2024-2025学年高一英语上学期期末真题分类汇编-教师版——专题02阅读理解之记叙文.docx

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2024-2025学年高一英语上学期期末真题分类汇编-教师版——专题02阅读理解之记叙文

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（23-24高一上·山东菏泽·期末）WhenStanfordUniversitystudentEllenXu,now18,wasafive-year-oldinSanDiego,California,sheclearlyremembersthatherparentsrushedherlittlesistertothehospital.Three-year-oldKatehadfallenseriouslyill;shehadafever,reddenedeyes,andsomeswelling(肿胀)inherhandsandtongue.

Atfirst,thepuzzleddoctorsthoughtshehadflu,butwhenherconditiondidn’timprove,theXusreturnedtotheclinicroom,whereadoctorbychancehadasimilarearlierexperiencewithsuchsymptoms(症状)inthebloodknownasKawasakidisease.Thoughrare(罕见的),it’stheleadingcauseoftheheartdiseaseinbabiesandyoungchildren,anditscausesremainunknown.

Thedoctorknewhowtotreatit:HeorderedsomemedicineforKate,andfinallysheshookoff-theillnesswithoutsufferingdamagetoherheart.

Xuremembersbeingcuriousabouthersister’sillnessconditionandwasamazedthatthegrown-upscouldn’tanswerherquestionsaboutwhyitwassohardtocheck.“Inmymind,itwasthispuzzleIwantedtosolve,”shesays.

Tenyearslater,wantingtoenterahighschoolsciencefair,shehadanidea.Whatifwehadadoctorinourpocket?Soshecreatedjustthat:UsingAl,Xudesignedaprogramthatusesvisualfactstocheckthediseasebasedonfivephysicalsymptoms.

Thetechnologyworksthesamewayasappsthatcanidentifybirdsandplantswithphotosyou’vetakenonyourcellphone.Worriedparentscanuploadaphotothattheyhavetakenoftheirchild,andthetechnologywillscanthepictureforsymptomsofthedisease,whichoftenhavestrongvisualfactors,suchasaswollenlongue.

Xu’sinventionhasbeenappliedasawebapponthewebsite.“Thetechnologycouldalsobedevelopedforrecognizingsomeotherdiseases,”shesays.“Itmeansalottome.IwanttouseAItohelppeoplelivehappierandhealthierlives.”

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