2017年夏高考英语专题冲刺 专题06 阅读理解之阅读表达（含解析）.docVIP

专题卷六 阅读理解之阅读表达 Rae of Tenino, Washington, demonstrates Virtual (虚拟的)Urgent Care with Dr. Ben Green in Seattle, who consults with her via Skype. Telemedicine is the name for when doctors give advice to patients by telephone or the Internet, or when health care providers in rural areas connect with specialists in big cities. Telemedicine has existed for a long time, but the rise of smartphone, tablets and webcam-equipped computers is raising telemedicine to new levels. Some health care systems in the United States now offer Virtual Urgent Care, patients see a doctor by video chat without having to leave home. Diana Rae is a nurse educator in the western state of Washington. She recently demonstrated how Virtual Urgent Care works. She used an iPad tablet and Skype — the video chat service. “Hi, yes, my name is Doctor Ben Green, among the doctors with Franciscan Virtual Urgent Care.” Doctor Green has the patient describe her symptoms. Then the doctor performs a physical exam by demonstrating what he wants her to do. Doctor Green decides that the problem is an infection. For medicine, he advises penicillin, a common antibiotic drug for viruses. He says about 3 out of 4 patients who have health problems can be treated like this — through Virtual Urgent Care, which means a video chat could replace a visit to the doctor’s office. The Franciscan Health System is based in Tacoma, Washington. Franciscan charges $35 for this kind of virtual house call, that is much less than the cost of going to an emergency room, a doctor’s office or an urgent care clinic. After trying the video conference, Diana Rae says she would be happy to pay the 35 dollars, when she was recently home with a bad cold. “I would’ve paid twice that for the convenience of getting taken care of without having to sit in a waiting room, wait, and get exposed to everyone else’s germs.” Rae said.] But a company official says state rules have not kept progress with development in telemedicine. The workers who provi