Ⅰ.阅读理解
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) isn't supported by most Westerners. However, this is starting to change.
TCM will be included in the new version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which will be published by the World Health Organization in 2019, Nature magazine reported.
This is the first time for TCM to be included in the ICD, which serves as “the international standard for diseases and health conditions，” according to China Daily.
Ryan Abbott at the Center for EastWest Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, US, said this could benefit TCM.
The inclusion of TCM in the ICD “is a mainstream acceptance that will have significant influence around the world”， Abbott told Nature.
TCM has seen some growth in other countries, with a number of famous people being known to use it. For example, during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, US swimmer Michael Phelps was seen with circular bruises (青肿) on his body. Such bruises are caused by cupping (拔火罐), a traditional Chinese medicinal practice that has been around for more than 2,000 years.
In 2015, Chinese scientist Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of artemisinin (青蒿素), a drug that can cure malaria (疟疾). She said she was inspired by traditional Chinese medicine.
TCM still faces many challenges, such as a lack of clinical evidence as to precisely how it works, according to China Daily. “Not matched to several Western testing standards, TCM's effectiveness has been difficult to study or provide evidence for，” according to CNN.
Some say that TCM should be combined with modern scientific methods to make it more acceptable to people outside of China.
“Tried and tested over thousands of years, the effectiveness of TCM is clear，” Lu Chuanjian, vicepresident of the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, told China Daily.
“Now we need to use modern technology and ways of thinking to explain to the world how TCM works on specific diseases and to prove that it can cure diseases，” Lu added.
这是一篇说明文，主要介绍了中医为越来越多的外国人所接受，并入选ICD最新版本。美国加州大学洛杉矶分校东西方医学中心的Ryan Abbott在接受《自然》杂志采访时表示，将中医药纳入ICD“表明主流社会对它的认可，将在全球产生重大影响”。中医在其他国家也有一定的发展，许多著名人士都在使用它。但由于中药的疗效不符合几个西方检测标准，因此一直难以研究或证实，中医仍然面临着许多挑战。
1．What does the underlined word “which” refer to?
A．TCM.
B．ICD.
C．World Health Organization.
D．Center for EastWest Medicine.
答案：B
解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段This is the first time for TCM to be included in the ICD, which serves as “the international standard for diseases and health conditions，” according to China Daily.，分析本句结构可知，本句为定语从句修饰先行词ICD，且先行词在从句中作主语，表示“ICD是疾病和健康状况的国际标准”。故可知which指代ICD。故选B。
2．By giving the examples of Michael Phelps and Tu Youyou, the author means to prove .
A．TCM has gained world popularity
B．TCM is the mainstream treatment around the world
C．TCM has a long history
D．TCM is being gradually accepted by the world
答案：D
解析：推理判断题。根据第五段The inclusion of TCM in the ICD “is a mainstream acceptance that will have significant influence around the world”， Abbott told Nature.(艾伯特在接受《自然》杂志采访时表示，将中医药纳入ICD“是主流社会对它的认可，将在全球产生重大影响”。)接着下文列举菲尔普斯和屠呦呦的例子，作者是想要证明中医逐渐被世界所接受。故选D。
3．One of TCM's challenges is that .
A．it lacks enough clinical cases to support TCM is effective
B．modern scientific methods are combined into TCM's study
C．TCM's effectiveness is hard to match Western testing standards
D．there is still no evidence to explain how precisely TCM works
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据第八段“Not matched to several Western testing standards, TCM's effectiveness has been difficult to study or provide evidence for，” according to CNN.[美国有线电视新闻网(CNN)报道称：“由于不符合几个西方检测标准，因此中药的疗效一直难以研究或证实。”]可知，中医面临的挑战之一是，中医的疗效很难达到西方的检测标准。故选C。
4．What can be the best title for the text?
A．TCM Is Gaining New Global Acceptance
B．WHO Will Publish New TCM Standards
C．TCM Still Lacks Clinical Evidence
D．TCM Practice Cures Michael Phelps
答案：A
解析：主旨大意题。根据第二段TCM will be included in the new version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which will be published by the World Health Organization in 2019, Nature magazine reported.(据《自然》杂志报道，新版《国际疾病分类》将于2019年由世界卫生组织发布，中医药将被纳入新版《国际疾病分类》。)以及文章主要内容为说明中医逐渐成为世界上主流的治疗方法，正在获得新的全球认可。故选A。
