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Book 1 Welcome Unit
Part 3 配套式作业----精读泛读二合一
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A(2022·杭州二中高三模拟)
Lifesaving heart operation
When Tal Golesworthy was told he needed a lifesaving heart operation in 1993,he said no. Golesworthy has Marfan syndrome (马凡氏综合征).
Back in 1993,when he was living in the west of England,his doctor told him that the aorta(主动脉)in his heart was so enlarged that it would unavoidably burst unless he underwent a major operation.
"They talked through the options," says Golesworthy,"but I was not interested. The operation really didn't look attractive."What he particularly didn't like was having to be on blood thinners after the operation, something that would prevent blood clots(血栓)but presented its own risks:“I was riding motor-bikes then, and skiing, so my whole lifestyle would have been affected."By 2000,however, his condition had worsened. Realizing some-thing had to be done, Golesworthy put his years of experience as a research and develop-ment engineer to good use.He decided he w