The teacher of yoga said that he knows how good th...

they are to his mental and spiritual health. After all, he said, there must be something sound to any human practice that endures more than three thousand years of history. Which of the following, if true, is the strongest relevant objection to the argument the teacher makes on the basis of the time yoga has endured？

A．The teacher benefits by the teaching of yoga and so, as a beneficiary, is not a disinterested witness.

B．The practice of yoga has changed somewhat over three thousand years.

C．The teacher cites the experience of only one person, whose well-being might be due to other causes.

D．War, which cannot on balance be called sound, has lasted the length of human history.

E．Three thousand years is an underestimate of the time period.

ach the goal of enlightenment and freedom. Krishna, Buddha, and Jesus lie in the hearts of all. They are not film stars,【C1】______idols of worship. They are great inspirational figures whose example is there to be followed. They act as our role models today. Just as they reached Self-Re-alization,【C2】______may we. Many of you may worry that you are【C3】______to meet the challenges that lie ahead. I want to【C4】______you that you can. I am a man who started from【C5】______; I was heavily disadvantaged in many ways. After much time and effort, I began to reach somewhere. I literally【C6】______from darkness to light, from mortal sickness to health, from crude【C7】______to immersion in the ocean of knowledge by one means alone, namely by enthusiastic【C8】______in the art and science of yoga practice. What held good for me will hold good for you too. Today you also have the benefit of many gifted yoga teachers. When I began yoga, there was, I am sorry to say, no wise, kind teacher to【C9】______me. In fact my own instructor refused to answer any of my innocent【C10】______on yoga. He did not【C11】______me as I do my students, offering them step-by-step guidance【C12】______a posture. He would simply demand a posture and【C13】______it to me or his other students to【C14】______how it could be realized. Perhaps that stimulated some stubborn【C15】______of my nature, which allied to unshakable faith in the subject of yoga made me burn to【C16】______. I am passionate, and maybe I needed to show the world that I was not【C17】______. But far more than that, I wanted to find out who I was. I wanted to understand this mysterious and【C18】______"yoga," which could reveal to us our innermost【C19】______, as equally as it revealed those of the universe【C20】______us and our place in it as joyful, suffering, puzzled human beings.

【C1】

A．mere

B．perfect

C．unique

D．single

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： We have tended to view Yoga as a kind of foreign religious exercise but in fact from a medical standpoint, the age-old set of exercises known in the West as "yoga" offers a significant variety of health benefits. It increases the efficiency of the heart and slows the respiratory rate, improves fitness, lowers blood pressure, promotes relaxation, reduces stress, and allays anxiety. It is not, in itself, a cure for any medical ailment. A typical session includes three disciplines: breathing exercises, body postures, and meditation. You may also be given advice on nutrition and lifestyle. Each session usually begins with a set of gentle warming-up exercises. The teacher will then ask you to focus on your breathing, and may take you through several breathing exercises. At the very last, you will be asked to breathe through your nose, evenly through both nostrils. Then it's on to the yoga postures, a series of poses that typically must be held for periods of a few seconds or several minutes. As you assume the various postures, you will be asked to move gently, without jerking or bouncing. Breathing techniques remain important. You will need to focus on exhaling during certain movements and inhaling during others. Likewise, as you hold certain postures, you may be instructed to inhale through one nostril and exhale through the other. You will be allowed to rest after every three or four postures, and at the conclusion of the exercises, there is usually a period of rest or meditation.

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A．The best way to do Yoga.

B．The typical process of yoga.

C．The medical benefits of Yoga.

D．The relationship between health and Yoga.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： We have tended to view Yoga as a kind of foreign religious exercise but in fact from a medical standpoint, the age-old set of exercises known in the West as "yoga" offers a significant variety of health benefits. It increases the efficiency of the heart and slows the respiratory rate, improves fitness, lowers blood pressure, promotes relaxation, reduces stress, and allays anxiety. It is not, in itself, a cure for any medical ailment. A typical session includes three disciplines: breathing exercises, body postures, and meditation. You may also be given advice on nutrition and lifestyle. Each session usually begins with a set of gentle warming-up exercises. The teacher will then ask you to focus on your breathing, and may take you through several breathing exercises. At the very last, you will be asked to breathe through your nose, evenly through both nostrils. Then it's on to the yoga postures, a series of poses that typically must be held for periods of a few seconds or several minutes. As you assume the various postures, you will be asked to move gently, without jerking or bouncing. Breathing techniques remain important. You will need to focus on exhaling during certain movements and inhaling during others. Likewise, as you hold certain postures, you may be instructed to inhale through one nostril and exhale through the other. You will be allowed to rest after every three or four postures, and at the conclusion of the exercises, there is usually a period of rest or meditation.

(27)

A．The best way to do Yoga.

B．The typical process of yoga.

C．The medical benefits of Yoga.

D．The relationship between health and Yoga.

We have yoga class on Sundays.()

A.Kama Yoga

B.Jnana Yoga

C.Bhakti Yoga

D.Hatha Yoga

A.Yogini；Yogi

B.Yoga；Yogini

C.Yogi；Yogini

D.Yogini；Yoga