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Dear Mary,
Do you know about the life of ancient(古代的) people? In ancient China, people followed a special 1: They believed health came from within. They 2 ever left out their daily exercises, even in bad weather. A famous doctor would create 3 plans for each person. He said everyone should find activities that 4 their body type.
One emperor always exercised by 5 in the palace garden. He believed being healthy wasn't just about the 6 of the body, but also about peace(平静) of the heart. His doctors never gave him too much 7 even when he recovered quickly, as they wanted to keep him modest.
In Egypt, people had their 8 ways to stay healthy. They seldom got sick because they drank clean water and ate 9 meals. And they didn't eat too much 10 or sugar.
What surprised me most was how they could match their movements 11 their breathing so perfectly. It was like a dance 12 body and nature.
When you come to visit, I want to show you some exercises. They 13 me perfectly. I believe we can learn a lot 14 the wisdom of ancient people.
Looking forward to 15 from you about what you think of these ancient health methods!
Love,
Li Ming
()1. A. rule B. choice C. hope
()2. A. hardly B. always C. often
()3. A. common B. personal C. central
()4. A. dropped B. matched C. held
()5. A. itself B. herself C. himself
()6. A. inside B. outside C. as
()7. A. praise B. promise C. progress
()8. A. mobile B. own C. only
()9. A. happy B. quiet C. balanced
()10. A. porridge B. water C. salt
()11. A. from B. at C. with
()12. A. of B. between C. for
()13. A. fit B. fat C. serves
()14. A. because of B. such as C. instead of
()15. A. hearing B. leaving C. turning

1.A 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.C
11.C 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.A

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文介绍古代中埃的健康理念与方法），再结合语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空：1. 结合后文健康理念选规则；2. 考查固定搭配hardly ever；3. 针对每个人的计划选personal；4. 匹配体型选match；5. 主语是皇帝用himself；6. 对应内心平静选身体内部；7. 医生不表扬要保持谦虚；8. own ways固定搭配；9. 均衡饮食balanced meals；10. 盐和糖；11. match with固定搭配；12. between两者之间；13. fit适合；14. because of表原因；15. hear from收到来信，look forward to后接动名词。
【解析】
1. 句意：在中国古代，人们遵循一种特殊的规则：他们相信健康来自内心。rule（规则）符合语境，故选A。
2. 句意：他们几乎从不遗漏日常锻炼，即使在恶劣天气。hardly ever（几乎不）是固定搭配，故选A。
3. 句意：一位著名医生会为每个人制定个人计划。personal（个人的）符合“针对每个人”的语境，故选B。
4. 句意：他说每个人应该找到匹配自己体型的活动。match（匹配）符合语境，故选B。
5. 句意：一位皇帝总是在宫殿花园里锻炼自己。主语是one emperor（男性），反身代词用himself，故选C。
6. 句意：他认为健康不仅关乎身体内部，还关乎内心的平静。对应后文“peace of the heart”，选inside（内部），故选A。
7. 句意：他的医生从不给他太多表扬，即使他恢复得很快，因为他们想让他保持谦虚。praise（表扬）符合语境，故选A。
8. 句意：在埃及，人们有自己的保持健康的方法。own（自己的），own ways是固定搭配，故选B。
9. 句意：他们很少生病，因为喝干净的水，吃均衡的饭菜。balanced（均衡的）符合健康饮食的语境，故选C。
10. 句意：而且他们不吃太多盐或糖。salt（盐）属于健康饮食中需控制的，故选C。
11. 句意：最让我惊讶的是他们能如此完美地将动作与呼吸匹配。match...with...（把……与……匹配）是固定搭配，故选C。
12. 句意：这就像身体和自然之间的舞蹈。between...and...（在……和……之间），故选B。
13. 句意：它们非常适合我。fit（适合）符合语境，故选A。
14. 句意：我相信我们可以从古人的智慧中学到很多。because of（因为）表原因，符合语境，故选A。
15. 句意：期待收到你关于这些古代健康方法的想法的来信。look forward to doing sth.（期待做某事），hear from（收到来信），故选A。
【答案】
1.A 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.C 11.C 12.B 13.A 14.A 15.A
【知识点】
英语完形填空、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文围绕古代中西方健康理念展开，考查学生对语境的理解、词汇辨析及固定搭配的运用，是初中阶段常见的完形填空题型，难度适中，需结合上下文逻辑推理作答。
【难度系数】
0.5