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1．While I was teaching in China，l became interested in acupuncture（针灸）．It was after returning from China and witnessing how successful it had been that I reached the decision to become an acupuncturist myself．I was lucky to discover that the town where I lived had a famous college of traditional acupuncture．
Alternative medicine such as acupuncture is particularly important for me because I firmly believe that it works on the level of body，mind and spirit．This is very different from Western medicine which is supposed to work only on the body．When a person is ill，it is believed that there's something in their life wh ich is putting their energy levels out of balance．What alternative therapies（疗法）try to do is help to gradually push that energy back into balance．The result is that any disease present might naturally disappear as it cannot survive when energies are balanced．
I've treated a wide range of people for various conditions，for example people suffering from stress and anxiety．To acquire a qualification in acupuncture，I took a course that lasted three years．I had to go to the college about one weekend in three．I also had a large amount of homework and practical work to do，which I did two or three evenings a week．This involved locating points on different people．As you can imagine，this isn't straightforward as people are of different sizes and have differently shaped bodies．
In the future I hope to set up an alternative health clinic which will involve myself as an acupuncturist but perhaps other people as well．I'd like to work with people who provide treatments such as rubbing （按摩） and pressing people's feet in a special way to help them relax and feel well．I'd like to set it up somewhere in the countryside，where people could feel free from the stress of life．

24．The author decided to learn acupunctureC．
A．when he was teaching in China
B．when he was studying in college
C．after he came back to his mother country
D．after he discovered an acupuncture school
25．What does the author think of acupuncture′？B
A．It prevents disease．
B．It treats people as a whole．
C．It has an immediate effect                  
D．It helps improve people's lives．
26．The acupuncture course the author took wasA．
A．time-consuming and challenging        
B．learner-centered and effective
C．difficult but interesting                      
D．painful but helpful
27．What do the underlined words"other people"in the last paragraph refer to？B
A．Other acupuncturists
B．Other alternative therapists．
C．Other doctors who use Western medicine．
D．Other people who want to escape from stress．

Answer 1

分析 文章介绍了作者在中国对针灸产生兴趣之后，回国开始学习针灸并打算以后开诊所从事针灸治疗．

解答 CBAB
24．C 细节题．第一段It was after returning from China and witnessing how successful it had been that I reached the decision to become an acupuncturist myself．告诉我们在回国之后，作者开始决定学习针灸，故选C．
25．B 细节题．在第二段 it works on the level of body，mind and spirit．提到针灸从身体、精神以及思想上全面治疗，故选B．
26．A 细节题．根据I took a course that lasted three years．I had to go to the college about one weekend in three．I also had a large amount of homework and practical work to do可知，作者参加的课程要持续三年，而且有很多作业要完成，所以是耗时、有挑战性的．
27．B 猜测词意题，最后一段In the future I hope to set up an alternative health clinic which will involve myself as an acupuncturist but perhaps 告诉我们作者在未来会建立一家诊所，包括自己还有其他的治疗师，比如：按摩师等，故选B．

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