2 . NEW DELHI—Acupuncture (针灸) has become a bridge of friendship between India and China, with more Indians accepting the form of traditional Chinese medicine over the past few decades, experts say.

Acupuncture, a technique to cure various illnesses, was introduced in India in 1959 by B. K. Basu in the eastern city of Kolkata, capital of West Bengal state, according to Mrigendranath Gantait, president of the Acupuncture Association of India. Over the past six decades, it has spread to rural, semi-urban and urban areas in India, particularly in the states of West Bengal, Maharashtra and Punjab.

Acupuncture therapy in India is related to the story of the Indian medical mission that was sent to China to provide medical assistance during the Chinese people’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-1945). Basu, as a colleague of Dwarkanath Kotnis (widely known as Ke Dihua in China) and a torchbearer of the Indian medical mission, stayed in China from 1938 to 1943, and later worked for 43 years in India until his death in 1986. From 1958 to 1959, Basu stayed in China to learn acupuncture before introducing the needle techniques in India. In 1973, Basu was invited to China to learn newly developed acupuncture anesthesia (麻醉).

From the very beginning, Basu tried to spread acupuncture to doctors by free teaching to broad masses of people. Basu, who established the Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis Memorial Committee and the Acupuncture Association of India, donated his house and savings to the government of West Bengal state for the purpose of acupuncture development.

Under the leadership of the committee, free health service clinics have been set up where acupuncture is taken as the main treatment modality(模式), because the cost of acupuncture treatment is low, and acupuncture is effective for many ailments (小病). The committee has also produced many acupuncturists who run these clinics without taking any remuneration (报酬), according to Gantait.

“Acupuncture has played a unique role to promote people’s friendship between India and China,” he says. “When Basu returned to India after learning acupuncture anesthesia, the Indian media described it as acupuncture diplomacy, and it was highly praised in the country.”

1. According to the passage, which of the following is true about acupuncture therapy in India?

A．It was developed by B. K. Basu, a great doctor.

B．It is more popular in the capital than in the countryside.

C．It has played a unique role in producing acupuncturists.

D．It is effective for many ailments and it is free of charge.

2. The purpose of Paragraph 3 is to ________.

A．introduce Dr. Basu’s experience in China

B．explain why Dr. Basu learned acupuncture in China

C．give some background information about acupuncture therapy in India

D．show how India and China benefited each other in acupuncture therapy

3. The passage is most probably taken from ________.

A．a history textbook

B．a news website

C．a medical report

D．a travelling brochure

4. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?

A．Basu-An Acupuncture Expert

B．Indian Acupuncture Working Well

C．Acupuncture Diplomacy in India

D．Acupuncture—A Point of Friendship

3 . In the fight against COVID-19, many national heroes have become well-known to the public.   On August 11, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping commended(表彰)four of them for their outstanding contribution(杰出的贡献).

Zhong Nanshan	Zhong Nanshan was given the Medal of the Republic. He has been leading the Chinese government’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19. The old expert got a result that COVID-19 could be spread between humans.
“The People’s Hero” was given to three others. They are Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei.
Zhang Boli	Zhang Boli is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert. He has been in charge of the research of COVID-19 treatments connecting TCM with Western medicine.
Zhang Dingyu	Zhang Dingyu was the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital in 2020. He got an illness in 2018. However, he chose to stay with his partners in Wuhan to save lives.
Chen Wei	Chen Wei is a professor. She has made great achievements in the research on COVID-19. She is also one of the key leaders in China’s Ebola vaccine(埃博拉疫苗)research.

The purpose of giving the nation’s top honors to these people was to show the great courage and the spirit of working together of the Chinese people.

1. How many people was given “the People’s Hero” by Chinese President Xi Jinping?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. Who suffered from a disease in 2018 according to the passage?

A．Zhong Nanshan.

B．Zhang Dingyu.

C．Zhang Boli.

D．Chen Wei.

3. Which of the following is right in the passage?

A．Chen Wei is the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital.

B．Zhang Dingyu is a traditional Chinese medicine expert.

C．Zhong Nanshan got a result that COVID-19 could be spread between humans.

D．Chen Wei has been in charge of the research connecting TCM with Western medicine.

4 . 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。

As a five-year old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mother’s death. At the age of 18, instead of following the    1     (tradition) path of marriage, she     2     (choose) to study medicine.

