语篇解读　这是一篇记叙文。作者一开始希望自己的儿子能效仿他，完成他没有实现的目标。但是儿子学习成绩不理想，只上了技校。一次作者的车坏了，儿子及其同学帮助他修好了车，让作者改变了自己的看法。 1．The author let his son repair the car because he believed that_________ .

A．his son had the ability to fix it

B．it would save him much time

C．it wouldn't cause him any more loss

D．other motorheads would come to help

答案　C

解析　细节理解题。根据第六段最后一句"I doubted it，but let him go ahead，for I had nothing to lose."可知，作者认为让儿子帮他修车也没什么损失。故选C。

2．What did the author realize in the end?

A．It is unwise to expect your child to follow your path.

B．It is important for one to make the honor roll.

C．Architects play a more important role than builders.

D．Motorheads have greater ability than office workers.

答案　A

解析　推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的"Most importantly，I have learned that fathers don't need clones in footsteps or anywhere else."可知，作者最后意识到让孩子按自己所期望的道路走是不明智的。故选A。

　　If you followed the 2016 Rio Olympic Games，you may have noticed that several athletes，including US swimmer Michael Phelps，had circular bruises on their bodies. These bruises were the results of"cupping therapy"，a traditional Chinese medicinal practice that has been around for more than 2,000 years.

　　Cupping therapy involves attaching circular cups to the skin using suction(吸力)．The suction is created either by heating the cup inside or by using a handing pump. This suction pulls the skin upward into the cup. Sometimes it can leave darkred bruises，other times there is no mark at all.

　　Many athletes say that they have benefited from the therapy. Phelps used the therapy in the fall of 2014 and has used it about twice a week since，reported ABC News. Another US swimmer，Dana Vollmer，also believes that"it really helps with blood flow，and helps pull swelling out of different areas"．

However，some have said that the supposed health effects result from people feeling that the treatment works，rather than any physical effect of the treatment.