江苏省扬州市2022-2023学年高三上学期期中检测英语试题.pdf

江苏省扬州市2022-2023学年高三上学期期中检测

英语试题

一、未知

AskTheExpertDr.ALEJANDRORIVAS

Strugglingtoheareachday,evenwhenusingpowerful

hearingaids?

Dr.ALEJANDRORIVAS,acochlear

(耳蜗)implantsurgeonand

medicaladvisortoCochlear,

answersquestionsaboutcochlear

implantsandhowtheyare

differentfromhearingaids.

Nowmorethanever,communicationandconnectionareimportant

formaintainingrelationshipswithfamily,friendsandcommunity.

Whetherithappenssuddenlyorgraduallyovertime,hearinglosscan

affectyouphysicallyandemotionally.Addressingyourhearingloss

hasthepotentialtotransformyourlife.

Cochlearimplantsworkdifferentthanhearingaids.Ratherthan

amplifyingsound,theyusestate-of-the-artelectroniccomponentsand

softwaretohelpprovideaccesstothesoundsyouhavebeenmissing.

Q:Howarecochlearimplantsdifferentthanhearingaids?

Hearingaidshelpmanypeoplebymakingthesoundstheyhear

louder.Unfortunately,ashearinglossprogresses,soundsmaynot

onlyneedtobelouder,theymayneedtobeclearer.Cochlear

implantscanhelpgiveyouthatclarity,especiallyinnoisy

environments.

Q:Arecochlearimplantsaprovensolution?

Cochlearhearingimplanttechnologyisveryreliable.Infac,it

hasbeenaroundfor40yearsandCochlearhasprovidedmorethan

60.0000implantablehearingdevices.

Q:Isitmajorsurgery?

No,notatall.Theprocedureisoftendoneonanoutpatient

basisandtypicallytakesjustacoupleofhours.

Q:ArecochlearimplantscoveredbyMedicare?

Yes.Medicareandmostprivateinsuranceplansroutinelycover

cochlearimplants.

Call8006104901orvisitwww.Cochlear.us/Rdigesttofinda

HearingImplantSpecialistnearyouandgetafreeguideabout

cochlearimplants.

1.Whereisthisarticleprobablytakenfrom?

A．Atextbook.B．Ablog.C．Amagazine.D．Adiary.

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