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【题目】 It is the year 1026, the time of the Song Dynasty. You are trained to become a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctor. You are about to take your final exam. What kind of thing will you face?

During the Song Dynasty, doctors needed to show thy understood meridians (经络) — paths of energy running through the body.

If you were the one to take the exam, you would be asked to show how you would treat symptoms on a life-sized model covered in wax (蜡). Under the wax, the model would be made of bronze (铜), filled with water, and covered in holes running along the meridian paths.

You would need to place an acupuncture needle (针灸用的针) into the correct part of a meridian to pass the exam. If you got it right, the needle would go straight through he hole, and water would pour out of the model. If you picked the wrong spot, the needle would hit the bronze model and you failed.

The exams wanted to make sure all young doctors knew how to treat patients hitting the same correct acupuncture points.

The first “bronze man” acupuncture model was made in 1026 by one of the great doctors named Wang Weiyi. Wang also wrote a book that was used across the country to teach how to use the model. Now you can see a copy of one of these bronze men in China’s National Museum.

【1】Why was there wax on the model?

A.Because the model was totally made of wax.

B.Because wax can protect the model well.

C.Because wax stopped test takers seeing the holes.

D.Because the meridians of the body were covered with wax.

【2】What does the underlined word “spot” mean in the passage?

A.地点B.斑点C.职位D.疤痕

【3】What would happen if a test taker put his needle into a wrong point?

A.The water would pour out of the model.

B.The needle wouldn’t go straight through the hole.

C.There would be one more hole in the bronze model.

D.The hole would be covered with wax.

【4】From the last paragraph, we learn that________ .

A.Wang Weiyi invented the bronze man to test doctors

B.Wang Weiyi was also a teacher in the Song Dynasty

C.doctors now still take the bronze men now

D.we can’t see any of the bronze men now

【5】What does the story mainly talk about?

A.Why TCM is still popular now.

B.The use of a bronze model in acupuncture.

C.How doctors in the Song Dynasty treated different symptoms.

D.The exam for the TCM doctors in the Song Dynasty.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：本文介绍了针灸以及医生需要掌握的技能。

【1】理解推断题。根据文中“Under the wax, the model would be made of bronze (铜), filled with water, and covered in holes running along the meridian paths. You would need to place an acupuncture needle (针灸用的针) into the correct part of a meridian to pass the exam.” 在蜡下，模型将由青铜（铜）制成，充满水，并覆盖在沿子午线路径的孔洞中。你需要把针灸针放在经络的正确部位才能通过检查。可以判断，模型上有蜡，是因为蜡阻止了考生看到洞。故答案为C。

【2】词义猜测题。根据文中“If you got it right, the needle would go straight through he hole, and water would pour out of the model. If you picked the wrong spot, the needle would hit the bronze model and you failed.” 如果你做对了，针头会直接穿过孔，水会从模型中流出。如果你选错了地方，针头就会撞到青铜模型，你就失败了。可知，在文章中加下划线的“spot”是“地点”的意思，故答案为A。

【3】细节理解题。根据文中“If you got it right, the needle would go straight through he hole, and water would pour out of the model. If you picked the wrong spot, the needle would hit the bronze model and you failed.” 如果你做对了，针头会直接穿过孔，水会从模型中流出。如果你选错了地方，针头就会撞到青铜模型，你就失败了。可知，如果一个考生把针头插错了，针头不能直接穿过洞。故答案为B。

【4】细节理解题。根据文中“The first “bronze man” acupuncture model was made in 1026 by one of the great doctors named Wang Weiyi. Wang also wrote a book that was used across the country to teach how to use the model. Now you can see a copy of one of these bronze men in China’s National Museum.” 第一个“铜人”针灸模型是在1026年由一位名叫王伟毅的伟大医生制作的。王还写了一本书，在全国范围内被用来教授如何使用这种模式。现在你可以在中国国家博物馆看到这些青铜人中的一个。可知，我们了解到王伟毅发明铜人考医生，故答案为A。

【5】主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，本文介绍了针灸以及医生需要掌握的技能。这个故事主要讲述了宋代中医考试。故答案为D。