2 . China is one of the first countries to breed a medical culture. In comparison with Western methods, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) adopts a vastly different approach. For thousands of years, Chinese people have accumulated rich experience in fighting all sorts of diseases, therefore forming a unique medical theory under the guidance of ancient Chinese philosophies (哲学).

The core behind TCM is that the human body's life is the consequence (结果) of the balance between Yin and Yang. Yang functions to safeguard us against outer harm, and Yin is the inner base to store and provide energy. When the balance between the two aspects is disturbed, people fall ill.

One of the traditional techniques of TCM, acupuncture (针刺疗法) means insertion of needles into superficial (表面的) structures of the body—usually at acupoints (穴位)—to restore the Yin Yang balance. It is often accompanied by moxibustion (艾灸疗法), which involves burning mugwort on or near the skin at an acupoint.

The first known text that clearly talks about something like acupuncture and moxibustion as it is practiced today is The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon. It is the earliest and most important written work of TCM and is considered the fundamental and most representative medical text in China.

Acupuncture and moxibustion have aroused the interest of international medical science circles. And TCM is gradually gaining worldwide recognition. The WHO issued a document in 2002 that appealed to more than 180 countries to adopt TCM as an alternative in their medical policies. In 2010, acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine were added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO. Presently, TCM has been back in the news for its effectiveness in improving the cure rate of the COVID-19 since its outbreak in January 2020.

1. What is the key feature of TCM?

A．It adopts different medical approaches.	B．It's based on ancient Chinese philosophies.
C．It helps to restore body's self-balance.	D．It's gained experience through rich practice.

2. What can we learn about The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon from the text?

A．It distinguishes acupuncture from moxibustion.

B．It's a foundation of world medical research.

C．it stresses the importance of using acupoints.

D．It greatly contributes to the development of TCM.

3. Why does the writer write this text?

A．To review the development of TCM.	B．To introduce TCM to the world.
C．To tell TCM and Western medicine apart.	D．To argue for TCM in fighting COVID-19.

4. What might be talked about in the paragraph following the text?

A．How TCM helps in the current situation.	B．Why TCM is gaining popularity.
C．Why TCM gets recognition from WHO.	D．How other countries adopt TCM.

3 . Each year, half a million people die from brain aneurysms（动脉瘤）—when a blood vessel（血管）bursts in the brain. An aneurysm is a bulge（膨胀）in a blood vessel that can burst. If that happens in the brain, it can be deadly. For survivors, physical disabilities are often severe. They may include memory problems, loss of balance, trouble speaking and even blindness. But new technologies are increasing survival rates and reducing disabilities.

Beaumont Bacon is a survivor who makes light of her experience because she is a comedian（喜剧演员）. She uses humor to make others laugh. Now she’s working on a new show. Michael Alexander is her doctor. He operated on Beaumont Bacon after her attack. “She had bleeding in the frontal area of her brain, so right above the eyes. The part that was in the brain was about maybe the size of an egg. So, that’s a fairly large bleed.”

Ms. Bacon had a better chance at survival than most people because of Dr. Alexander. He directs the Neurovascular Center in Los Angeles. The center offers new technologies that include placing a catheter（导管）into an aneurysm, then threading wires to promote blood clots（血栓）. This technique reduces the chances of another burst blood vessel. “You don’t have to open up the skull（头盖骨）or open up the brain to do surgery. It’s all done from inside the blood vessels. So it reduces the amount of blood loss, and the recovery is much faster.”

For Beaumont Bacon’s recovery, the hospital worked to prevent problems commonly found in patients with a burst aneurysm. The problems include brain swelling that can shut down blood vessels. She spent a month in a coma（昏迷）—unable to communicate with doctors, friends and loved ones. But with a year of treatment, she recovered. Now, she is making people laugh.

1. What do you know about aneurysms?

A．No technologies can treat them nowadays.

B．They may cause severe disabilities.

C．Few people die from them every year.

D．They are deadly wherever they happen.

