1. What is the relationship between the speakers?
| A．Doctor and nurse. | B．Nurse and patient. | C．Doctor and patient. |
| A．He often gets tired. |
| B．He doesn’t feel like eating. |
| C．He can’t sleep well at night. |
| A．He is hungry now. | B．He dislikes junk food. | C．He seldom does sports. |
| A．Do exercise every day. | B．Get enough sleep. | C．Eat right food. |
2 . When Tal Golesworthy was told he needed
“They
A bulging aorta, he thought, was much like bulging hydraulic hose (凸起的液压软管)—it needed
Sheer determination combined with a(n)
| A．game-changing | B．life-saving | C．ground-breakıng | D．problem-solving |
| A．affecting | B．contracting | C．influencing | D．causing |
| A．burn | B．bend | C．burst | D．block |
| A．talked about | B．discussed about | C．debated on | D．mentioned about |
| A．How | B．Why | C．It | D．What |
| A．display | B．avoid | C．present | D．face |
| A．would have been affected | B．would be affected | C．could have been affected | D．could be affected |
| A．had changed | B．had recovered | C．had improved | D．had worsened |
| A．hard work | B．experiments | C．experience | D．fruits |
| A．manage | B．handle | C．solve | D．repair |
| A．internal | B．surgical | C．external | D．spiritual |
| A．check-up | B．inspection | C．test | D．operation |
| A．imaginative | B．original | C．specialized | D．flexible |
| A．change | B．develop | C．create | D．reshape |
| A．a hit | B．a mess | C．a pain | D．a success |
3 . Since 2001, robotic tools have revolutionized the practice of surgery. They have greatly reduced the stress and physical demands normally placed on surgeons and have made certain procedures possible.
One example is “keyhole surgery”, or minimally invasive (微创) surgery, which normally requires surgeons to stand at awkward angles and make difficult movements with their hands to make a cut inside the patient. But in June 2022, surgeon James Ansell used 3D glasses and two sticks to control four robotic arms to perform a procedure to remove a cancerous tumor. “My colleague said... that this feels like cheating,” Ansell said to The Guardian.
Another area of surgery that has had major technological breakthroughs in recent years is telesurgery. Normally, telesurgery relies on a wired connection due to concerns of harming the patient should a wireless connection drop during surgery, but China made several advancements in wireless telesurgery based on 5G technology.
China achieved the first 5G-based remote operation in March 2019 involving a brain surgery procedure between a surgeon in Sanya and a patient in Beijing, a distance totaling nearly 3,000 kilometers. More recently, a team of surgeons successfully completed remote micron-level eye surgery on rabbits located in a different city. The rabbits were at the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhbù, Guangdon g province, whereas the surgical team who operated on them via a 5G robot were at the Hainan Eye Hospital in Haikou, Hainan province.
Looking to the future, people hope that remote surgery could become commonplace to help heal injured soldiers on the battlefield while keeping surgeons at a safe distance. Some even believe that robotic systems, combined with AI, could one day exceed human surgeons.
But, given current technological limitations and the high costs of these robots which can cost millions of dollars, the complete robot takeover of surgery may still be a while off.
1. What does the “keyhole surgery” example intend to show?| A．Great complexity of robotic surgery. |
| B．Physical challenges surgeons face. |
| C．Surgical progress enabled by robotic tools. |
| D．Urgent need for advanced 3D technology. |
| A．Achieving remote surgery using a wired connection. |
| B．Completing successfully remote eye surgery on humans. |
| C．Conducting a 5G-based remote operation on rabbits overseas. |
| D．Performing the first wireless brain surgery with 5G technology. |
| A．They are quite affordable. |
| B．They are currently in high demand. |
| C．They have not been widely used. |
| D．They have gone beyond human capabilities. |
| A．Robotic Surgery Uses 5G Technology |
| B．Keyhole Surgery Benefits Human Beings |
| C．Autonomous Robot Achieves Great Progress |
| D．Medical Robotics Revolutionizes Surgery Method |
1. How does the man feel?
| A．Tired. | B．Thirsty. | C．Curious. |
| A．She had a fever. | B．She had a fall. | C．She had a headache. |
| A．A teacher. | B．A doctor. | C．A policeman. |
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. |
Speaking of medicine, through new technology, people who have brain
The world’s
Now 66 years old, professor Yacoub still retains his energy and extraordinary enthusiasm for his career. For 43 years, he has dealt with desperate patients whose combination of poor diet, inactive lifestyle and stress overload have caused them to ask for his help.
