French and American doctors have done an operation (手术) together in which the doctors were outside the operating room. This kind of operation is known as robotic operation.
Doctor Marescaux did the operation in an office in New York City last month, while a sixty-eight-year-old woman patient was in a hospital in Strasbourg, France.
A doctor in Strasbourg got the patient ready. He placed medical tools and a small video camera in her stomach area. Doctor Marescaux in New York watched the patient on a video screen. Then he used the computer to send messages to the robot machine.
The robot moved the tools that cut the woman’s gallbladder (胆囊) away. The woman got well soon after the operation and left the hospital two days later.
Experts say the main problem with such a robotic operation is based on high-speed telecommunications (通讯系统) between the doctor and the robot. Technology must be able to send a doctor’s order to a robot to move the tool quickly.
Experts also say a successful robotic operation will improve an operation. For example, the robot can make such smaller movements than a person can. A robot machine can turn tools in ways that a doctor’s hand cannot.
Doctors say such a robotic operation will make safer and better operations in the future. They say it will improve doctor training. It will also mean that doctors could do an operation on people in dangerous places far away. And it could mean that people could have operations done by top doctors without having to travel to the city where the doctors work.
The underlined phrase “ robotic operation” means ________.
| A．a special kind of robot invented by doctors. |
| B．something done to mend a robot. |
| C．an operation done by French and American doctors. |
| D．an operation done far away with the help of a robot. |
We use the robot in the operation because _________.
| A．it can send messages in a high speed. |
| B．even a top doctor can’t do the operation himself. |
| C．it can make the operation safer and better. |
| D．operations can be done without doctors. |
If we want to use the robot in the operation, we must solve the problem of ________.
| A．top doctors |
| B．smaller movement |
| C．doctor training |
| D．high-speed telecommunications |
Which of the following is NOT right?
A.Robotic operation has been used in the USA.
B.Robotic operation is good for doctor training.
C.Experts speak highly of robotic operation.
D.The robot is used to watch the patient clearly.What’s the best title for this passage?
| A．An Operation |
| B．Robotic Operation |
| C．How to do a Robotic Operation |
| D．The problems of a Robotic Operation |
Hands play an important part in our daily life. But do you know which of your two hands you use more? Very few people use both hands equally well. Most of us are right-handed. Only about five people out of a hundred are left-handed. New-born babies can take hold of things with either of their hands, but in about two years they usually use their right hands. Scientists don’t know why this happens.
Monkeys are our close relatives in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other, but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones. Next time you visit a zoo, watch the monkeys carefully, you will see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands. But most of the people use their right hands better and this makes life difficult for those left-handed people. We live in a right-handed world.How many people among 100 people use their left hands better?
A. 5%. B. 50%. C. 95%.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “equally” in Chinese?
A.公正地 B.均等地 C.平凡地New-born babies can use ____ ____ __.
A. both of their hands B. neither of their hands C. their right handsWhich of the following is true?
A. There are more monkeys using their right hands than left hands.
B. There are more monkeys using their left hands than right hands.
C. There are as many right-handed monkeys as left-handed ones.“We live in a right-handed world.”means ____ ____ __.
A. Most people use their right hands better.
B. Few people use their right hands better.
C. Half of the people use their right hands better.
As Sam slowly woke, he got a funny feeling in his stomach. He knew he would have to do something that he had been afraid to do for a long time.
The school bus came on time, and he sat with his friend, Billy. They chatted about baseball. It was a great way to get his mind off what he had to do later. As they got close to the school, he could feel his heart beating. His hands were starting to sweat. He hated this!
He entered Mrs. Owens’ class. She was smiling, and saying hello to all her students as she did every morning.
“Hi, Sam!” she said as he walked in.
“Hi,” he said and quickly sat in his seat. Then the class began to take their spelling test. He looked at the clock. The time was near. He hoped he was not first! Mrs. Owens said it was time to begin their special day.
“Sam, you’ll be first.” Mrs. Owens said to the class, “Sam has worked very hard on his report on Hawaii, and I know it is very interesting.”
Sam nervously greeted his class. Then, he thought about the fun things he had read about surfing, volcanoes, and pineapples in Hawaii, and he started to talk. He talked in front of the whole class, and it was fun. The class clapped as he finished and Mrs. Owens was smiling. It wasn’t terrible at all and he knew he would do better the next time. How did Sam feel after he woke?
A. Excited. B. Nervous. C. Happy.What did Sam have to do that day?
A. To have a baseball match.
B. To take a reading test.
C. To do something special. What does the underlined word “ sweat ” probably mean?
A. 触摸 B. 鼓掌 C. 出汗Which could be inferred(推断) from this passage?
A. Sam hated chatting about baseball.
B. Sam learned about Hawaii by travelling.
C. The class enjoyed Sam’s talk very much. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. A special day B. An interesting lesson C. A nice teacher
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This is a picture of a classroom（教室）. The classroom is big and clean（干净）. You can see a teacher’s desk, five desks and six chairs. You can see a girl and a boy.
Three books are on the teacher’s desk. A pencil case is on a desk. Two pens are in the pencil case. A schoolbag is behind a chair. A ball is on the floor.
The girl is Lucy Smith. She is eleven. The boy is Mike Miller. He is twelve. They are good friends. Their（他们的） teacher is Miss Green. She is not here.What is Lucy’s family name?
_____________________________________________________________.Where are the two pens?
______________________________________________________________.Is the ball on the desk?
______________________________________________________________.Are Mike and Lucy good friends?
______________________________________________________________.Who（谁）is their teacher?
______________________________________________________________.
阅读下列短文，选择正确的答案。
Hello, dear friends! I’m Jenny. Please look at this photo. The girl in red is me. I’m 13. I have a sister and two brothers. My sister, Linda, is 15. She likes red and green. She has two red rulers and a green pencil case. She also likes sports and she has a great sports collection. She has five baseballs, three basketballs and two volleyballs. The baseballs and basketballs are under her bed. The volleyballs are under her chair. . And she is in the baseball club.
My brothers are Alan and Tom. Alan is 14 and Tom is 8.Alan likes English very much, and he is in the English club. He has many English books and English tapes. But Tom only likes watching TV. He watches it every evening.How old is Jenny? She is.
| A．8 | B．13 | C．14 | D．15 |
__has many English tapes.
| A．Jenny | B．Linda | C．Tom | D．Alan |
Linda hasvolleyballs.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．five |
Tom has.
| A．two sisters and a brother |
| B．a sister and two brothers |
| C．three brothers |
| D．three sisters |
下面哪项陈述是正确的？
| A．Linda’s pencil case is red. |
| B．Alan is in the baseball club. |
| C．Tom is the youngest（年纪最小的）of the four children. |
| D．Tom watches TV every afternoon. |