2. The new technology has the following benefits EXCEPT that ________.

A．it is much faster for the patient to recover

B．it brings no problems after the operation

C．it reduces the amount of blood loss

D．it doesn’t need to open up the brain to operate

3. It can be known from the passage that Beaumont Bacon ________.

A．was always in an unconscious state after the operation

B．recovered soon after the treatment

C．returned to work after the treatment

D．was the first to try the new technology

4. The author shows the effect of the technology by ________.

A．providing an example	B．making comparisons
C．offering data	D．giving explanations

4 . Artificial intelligence (Al) technology may soon be a useful tool for doctors. It may help them better understand and treat diseases like breast cancer(癌症)in ways that were never before possible.

Rishi Rawat teaches Al at the University of Southern California's (USC) Clinical Science Center in Los Angeles. He is part of a team of scientists who are researching how Al and machine learning can more easily recognize cancerous growths in the breast. Rawat provides information about cancer cells to a computer. He says this data helps the machine learn."…You can put the data into them and they will learn the patterns and the pattern recognition. That's important to make decisions.”

David Agus is another USC researcher. He believes that "machines are not going to take the place of doctors." Computers will not treat patients, but they will help make certain decisions and look for things that the human brain can't recognize these patterns by itself." Once a confirmed cancerous growth is removed, doctors still have to treat the patient to reduce the risk of cancer returning. The form of treatment depends on the kind of cancer. Currently, researchers take a thin piece of tissue (动植物细胞的组织)，put it on a small piece of glass and add color to better see the cells .

That process could take days or even longer. Scientists say Al can do something better than just count cells. Through machine learning, it can recognize complex patterns or structures, and learn how the cells are organized. The hope is that machines will soon be able to make a quick identification of cancer that is free of human mistakes. "A11 of a sudden, we have the computing power to really do it in real time... We couldn't have done this, we didn't have the computing power to do this several years ago, but now it's all changed." Agus adds that the process could be done "for almost no cost in the developing world.” He says that having a large amount of information about patients is important for a machine to effectively do its job in medicine .

The University of Southern California researchers are now only studying breast cancer. But doctors predict Al will one day make a difference in all forms of cancer.

1. Many diseases like breast cancer will soon be ______.

A．cured with Al	B．treated with Al
C．prevented with Al	D．removed with Al

2. What can we infer from Agus' s words in Paragraph 3?

A．Al technology is to replace doctors.

B．Computers can be an aid to the human brain.

C．Computers can work well with little information.

D．Al technology is not accessible to developing countries.

3. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Helping to count cells.	B．Recognizing complex patterns.
C．Making a quick and right identification.	D．Learning how the cells are organized.

4. What does this passage mainly talk about?

A．Research in breast cancer.	B．Potential of Al for doctors.
C．Imagination about Al' s future.	D．Achievements on medical care.

5 . 语法填空

A new，medical report has found that the number of obese(肥胖的)people around the world has increased by 600% over the past 40    1    (year)．The report says that about 12% of the world's population suffers from obesity，    2    is a big problem.In the next ten years,20% if the world's population    3    (be) overweight.

The report is based    4    the body mass index (BMI)，the relationship between height and    5    (weigh)．People with a BMI of between 20 and 25 are considered to be normal and healthy，while people with a BMI of over 30 are considered to be obese.

    6    is not surprising that most of the world's obese people live in the wealthy countries，China and the United States have the    7    (high)number of obese people in the world.In contrast(相比之下)，the poorest countries have the lowest number of overweight   people.In southern Asia and southeastern Asia，for example,25% of the population is under­weight.

    8    (have)too many overweight people puts a big burden on the health system.Medical experts have pointed out that obesity cannot    9    (treat)with medicine or through exercise alone.It is important    10    (change)diet and eat less fatty food.

6 . Doctors in hospital emergency rooms often see accidental poisonings. A frightened parent arrives with a child who swallowed a cleaning liquid. Or perhaps the harmful substance is a medicine. Or it might be a chemical product meant to kill insects. These are common causes of accidental poisoning.

In cases like this, seek medical help as soon as possible. Save the container of whatever caused the poisoning. And look on the container for information about anything that stops the effects of the poison. Save anything expelled from the mouth of the victim. That way, doctors can examine it.

Millions of people know a way to save a person who is choking on something trapped in the throat. The method is commonly known as the Heimlich Maneuver or abdominal thrusts(腹部按压), which you can do by getting directly behind a sitting or standing person. Put your arms around the victim’s waist. Close one hand to form a ball. Place it over the upper part of the stomach, below the ribs. Place the other hand on top. Then push forcefully inward and upward. Repeat the abdominal thrusts until the object is expelled from the mouth. For someone who is pregnant or very fat, place your hands a little higher than with normal abdominal thrusts.

