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2014英语四级听力练习慢速3.15(1)

　　题目：Smartphone Apps Arent Just for Fun and Games

　　Hello and welcome to As It Is from Learning English! Im Faith Lapidus in Washington.

　　Today we talk about two new smartphone applications or apps, as we call them. They are helping people stay healthy by sharing information more quickly. Many people use iPhone apps for recreation. The most popular apps connect us to social media websites like Facebook and Twitter. Others let us play games. And others find songs we love or share pictures.

　　Today we will hear about two apps that are helping people stay healthy. One helps people with Alzheimers, a disease that affects the memory.

　　But first let us hear about an app that may just save a life. If not yours, then perhaps the life of a loved one. Here is Technology reporter June Simms.

　　Heart Attack App

　　Researchers have developed an experimental iPhone application, or app, that can improve the chances of survival for heart attack victims. The iPhone app is specially designed to identify patients suffering from a heart attack known as STEMI, or ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

　　In STEMI, blood flow to the heart is stopped because of a blockage in a coronary artery. Unlike other kinds of heart attacks, STEMIs show up very clearly on an electrocardiogram or ECG. Doctors use such tests to measure electrical activity in the heart.