SANTODOMINGODomincanRepublic---AninfantgirlbornwithasecondheadbledtodeathSaturdayaftercomplexsurgery(外科手术)toremoveherpartiallyformedtwinherparentsanddoctorssaid.

Amedicalteamcompletedthe11-houroperationFridaynightandsaid8-week-oldRebeccaMartinezdiedsevenhourslater.Doctorshadwarnedafterthesurgerythatthegirlwouldbeatgreatriskofdeath.

“WeknewthiswasaveryriskysurgeryandnowweacceptwhatGodhasdecided“Rebecca’sfather29-year-oldFrankinMartinezsaidatanewsconferencewithhiswife.“Rebeccaisnolongerwithusphysicallybutnoonewillforgether.”

MartinezsaidthefamilywouldburyRebeccainaprivatefunerallaterintheday.

Thegirllostalotofbloodintheoperationwhichapparently(明显地)causedhertosufferaheartattacksaidDr.JorgeLazarefftheleadsurgeon.Friendsandfamilydonated(捐赠)almost4gallonsofbloodforsurgeonstouseRebeca’soperation

“Thiswasnotafailureoranerror”Lazareffsaid.“Whenweleftherelastnightthegirlwasinstablecondition.Atsomepointinthemiddleofthenightshestartedtobleed.”

RebeccawasbornDec.10withtheundevelopedheadofhertwinanexteremelyrareconditionknownascraniopagusparasticus.Rebeccawastheeighthdocumentedcaseintheworldofcraniopagusparasiticusdoctorssaid.

AlltheotherinfantsdocumentedtohavehadtheconditiondiedbeforebirthmakingRebeccassurgerythefirstknownoperationofitskind.

WithoutanoperationRebeccawouldhavebarelybeenabletoliftherheadat3monthsold.Herdoctorssaidthepressurefromthesecondheadwouldhavepreventedherbrainfromdeveloping.

“WealwayssawRebeccawithouttheextrapartofherbody”erfathersaidafterherdeath.

Rebeccawastheirthirdchild-----alongwitha4-year-oldboyanda1-year-oldgirl.

1.Theunderlinedword“infant“mostprobablymeans____________________.

A.adisabledchild

B.anewly-bornchild

C.a2-headedchild

D.averyyoungchild

2.RebeccaMartinezdied________________________aftershewenttotheoperationtable.

A.8weeks

B.11hours

C.7hours

D.18hours