Professor Yacoub’s life is always hectic (狂热的).
For relaxation, professor Yacoub enjoys
Ancient Chinese healing methods
Currently celebrating its 10th anniversary, the BRI,
In Budapest, Traditional Chinese Medicine Center of Hungary (Qihuang Center) provides
After
The center has also helped Jozsef’s son, Csaba Frenyo, who has been struggling with obesity-related health
9 . Modern medicine and the latest technology can save many lives. If you live in a country where healthcare is readily available and accessible, then your chances of recovering from illnesses or accidents are very good. But for many people in the US who are uninsured (无保险的), they can’t afford these new medical treatments. That’s why Doctor Demetrio Aguila in Norfolk lets poor patients pay for surgery (外科手术) through volunteer work.
“For years I had been doing surgery for patients and taking care of their health problems. Then I would find out months later, sometimes years later, that I had caused their financial ruin,” Aguila said. Serious illnesses can completely deplete a family’s savings, leaving them no choice but to go bankrupt (破产).
Then he formed Healing Hands M25 as a way to give poor patients the medical fees they need by donating their time to community service. The process is pretty simple. They practice partners with local charitable organizations. The patient picks the charity and donates his time and sweat; Aguila determines the amount of volunteer hours the patient has to complete. “We’ve lowered the cost of healthcare. We’ve made it fair for everybody involved,” Aguila said.
The first patient to participate in the program was Jeffrey Jenson who worked for 560 hours to pay for surgery on his leg. Jenson asked his friends and family to help him complete the hours. Jenson said that his volunteer work greatly affected his life as much as the surgery. “The M25 program is not about money — it’s about if people come together to help other people, then the community becomes better,” said Jenson.
This program is a big win for the patients, the local community, and Dr Aguila who knows he has done everything he could to help his patients.
1. How does Aguila make poor patients pay for surgery?| A．In cash. | B．Through an insurance company. |
| C．By doing volunteer work. | D．By serving the doctor. |
| A．Set aside. | B．Use up. | C．Cut down. | D．Add to. |
| A．What Healing Hands M25 does. |
| B．How Healing Hands M25 works. |
| C．Why Aguila runs Healing Hands M25. |
| D．Why patients choose Healing Hands M25. |
| A．Positive. | B．Negative. | C．Objective. | D．Unconcerned. |
10 . Brynn Schulte nearly died two times when she was a baby. At one point she needed emergency surgery for bleeding in her brain. No one knew what was wrong. Then, a test that looked at her full genetic details found a rare bleeding disorder. Catching the disorder early saved her life. “You have this hopeless feeling when you don’t really know what’s going on,” said her father, Mike Schulte. He noted that the test made a difference in finding the cause and “getting her the right care that she needed almost immediately”.
Brynn, now 4, got the genetic testing as part of a clinical trial, the results of which were published recently in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Testing all of the details of a person’s genes is called “whole genome” testing. Whole genome tests are much better than narrowly targeted tests when it comes to finding genetic differences, called abnormalities, which can cause disease. The study found 49 percent of these abnormalities, compared to 27 percent with more commonly used tests targeting only some genetic diseases.
Whole genome tests could solve the problem of doing several narrowly targeted tests on babies, which still might not find the disorder. Experts warn there are some problems because labs vary in how they understand results. Also, whole genome tests are more expensive and less likely to be covered by insurance.
But researchers hope that whole genome tests will at some point be used for millions of hospitalized babies with rare and difficult conditions. The US National Human Genome Research Institute has found that around 350 million people around the world live with rare disorders. And it found that about 80 percent of the more than 7,000 conditions are genetic.
1. How did Mike Schulte feel about the test?| A．Proud. | B．Grateful. | C．Unclear. | D．Hopeless. |
| A．narrowly targeted tests are easier |
| B．commonly used tests take longer |
| C．whole genome tests focus on babies |
| D．whole genome tests are more accurate |
| A．They cost a lot. |
| B．The process is complex. |
| C．The disorder might not be found. |
| D．Their results are hard to understand. |
| A．In a blog. | B．In a medical record, |
| C．In a newspaper. | D．In a letter. |
