| A．A doctor. | B．A coach. | C．A waitress. |
1. What day is it today?
| A．Friday. | B．Wednesday. | C．Monday. |
| A．Coworkers. | B．Doctor and patients. | C．Teacher and student. |
| A．Look for a new job. | B．Do physical tests often. | C．Change her breakfast habits. |
3 . Can a robot provide helpful answers to your health concerns? That’s the goal of Reach Digital Health, an organization that uses mobile technologies, like text messages, to provide helpful health-care information and guidance to people across Africa who can’t easily reach a health-care provider. The continent has 17.89% of the world’s population, 23% of the diseases that disable and kill people, and only a small part of the world’s health workers.
Reach Digital Health deals with millions of questions and sends millions of mostly automatic (自动的) and computerized answers per day. That is, “We first try to respond automatically to any question that they might have,” says Debbie Rogers, CEO of Reach Digital Health, “because we want to be able to give them an answer as quickly as possible.” Besides, some words or responses can bring other interventions (干预). If someone describes an emergency like “bleeding” in their message, for example, the system will instruct them to visit their nearest hospital as soon as possible. In addition, signs and diagnoses (诊断) reported through Reach Digital Health can be sent to governments in real-time so that informed public health decisions can be made quickly and responsibly.
Reach Digital Health also uses the information they collect to improve the health offerings of equipment, district or even entire country. It collects information from millions of women, which allows for shortcomings in training or medical supplies to be identified and corrected by providers and governmental health agencies.
The organization isn’t just in South Africa. It’s working in eight other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, through teamwork with the World Health Organization starting in 2020, they’ve enlarged their services across the globe and set up programs in Bangladesh and Indonesia.
1. Reach Digital Health was founded to _________.| A．prevent Africans from hunger | B．invent a powerful medical robot |
| C．offer Africans useful healthcare information | D．make medical investigation in Africa |
| A．By directing him to the nearest hospital. | B．By sending him to a hospital. |
| C．By making diagnoses for him. | D．By giving him free medicine. |
| A．Puzzled. | B．Unclear. | C．Doubtful. | D．Supportive. |
| A．Debbie Rogers: a far-sighted leader |
| B．Healthcare in Africa: a long way to go |
| C．Reach Digital Health: an incredibly profitable organization |
| D．Reach Digital Health: answering health concerns |
Acupuncture (针灸), an ancient Chinese medical practice, has been a treatment for countless patients for thousands of years. Before modern medicine came
Acupuncture is a treatment that aims to promote the body’s self-regulating functions. Its treatment principles are
Practices can vary in forms, including needle insertion, cupping and scraping (刮痧). Needle insertion, the most common method,
As an ancient Chinese medical practice with a rich history and deep cultural significance, acupuncture is expected to go further.
1. Where are most probably the speakers?
| A．At Toby’s place. | B．In a hospital. | C．In a company. |
| A．The woman’s sister. | B．Tommy. | C．The woman. |
6 . In the United Stated, it is reported that one in fourth nurses are obese, with nearly two-thirds being overweight.
While some have argued that obese nurse may be less productive and take more time off sick, this isn’t my concern at all. I’m just worried about the example they set to others. Yes, of course, nurses and doctors struggle with having a healthy lifestyle like everyone else. But if they stick to the basic principles of keeping a healthy lifestyle, then they have no business being on the front line. No patient is going to take them seriously unless they show that they at least try to practise what they promote.
It’s a serious professional failing, because it sends the disastrous message of “do as I say not as I do”, which is never going to result in someone changing their ways. You wouldn’t take advice about reducing your drinking from an alcoholic. So why should you be expected to listen to an overweight nurse who is telling you to lose a few pounds?
Of course, there are lots of examples when a doctor or nurse’s personal struggles can really help. I used to smoke and I find this actually helps me because I can relate to patients — I know their struggles, I know their concerns and I know the things they say to themselves to avoid quitting. Knowing that I used to smoke helps me come across as more human to my patients — I’ve done silly things but I’ve changed and so they can.
1. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．Strong. | B．Fat. | C．Healthy. | D．Weak. |
| A．They may not be so productive. |
| B．They are likely to take more time off sick. |
| C．Everyone will follow their examples. |
| D．They can’t act their role in health promotion. |
| A．He has always lived a healthy life. |
| B．He struggles against any patients. |
| C．He understands smokers better. |
| D．He keeps asking them to quit smoking. |
| A．doctor | B．teacher | C．reporter | D．smoker |
| A．At the police station. | B．At the sports hall. | C．At the hospital. |
1. What does the woman probably do?
| A．A doctor. | B．An assistant. | C．A professor. |
| A．On Wednesday. | B．On Thursday. | C．On Friday. |
9 . Growing up in a small village in Ghana, Osei Boateng watched many of his family members and neighbors struggle to access basic health care. In many regions of the country, it can take hours to get to the nearest hospital. “My grandmother was a very big part of my life,” said Boateng. “It was very hard when we lost her, and it was due to something that could have been easily prevented. That is the painful part of it.”
Feeling an urgent call to help, Boateng decided he would make it his life’s mission to bring health care to remote communities in Ghana. He started his nonprofit, OKB Hope Foundation, and in 2021, he converted a van into a mobile doctor’s office called the Hope Health Van and started bringing health care directly to those in need. A few times a week, the mobile clinic and medical team travel long distances to remote communities in Ghana and provide routine medical care for free. On each trip, Boateng’s team consists of a nurse, a physician’s assistant, a doctor, and an operation assistant. In the van, they can run basic labs like bloodwork and urinalysis as well as prescribe and provide medications.
Since its launch, Boateng says the Hope Health Van has served more than 4,000Ghanaians across more than 45 rural communities who otherwise don’t have easily accessible medical care.
Boateng has big plans for the future. He hopes to expand to provide more consistent and high-quality medical care not only to those living in remote areas of Ghana but in other countries as well. He has gone all in on his OKB Hope Foundation, recently quitting his job to dedicate his time to bringing health care to his home country. But for him, the sacrifices are well worth the reward.
1. Why is Boateng’s grandmother mentioned?| A．To show his deep love. | B．To highlight the poor health care. |
| C．To call for equality. | D．To blame the government. |
| A．Routine medical checks. | B．Prescribed medicine. |
| C．Minor operations. | D．Mental therapy. |
| A．Conservative and cautious. | B．Selfless and risky. |
| C．Caring and tolerant. | D．Devoted and ambitious. |
| A．Hopeless health care in Ghana | B．Nonprofit organizations booming in Ghana |
| C．Doctor’s office on wheels | D．Empowering medical schools |
10 . A new generation of opioids (阿片类药物) with fewer side effects is being explored by an Australian and Chinese research team.
Professor Maree Smith from the University of Queensland will present research on oliceridine being developed internationally, as well as results of her team’s CYX-6 research project on Saturday at a meeting to be held by Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists during October 19-21 in Cairns.
Professor Smith’s laboratory is exploring the new opioid, together with the Chinese researcher, Professor Li Tingyou from Nanjing Medical University. She stressed that while the research project was still in its early stages and would consume much more time and energy, laboratory tests had found that a newly discovered compound (复合物), CYX-6, spared laboratory rats from some of the more common side effects of opioids. Strong opioids that are now used for pain relief can have serious and sometimes deadly side effects, such as breathing problems.
“We’ve seen that in the US there are many people who are dying as a result of taking too many opioids because they stop breathing,” Professor Smith explained. “Though it’s difficult, we are focusing on discovery of new opioid alternatives with a reduced risk of breathing difficulty. It is a hot topic in the research world at present. Our application of the compound would be a very positive step.”
Dr. Meredith Craigie, Dean of FPM, said opioid alternatives with fewer side effects like the one that is being investigated by Professor Smith required thorough study, and research into the possible unknown side effects of new opioids was an especially significant step in the development of potential new treatments for pain.
1. What is oliceridine?| A．An effective treatment. | B．A new opioid. |
| C．A kind of operation. | D．A piece of equipment. |
| A．It is found in the body of rats. | B．It is a compound used for pain relief. |
| C．It prevents some side effects of opioids. | D．It is newly invented by Professor Smith. |
| A．Expensive. | B．Promising. | C．Popular. | D．Risky. |
| A．Testing the side effects of new opioids. | B．Inventing opioids with better effects. |
| C．Developing new treatments for pain. | D．Using medicine for breathing difficulty. |
