题目内容
If the world were a village of 1,000 people it would include:
• 584 Asians
• 124 Africans
• 95 Eastern and Western Europeans
• 84 Latin Americans
• 55 former Soviets (including Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians, and other national groups)
• 52 North Americans
• 6 Australians and New Zealanders
The people of the village would speak:
• 165 Mandarin
• 86 English
• 83 Hindu/Urdu
• 64 Spanish
• 58 Russian
• 37 Arabic
The above list covers the mother tongues of only half the village.
One-third of the people in the village are children, and only 60 are over the age of 65.Just under half of the married women in the village have access to modem equipments.
This year 28 babies will be born.Ten people will die, 3 of them for lack of food, 1 from cancer.Two of the deaths will be of babies born within the year.With the 28 births and 10 deaths, the population of the village next year will be 1,018.
In this village of 1,000 persons, 200 people receive 75 percent of the income; another 200 receive only 2 percent of the income.
About one-third have access to clean, safe drinking water.
Of the 670 adults in the village, half can not read nor write.
The village has a total yearly budget, public and private, of over $3 million—$ 3 ,000 per person if it is distributed evenly.Of the total $3 million:
$ 181,000 goes to weapons and warfare
$ 159,000 to education
$ 132,000 to health care
These weapons are under the control of just 100 of the people.The other 900 are watching them with deep anxiety, wondering whether they can learn to get along together.
1.Which of the following is true about Mandarin according to the text?
A.Nearly one-third of Asian people speak Mandarin in the village.
B.About 8.25 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.
C.About 16.5 per cent of the people speak Mandarin in the village.
D.Nearly all the Mandarin-speaking people are from Asia in the village.
2.Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the text?
A.Poverty. B.Education. C.Environment. D.Marriage.
3.The underlined part “have access to” (in Para. 4) means_____.
A.use B.buy C.produce D.try
4.The last sentence in the text implies that most of the people long for _____.
A.a peaceful world B.good education
C.better health care D.a life without anxiety
1.C
2.D
3.A
4.A
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Tui Na and Your Emotional Health
In Traditional Chinese Medicine the body, mind and spirit cannot be divided and so the unique whole-body treatment in Tui Na can also be a useful treatment correcting any imbalances in the body's energy before symptoms and disease can develop. It also works to restore emotional harmony as well as physical health. This is why after a Tui Na treatment many people "feel good". Many people in China use Tui Na regularly to keep healthy and to deal with some specific illnesses.
Tui Na is performed on the clothed body and the patient is either lying on a couch or sitting on a chair. Therapists using a variety of strokes or movements will control the intensity and direction of pressure in an exact way. The unique rolling movement in Tui Na is one of the most difficult strokes to learn and students have to practice sometimes for many months on a rice bag before they are allowed to practice on the human body.
Stress
Tui Na is of course very useful for treating stress.
It distributes the energy around the whole body. It is believed that Tui Na moves the strong energy in the tense muscles to the weaker areas, thus making a more balanced body. When your Qi (energy in the body) flow is balanced you feel relaxed and comfortable. Tui Na is especially useful for stiff shoulders and tense neck muscles.
Emotions
In Traditional Chinese Medicine each major organ is linked to an emotion. By balancing the energy in the organ, the relevant emotion will be calmed. When your emotions are out of control, you would usually turn to your doctor or perhaps a psychotherapist. But perhaps some people would not like to be seeing a psychotherapist or feel nervous about discussing their problems with others. With Tui Na one does not need to tell the therapist anything one does not want to. The treatment of Tui Na can deal with the problem itself — although if one does need to talk, then the safe space is there to do so. An active dialogue between the therapist and the patient will help to get a better effect.
How the major organs rule your emotions
Each major organ — the heart, the stomach, the spleen, the liver, the bladder, the kidneys, the lungs, etc. — is linked to a relevant emotion.
The heart is linked to joy, excitement and sadness. If the heart is out of balance, the patient may dream a lot at night and often forget something important in the day.
The stomach and spleen are connected with too much thinking or worrying — over anxiety. When the stomach is out of balance there is often a lack of energy. The patient often feels very tired and has no interest in doing anything at all.
The liver and gall bladder are linked to anger. In Chinese Medicine the eyes are connected with the liver, and many people who suffer from anger often suffer from eye problems. The gall bladder rules decision-making and too much energy here can lead to rashness, while if there is too little it can bring about indecision. Where there is a history of depression, the therapist would look to the liver.
The bladder and kidneys are linked to fear of all kinds, from simple anxieties and phobias to vague fears and worries.
The lungs are connected with feelings of grief and sadness. When there is a history of grief, the therapist would look to the lungs.
Tui Na is used in almost all the hospitals in China and very popular among Chinese people. It is a useful and valuable method of restoring Qi balance, when emotional and physical health is out of balance. Tui Na is one of the remaining secrets of Chinese Medicine.
【小题1】According to the passage, which statement is TRUE about Tui Na?
A.Tui Na is a whole-body treatment and can't be divided into different parts. |
B.Tui Na can be used to balance the diseases before they can develop in the body. |
C.Tui Na can bring back not only physical health but also emotional health. |
D.Tui Na only makes people "feel good" but do not actually cure disease. |
A.By linking the organ to an emotion. |
B.By telling the therapist anything one does not want to. |
C.By discussing their problems with others. |
D.By balancing the energy in the relevant organ. |
A.the patient will have a stomachache |
B.the patient will have a lot to worry about |
C.the patient will have nothing to do |
D.the patient will not feel like doing anything |