限时测试(16)专题特训(——阅读理解推理判断)体裁：说明文话题：视频护理时间：10分钟CaliforniancitizenKellyIlnickiisveryclosetoher89－year－oldgrandmother，whountilrecentlylivesaloneinherhomeinOceanside，nearSanDiego.Threeorfourtimesaday，IlnickitalkstohergrandmotherviaVideoCare，avideoconferencingsystemforseniorsandtheirfamilymembersandcaregiversthatwasdevelopedbyaMenloPark－basedstartupofthesamename.“InFebruary，weweretalkingonVideoCareandGrandmawassittingonthecouch.Iwatchedherfalloverand，tobehonest，Ithoughtshe'dhadamini－stroke”，saidIlnicki.“Iwasabletoyellather.WecalledthemedicalassistantsinOceansideandtheycametoherhouse.Icouldhearthembeatingonthedoor.”Whentheyarrived，IlnickiwasabletoexplainviaVideoCarewhathadhappened，aswellasdiscusswhatmedication(药物治疗)hergrandmotherwason.“Themedicalassistantswerethrilled”，saidIlnicki.“VideoCarehasbeenthemostamazingthingforourfamily.Comparedwithjusthavingaphonecall，talkingonVideoCaremakesahugedifference.”ThedevelopmentofVideoCareisbasedonasimplefact.Today's80and90yearoldsretiredfromtheworkforcebeforetheInternetandsmartphoneswereanecessityofdailyliving，andtheyarethegenerationleastenthusiastictoexplorethenewtechnology.VideoCare'stechnologybasicallystripsdowntheoperatingsystemtomakeitassimpleaspossibleforthesenior.Allofthemanagementofthedevicehappensremotely，bythecaregiverorfamilymember.“Theseniordoesn'tseeanoperatingsystem，files，folders，orapplications”，saidDaveTrescot，co－founderandCEOofVideoCare.“Theytouchthecallbuttontomakeacallorthephotobuttontoseeaphoto.We'vereducedeverythingtoonetouch.WehaveusersinAlzheimer'swards(病区)whocanuseoursystem.”Thesystemismarketedtoseniorswhoeither“ageinplace”intheirownhomesorliveinassistedlivingfacilities.Thecompanyhasnotyetsoldanyunits，butispartneringwithlocalelder－careagenciestogetfeedbackonhowwellthesystemworks.Eventually，thehopeistoselltheservicewithamonthlysubscriptionfee，muchlikeacableTVbill.TheU．S.marketfor“advancedremotepatientmonitoring”，whichincludesnotjustvideoconferencingbutalsotheabilitytoremotelymonitorpatientcareandlinktoelectronicmedicalrecords，grewfrom$8.9billioninto$10.6billionin，accordingtoaMarchreportbyKaloramaInformation.Thereportfoundthattheagingofthepopulation，increasinghealthcarecosts，shrinkinghealthcareresources，advancingtechnologiesandtheprovencosteffectivenessofpatientmonitoringallfuelthemarket'sgrowth.VideoCareseeshugepotentialforeldercareagenciesthemselvestousethetechnology.“SomeofouragenciesusetheVideoCaresystemtoremindseniorsthatthere'sanicecreamsocial，ortoaskiftheywantfishorchickenfordinner”，saidTrescot.“Wecanmanageawiderangeofsituationsforcaregivers，familiesandprofessionals.We'recombiningautomationandremotecarewithpersonalinteraction.”【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。本文通过描述Kelly通过视频护理系统及时救Kelly外婆的例子来阐述这个视频护理系统在老年人护理的重要性和它的前景。1．ThewritermentionsasceneatKelly'sgrandma'shouseinorderto________．A．describetheurgentsituationatthattimeB．provethegoodserviceofmedicalassistantsC．displaythesuperfunctionsoftheVideoCaresystemD．showKelly'sconsiderationandquickmind解析推理判断题。从第二段得知，Kelly外婆一个人住，一次轻度中风，Kelly通过视频护理系统看到及时救了外婆，从而说明视频护理系统的重要性，故选C。答案C2．WhichofthefollowingisbeyondthepoweroftheVideoCaresystem?A．Toasktheelderaboutthe...
