Question

閱讀下面短文，并根據所讀內容在表格中的空格處填入恰當的單詞。
注意：每個空格只填一個單詞。
“HEARTLESS”— a word you wouldn’t want to use to describe a person. But having his heart removed was what saved Craig Lewis’ life—and what made him the first living “heartless” man.
The 55-year-old，dying of heart disease，was told he only had 12 hours to live， when Billy Cohn and Bud Frazier, doctors from the Texas Heart Institute, decided to try something new. They removed Lewis heart and replaced it with an artificial (人造的) one. Less than a week after the operation, Lewis was able to sit and speak.
Lewis kept on living like a normal person, with only one difference—he didn’t have a heartbeat. The human heart usually pumps blood through our bodies by beating regularly. By contrast, this artificial heart pushes the blood forward with two moving blades(槳葉). If you were to touch Lewis or listen to his chest, you would not feel a heartbeat. If you hooked him up to an EKG(心電圖) machine, the line would be flat.
Scientists have been trying to create a working artificial heart for years. Until now, all artificial hearts either broke down or caused blocks and infections.
But after five years of hard work, Dr Cohn and Dr Frazier developed this artificial heart. It is smaller and quieter than other artificial hearts and can last much longer. They tested it on 38 calves (牛犢) and all of them turned out energetic and healthy. Lewis is the first human proof that the machine is a success.
The doctors will have to work more on the device and decide on a final design before it can be widely used. The US Food and Drug Administration will also need to say that the machine is safe. But this artificial heart looks likely to bring a ray of hope to thousands of patients.

Passage outline	Supporting details
A 小題1:     in the history of medicine	◆ 55-year-old Lewis was on the 小題2:      of death. He was told that he only had 12 hours to live. ◆ Two     American  doctors had his heart 小題3:     and replaced it with an artificial one. That made Lewis the first living heartless man.
Differing from the human heart	◆ Lewis’ new heart pushes the blood forward with two moving blades. ◆ His heart rate is at 小題4:     with a 小題5:     line on the screen of an EKG machine.
小題6:     of this artificial heart	◆ It is smarter and quieter than other artificial hearts and can last much longer. ◆ It hasn’t yet broken down. Nor has it got 小題7:     and infected.
Reasons for being小題8:  about this artificial heart.	◆ The doctors will have to further 小題9:     the device before it is massively produced. ◆ Yet this artificial heart looks likely to bring the opportunity of 小題10:   to thousands of patients.

Answer 1

小題1:wonder/ miracle
小題2:edge
小題3:removed
小題4:zero
小題5:flat
小題6:Characteristics/Features /Strengths/Advantages/Benefits
小題7:blocked
小題8:hopeful/optimistic/positive
小題9:improve
小題10:recovery /life

試題分析：55歲的Craig Lewis因為心臟病而被醫生宣告生命僅剩下12小時，但是得克薩斯心臟研究所的人員通過移除他的心臟，用人造的心臟取而代之，結果他竟然奇跡般的幸存了下來。在本文中作者介紹了人造心臟這一科學研究成果。
小題1:wonder/ miracle 信息歸納題。文章講述了在死亡線上的Craig Lewis通過移植了人造心臟而幸存下來的故事，這是人類醫學史上的一個奇跡，所以答案填wonder/ miracle。
小題2:edge信息轉換題。根據文章第二段 The 55-year-old，dying of heart disease，was told he only had 12 hours to live可知Craig Lewis處于死亡的邊緣，填edge.
小題3:removed 細節查找題。根據第二段They removed Lewis heart and replaced it with an artificial (人造的) one可知答案填removed.
小題4:zero 細節轉換題。根據第三段you would not feel a heartbeat，可知他是沒有心跳的，所以心跳是零，填zero。
小題5:flat細節轉換題。從文章第三段 If you hooked him up to an EKG(心電圖) machine, the line would be flat.可知他的心電圖是平的，填flat。
小題6:Characteristics/Features /Strengths/Advantages/Benefits細節歸納題。根據右欄的信息可知此處是介紹人工心臟的特點，性能等，所以答案是Characteristics/Features /Strengths/Advantages/Benefits。
小題7:blocked細節轉換題。根據文章第四段 Until now, all artificial hearts either broke down or caused blocks and infections.可知人工心臟沒有堵塞過，所以填blocked。
小題8:hopeful/optimistic/positive。信息歸納題。根據右欄信息可知人造心臟會給心臟病患者帶來希望，所以人們有理由樂觀，答案填hopeful/optimistic/positive。
小題9:improve細節轉換題。根據文章末段he doctors will have to work more on the device and decide on a final design before it can be widely used可知醫生要努力去研究提高改善人造心臟的功能等，所以填improve。
小題10:recovery /life。細節轉換題。根據文章末段this artificial heart looks likely to bring a ray of hope to thousands of patients.可知人造心臟會給很多病人帶來康復的機會，重新獲得健康，所以答案填recovery /life。