Dr Asim Syed, 32, has performed more than 100 operations at London’s Hammersmith Hospital in the country’s busiest transplant unit, but never imagined that he would one day become a donor himself.
He stepped forward when was told his 64-year-old mother might be dead within months unless she got a new kidney (腎). The worried surgeon brought her to London to be cared for at his hospital. However, it was not all plain sailing. Tests showed Dr Syed was the wrong blood group, so the only way was to go through a special blood-washing process. He consulted colleagues about that, but they didn’t agree, because the risk of rejection is still too high. Dr Syed and his mother were then advised to consider a new way of donating and receiving, called an organ-paired. That is, Dr Syed donated his kidney to an unknown person and another donor in the chain was a successful match for his mother. The chain of three transplants took place at the same time on July 31 with Dr Syed’s kidney going to a recipient in the Midlands and Mrs. Syed receiving her kidney from a person in the south of England.
Just hours after donating his own kidney, Dr Syed found himself recovering in bed next to his mother. Mrs Syed said, “When I came round from my operation Asim was in the next bed and the first thing he said was, ‘Mum now all your worries are over.’ Tears fell down.”
Now mother and son are recovering well with Dr Syed already back at work. Mrs. Syed is staying with him for several months while the hospital monitors her progress.
He said, “I did what anyone would do when they see a relative suffering disease. Although I wasn’t able to help mum directly, by agreeing to be part of a chain, I was also very happy.”
小題1: Why isn’t it a plain sailing?
A.No one can treat his mother well.
B.Dr Syed was the wrong blood group.
C.They didn’t have money to be in hospital.
D.Mrs. Syed was unwilling to receive the operation.
小題2:Why didn’t his colleagues agree to the method of blood-washing?
A.It is very dangerous.B.It costs too much.
C.They didn’t know how to do it at all. D.They didn’t have the relative equipment.
小題3: What can we learn about Mrs. Syed?
A.She was touched by his son’s deed.
B.She has already recovered completely.
C.After operation, she went her own home.
D.She was in hospital in London for many years.
小題4:What can be inferred from the text?
A.The hospital still needs improving.
B.Dr Syed has love and devotion to his parents.
C.The expense in the hospital is too high to afford.
D.Dr Syed donated his kidney to his mother directly.
小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:B

1,文中第二段However, it was not all plain sailing. Tests showed Dr Syed was the wrong blood group, so the only way was to go through a special blood-washing process.可知手術(shù)不順利的原因是Dr Syed was the wrong blood group,A,選項是無稽之談,C,D在文中都沒有體現(xiàn)。故答案選B。
2,第二段中的He consulted colleagues about that, but they didn’t agree, because the risk of rejection is still too high.可知,Dr Syed咨詢他的同事,關(guān)于the method of blood-washing,他的同事認(rèn)為他母親對他的腎臟異化反應(yīng)的風(fēng)險非常高,所以認(rèn)為是危險的,B,D在文中都沒有顯示,C, Dr Syed的同事有辦法為他母親治療,但是風(fēng)險太高。故答案選A。
3,第三段中Mrs Syed said, “When I came round from my operation Asim was in the next bed and the first thing he said was, ‘Mum now all your worries are over.’ Tears fell down.”
Mrs Syed眼淚都留下來了,被她兒子的言行所感動,對應(yīng)選項A.第四段中Mrs. Syed is staying with him for several months while the hospital monitors her progress.可知B,C,D選項是錯誤的。
4,通過手術(shù)順利的治好了Mrs Syed的病癥,所以A是錯誤的。文中沒有出現(xiàn)關(guān)于醫(yī)療費用的描述,故答案C是錯誤的。That is, Dr Syed donated his kidney to an unknown person and another donor in the chain was a successful match for his mother.可知Dr Syed沒有直接把他的腎臟捐給他的母親。答案D是錯誤的。全文描述了一個作為醫(yī)生的兒子通過將自己的腎臟捐給第三者,第三者再將腎臟捐給醫(yī)生母親,以便治療好他的母親疾病的感人故事,故答案是B。
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