【问题】 AT-shirtthatconstantlymonitorstheheart'sactivityanddetectsabnormalitiescouldhelpprotectpeopleagainststroke.TheT-shirt,whichcanbewashedupto35timesbeforeitneedsreplacing,hasbeendevelopedtoimprovethedetectionofdangerousheartconditionslikeatrialfibrillation(心

AT-shirtthatconstantlymonitorstheheart'sactivityanddetectsabnormalitiescouldhelpprotectpeopleagainststroke.TheT-shirt,whichcanbewashedupto35timesbeforeitneedsreplacing,hasbeendevelopedtoimprovethedetectionofdangerousheartconditionslikeatrialfibrillation(心房颤动),whichcausesanirregularheartrhythmandraisestheriskofstroke. AtleastonemillionpeopleinBritainareknowntohavethiscondition;however,it'sestimated thatatleastanother500,000haveitbuthaven'tyetbeendiagnosedbecausetheyhavenoobvioussymptoms.Somewillhavesymptomssuchaschestpain,dizzinessandfatigue;butalargenumberofpeoplehavenoideathey'reilluntiltheysufferastroke. DetectingatrialfibrillationinvolvescarryingoutanECG(心电图).ConventionalECGsaredoneinahospitalandinvolvehighlytrainedteamsofstaffattachingupto24separateelectrodes(电极)todifferentpartsofthebodytomeasureelectricalsignals.Butmostpatientsexperienceabnormalrhythmsonlyatintervals.Thismeansthechanceofpickingthemupduringashorthospitalcheckisslim. DoctorssometimesissuepatientswithadevicecalledaHoltermonitortowearundertheirclothestotrytopickupheartproblems.Thisisanelectronicboxwhichclipsontoyourwaistbandandisconnectedtoaseriesofelectrodeswornontheupperpartofyourbody.Buttheboxitselfisquitebulky,hardtohidebeneathclothingandinvolvesadozenormorewiresbeingattachedtothepatient'schest. TheCardioskinT-shirt,whichismadefromcotton,couldbeamuchmoreconvenientalternativeandcanbeworn24hoursaday-meaningitismorelikelytopickupanyabnormalrhythmsinthepatient'sheart.Ithas15tinyelectrodeswovenintothematerialwhicharestrategicallyplacedaroundthechestareatotracktheelectricalsignalsfromtheheartastheytravelacrossthemainpartofyourbody. TheelectrodesarepoweredbyabatterywhichcanberemovedeasilywhenyouneedtowashtheT-shirtandfeedresultstoamicrochipwhichthensendsthemoutwirelesslytoanapp.Thisconvertsthedataintoaneasy-to-readchartshowingiftheheartrateisabnormal.Theresultsaresharedwiththepatient'sdoctorsotheycancheckthepatient'sheartwithouthavingtocallthemintothehospital. MartinCowie,aprofessorofcardiologyatImperialCollegeLondon,said,"Cardioskincouldbeanimportantdevelopmentforcardiologists."(1)HowmanyBritishpeoplearehavingdangerousheartconditionsaccordingtothetext?______A.Lessthan0.5million.B.Atleast1.5million.C.Lessthan1million.D.Atleast2million.(2)WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?______A.Thedifficultyindetectingatrialfibrillation.B.Thebenefitofdetectingatrialfibrillation.C.Theprocessofdetectingatrialfibrillation.D.Thefutureofdetectingatrialfibrillation.(3)WhydidtheauthormentionaHoltermonitorinthetext?______A.ToshowhowconvenienttheCardioskin T-shirtis.B.Tointroduceawaytocheckthepatient'sheart.C.Toencouragepeopletocareabouttheirhealth.D.Toexplainwhydoctorslikeusingthedevice.(4)WhatcanwelearnabouttheCardioskinT-shirt?______A.Ithasabatterythatcanbechargedeasilyandquickly.B.Itcanbewornamonthwithoutbeingwashed.C.IthaselectrodesplacedallovertheT-shirt.D.Itcanspeeduptheprocessofdiagnosis.

正确答案:(1)B. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的At least one million people in Britain are known to have this condition; however, it's estimated that at least another 500,000 have it but haven't yet been diagnosed because they have no obvious symptoms. (据了解,英

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