Eight years later, Lin graduated with the Wenhai Scholarship, the highest prize     3    (give)to graduates. She became the first woman ever to be hired     4     a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of PUMC Hospital     5     (immediate). Within six months, she     6     (name) a chief resident physician, a position that usually took four years     7    (achieve). After working for a few years, she was sent to study in Europe and then in the US. She greatly impressed her American colleagues,     8     invited her to stay. Dr Lin, however, rejected the offer.

The new People’s Republic of China saw Dr Lin playing     9     key role. She was always responsible for the     10     (patient) and treated them as her sisters. She was known as the “mother of ten thousand babies”.

5 . On August 5 just after 7.30 pm, Mike Estepa suffered a massive heart attack. The crazy cyclist was 40 kilometres into his Sunday ride when he stopped by the side of the road to text his family saying he’d be home in about 30 minutes. Moments later, he was lying in the ditch, unconscious.

Larissa Arthur was driving back to Calgary from a hike in Field, B. C. with a friend. It was a warm and sunny day, and the two were chatting when a flush of yellow caught Arthur's eyes, She immediately pulled off the road.

As Arthur approached the figure. she feared the worst: Estepa was covered in ants and exhibited no signs of life. There was no pulse and he wasn't breathing." says Arthur. A bystander called 911 and Arthur, a registered nurse, started chest compressions. She and two other drivers took turns carrying out CPR for the next 15 minutes before medical teams arrived and whisked Estepa away.

Two days later, when Estepa woke up in the hospital, he was shocked to learn he had gone into cardiac arrest (心脏骤停). How did this happen, and ,why was he lucky enough to have survived? He was full of gratitude and needed to speak with the woman who had saved him, whom he named his "angel” .

“It was emotional,” says Arthur of her meeting with Estepa a few weeks later. Saving his life had extra importance for her: the bike she was returning from that day was one of 100 she's planned to honour her father, who died in 2017 after he fell during a hike that Arthur was meant to be on. "I couldn't save my father's life." Arthur says, "but this was a chance for me to save someone. "

1. Why did Mike Estepn stop while riding?

A．He suffered a heart attack.	B．He wanted to send a message.
C．He would like to lie in the ditch.	D．He was too far away from his home.

2. What do we know about Arthur?

A．She was an amateur nurse.	B．She was scared of ants.
C．She knew how to do CPR.	D．She went cycling with a friend.

3. What did Arthur think of her saving Estepa?

A．Grateful.	B．Lucky.
C．Significant	D．Natural.

4. What's the best title of the text?

A．A Miracle to Return to Life	B．An Angel on the Roadside
C．A Risky Cycling Alone	D．A Chance to Save Life

6 . Dr. Martinez put on a false smile (假笑) as she entered Janet Eslin’s hospital room. She couldn’t let Janet see that she was worried. Yet she had been searching for the cause of Janet’s illness and hadn’t found a clue (线索).

“How are you feeling today?” Dr. Martinez asked her patient. Janet replied that she felt about the same—terribly uncomfortable.

The doctor tried to get Janet’s mind off her health by talking about Janet’s vacation at Lake Winnow. But Dr. Martinez couldn’t keep her own mind on the conversation. She kept wondering what could be wrong with her patient.

Suddenly Janet’s words interrupted Dr. Martinez’s thoughts: “… the vacation was really perfect, except for the food. The last meal I ate was especially terrible.”

Dr. Martinez quickly snapped back into the conversation, “Janet, when did you eat that meal?” Janet said that it had been the day before yesterday.

“I think we’ve discovered your problem,” Dr. Martinez said as she left. Several hours later, Dr. Martinez was back with the answer. “Janet, the food you ate made you ill. You’re suffering from food poisoning. Now that we know what’s wrong, we can take care of your problem.”

1. What made Janet sick?

A．An insect bite	B．Bad food
C．Bad water	D．Cold weather

2. What is the main idea of the story?

A．Doctor discovers what made Janet sick.

B．Dr. Martinez becomes ill.

C．Janet goes on vacation.

D．A doctor talks to Janet in the hospital.

3. Where did Janet go on her vacation?

A．She took a trip to the city.

B．She went camping in the mountains.

C．She spent a week at the seashore.She took a trip to a lake.

D．She took a trip to a lake.

4. What does the underlined word “interrupted” mean?

A．Talked about

B．Told over again

C．Broke in while someone was talking

D．Never stopped listening to the other person