2015考研英语阅读理解模拟题及答案：医学类(26套)ValetaYoung，81，aretireefromLodi，Calif.，suffersfromcongestiveheartfailureandrequiresalmostconstantmonitoring.Butshedoesn'thavetodriveanywheretogetit.Twiceadayshestepsontoaspecialelectronicscale，answersafewyesornoquestionsviapushbuttonsonasmallattachedmonitorandpressesabuttonthatsendstheinformationtoanurse'sstationinSanAntonio，Texas.“It'salmostadirectlinktomydoctor，”saysYoung，whodescribesherselfascomputerilliteratebutsaysshehasnoproblemsusingtheequipment.Youngisnottheonlypatientwhoisdealingwithherdoctorfromadistance.Remotemonitoringisarapidlygrowingfieldinmedicaltechnology，withmorethan25firmscompetingtomeasureremotely——andtransmitbyphone，Internetorthroughtheairwaves——everythingfrompatients'heartratestohowoftentheycough.Promptedbothbytheriseinhealth-carecostsandtheincreasingcomputerizationofhealth-careequipment，doctorsareusingremotemonitoringtotrackawideningvarietyofchronicdiseases.InMarch，St.FrancisUniversityinPittsburgh，Pa.，partneredwithacompanycalledBodyMediaonastudyinwhichruraldiabetespatientsusewirelessglucosemetersandarmbandsensorstomonitortheirdisease.Andlastfall，Yahoobeganofferingsubscriberstheabilitytocharttheirasthmaconditionsonline，usingaPDA-sizerespiratorymonitorthatmeasureslungfunctionsinrealtimeande-mailsthedatadirectlytodoctors.Suchhomemonitoring，saysDr.GeorgeDailey，aphysicianattheScrippsClinicinSanDiego，“couldsomedayreplacelessproductivewaysthatpatientstrackchangesintheirheartrate，bloodsugar，lipidlevels，kidneyfunctionsandevenvision.”Dr.TimothyMoore，executivevicepresidentofAlereMedical，whichproducesthesmartscalesthatYoungandmorethan10，000otherpatientsareusing，saysthatalmostanyvitalsigncould，intheory，bemonitoredfromhome.But，hewarns，thatmightnotalwaysmakegoodmedicalsense.Headvisesagainstperformingelectrocardiogramsremotely，forexample，andalthoughheacknowledgesthatremotemonitoringofblood-sugarlevelsanddiabeticulcersontheskinmayhaverealvalue，hepointsoutthattherearenotrul...