01 中华文化-2024年中考英语新热点时文阅读

2024年中考英语新热点时文阅读-中华文化 题型 主要内容 1 阅读理解 介绍了中医三种典型的治疗方法：拔火罐、按摩和针灸，并介绍了中医最著名的医学专著《黄帝内经》，以及中医在世界上的发展趋势。 2 阅读理解 介绍了中国古代茶艺“茶百戏”，因一部电视剧走红。 3 阅读理解 功夫的价值。 4 短文填空 作者给意大利的老师和学生带扇子的故事。 5 语法选择 讲述了中国毛笔的起源、流行和传播。 6 语法选择 讲述了中国几种独特的传统艺术形式。 01 （2023春·河北石家庄·八年级统考期末）During the 2016 Rio Olympics, people were surprised to see the round, purple marks on the body of the famous American swimmer Michael Phelps. What happened to him? In fact, he just visited a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and had “cupping” (拔火罐). Massage (按摩) and acupuncture (针灸) are two other important kinds of TCM. Chinese massage can make you relaxed and fresh. In acupuncture, doctors put long needles (针) into the patients’ heads, faces, arms... It takes away pain, though the look is funny. TCM is an important part of Chinese culture. The earliest medical classic in China, Huangdi’s Classic on Medicine (黄帝内经) came out more than 2,000 years ago. The book is about the relationship between man and nature. In Chinese culture, yin and yang are the two parts of nature. Nature keeps balanced (平衡) if yin and yang work well together. The human body needs such a balance, too. TCM helps to do that. Quit especially, for some health problems, a doctor of TCM will not give you medicine. Instead, he may give you just a food plan and right ways to eat. For example, it is common to eat on the way to school, at our desk, or in front of the TV. But TCM thinks it’s wrong. Here are the correct ways: Sit down to eat. While eating, turn off the TV and get away from the work desk. Eat seasonal (当季) foods. Do not miss any of the three meals. Also, get your body moving often, just as the saying goes, “Running water is never stale.” Nowadays, traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular around the world. A government report says that people in 183 countries and areas are now using TCM. 1．In the first paragraph, the writer mentioned Michael Phelps in order to ________. A．introduce a doctor of T