smoothly,” she said.
Harold and Sophia Roberts reported their patient has done great since the surgery and was even excited the father-daughter team would be taking care of her.
1. What can we know from paragraph 2?| A．Sophia is a freshman at a medical school. |
| B．Harold Roberts is an experienced physician. |
| C．Sophia is the physician for her father’s operation. |
| D．Harold Roberts is teaching Sophia to be a doctor. |
| A．Full of expectation. | B．Slightly concerned. |
| C．A bit disappointed. | D．Much too anxious. |
| A．Why his father performed differently from other physicians. |
| B．How she could put her theory into practice in the operation. |
| C．How they could perform the operation most successfully. |
| D．What caused the patient to suffer from such a heart illness. |
| A．Proud. | B．Annoyed. | C．Ashamed. | D．Envious. |
1. What is probably the woman?
| A．A doctor. | B．A manager. | C．A receptionist. |
| A．At the hospital. | B．On the phone. | C．In the hotel. |
| A．In a hotel. | B．In a hospital. | C．In a classroom. |
