第八章 真题讲解五

Questions 11-15
5个小节

It's easy to tell people to make exercise part of their daily routine. It's not so easy to tell them what to do. Some folks like to run marathons or climb mountains. But if you would rather care for your body without risking life or limb or increasingly creaky joints, you might consider Tai Chi Chuan, the ancient martial art that looks like a cross between shadow boxing and slow-motion ballet. Tai Chi combines intense mental focus with deliberate, graceful movements that improve strength, agility and — particularly important for the elderly-balance.

you might consider Tai Chi Chuan：全文焦点，关键词

Tai Chi也是口译常见的考试内容

the ancient…同谓语修饰

Practitioners praise Tai Chi's spiritual and psychological benefits, but what has attracted the attention of western scientists lately is what Tai Chi does for the body. In many ways, researchers are just catching up to what tens of millions of people in China and Chinatowns around the rest of the world already know about Tai Chi. Scientists at the Oregon Research Institute in Eugene reported that Tai Chi offers the greatest benefit to older men and women who are healthy but relatively inactive. Previous studies have shown that Tai Chi practiced regularly helps reduce falls among healthy seniors. The next step, from a scientific point of view, is to determine whether Tai Chi can help those who are already frail.

But段落中出现转折往往紧跟TS

scientists：文章中出现科学家，往往表明要插入科学实验结果

同样的词还有：experiment / test / research / examination / investigation / survey

插入实验结果往往出于以下目的：

1． purpose
2． Subject
3． Method
4． result ( find out, suggest, indicate, discover, show )

There are several styles of Tai Chi, but most of them start with a series of controlled movements, or forms, with names like Grasping the Sparrow's Tail and Repulse the Monkey. There are any good how-to books to get you started, or you can choose from among the growing number of classes offered at rec centers and health clubs in the U.S., and around the world. (There have the added benefit of combining instruction with a chance to meet new people.) either way, the goal is to move at your own pace. As Tai Chi Cultural Center in Lost Altos, California, puts it, "Pain is no gain."

how-to books入门书籍

（）阅读题中的括号非常重要，往往是考点所在

As Tai Chi Cultural Center in Lost Altos, California, puts it, "Pain is no gain."
As sb puts it引言结构，引言通常不是考点，可以略看

Any form of exercise, of course, can do only so much. "For older individuals, Tai Chi will not be the end-all," says William Haskell, an expert in chronic-disease prevention at Stanford University. "But Tai Chi plus walking would be a very good mixture. "Younger people probably need more of an aerobic challenge, but they can benefit from Tai Chi's capacity to reduce stress.

The best thing about Tai Chi is that people enjoy it, so they are more likely to stick with it long enough to get some benefit. It helps when something that's good for you is also fun.

11. Tai Chi movements can improve all the following EXCEPT ________
(A) strength (B) balance
(C) nimbleness (D) integrity

nimbleness敏捷

12. According to some scientists, what kind of people can benefit most from Tai Chi?
(A) Healthy but relatively inactive old people.
(B) Active but relatively unhealthy old people.
(C) Frail old people, just released form hospital.
(D) Energetic young people.

13. The author mentions "Pain is no gain" (para 3) in order to advise you ________
(A) move as slowly as possible (B) act elegantly
(C) meet new people (D) follow your own pace

14. Tai Chi can help young people ________
(A) keep slim (B) reduce stress
(C) grow taller (D) meet challenges

15. The author's main purpose of writing this article is ________

主题题型，这种题一定要放到最后做

(A) to challenge the idea that Tai Chi is the best exercise
(B) to introduce Tai Chi to north Americans as a good exercise
(C) to invite people to take part in a training course on Tai Chi
(D) to differentiate Tai Chi with other physical exercises

重点词汇讲解

1、practitioners从业人士、专业人士
2、senior 老年人n
资深的adi
senior journalist资深记者

3、chronic慢性 acute急性

4、aerobic
aero与空气相关的词根
aeroplane, aerobics, acrobatics