考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案：医学类(26套).doc

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1、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，answersafewyesornoquestionsviapus

2、hbuttonsonasmallattachedmonitorandpressesabuttonthatsendstheinformationtoanurse'sstationinSanAntonio，Texas.“It'salmostadirectlinktomydoctor，”saysYoung，whodescribesherselfascomputerilliteratebutsaysshehasnoproblemsusingtheequipment.　　Youngisnottheonlyp

3、atientwhoisdealingwithherdoctorfromadistance.Remotemonitoringisarapidlygrowingfieldinmedicaltechnology，withmorethan25firmscompetingtomeasureremotely——andtransmitbyphone，Internetorthroughtheairwaves——everythingfrompatients'heartratestohowoftentheycough

4、.　　Promptedbothbytheriseinhealth-carecostsandtheincreasingcomputerizationofhealth-careequipment，doctorsareusingremotemonitoringtotrackawideningvarietyofchronicdiseases.InMarch，St.FrancisUniversityinPittsburgh，Pa.，partneredwithacompanycalledBodyMediaon

5、astudyinwhichruraldiabetespatientsusewirelessglucosemetersandarmbandsensorstomonitortheirdisease.Andlastfall，Yahoobeganofferingsubscriberstheabilitytocharttheirasthmaconditionsonline，usingaPDA-sizerespiratorymonitorthatmeasureslungfunctionsinrealtimea

6、nde-mailsthedatadirectlytodoctors.　　Suchhomemonitoring，saysDr.GeorgeDailey，aphysicianattheScrippsClinicinSanDiego，“couldsomedayreplacelessproductivewaysthatpatientstrackchangesintheirheartrate，bloodsugar，lipidlevels，kidneyfunctionsandevenvision.”　　Dr.

7、TimothyMoore，executivevicepresidentofAlereMedical，whichproducesthesmartscalesthatYoungandmorethan10，000otherpatientsareusing，saysthatalmostanyvitalsigncould，intheory，bemonitoredfromhome.But，hewarns，thatmightnotalwaysmakegoodmedicalsense.Headvisesagain

8、stperformingelectrocardiogramsremotely，forexample，andalthoughheacknowledgesthatremotemonitoringofblood-sugarlevelsanddiabeticulcersontheskinmayhaverealvalue，hepointsoutthattherearenotrulyindependentstudiesthatestablishthevalueofhometestingford