专题3 三胞胎探秘（原卷版）.docx

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专题3

三胞胎探秘

Ⅰ.文章话题导入

Ⅱ.外刊原文阅读

Ш.阅读理解专项针对性练习

Ⅳ.话题高频词汇强化训练

Ⅴ.参考译文赏析

【话题·导语】

在美国，生三胞胎、四胞胎甚至更多的孩子越来越不常见。这种下降似乎与在使用体外受精等辅助生殖技术期间转移胚胎数量的指导加强有关。

【原文·外刊阅读】

TripletsarebecominglesscommonintheUnitedStates

（文章来源：CNN）

Therateoftripletandhigher-orderbirthsintheUSdeclined62%between1998and2023,accordingtoareportpublishedThursdaybytheUSCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.Andthelargestdeclinesinrateswereseenamongmothers30andolder.

Thisdeclineappearstobeassociatedwithhowguidancehasstrengthenedaroundthenumberofembryostransferredduringtheuseofassistedreproductivetechnologieslikeinvitrofertilization,knownasIVF,wrotetheresearchers,fromtheCDCsNationalCenterforHealthStatistics.

Couplesaremorelikelytohavetwins,tripletsormorebabiesinasinglepregnancywhenusingassistedreproductivetechnologybecausethesefertilitytreatmentsmayinvolvetransferringmultipleembryosintotheuterusinhopesofresultinginapregnancy.

Moreembryosnotonlyincreasethelikelihoodofaviablepregnancy,theyraisetheriskthatthepregnancycouldinvolvemorethanonefetus–hence,twins,tripletsormore.

“Monitoringtrendsintripletandhigherordermultiplebirthsisimportantbecausewomenwithatriplet/+pregnancyareathigherriskofcomplicationsduringpregnancyandtheirinfantsareatgreaterriskofpretermbirthandinfantdeath,”JoyceMartin,aresearcheratNationalCenterforHealthStatisticsandthemainauthorofthereport,saidinanemail.

Asfertilitytreatmentsbecamemoremainstreamafterthe1980s,therewasariseintheincidenceofmultiplebirths,saidDr.MicahHill,presidentoftheSocietyforAssistedReproductiveTechnology,whowasnotinvolvedinthenewreport.

Intheearly2000s,theAmericanSocietyforReproductiveMedicineandtheSocietyforAssistedReproductiveTechnologystartedtoissueguidelinesonhowmanyembryosshoul