Red Cross experts say taking these steps can save many lives. But they also warn that abdominal thrusts are not for people who have almost drowned. They say use of the method could delay other ways to re-start breathing in the victim. Abdominal thrusts should be used only in cases where a near-drowning victim is choking on an object.

To learn more about first aid, ask a hospital or organization like a Red Cross or Red Crescent Society for information. There may be training classes offered in your area.

1. According to the first paragraph, which of the following is NOT the common cause of accidental poisonings?

A．A harmful medicine

B．A cleaning liquid

C．Poisonous insects

D．Dangerous pesticide(杀虫剂)

2. The underlined word “expelled” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by “_________ ”.

A．coming out	B．taking up
C．going away	D．getting down

3. Why abdominal thrusts are not for people who have almost drowned?

A．Because people are unwilling to attempt rescue efforts

B．Because it is hard to perform

C．Because it is no need to do so

D．Because it could hold up other ways to re-start breathing in the victim

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing this text?

A．To promote medical research

B．To share some knowledge about first aid

C．To show how to perform abdominal thrusts

D．To help people deal with accidental poisoning

7 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

John Snow, a well-known doctor in London, became     1    ( inspire ) when he thought about helping ordinary people who    2    (expose) to cholera, a     3    (dead) disease of its day. Many thousands of people died every time there was     4    outbreak but no one knew the cause of it. John wanted to help solve the problem. He got interested in two theories     5     ( explain) how cholera killed people. He believed in the second theory     6    suggested that people     7    ( absorb) the disease into their bodies with their meals. In 1854, when another outbreak hit London, he was ready to test the two theories.     8    the help of the map he made, he got a valuable clue about the cause of the disease     9     was able to announce that the water was     10    ( blame).

8 . Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In the man’s house.

B．In the woman’s office.

C．In the hospital

9 . How to Do basic first Aid

Basic first aid refers to a temporary form of help given to someone who has been injured or has got sick due to choking, a heart attack, drugs or other medical emergencies.     1    .

Care for the person who has just gone through serious damage, including both physical treatment and emotional support.     2    . Let the person know that help is on its way and that everything will be all right. Also you can ask for their names, if they know what has happened, and then about their interests.

    3    . You’d better listen for the sound of air coming in and out, and feel for air using the side of your face. If there are no signs of breathing, place two fingers under the chin (下巴) and gently guide the face pointing upwards to open up their airways.

Perform 30 chest compressions (心肺复苏) and two rescue breaths as part of CPR.     4    . And then press the chest down about 2 inches at a rate of 100 compressions per minute. After 30 compressions, give two rescue breaths, done by opening the airways, closing the nose and fully covering the mouth hole.

Make sure the person is warm as you wait for medical help. Remove some of your own clothing, such as your coat or jacket, and use it as a cover until medical help arrives. However, if the person has a heatstroke (中暑), do not cover him or keep him warm.     5    

A．Instead, try to cool him

B．Remember to stay calm

C．Perform first aid immediately

D．Here are some tips for first aid

E．It is important to take the correct chest compressions

F．In the center of the chest, put your two hands together first

G．If a person is in a state similar to sleep, he may need checking for breath

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) wasn’t fully accepted outside of China for centuries. There was once a Chinese man in the US who     1     (accuse) after he used a certain form of TCM treatment     2     (cure) his grandson’s disease.

In the last 10 years or so, however, TCM     3     (get) more popular all over the world. A report     4     (publish) on Dec. 6 says this style of healthcare, which includes different forms     5     herbal medicine and exercise, has spread to 183 countries and regions. For instance, in Lima, the capital of Peru, there are more than 50 Chinese medicine clinics, about 70 percent of     6     were set up by local doctors, TCM has become popular with the people of Peru.

    7     TCM has been widely accepted, it still faces challenges. For example, there is trouble in being able to prove     8     (exact) what certain drugs are made up of, as well as being able to keep the effects the same every time.

Some researchers have suggested TCM should be more exact and come together with Western Medicine. “    9     (bring) together Western Medicine and TCM, rather than being in     10     (compete), is where the potential for great effects lies.