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The human body is an amazing and complex machine. It is very tough, and we usually recover from illness or injury on our own, without the help of a doctor. But what happens when we need medical treatment? In the past, some people went to a clinic or hospital to see a medical doctor. Other people trusted ancient traditions and chose treatments such as herbal(药草的) medicine or acupuncture（针灸）. These two types of medicine----one modern and Western and the other ancient and Eastern----used to have nothing to do with each other.

In recent years, however, people around the world have begun to recognize and accept both modern medical science and more traditional therapies. This new kind of medicine can be called integrative medicine (because it integrates, or combines, different types of medicine), or complementary medicine. Some of the principles of this type of medicine include preventing illness by helping people stay healthy, integrating different types of therapies according to the needs of each patient, and considering the health of the whole person rather than concentrating on a particular illness or injury.

One health maintenance organization (HMO) in Madison, Wisconsin, has opened its Complementary Medicine and Wellness Center. At the center, HMO members are offered a variety of services. If you are suffering a sore back, try some massage treatments to relax your muscles and encourage the flow of healing energy in your body. If you have allergies or asthma, you could try homeopathy, which uses tiny amounts of allergens to stimulate your body’s natural immune response. And if you’re not ill, but just want to improve your strength and focus your mind, try a tai chi or yoga class.

Patients who use these complementary medicine services appreciate having an alternative to surgery or to drugs and their side effects. They also enjoy activities and therapies that make them feel better even if they’re not sick. And from the financial point of view of the HMO, preventing illness whenever possible is much less expensive than a hospital stay.

According to Dr. Andrew Weil, founder of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, integrative medicine combines the best parts of Western medicine with complementary therapies such as acupuncture and nutrition. And because both doctor and patient are working to prevent illness, they become partners with the same goal instead of strangers who see each other only when the patient is sick.

1. The article is about____________.

A. Western medicine

B. acupuncture and herbal medicine

C. advances in medical technology

D. integrative medicine

2.Why does the author mention “preventing illness by helping people stay healthy” in the second paragraph?

A. to inform readers about a principle of integrative medicine

B. to explain why most people don’t believe in integrative medicine

C. to give readers advice about staying healthy

D. to recommend modern medicine rather than traditional therapies

3.What would be an example of integrative medicine?

A. taking penicillin for a headache

B. performing surgery to treat heart disease

C. acupuncture

D. using herbal treatments after surgery

4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as an advantage of complementary medicine?

A. It costs less than medical care in hospitals.

B. Patients can choose between complementary medicine and drugs or surgery.

C. It helps patients feel healthier even when they are not sick.

D. It focuses mainly on a particular illness or injury.

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请根据你对以下图片的理解，以“人与自然”为题，写一篇100词左右的英语短文。

完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We were standing at the top of church tower. “Look down, Elsa,” Father said. I gathered all my ________ and looked down. I saw the square in the center of the village. And I saw the crisscross (十字形) of twisting, turning streets________ to the square.

"See, my dear," Father said gently. "There is more than one way to the ________ . Life is like that. If you can't get to the place where you want to go by one road, try ________ ."

In the years that followed I often remembered the ________ Father taught me. I knew where I wanted to ________ in life. I wanted to be fashion designer. But on the way to my first small success I found the road ________ .

That year I was busy getting ready to show my winter fashions. Then just 13 days before the ________ the sewing girls were called out on strike. I found myself ________with one tailor and woman who was in charge of the sewing room! I was as gloomy as my models and salesgirls. “We’ll never ________ it,” one of them cried.

Here, I thought, is the ________ of all tests for Father’s advice. Where is the way ________ this time? I wondered and worried. I was certain we would have to ________ the presentation or else show the clothes unfinished. Then it ________ to me. Why not show the unfinished clothes?

We worked hurriedly. And, exactly 13 days later, right________ time, the Schiaparelli showing ________ .

What a showing it was! Some coats had no sleeves; others had only one. Many of our clothes were still in a(n) ________ stage. They were only patterns made of heavy cotton cloth. But on these we ________ simple pictures and pieces of material.

All in all, the showing was different. It was so different that it was a great success. Our ________9 showing caught the attention of the public, and ________ for the clothes poured in.

Father’s wise words has guided me. There is more than one way to the square always.

