2014年职称英语卫生类考试教材阅读理解文章及练习(6)
<p> <span word="Pushbike">Pushbike</span> <span word="Peril">Peril</span></p><p> <span word="Low">Low</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="crashes">crashes</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="injure">injure</span> 一 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> 一 <span word="children">children</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handlebars">handlebars</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="redesigning">redesigning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="handlebar">handlebar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="safer">safer</span>.</p><p> <span word="Kristy">Kristy</span> <span word="Arbogast">Arbogast</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bioengineer">bioengineer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Childrens">Childrens</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</span>, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="abdominal">abdominal</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>2 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countermeasures">countermeasures</span>,3 <span word="she">she</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="interviewing">interviewing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>，<span word="Arbogast">Arbogast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span>4 <span word="reconstruct">reconstruct</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accidents">accidents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="injuries">injuries</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>，<span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="topple">topple</span> <span word="over">over</span>5. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="maintain">maintain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handlebars">handlebars</span> <span word="through">through</span> 90 <span word="degrees">degrees</span> 一 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handlebars">handlebars</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bike">bike</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handlebars">handlebars</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="ramming">ramming</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="abdomen">abdomen</span>6.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handgrip">handgrip</span> <span word="fitted">fitted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="damping">damping</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="absorbs">absorbs</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 50 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="transmitted">transmitted</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handlebars">handlebars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commercialize">commercialize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="device">device</span>，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bike">bike</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="bicycle">bicycle</span> <span word="manufacturers">manufacturers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unaware">unaware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Arbogast">Arbogast</span>.</p>
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