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考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案：医学类(26套)ValetaYoung，81，aretireefromLodi，Calif.，suffersfromcongestiveheartfailureandrequiresalmostconstantmonitoring.Butshedoesn'thavetodriveanywheretogetit.Twiceadayshestepsontoaspecialelectronicscale，answersafewyesornoquestionsviapushbuttonsonasmallattachedmonitorandpressesabuttonthatsendstheinformationtoanurse'sstationinSanAntonio，Texas.“It'salmostadirectlinktomydoctor，”saysYoung，whodescribesherselfascomputerilliteratebutsaysshehasnoproblemsusingtheequipment.Youngisnottheonlypatientwhoisdealingwithherdoctorfromadistance.Remotemonitoringisarapidlygrowingfieldinmedicaltechnology，withmorethan25firmscompetingtomeasureremotely——andtransmitbyphone，Internetorthroughtheairwaves——everythingfrompatients'heartratestohowoftentheycough.Promptedbothbytheriseinhealth-carecostsandtheincreasingcomputerizationofhealth-careequipment，doctorsareusingremotemonitoringtotrackawideningvarietyofchronicdiseases.InMarch，St.FrancisUniversityinPittsburgh，Pa.，partneredwithacompanycalledBodyMediaonastudyinwhichruraldiabetespatientsusewirelessglucosemetersandarmbandsensorstomonitortheirdisease.Andlastfall，Yahoobeganofferingsubscriberstheabilitytocharttheirasthmaconditionsonline，usingaPDA-sizerespiratorymonitorthatmeasureslungfunctionsinrealtimeande-mailsthedatadirectlytodoctors.Suchhomemonitoring，saysDr.GeorgeDailey，aphysicianattheScrippsClinicinSanDiego，“couldsomedayreplacelessproductivewaysthatpatientstrackchangesintheirheartrate，bloodsugar，lipidlevels，kidneyfunctionsandevenvision.”Dr.TimothyMoore，executivevicepresidentofAlereMedical，whichproducesthesmartscalesthatYoungandmorethan10，000otherpatientsareusing，saysthatalmostanyvitalsigncould，intheory，bemonitoredfromhome.But，hewarns，thatmightnotalwaysmakegoodmedicalsense.Headvisesagainstperformingelectrocardiogramsremotely，forexample，andalthoughheacknowledgesthatremotemonitoringofblood-sugarlevelsanddiabeticulcersontheskinmayhaverealvalue，hepointsoutthattherearenotrulyindependentstudiesthatestablishthevalueofhometestingfordiabetesorasthma.Suchstudiesareneededbecausethetechnologyisstillinitsinfancyandmedicalexpertsaredividedaboutitsvalue.Butononethingtheyallagree：youshouldneverrelyonanyremotetestingsystemwithoutclearingitwithyourdoctor.注(1)：本文选自Time;8/9/2004，p101-101，1/2p，2c;注(2)：本文习题命题模仿对象2004年真题text1;1.HowdoesYoungmonitorherhealthconditions?[A]Bysteppingonanelectronicscale.[B]Byansweringafewyesornoquestions.[C]Byusingremotemonitoringservice.[D]Byestablishingadirectlinktoherdoctor.2.Whichofthefollowingisnotusedinremotemonitoring?[A]car[B]telephone[C]Internet[D]theairwaves3.Theword“prompted”(Line1，Paragraph3)mostprobablymeans________.[A]made[B]reminded[C]aroused[D]driven4.WhyisDr.TimothyMooreagainstperformingelectrocardiogramsremotely?[A]Becauseitisalessproductivewayofmonitoring.[B]Becauseitdoesn‘tmakegoodmedicalsense.[C]Becauseit‘svaluehasnotbeenprovedbyscientificstudy[D]Becauseitisnotallowedbydoctors5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?[A]Computerilliterateisadvisednottouseremotemonitoring.[B]Thedevelopmentofremotemonitoringmarketisrathersluggish.[C]Remotemonitoringismainlyusedtotrackchronicdiseases.[D]Medicalexpertsagreeonthevalueofremotemonitoring.答案：CADBCDr.WiseYounghasnevermetthehundredsofthousandsofpeoplehehashelpedinthepast10years，andmostofthemhaveneverheardofWiseYoung.Iftheydidmeethim，however，they'dwanttoshakehishand——andtheremarkablethingaboutthatwouldbethesimplefactthatsomanyofthemcould.AllthepeopleYounghashelpedwerevictimsofspinalinjuries，andtheyowemuchofthemobilitytheyhavetodaytohislandmarkwork.Young，51，headoftheW.M.KeckCenterforCollaborativeNeuroscienceatRutgersUniversityinNewBrunswick，N.J.，wasbornonNewYear'sDayattheprecisemidpointofthe20thcentury.Backthen，thethinkingaboutspinal-cordinjurywasstraightforward：Whenacordisdamaged，it'sdamaged.There'snothingthatcanbedoneafteraninjurytorestorethefunctionthatwassosuddenlylost.AsamedicalstudentatStanfordUniversityandaneurosurgeonatNewYorkUniversityMedicalCenter，Youngneverhadmuchreasontoquestionthatreceivedwisdom，butin1980hebegantohavehisdoubts.Spinalcords，heknew，experienceprogressivedamageafterthey'reinjured，includingswellingandinflammation，whichmayworsentheconditionofthealreadydamagedtissue.Ifthatsecondaryinsultcouldberelievedwithdrugs，mightsomefunctionbepreserved?Youngspentadecadelookingintothequestion，andin1990heco-ledalandmarkstudyshowingthatwhenhighdosesofasteroidknownasmethylprednisoloneareadministeredwithineighthoursofaninjury，about20%offunctioncanbesaved.Twentypercentishardlyeverything，butitcanoftenbethedifferencebetweenbreathingunassistedorrelyingonarespirator，walkingorspendingone'slifeinawheelchair.“Thisdiscoveryledtoarevolutioninneuroprotectivetherapy，”Youngsays.Aglobalrevolution，actually.Morethan50，000peoplearoundtheworldsufferspinalinjurieseachyear，andthesedays，methylprednisoloneisthestandardtreatmentintheU.S.andmanyothercountries.ButYoungisstillnotsatisfied.Thedrugisanelixirforpeoplewhoarenewlyinjured，butthereliefitoffersisonlypartial，andmanyspinal-injuryvictimswerehurtbeforeitbecameavailable.Young