上海市宝山区2015届高三上学期期末质量监测英语试卷（文档版，含答案）_高中英语试卷

上海市宝山区2015届高三上学期期末质量监测英语试卷（文档版，含答案）

　　A. studies

　　B. reaching

　　C. familiar

　　D. folded

　　E. complications

　　F. monitors

　　G. probably

　　H. helpful

　　I. exploring

　　J. discussions

　　K. particularly

　　Google Inc. is searching for a better way for millions of diabetics (糖尿病患者) to manage their disease by developing a contact lens that (41) ______ glucose (葡萄糖) levels in tears.

　　The “smart” contact lens uses a tiny wireless chip and small glucose sensor that is

　　(42) ______ into two layers of soft contact lens material.

　　Google is in (43) ______ with the Food and Drug Administration, the company said. But the contact lenses could be years from (44) ______ the public. The prototype (原型) can bring about a reading once per second, which could be very (45) ______ for diabetics who must pay close attention to their blood sugar and adjust their dose of insulin (胰岛素). Google is also (46) ______ whether the lenses could be an “early warning” for diabetics by equipping them with tiny LED lights that light up when insulin levels get too high or low.

　　“You’ve (47) ______ heard that diabetes is a huge and growing problem — affecting one out of every nineteen people on the planet. But you may not be (48) ______ with the daily struggle that many people with diabetes face as they try to keep their blood sugar levels under control. Uncontrolled blood sugar puts people at risk for a range of dangerous (49) ______ , some short-term and others longer-term, including damage to the eyes, kidneys and heart,” Google said in a blog post. “It’s still early days for this technology, but we’ve completed multiple clinical research (50) ______, which are helping to improve our prototype. We hope this could someday lead to a new way for people with diabetes to manage their disease.”