1.A. courage B. interest C. information D. savings

2.A. leading B. coming C. getting D. falling

3.A. city B. square C. church D. village

4.A. other B. another C. this D. that

5.A. text B. material C. lesson D. class

6.A. rest B. relax C. come D. go

7.A. taken B. paved C. followed D. blocked

8.A. competition B. ceremony C. presentation D. introduction

9.A. left B. tired C. burdened D. connected

10.A. have B. lose C. make D. hit

11.A. text B. test C. tip D. example

12.A. in B. out C. up D. round

13.A. bring down B. bring forward C. call up D. call off

14.A. occurred B. belonged C. happened D. objected

15.A. in B. over C. on D. behind

16.A. took on B. took off C. took down D. took place

17.A. mature B. beautiful C. early D. late

18.A. took B. drew C. collected D. pinned

19.A. normal B. unusual C. beautiful D. common

20.A. orders B. designs C. patterns D. changes

_____ volleyball is her main focus, she’s also great at basketball.

A. Since B. Once C. Unless D. While

The party last night was ______ success. We sang and danced until it came to ______ end at 12:00.

A. a; an B. a; the C. the; an D. /; an

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I was from Detroit in the United States. During his senior year in high school I win a scholarship to study singing in London. I went there in summer, and I stayed with someone’s home. People there were very sweetly, and it was a really fun summer. I got the inside view of that it’s like to live there. I loved it but one thing that surprising me was that people had to go to such many different stores to do their shopping. There was also a lot of differences in language. They said things like “ring you up” instead of “give you a call.” It took me a little while figure out these differences. So it was fun.

I grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.

With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other people’s writing can one discover what works, what doesn’t and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.

Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)．As a law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter — the volume (量) of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldn’t necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.

1.What can be inferred about the author as a child?

A. He never watched TV.

B. He read what he had to.

C. He found reading unbelievable.

D. He considered reading part of his life.

2.The underlined word “voice” in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”.

A. an idea B. a sound quality

C. a way of writing D. a world to write about

3.What effect does reading have on the author?

A. It helps him to realize his dream.

B. It opens up a wider world for him.

C. It makes his college life more interesting.

D. It increases his interest in worldwide travel.

4.Which of the following can be the best title of this text?

A. Why do I read? B. How do I read?

C. What do I read? D. When do I read?

Although he will always be remembered for starring “Superman,” the greatest role of actor Christopher Reeve’s life was as a champion of sufferers of spinal cord （脊椎） injuries and an supporter of stem cell （干细胞） research.

Unlike the man of steel, he wasn’t faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than an engine and he couldn’t leap tall buildings in a single bound. But the courage and determination Reeve showeed in trying to overcome his paralysis （瘫痪） from a 1995 horse-riding accident went beyond any of the achievements of the comic book hero.

“He became a real-life Superman. His heroism, his courage was extraordinary,” Colin Blakemore, the chief executive of Britain’s Medical Research Council said. “Like many people who suffer some terrible injuries, Christopher Reeve was totally changed by that experience and brought the kind of energy and enthusiasm that made him successful as a film star to an entirely different issue, with huge effect.”

Reeve, 52, died of heart failure on October 10, 2004 after having treatment for an infected pressure wound without realizing his dream of walking again. But in the nine years since his accident, he made personal progress to regain respect and admiration, founded the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, a non-profit research organization, and used his fame to raise millions of dollars for research into spinal cord injuries.

He also provided hope and inspiration to other patients and made speeches to support scientists to be allowed to conduct stem cell research in the hopes of eventually curing paralysis and other illnesses such as diabetes and Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

“He has been our champion. If you think of spinal injuries, you automatically recall a picture of Christopher Reeve,” said Paul Smith, executive director of the Spinal Injuries Association in England. It is because of Reeve that spinal cord injuries and stem cell research are so widely discussed, according to Smith. The fact that it happened to Reeve showed it can affect anyone, even Superman.

Reeve did not live long enough to see whether stem cell research could help restore movement to the paralyzed. The research is still in its early days and no one knows what advances it may bring.

1.Which of the following words can best describe the characteristics of Reeve?

A. strong-willed and caring

B. tough and persuasive

C. caring and reliable

D. sympathetic and considerate

2.The purpose of paragraph 2 is to show us that ______.

A. Reeve was not as capable as the image he acted in his film

B. the image of Superman created by Reeve will always be remembered

C. Reeve is no more than an ordinary person when he was faced with paralysis

D. the inspiring image in Reeve’s real life was even greater than that in his film

3.Reeve made the following contributions to the scientific research except______.

A. setting up a non-profit research organization

B. winning public respect and admiration by overcoming obstacles

C. influencing the world by making speeches on stem cell research

D. struggling for the permission to conduct stem cell research

4.It can be implied from the passage that ______.

A. Reeve remained optimistic after suffering from paralysis

B. stem cell research has long been a controversial subject

C. paralysis can happen to anyone no matter how strong he seems

D. some presently incurable illnesses are to be cured in the near future

5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. A Fighter of Spinal Cord Injuries

B. A Real Hero in Film

C. A Forever Superman

D. A Struggling Life

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2.令人难忘的事情。

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