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1、2014年职称英语A级阅读理解真题【首例整套人工心脏移植】特别说明：原文来自于职称英语教材阅读判断第十二篇 FirstSelf-containedHeartImplanted【首例整套人工心脏移植】 Apatientonthebrinkofdeathhasreceivedtheworld’sfirstself-containedartificialheart—abattery-powereddeviceaboutthesizeofasoftballthatrunswithouttheneedforwires,tubesorhosesstickingouto
2、fthechest. TwosurgeonsfromtheUniversityofLouisvilleimplantedthetitaniumandplasticpumpduringasever-houroperationatJewishHospitalMonday.Thehospitalsaidthepatientwas“awakeandresponsive”Tuesdayandrestingcomfortably.Itrefusedtoreleasepersonaldetails. Thepatienthadbeenexpectedtodiewithi
3、namonthwithouttheoperation,anddoctorssaidtheyexpectedtheartificialhearttoextendtheperson’slifebyonlyamonth.Butthedeviceisconsideredamajorsteptowardimprovingthepatient’squalityoflife. Thenewpump,calledAbioCor,isalsoatechnologicalleapfromthemechanicalheartsusedinthe1980s,whichwereatt
4、achedbywiresandtubestobulkymachineryoutsidethebody.Themostfamousofthose,theJarvic-7,usedairasapumpingdeviceandwasattachedtoanapparatusaboutthesizeofawashingmachine. “Ithinkit’spotentiallyamajorstepforwardintheartificialheartdevelopment,”saidDr.DavidFaxon,presidentoftheAmericanheart
5、Association.However,hesaidthedreamofanimplantable,permanentartificialheartisnotyetareality:“Thisisobviouslyanexperimentaldevicewhoselong-termsuccesshastobedemonstrated.”Onlyabouthalfofthe4,200Americansonawaitinglistfordonorheartsreceivedthemlastyear,andmostoftherestdied. Somedoctor
6、s,includingRobertHiggins,chairmanofcardiologyattheMedicalCollegeofVirginiainRichmond,saidartificialheartsareunlikelytoreplacedonorhears. “Adonorheartinagoodtransplantcanlast15to30years,”hesaid.“It’sgoingtobehardtoreplacethatwithamachine.” TheAbilCorhasa2-poundpumpingunit,andelectr
7、oniccontrolsthatadjustthepumpingspeedbasedonthebody’sneeds.Itispoweredbyasmallbatterypackwornoutsidethebodythattransmitscurrentthroughtheskin. 文章中文翻译： 首例整套人工心脏移植 一位病危的患者接受了世界上第一个整套人工心脏移植——一个垒球般大小、由电池驱动的装置。这个装置运行时不需要电线，且患者胸部不必附带软管。 周一，在犹太医院内，两名来自路易斯维尔大学的医生经过7小时的手术，给病人植入了钛和塑料的泵状心脏
8、。该医院声称，病人已于周二苏醒，反应灵
