职称英语卫生类A级真题及答案(3)A.continuableB.affordableC.availableD.Persistent答案：ABACAFirstSelf-containedHeartImplanted【首例整套人工心脏移植】Apatientonthebrinkofdeathhasreivedtheworldsfirstself-containedartificialheartabattery-powereddeviaboutthesizeofasoftballthatrunswithouttheneedforwires,tubesorhosesstickingoutofthechest.TwosurgeonsfromtheUniversityofLouisvilleimplantedthetitaniumandplasticpumpduringasever-houroperationatJewishHospitalMonday.Thehospitalsaidthepatientwas“awakeandresponsive”Tuesdayandrestingfortably.Itrefusedtoreleasepersonaldetails.Thepatienthadbeenexpectedtowithinamonthwithouttheoperation,anddoctorssaidtheyexpectedtheartificialhearttoextendthepersonslifebyonlyamonth.Butthedeviisconsideredajorsteptowardimprovingthepatientsqualityoflife.Thenewpump,calledAbioCor,isalsoatechnologicalleapfromthemechanicalheartsusedinthe1980s,whichwereattachedbywiresandtubestobulkychineryoutsidethebody.Themostfamousofthose,theJarvic-7,usedairasapumpingdeviandwasattachedtoanapparatusaboutthesizeofawashingchine.“Ithinkitspotentiallyajorstepforwardintheartificialheartdevelopment,”saidDr.DavidFaxon,presidentoftheAmericanheartAssociation.However,hesaidthedreamofanimplantable,pernentartificialheartisnotyetareality:“Thisisobviouslyanexperimentaldeviwhoselong-termsuesshastobedemonstrated.”Onlyabouthalfofthe4,200Americansonawaitinglistfordonorheartsreivedthemlastyear,andmostoftherestd.Somedoctors,includingRobertHiggins,chairnofcardiologyattheMedicalCollegeofVirginiainRichmond,saidartificialheartsareunlikelytorepladonorhears.“Adonorheartinagoodtransplantcanlast15to30years,”hesaid.“Itsgoingtobehardtoreplathatwithachine.”TheAbilCorhasa2-poundpumpingunit,andelectroniccontrolsthatadjustthepumpingspeedbasedonthebodysneeds.Itispoweredbyasllbatterypackwornoutsidethebodythattranitscurrentthroughtheskin.36.前两段告诉Self-containedartificialheartA.wasdeoftitaniumandpumpB.hadbroughtthepatienttothebrinkofdeathC.didnotneedtogetpowerfromoutsidethebodyD.wasinventedbytwosurgeousfromuniversityofLouisville37.病人接收thefirstself-containedheartA.couldnotaffordadonorheartB.wassaidtobeinagoodconditionthenextdayaftertheoperationC.dtwomonthsaftertheheartimplantationD.wasreluctanttoreleasehisorherpersonalinfortion