2015年职称英语综合类练习题之阅读理解(四)
<p> <span word="Owering">Owering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Risk">Risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Heart">Heart</span> <span word="Disease">Disease</span></p><p> <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="comae">comae</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="one">one</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thirty">thirty</span>-<span word="one">one</span>，<span word="my">my</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="cholesterollevel">cholesterollevel</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="measured">measured</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> 311 <span word="mg">mg</span>/<span word="dl">dl</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="doctor">doctor</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>，<span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institutes">Institutes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Healthto">Healthto</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="screened">screened</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clinical">clinical</span> <span word="trial">trial</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="cholesterol">cholesterol</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>.</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="NIH">NIH</span>，<span word="physicians">physicians</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="cholesterol">cholesterol</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tube">tube</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="arteryup">arteryup</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="only">only</span> 1 <span word="in">in</span> 100，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="assured">assured</span>.</p><p> <span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="cholesterol">cholesterol</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="excluded">excluded</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="realize">realize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seriousness">seriousness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="cholesterol">cholesterol</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="important">important</span>，<span word="I">I</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="taste">taste</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patient">patient</span>，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sick">sick</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span>.</p>
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