【英语】高考英语易错题专题三阅读理解(含解析).pdf

【英语】高考英语易错题专题三阅读理解（含解析）

一、高中英语阅读理解

1.阅读理解
TraditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)isgainingglobalpopularity.Accordingtoagovernment
whitepaper,TCMhasbeenintroducedin183countriesandregionsaroundtheworld.
Westerners'understandingofTCM,however,maybelimitedtoacupuncture,cuppingand
massage(#灸，拔罐和按摩).Forinstance,thepurple,injury-likemarksleftonU.S.swimmer
MichaelPhelps,backfromcuppingforthepurposeofrelaxinghismusclesandreducingpain
becamethecenterofattentionduringtheRioOlympicsin2016.
Asamatteroffact,Chineseherbsplayamoreimportantroleingettingridofdiseasesand
keepingthebodyingoodconditionintheTCMtreatmentsystemthanphysicaltreatment.Itis
thereforedishearteningtoknowthatwhile103WorldHealthOrganizationmembercountrieshave
givenapprovaltothepracticeofacupuncture,notmanyrecognizeChineseherbalmedicine.TCM
fallsfarbehindWesternmedicineowingpartlytotheslowdevelopmentofChineseherbs.
Herbsaremadeintopills,powderandsoup,andthekindofherbsused,theirqualityand
quantity,andtheprocessingoftheingredients(原材料)jointlydeterminetheeffectivenessof
theprescription.ComparedwithWesternmedicine,whichhasstandardizeddrugproductionprocesses
andtreatmentmethods,TCMlacksstandardization,withthechemicalcompositionandfunctionsof
itsmedicinesbeingunclearandtheireffectsbeingunstable.Fortunately,standardizationhas
improvedinrecentdecades,withanincreasingnumberoffactoriesproducingpatentedTCMdrugs.
AnotherfactorthathaspreventedthedevelopmentofTCMprescriptiondrugsisthelackof
creativity.WhileWesternmedicine-makingcompaniescomeupwithnewproductseveryyear,TCM
drugproducerstendtomakemedicinesaccordingtoprescriptionshandeddownfromthepast.
ChinesechemistTuYouyou'swinningthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicineforher
researchintomalaria(疟疾)treatmentmaydrivecreativitytosomeextentinChina'sTCM
industry.However,thecurrentstateofaffairscannotbechangedwithinashorttime.
(1)WhydoestheauthormentiontheexampleofMichaelPhelps?
A.Becausehewasinjuredinhisswimming.B.BecausecuppingisakindofimportantTCM
treatment.
C.Becausewesternersknowalittlea