2014 年职称英语A级 阅读理解真题【首例整套人工心脏移植】.doc

2014年职称英语A级阅读理解真题【首例整套人工心脏移植】
特别说明：原文来自于职称英语教材阅读判断第十二篇
FirstSelf-containedHeartImplanted【首例整套人工心脏移植】
Apatientonthebrinkofdeathhasreceivedtheworld’sfirstself-containedartificialheart—abattery-powereddeviceaboutthesizeofasoftballthatrunswithouttheneedforwires,tubesorhosesstickingoutofthechest.
TwosurgeonsfromtheUniversityofLouisvilleimplantedthetitaniumandplasticpumpduringasever-houroperationatJewishHospitalMonday.Thehospitalsaidthepatientwas“awakeandresponsive”Tuesdayandrestingcomfortably.Itrefusedtoreleasepersonaldetails.
Thepatienthadbeenexpectedtodiewithinamonthwithouttheoperation,anddoctorssaidtheyexpectedtheartificialhearttoextendtheperson’slifebyonlyamonth.Butthedeviceisconsideredamajorsteptowardimprovingthepatient’squalityoflife.
Thenewpump,calledAbioCor,isalsoatechnologicalleapfromthemechanicalheartsusedinthe1980s,whichwereattachedbywiresandtubestobulkymachineryoutsidethebody.Themostfamousofthose,theJarvic-7,usedairasapumpingdeviceandwasattachedtoanapparatusaboutthesizeofawashingmachine.
“Ithinkit’spotentiallyamajorstepforwardintheartificialheartdevelopment,”saidDr.DavidFaxon,presidentoftheAmericanheartAssociation.However,hesaidthedreamofanimplantable,permanentartificialheartisnotyetareality:“Thisisobviouslyanexperimentaldevicewhoselong-termsuccesshastobedemonstrated.”Onlyabouthalfofthe4,200Americansonawaitinglistfordonorheartsreceivedthemlastyear,andmostoftherestdied.
Somedoctors,includingRobertHiggins,chairmanofcardiologyattheMedicalCollegeofVirginiainRichmond,saidartificialheartsareunlikelytoreplacedonorhears.
“Adonorheartinagoodtransplantcanlast15to30years,”hesaid.“It’sgoingtobehardtoreplacethatwithamachine.”
TheAbilCorhasa2-poundpumpingunit,andelectroniccontrolsthatadjustthepumpingspeedbasedonthebody’sneeds.Itispoweredbyasmallbatterypackwornoutsidethebodythattransmitscurrentthroughtheskin.
文章中文翻译：
首例整套人工心脏移植
一位病危的患者接受了世界上第一个整套人工心脏移植——一个垒球般大小、由电池驱动的装置。这个装置运行时不需要电线，且患者胸部不必附带软管。
周一，在犹太医院内，两名来自路易斯维尔大学的医生经过7小时的手术，给病人植入了钛和塑料的泵状心脏。该医院声称，病人已于周二苏醒，反应灵敏，且正在安逸地休息。但