考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案医学类26套.docx

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考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案医学类26套

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.

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本文选自Time;8/9/2004，p101-101，1/2p，2c;

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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

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　　[B]telephone

　　[C]Internet

　　[D]theairwaves

　　3.Theword“prompted”（Line1，Paragraph3）mostprobablymeans________.

　　[A]made

　　[B]reminded

　　[C]aroused

　　[D]driven

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　　4.WhyisDr.TimothyMooreagainstperformingelectrocardiogramsremotely

　　[A]Becauseitisalessproductivewayofmonitoring.

　　[B]Becauseitdoesn‘tmakegoodmedicalsense.

　　[C]Becauseit‘svaluehasnotbeenprovedbyscientificstudy

　　[D]Becauseitisnotallowedbydoctors

　　5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext

　　[A]Computerilliterateisadvisednottouseremotemonitoring.

　　[B]Thedevelopmentofremotemonitoringmarketisrathersluggish.

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　　[C]Remotemonitoringismainlyusedtotrackchronicdiseases.

　　[D]Medicalexpertsagreeonthevalueofremotemonitoring.

　　答案：

CADBC

Dr.WiseYounghasnevermetthehundredsofthousandsofpeoplehehashelpedinthepast10years，andmostofthemhaveneverheardofWiseYoung.Iftheydidmeethim，however，they'dwanttoshakehishand——andtheremarkablethingaboutthatwouldbethesimplefactthatsomanyofthemcould.AllthepeopleYounghashelpedwerevictimsofspinalinjuries，andtheyowemuchofthemobilitytheyhavetodaytohislandmarkwork.

　　Young，51，headofthe.KeckCenterforCollaborativeNeuroscienceatRutgersUniversityinNewBrunswick，.，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.

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　　Aglobalrevolution，actually.Morethan50，000peoplearoundtheworldsufferspinalinjurieseachyear，andthesedays，methylprednisoloneisthestandardtreatmentinthe.andmanyothercountries.ButYoungisstillnotsatisfied.Thedrugisanelixirforpeoplewhoarenewlyinjured，butthereliefitoffersisonlypartial，andmanyspinal-injuryvictimswerehurtbeforeitbecameavailable.Young'sdreamistohelpthosepeopletoo——torestorefunctionalreadylost——andtothatendheisstudyingdrugsandgrowthfactorsthatcouldimproveconductionindamagednervesorevenprodthedevelopmentofnewones.Toensurethatalltheneuralresearchersaroundtheworldpulltogether，hehascreatedtheInternationalNeurotraumaSociety，foundedtheJournalofNeuralTraumaandestablishedawebsitethatreceivesthousandsofhitseachday.

　　“Thecureforspinalinjuryisgoingtobeacombinationoftherapies，”Youngsays.“It'sthemostcollaborativefieldIknow.”Perhaps.Butincreasinglyitseemsthatifthecollaboratorshadafieldgeneral，hisnamewouldbeWiseYoung.

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本文选自Time;8/20/2001，p54;

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本文习题命题模仿对象2004年真题text3;

　　1.By“theremarkablethingaboutthatwouldbethesimplefactthatsomanyofthemcould”（Linethree，Paragraph1），theauthormeans_______________.

　　[A]Theremarkablethingisactuallythesimplefact.

　　[B]Manypeoplecoulddotheremarkablethings.

　　[C]Whenmeetinghim，manypeoplecoulddothesimplebutremarkablething.

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　　[D]Theremarkablethingliesinthesimplefactthatsomanypeoplecouldshakehandswithhim.

　　2.Howdidpeoplethinkofthespinal-cordinjuryatthemiddleof20thcentury

　　[A]pessimistic

　　[B]optimistic

　　[C]confused

　　[D]carefree

　　3.Bysaying“Twentypercentishardlyeverything”（Line3，Paragraph3），theauthoristalkingabout_____________.

　　[A]thedrug

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　　[B]thefunctionoftheinjuredbody

　　[C]thefunctionofthedrug

　　[D]theinjury

　　4.WhywasYoungunsatisfiedwithhisachievement

　　[A]Thedrugcannothelpthepeoplewhohadspinalinjuryinthepast.

　　[B]Histreatmentisstandard.

　　[C]Thedrugonlyoffershelptoasmallnumberofpeople.

　　[D]Thedrugonlytreatssomepartsoftheinjury.

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　　5.Towhichofthefollowingstatementsistheauthorlikelytoagree

　　[A]WiseYoungdoesnotmeetmanypeople.

　　[B]WhenYoungwasyoung，hedidnothavemuchreasontoaskquestions.

　　[C]Ifthereneedsaheadofthespinal-injuredfield，Youngmightbetherightperson.

　　[D]Young‘sdreamisonlytohelpthepersonswhowereinjuredatearlytimes.

　　答案：

DABAC

Scientistshaveknownformorethantwodecadesthatcancerisadiseaseofthegenes.SomethingscramblestheDnainsideanucleus，andsuddenly，insteadofdividinginameasuredfashion，acellbeginstocopyitselffuriously.Unlikeanordinarycell，itneverstops.Butdescribingtheprocessisn'tthesameasfiguringitout.Cancercellsaresoradicallydifferentfromnormalonesthatit'salmostimpossibletountanglethesequenceofeventsthatmadethemthatway.Soforyearsresearchershavebeenattackingtheproblembytakingnormalcellsandtryingtodeterminewhatchangeswillturnthemcancerous——alwayswithoutsuccess.

　　Untilnow.AccordingtoareportinthecurrentissueofNature，ateamofscientistsbasedat'sWhiteheadInstituteforBiomedicalResearchhasfinallymanagedtomakehumancellsmalignant——afeattheyaccomplishedwithtwodifferentcelltypesbyinsertingjustthreealteredgenesintotheirDNA.Whilethesemanipulationsweredoneonlyinlabdishesandwon'tleadtoanyimmediatetreatment，theyappeartobeacrucialstepinunderstandingthedisease.Thisisa“landmarkpaper，”wroteJonathanWeitzmanandMosheYanivofthePasteurInstituteinParis，inanaccompanyingcommentary.

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　　Thedramaticnewresulttracesbacktoabreakthroughin1983，whentheWhitehead'sRobertWeinbergandcolleaguesshowedthatmousecellswouldbecomecancerouswhenspikedwithtwoalteredgenes.Butwhentheytriedsuchalterationsonhumancells，theydidn'twork.Sincethen，scientistshavelearnedthatmousecellsdifferfromhumancellsinanimportantrespect：

theyhavehigherlevelso