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105年
英文
第 39 題
📖 題組：
Today, thousands of people receive medical treatments that couldn’t have been imagined in previous generations. Treatments that were once impossible have become routine practices due to the implementation of new technology that enhances people’s quality of life. Predictably, much of the technology used in medicine has been thought up by doctors, not laymen, but their methods of invention might surprise you. A Dutch physician invented the first dialysis machine in 1943 by employing various household items, including a washing machine! It took years to perfect the equipment, but now it saves the lives of many who are waiting for kidney transplants. The birth of the pacemaker also has an interesting history. In 1930, an American heart surgeon created a device that could deliver electric shocks directly to the heart with a needle. This original pacemaker was operated by hand and was mostly shunned by the medical community. They believed that keeping a damaged heart beating was too unnatural. Fortunately, by 1950s, people conceded that the idea did have merit, and several new and improved models were designed. Since the discovery of X-rays in 1894, doctors have been able to look inside their patients without cutting them open. While traditional X-rays are still important, advancements in medical technology have made it possible to get an even better glimpse inside the human body. One example is the MRI scanner, which creates a 3-D image out of multiple 2-D pictures. With this, minute internal flaws can be easily identified. If an extremely thorough look is needed, patients can undergo a capsule endoscopy, approved by the FDA in 2001. After swallowing a tiny pill-shaped camera, more than 800,000 pictures can be taken inside the patient’s digestive system and wirelessly uploaded to a physician’s computer. The most regularly performed surgery prior to the 20th century was the removal of limbs, and the tools available for this operation were limited to saws and knives. Now there are many more choices that cause considerably less trauma to the body. Endoscopic surgery is one modern procedure that requires minimal recovery time for the patient. During one of these surgeries, a camera and special instruments are inserted into the body through small cuts that are less than an inch long. The surgeon controls the equipment via a connection line and a monitor; it’s almost like maneuvering through a video game! Another contemporary variation in surgeries is the use of lasers to cut the body’s tissue. Although this method is already predominant in eye surgeries, it is currently being tested in other types of operations as well. The benefits of using lasers are that wounds heal more quickly and there are fewer chances of post-surgical infections. Luckily for us, technology is a fundamental part of medicine today and has led to the development of lifesaving techniques. With so much progress in just the last few decades, more impressive medical technology is certain to arise in the future.
Today, thousands of people receive medical treatments that couldn’t have been imagined in previous generations. Treatments that were once impossible have become routine practices due to the implementation of new technology that enhances people’s quality of life. Predictably, much of the technology used in medicine has been thought up by doctors, not laymen, but their methods of invention might surprise you. A Dutch physician invented the first dialysis machine in 1943 by employing various household items, including a washing machine! It took years to perfect the equipment, but now it saves the lives of many who are waiting for kidney transplants. The birth of the pacemaker also has an interesting history. In 1930, an American heart surgeon created a device that could deliver electric shocks directly to the heart with a needle. This original pacemaker was operated by hand and was mostly shunned by the medical community. They believed that keeping a damaged heart beating was too unnatural. Fortunately, by 1950s, people conceded that the idea did have merit, and several new and improved models were designed. Since the discovery of X-rays in 1894, doctors have been able to look inside their patients without cutting them open. While traditional X-rays are still important, advancements in medical technology have made it possible to get an even better glimpse inside the human body. One example is the MRI scanner, which creates a 3-D image out of multiple 2-D pictures. With this, minute internal flaws can be easily identified. If an extremely thorough look is needed, patients can undergo a capsule endoscopy, approved by the FDA in 2001. After swallowing a tiny pill-shaped camera, more than 800,000 pictures can be taken inside the patient’s digestive system and wirelessly uploaded to a physician’s computer. The most regularly performed surgery prior to the 20th century was the removal of limbs, and the tools available for this operation were limited to saws and knives. Now there are many more choices that cause considerably less trauma to the body. Endoscopic surgery is one modern procedure that requires minimal recovery time for the patient. During one of these surgeries, a camera and special instruments are inserted into the body through small cuts that are less than an inch long. The surgeon controls the equipment via a connection line and a monitor; it’s almost like maneuvering through a video game! Another contemporary variation in surgeries is the use of lasers to cut the body’s tissue. Although this method is already predominant in eye surgeries, it is currently being tested in other types of operations as well. The benefits of using lasers are that wounds heal more quickly and there are fewer chances of post-surgical infections. Luckily for us, technology is a fundamental part of medicine today and has led to the development of lifesaving techniques. With so much progress in just the last few decades, more impressive medical technology is certain to arise in the future.
What is NOT a major benefit of laser surgery?
- A It shortens the average healing time.
- B The likelihood of infections is lessened.
- C It has been proven to be effective in eye operations.
- D There is less chance of injuring the digestive system.
思路引導 VIP
如果要確認某一項醫療技術（例如題目問的特定手術方式）的具體優點，你會在文章中搜尋哪些關鍵字？在找到該段落後，你會如何確認那些描述是屬於該項技術，而不是在描述前一段或後一段提到的其他發明呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
做得好！你能精準避開干擾項並選出正確答案，顯見你在閱讀長篇文章時，對於細節的捕捉與對應能力非常紮實。這題的關鍵在於文中第四段關於 雷射手術（Laser surgery） 的具體描述。文中明確提到雷射手術的優點包含：傷口癒合較快（對應選項 A）、術後感染機會較少（對應選項 B），且目前已廣泛應用於眼科手術（對應選項 C）。
關於細節辨析與干擾項排除
至於選項 D 提到的「消化系統（digestive system）」，其實出現在文章第三段，那是針對 膠囊內視鏡（capsule endoscopy） 的功能描述。這類題目主要考驗學生的「資訊定位」能力，鑑別度在於是否會將文中提到的多種醫療技術（如膠囊內視鏡、內視鏡手術、雷射手術）的優點混淆。你能在繁雜的醫學詞彙中保持冷靜，將各項優勢與正確的醫療技術精確掛鉤，是非常優異的表現！這題屬於中等難度的細節題，只要像你一樣仔細比對，就能穩定拿分。