Unit2Fitforlife每课一练2（牛津版选修7）.doc

Unit 2 Fit for life 每课一练2（牛津版选修7） I.阅读短文，并选出适当的标题(每题1分，共5分) 1. AcupunctureissystemofhealingwhichhaseenpractisedinhinandotherEasternountriesforthousandsofyears.lthoughoftendescribedsmeansofpainrelief,itisinfactusedtotreatpeoplewithwiderangeofillnesses.Itsfocusisonimprovingtheoverallwelleingofthepatient,ratherthantheisolatedtreatmentofspecificsymptoms.ccordingtotraditionalhinesephilosophy,ourhealthisdependentontheody’smotivatingenergy—knownsQi—movinginsmoothndalancedwaythroughseriesofmeridians(channels)eneaththeskin. Qionsistsofequalndoppositequalities—YinndYang—ndwhentheseecomeunbalanced,illnessmayresult.yinsertingfineneedlesintothehannelsofenergy,ncupuncturistanstimulatetheody’sownhealingresponsendhelprestoreitsnaturalalance.TheflowofQianedisturbedynumberoffactors.Theseincludeemotionalstatessuchsnxiety,stress,nger,fearorgrief,poornutrition,weatheronditions,hereditaryfactors,infections,poisonsortrauma.Theprincipalimofcupunctureintreatingthewholepersonistorecovertheequilibriumetweenthephysical,emotionalndspiritualspectsoftheindividual. 2.Severalprocesseshaveeenproposedtoexplaincupuncture’seffects,primarilythoseonpain.cupuncturepointsreelievedtostimulatetheentralnervoussystem(therainndspinalord)toreleasehemicalsintothemuscles,spinalord,ndrain.Thesehemicalseitherhangetheexperienceofpainorreleaseotherhemicals,suchshormones,thatinfluencetheody’sself-regulatingsystems.Theiochemicalhangesmaystimulatetheody’snaturalhealingbilitiesndpromotephysicalndemotionalwell-being. 3.Manypeopleometocupuncturistsforhelpwithspecificsymptomsoronditions.Thesemightincludenxietystates,rthritis(关节炎),sthma(哮喘),ackpain,irculatoryproblems,depression,facialparalysis(面部瘫痪),fibrositis(肌风湿病),highloodpressure,indeterminatechesndpains,infertility,menstrualproblems,migraines(偏头痛),rheumatism(风湿病),sciatica(坐骨神经痛),skinonditionsorulcers(溃疡). Acupunctureissafetreatmentforll,lthoughforabiesndhildren,pressureratherthanneedlesmayeused.cupuncturehasprovedtoeeffectiveinpregnancymanagementndforthereliefofpai