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【题目】Telemedicine is the name for when doctors give advice to patients by telephone or the Internet, or when health care providers in rural areas connect with specialists in big cities.

Telemedicine has existed for a long time, but the rise of smart phones, tablets and webcam-equipped computers is raising telemedicine to new levels. Some health care systems in the United States now offer Virtual Urgent Care, patients see a doctor by video chat without having to leave home.

Diana Rae is a nurse educator in the western state of Washington. She recently showed how Virtual Urgent Care works. She used an iPad tablet and skype — the video chat service.

Doctor Green has the patient describe her symptoms, then the doctor performs a physical exam by demonstrating what he wants her to do. Doctor Green decides that the problem is a silence infection. For medicine, he prescribes an antibiotic. He says about 3 out of 4 patients have health problems that can be treated like this —through Virtual Urgent Care, that means a video chat could replace a visit to the doctor's office.

The Franciscan Health System is based in Tacoma, Washington. Franciscan charges $35 for this kind of virtual house call, that is much less than the cost of going to an emergency room, a doctor's office or an urgent care clinic.

After trying the video conference, Diana Rae says, “I would've paid twice that for the convenience of getting taken care of without having to sit in a waiting room, wait, and get exposed to everyone else's germs.”

Franciscan has a deal with a company called Carena to add virtual urgent care by Skype or phone. Carena is one of several companies doing this kind of work around the country. But a company official says state rules have not kept progress with developments in telemedicine. The workers who provide virtual urgent care must be separately licensed in each state where the company does business. For now, that means Carena doctors can treat patients in Washington state and California for example, but not in neighboring Oregon or Idaho.

【1】The second paragraph is mainly used to show ________.

A. why telemedicine becomes popular B. the advantages of telemedicine

C. what telemedicine is D. many factors contribute to telemedicine

【2】Doctor Green decides that the problem is a silence infection ________.

A. through his observation of the patient B. through a careful examination

C. by prescribing an antibiotic D. by knowing what he wants her to do

【3】The major health problems, in Doctor Green’s opinion, _________.

A. are tough to deal with B. can be treated through a video chat

C. should result from work pressure D. nearly cost little to recover

【4】By mentioning what Diana Rae says, the author wants to show _________.

A. he finds it convenient to see a doctor by using a video chat

B. he sings high praise for this kind of treatment form

C. he must be tired of waiting too long in the hospital

D. it should be very unhealthy while staying in hospital

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 D

【2】 D

【3】 B

【4】 B

【解析】

本文是一篇健康类阅读。文章主要介绍了一种新型的就诊形式——远程医疗，在美国深受病人的欢迎。病人通过视频聊天就可以看医生。人们对这种诊疗方法评价很高。

【1】推理判断题。根据第二段提到：telemedicine存在了很长时间，但是智能手机、手写电脑和配备网络摄像机的电脑把它提高到一个新的水平。病人通过视频聊天就可以看医生，所以是很多因素影响远程医疗，故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四段Doctor Green has the patient describe her symptoms, then the doctor performs a physical exam by demonstrating what he wants her to do. Doctor Green decides that the problem is a silence infection.可知，格林医生的病人描述了她的症状，然后医生通过演示他要她做什么，进行身体检查。之后格林医生认为是一种无症状感染。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据第四段He says about 3 out of 4 patients have health problems that can be treated like this-through Virtual Urgent Care, that means a video chat could replace a visit to the doctor's office.可知，大多数健康问题都可以通过视频聊天来解决。故选B。

【4】推理判断题。根据其话语中谈到I would've paid twice that for the convenience of getting taken care of without having to sit in a waiting room，wait，and get exposed to everyone else's germs.可知，他对这种诊疗方法评价很高，因为他不必坐在候诊室里等待，也不必暴露在别人的病菌下。故选B。

细节题的破解一般采用寻读法，即先看试题，再读文章。对有关信息进行快速定位，再将相关信息进行整合、甄别、分析、对比，有根有据地排除干扰项，选出正确答案。此法加强了阅读的针对性，提高了做题的准确率，节省了宝贵的时间。寻读法还特别适用于对图形表格类题材的理解。做此类型的题目还要特别注意句子的逻辑关系。英语中有许多功能词，如：表因果关系的because, since, as等；表转折关系的but, however, on the contrary, on the other hand等等。比如第3小题，B 细节理解题。根据第四段中的句子He says about 3 out of 4 patients have health problems that can be treated like this —through Virtual Urgent Care, that means a video chat could replace a visit to the doctor's office.可知，a video chat could replace a visit to the doctor's office. 是关键词，与B项对应，大多数健康问题都可以通过视频聊天来解决。故选B。