| A．A doctor. | B．A coach. | C．An athlete. |
1. Why does the woman call the man?
| A．To apply for a job. | B．To discuss his schedule. | C．To make an appointment. |
| A．A professor. | B．A doctor. | C．A clinic clerk. |
| A．She is off duty. |
| B．She is occupied now. |
| C．She has cancelled the booking. |
| A．On August 20th. | B．On August 30th. | C．On September 20th. |
| A．See the doctor. | B．Make an appointment. | C．Sit in the waiting room. |
1. What is Linda going to do this afternoon?
| A．Go to the dentist. | B．Date with the man. | C．Go to the supermarket. |
| A．Monday. | B．Thursday. | C．Friday. |
| A．Have his teeth examined. | B．Brush his teeth twice a day. | C．Eat less dessert. |
5 . After COVID-19, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that while the number of nurses has increased in the past three years, the U.S. still experiences a shortage of registered nurses, and that there will be over one million unfilled nursing jobs. So what’s the solution? Robots.
Japan is ahead of the curve when it comes to this trend (趋势). Toyohashi University of Technology has developed Terapio, a robotic medical cart that can deliver medicines and other items.
Robots can serve as a mediator (中介) for human communication. Telepresence robots such as Vgo, and Giraff can be controlled through a computer, smartphone, or tablet, allowing family members or doctors to remotely check patients. If you can’t get to the nursing home to visit grandma, you can use a telepresence robot to hang out with her.
A robot’s appearance affects its ability to successfully interact (互动) with humans, which is why the Human-Interactive Robot Research decided to develop a robotic nurse that looks like a huge teddy bear. RIBA, also known as “Robear,” can help patients into and out of wheelchairs and beds with its strong arms.
On the less cute and more scary side there is Android F, which has such natural skin and hair color that some patients may not know the difference. This conversational robot companion has cameras in its eyes, which allow it to track patients and use proper facial expressions and body language in its interactions.
It’s important to notice that robotic nurses don’t decide courses of treatment or make diagnoses (诊断). Instead, they perform routine and hard tasks, freeing nurses up to look after patients with immediate needs. This is one industry where it seems the integration of robots will lead to cooperation, not replacement.
1. What does the underlined part in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Taking the lead. | B．Reaching the standard. | C．Setting a record. | D．Missing a turn. |
| A．they collect medical records for patients | B．they deliver food to clinical doctors |
| C．they move the mobility-disabled patients | D．they assist doctors with long-distance diagnoses |
| A．Its scary arm strength. | B．Its lovely appearance. |
| C．Its human-like voice. | D．Its proper interactive response. |
| A．Robots serve as a good addition to nurses. |
| B．Using robots is the best way to treat patients. |
| C．Robots will become the future replacement of nurses. |
| D．Robots have caused the earth-shaking change in hospitals |
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| A．In a supermarket. | B．In a drug store. | C．In a hospital. |
| A．In a hospital. | B．In a shop. | C．At home. |
9 . Every day on the respiratory ward(呼吸道病房)at one of Kyrgyzstan’s biggest hospitals, Temiraly kyzy, a 24-year-old nurse, puts on the music and leads her patients to dance.
This involves a range of body movements and leaves everyone smiling — but Temiraly kyzy is not doing it for fun. The dance is part of a treatment programme offered to people with COPD — a common, preventable and treatable lung condition.
COPD develops from midlife onwards;symptoms(症状)include breathlessness, cough and tiredness. It is one of the top three causes of death worldwide. Globally, there are 3 million deaths a year from COPD but this number is expected to rise to 5. 4 million by 2060.
Treatment for COPD in many countries involves inhalers and antibiotics(抗生 素). In Kyrgyzstan, these medicine can cost more than a monthly salary. In 2016, Sooronbaev, director of the National Centre and his team started experimenting with pulmonary rehabilitation(肺疾病康复), a physical exercise programme designed for people with lung conditions.
Over the years, the programme has expanded and now it is already in use in three hospitals. Apart from lectures and patient support groups, there is a system of physical exercise, including volleyball, walking, cycling on exercise bikes and dance.
The transformative effect has been obvious.“I remember one woman who was 63, ”a doctor says.“She cried because she had severe shortness of breath, coughed all the time. She was really depressed. ”She was invited to take part in the programme and the results surprised him.
“Afterwards, she was like a flower-she smiled and her body language was more active. That sticks in my mind.”
Sooronbaev wants pulmonary rehabilitation to be available throughout the country from this year. Patients who have experienced the programme are being trained to teach others, and Sooronbaev and colleagues are going to speak at medical conferences to inform other healthcare professionals about their progress with the programme.
1. Why does the author mention Temiraly kyzy’s story?| A．To show the hardship of being a nurse. |
| B．To stress the significance of happiness. |
| C．To call on patients to dance to music. |
| D．To introduce a new approach to COPD. |
| A．The recovery rate of COPD. | B．The severity of COPD. |
| C．The treatments for COPD cases. | D．The various symptoms of COPD. |
| A．It has proved to be effective. | B．It needs more tests on patients. |
| C．It is a financial ourden for COPD patients. | D．It is widely practiced in Kyrgyzstan. |
| A．The programme will be extended. |
| B．The programme is being taught in schools |
| C．The programme will be difficult to practice. |
| D．The programme lacks professional support. |
10 . What was once science fiction is now a part of our everyday lives, as artificial intelligence (AI) is something that many of us live alongside. According to Statista, in 2019, 3.25 billion virtual assistants were used worldwide and that figure is predicted to be more than double by 2014.
AI is doing more for us than setting reminders, making recommendations, and offering us weather reports. In fact, it could be about to change the healthcare landscape entirely. It is estimated that one in eight people today use health apps regularly. And AI has more to offer.
Dr Emilia Molimpakis is a neuroscientist who co-founded thymia, a platform that uses AI powered games to help doctors spot depression.
“I was inspired to start thymia after seeing my best friend struggle with depression,” she says, “I saw her try to go through the psychiatric (精神病学的) system and fall through the cracks. Despite being seen by a psychiatrist, she ended up trying to take her own life. When that happened, I was the one who found her, and this experience impressed me.”
Aside from blaming herself for not recognizing the signs sooner, what she could not get her head around was how the psychiatrist should not see this coming. She realized that the tools psychiatrists used were still these old-fashioned, pen-and-paper questionnaires that have been found, time and again, to be subjective and not reflecting a patient’s actual mental health status. So, thymia was born.
But as we look into the future, what should we be aware of? Before we dive in head-first, there are still questions we need to answer. As Dr Molimpakis points out, it’s vitally important that AI tools used in healthcare must be trained on a diverse data set that is typical of all groups of people. It should also be used alongside, and in addition to, professional care—not as a replacement. We should also consider carefully how our health data is stored and used. These are topics that both users and professionals have a responsibility to consider.
1. Where is the text probably taken from?| A．An AI guide. | B．A research paper. |
| C．A health magazine | D．An encyclopedia. |
| A．To cure depression. | B．To train doctors. |
| C．To detect signs of illness. | D．To design questionnaires. |
| A．Get over. | B．Figure out. | C．Make up. | D．Turn down. |
| A．It needs further improvement. |
| B．It was a double-edged sword. |
| C．It will develop into professional care. |
| D．It can make professionals more responsible. |
