Passage 81【2020•重庆市A卷中考】
“Humans can develop certain abilities we aren't born with by practicing animals' movements,” the traditional Chinese Wushu lovers believed in the past — and still do today.
Chinese Five-Animal Exercises, also known as Wuqinxi, are the first complete set of qigong exercises following the movements of animals: monkeys, deer (鹿), birds, bears and tigers. They were created by one of the greatest doctors in Chinese history, Hua Tuo, more than 1, 800 years ago.
The Five-Animal Exercises are well-designed to help blood circulation (循环), and let the energy go smoothly in the body so as to improve the health.
“The bear movements are good for the stomach. The tiger movements can reduce the pain in the back. The deer movements help reduce the fat around the waist (腰). The bird movements can help keep our knees healthy and the monkey movements can be good for the heart.” said Hua Yi, the 59th inheritor (继承人) of Wuqinxi.
For those new learners, the first few exercises might not go well. You may find it hard to focus(集中注意力). Wear comfortable clothes, keep peaceful in your mind, try to move slowly... Little by little, you'll feel more and more harmonious with nature. You may even feel you become a tiger or a deer, walking in the forest freely.
These exercises need no tools and they are easy to learn. You can search online for the videos and practice them at any time when you feel like relaxing your body and mind. Because it's fun to practice and good for health, Five-Animal Exercises are becoming more and more popular in recent years, not only in China, but also in many other places of the world.
36. People practice Five-Animal Exercises in order to________.
A. fight against enemies B. protect wild animals
C. improve the health D. play as a group game
37. If your grandfather has a pain in the back, ________may help him a lot.
A. the bear movements B. the monkey movements
C. the bird movements D. the tiger movements
38. The underlined word "harmonious" in Paragraph 5 probably means________.
A. 兴奋的 B. 和谐的 C. 敬畏的 D. 肤浅的
39 The structure of the passage may be
(①=Paragraph 1 ②=Paragraph 2 ③=Paragraph 3 ④=Paragraph 4 ⑤=Paragraph 5⑥=Paragraph 6)
A. B.
C. D.
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了中国五禽戏的诞生、练习的好处和建议等内容。
36.C【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“The Five-Animal Exercises are well-designed to help blood circulation (循环), and let the energy go smoothly in the body so as to improve the health.”可知练习五禽戏有助于血液循环，改善身体健康，故选C。
37.D【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段中“The tiger movements can reduce the pain in the back.”可知老虎的动作可以减轻背部的疼痛，所以如果爷爷背疼，可以练习老虎的动作，故选D。
38.B【解析】词义猜测题。根据第五段中“For those new learners, the first few exercises might not go well. ”和“You may even feel you become a tiger or a deer, walking in the forest freely.”可知初学者在开始练习时可能不太顺利，随着练习的逐渐熟练，可能都会觉得自己变成了一只在森林里自由行走的老虎或鹿，即与自然能够和谐融洽相处，所以harmonious的意思是“和谐的”，故选B。
39.A【解析】篇章结构题。根据全文脉络可知，文章围绕五禽戏展开，第一和第二段主要介绍了五禽戏的诞生，第三段和第四段介绍了练习五禽戏的好处，最后两段就如何练习五禽戏提出了一些建议，故选A。