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Over the years I've taught yoga (瑜伽)to every age from 3-year-olds，to 90-year-olds.In each class，no matter how old or young，I see an amazing change happen.
Recently，I taught yoga to a group of teenage girls.They were shy at first.Several announced: “Oh，I' m sure I hate yoga” before we even started.I instantly recalled my first yoga class: I was 14 years old.I sat down，having no idea how to do the poses (姿势)correctly.I felt awkward.
However，a door opened for me that day.At the time I had an eating disorder.I ate little every day，and would look in the mirror with disgust.And then I came to yoga；I closed my eyes and breathed.That moment I started on a journey of reconnecting with my body.For so long I' d numbed (使麻木)my body as a way to avoid the emotional pain，and in yoga，I began to reconnect.
And fast forward to today，I can proudly say，I don't look in the mirror with disgust.I actually like my body.I eat in a healthy way，and I have balance.It's my gift back to the world.Now I get to help others connect with their bodies.I get to help them let out the emotions that we store inside our cells.I help them love their bodies，and love themselves.
I now know that we all have the ability to turn our shadows (阴影) and struggles into our greatest light.I began to see this period of my life as a gift，appreciating all that it taught me，and I was finally free from the chains.The world would be a pretty amazing place.We'd see love where pain used to be.It all starts with accepting yourself rather than pushing it away.You' re not alone in your darkness，and there is so much light on the other side.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己通过练习瑜伽从而从厌食症中解脱出来，接纳自己的过程。
1．How did the author feel in her first yoga class?
A．She hated it.
B．She felt excited.
C．She felt discouraged.
D．She found it easy to learn.
C [考查推理判断。根据第二段中的“They were shy at first...I instantly recalled my first yoga class”和“I felt awkward”可知，作者刚开始学瑜伽的时候没有信心。]
2．How did the yoga class influence the author?
A．She lost weight.
B．She became famous.
C．She made many friends.
D．She began to love herself.
D [考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“That moment I started on a journey of reconnecting with my body”和第四段中的“I don't look in the mirror with disgust.I actually like my body”可知，作者通过学习瑜伽，学会自爱。]
3．What lesson does the author want to tell us?
A．We should be ready to help others.
B．Every cloud has a silver lining.
C．We should accept ourselves.
D．No pains，no gains.
C [考查细节理解。根据末段中的“It all starts with accepting yourself rather than pushing it away”可知，作者通过亲身经历告诉读者一个经验：自爱。]
4．What's the best title for the text?
A．Becoming a Yoga Coach
B．Yoga Is Good for Your Health
C．My Struggle Against an Eating Disorder
D．How to Turn Your Struggle into Your Gift
D [考查标题归纳。通读全文可知，本篇文章讲述作者如何从厌食症中解脱出来，重新找到自信，接纳自己的过程，故标题D能恰当概括全文。]
