题文
You may have heard about the many benefits of yoga, but a recent New York Times story, has stirred up more than a little controversy in the yoga community."How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body," by science writer William J. Broad, quotes a long-time yoga teacher who "...has come to believe that 'the vast majority of people' should give up yoga altogether. It's simply too likely to cause harm." He goes on to describe a number of cases where people have been injured doing yoga, including himself.
The research in the article isn't groundbreaking: doing any form of exercise you could potentially hurt yourself. If you look at the injury rates of other physical activities, the number of injuries sustained from yoga would pale in comparison.
Practicing yoga is just like anything in life: You have to push yourself in order to grow. But you also have to know your limits and when you're breaking them. If you stick to your comfort zone, you'll never be able to increase your flexibility. If you push to the point where you're not only uncomfortable, but in real pain, you'll likely injure yourself.
The reasons that yoga causes "serious injury”, according to the Times story, range from students' physical weaknesses to inexperienced teachers pushing too hard to the growing number of inflexible "urbanites who sit in chairs all day" trying hard to twist themselves into difficult postures.
Yoga is called a "practice" for a reason. You don't have to be perfect. You don't have to tackle every pose. It doesn't matter if you can touch the floor with your palms during your first forward bend or your thousandth, or if you never get there.
We go to the mat to learn to better listen to what our bodies are telling us, and to better hear that quiet inner voice drowned out by the noise of our busy lives. It's a shame to discourage the majority of people from practicing yoga and missing out on all of the mind-body benefits that going to the mat has to offer.
小题1:The underlined word is best replaced by __.A．InjureB．BenefitC．PushD．Shape小题2:What does author mainly want to tell us in the 3rd paragraph?A．All physical activities are equally harmful.B．Yoga causes much less injuries than other physical activities.C．Similar researches have been done before.D．Yoga, like any other form of exercise, can hurt people.小题3:Which is not mentioned among the reasons for yoga being likely to cause injury? A．Teachers lack the knowledge of students’ limits.B．Modern lifestyle decreases our flexibility.C．The body doesn’t tell when you are in real pain.D．Students themselves might not be in good physical condition.小题4:What is the author’s attitude towards practicing yoga?A．It’s a shame not to practice yoga.B．One should push the limits in order to be perfect.C．The majority should give up yoga for it may cause harm.D．One should enjoy the physical and mental benefit that yoga brings. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:D
解析
本文提到正确对待练瑜伽会带来的身体上的伤害。做任何运动都会受伤，而练瑜伽带来的伤痛最小。原因有老师的也有学员自己的。但不能就此不练，练习瑜伽是要去享受瑜伽带给紧张忙碌的现代人的那份伤心放松。
小题1:词义猜测题。根据第二段后面的解释可知：一个长期担任瑜伽教练的人提到，大多数人应该放弃练瑜伽，因为它太可能造成伤害了他本人也是伤痕累累。所以选A。
小题2:主题归纳题。根据第二段的意思（做任何形式的运动都可能造成伤害。如果你看一下体育运动受伤的比率，你会看到练瑜伽受伤的数量和其他相比显得很苍白。）可知：瑜伽运动造成的伤害比其他小。所以选B。
小题3:细节理解题。根据第五段的意思可知：重伤的原因有：老师经验不足、学生的身体不足和现代人久坐的生活方式。所以C是最不可能的伤害。
小题4:推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的意思可知：作者认为练瑜伽是自己的身心。使大多数人不敢去练瑜伽是很可惜的。所以选D（享受瑜伽带来的身心舒畅）。
考点
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健康环保类文章阅读技巧：
健康环保类文章常是介绍科学知识、生活常识和环境保护方面的短文。阅读此类短文要以现象或事物为中心进行思考，理解现象产生的原因、条件和客观规律等。同时要抓住事物的特征、用途和相互关系等。科普环保类文章一般为说明文，从结构上看大致可分为三个部分：
第一部分一般是文章的首段，主要用来提出文章的主题，即文章想要阐述、说明的主要内容；
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第三部分是结尾段，对文章的主题进行归纳总结。这类文章多用一般现在时，而且一般多使用客观性词语表述。有时为了强调客观性，也常使用被动语态。
从近几年的考试题来看，科普环保类的文章越来越与人们的实际生活相接近。由于此类文章缺乏故事情节，很多同学对此类文章感到费解。但一般的科普类文章都是就事论事，需要逻辑推理和想象的时候较少，因此此类阅读题也没有同学们想象中的那么难，只要多加训练，就能较好地答题。
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