5西工大附中第六次适应性训练答案

西工大附中第六次适应性训练--英语第二部分阅读理解（共两节，20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）AIf you followed the 2016 Olympic Games, you may have noticed that several athletes, including US swimmer Michael Phelps, had circular bruises on their bodies. These bru ises were the result of “cupping (拔火罐) therapy”, a traditional Chinese medical practice that has been around for more than 2, 000 years.Many athletes say that they have benefited from the therapy. Phelps used the therapy in the fall of 2014 and has used it about twice a week since, reported ABC News. Another US swimmer, Dana Vollmer, also believes that “it really helps with blood flow”.However, some have said that the supposed health effects result from people’s feeling that the treatment works, rather than any physical effect of the treatment.To figure out cupping therapy has any physical effect, last year researchers from Germany carried out a test in which a false treatment was provided.In the study, the same type of cups was used in the real treatment and the false treatment. But in the false treatment, the cups had a hole at the top so that they couldn’t create the proper suction (吸力).The tested patients, who suffered from a disorder that caused a lot of pain, were told that they would receive either a traditional cupping or “soft cupping”. But they were not informed that the so-called “soft cupping” was a false treatment.It turned out that most patients correctly guessed which kind of cupping they had received. In both groups, patients also experienced about the same reductions in pain. “The results suggest the effects of cupping therapy might come from factors that are not necessa rily part of the treatment itself,” the researchers told the Live Science website.Th e question of whether cupping therapy works still needs to be answered. “But because the treatment is relatively safe and it could be helpful for some people, the therapy can be used as part of a comprehensive treatment program involving other exercises, nutritional choices and lifestyle changing,” Dr Brent Bauer, director of the US Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program at Mayo Clinic, told Live Science.21.Why is Michael Phelps mentioned in the passage?A. To give athletes a new way to swim faster.B. To provide athletes with a new way of treatment.C. To introduce the topic on cupping therapy.D. To show swimmers suffer from disorders.（细节理解）根据文章第一段“…including US swimmer Michael Phelps, had circular bruises on their bodies. These bruises were the result of ‘cupping (拔火罐) therapy’,…”和下文内容可知，提到Michael Phelps是为了引出介绍拔火罐的话题。

故选C。

22.The purpose of the test by researchers from Germany was to ____.A. promote the health effects of cupping therapyB. see whether cupping therapy has a physical effectC. compare traditional cupping with the soft cuppingD. compare cupping therapy’s effects on different groups of people（细节理解）根据文章第四段“To figure out cupping therapy has any physical effect, last year researchers from Germany carried out a test in which a false treatment was provided.”可知，来自德国的研究员进行的测试，是为了证实拔火罐疗法是否有效。

故选B。

23.What can be learned from the passage?A. Different people need different types of cupping therapy.B. The real treatment and false treatment almost have the same effects.C. The results show that cupping therapy is not part of the treatment.D. Cupping therapy is only effective when used with lifestyle changing.（细节理解）根据倒数第二段“In both groups, patients also experienced about the same reductions in pain.”可知，被试病人都感觉到同样的疼痛减少，所以无论真假拔火罐都能有同样的效果。

故选B。

24.According to Dr Brent Bauer, cupping therapy ____.A. is a fast and easy treatment for people to carry outB. is a newly invented way to cure some diseasesC. needs a long period of time to take effectD. can be used together with other treatments（逻辑推理）根据文章最后一段Dr Brent Bauer说的话“…the therapy can be used as part of a comprehensive treatment program involving other exercises, nutritional choices and lifestyle changing…”可知，拔火罐可以被用作包含其他锻炼、营养选择和生活方式改变的综合治疗的一部分。

故选D。

It seems that technology could be changing the places where we live. A project conducted by Johann Siau, a senior lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire’s School of Engineering and Technology, has built on the university’s InterHome project aimed to create a home that supervises people living at home who are weak or elderly.“We’ve developed a wristband type of device (装置),” said Johann Siau, “which allows us to monitor the device. It allows us to collect data of a person to see if the person has fallen or is away from where they are supposed to be. It connects an elderly person with an assisted living type of device with the InterHome.” The assisted living project is part of the university’s wider InterHome project, which is the development of a smart house. The house stores the usage patterns of the person living there and can adapt to making it use as little energy as possible. Connecting the two together and building the service element (元素) allow us to introduce the assisted living idea to care for the elderly. It’s very important that these technologies are there to help and support rather than to replace any of the existing services.The InterHome is not just a prototype (雏形) or a vehicle for research. It’s a study tool to help students from differ ent science backgrounds learn about and develop technology. The InterHome combines the latest broadband technology, mobile data and communication. Researchers and students make sure that all the technology works together. Students get experience by developing new hardware and software themselves. It requires a variety of skills from students —electronic engineers, computer students, design students and so on. “The present plan we are working on is a smart home project in Watford with some commercial compan ies,” said Johann Siau. “We are looking at how a smarter home can provide extra value services.”25.The underlined word “supervises” in Paragraph 1probably mean “____”.A. watches overB. gives support toC. directsD. comforts（词义辨析、词义猜测）watch over意为“监视，照管”；give support to意为“帮助，援助”；direct意为“指挥，命令”；comfort意为“安慰，使舒适”。