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  Traditional surgical procedures require surgeons to make large incisions(切口)in a patient's body in order to gain access to the organs inside.It was once common for heart surgeons, who perform highly specialized and complex procedures, to make long incisions in a patient's chest and then split the breastbone to reach the heart.Patients who undergo surgery are often at the risk of infection, as bacteria can infect the cut in the skin.In addition, there is often a lengthy recovery period.

  A surgical technique known as “keyhole surgery” has become common in recent years.In general, the surgeon will make a couple of small incisions around the area where the operation is going to be performed.Tubes are pushed into the holes, and a tiny camera is put into the body.The camera is attached to a large monitor screen and the doctor can see it while performing the operation.In addition to the camera, doctors also push their tiny surgical instruments through the tubes.The awkward part of keyhole surgery is that it is counterintuitive; that is to say, if a surgeon wants to move the tool to the left, he or she must push it to the right.

  Another new machine called the “Da Vinci Surgical System” has been tested in hospitals in the US.Unlike keyhole surgery, this robot's moving parts are designed to copy man's hand and wrist movement, thus providing better control and sensitivity.Sitting at a console(控制臺)a few feet from the patient, the surgeon can control the instruments by moving highly sensitive pads.The area of the body is enlarged on a screen, which gives surgeons a view similar to that of a traditional surgical procedure.

  The Da Vinci Surgical System has been welcomed as revolutionary by many surgeons.Patients with serious illness must undergo major surgery, but the smaller incisions typically mean a shorter recovery time.On the downside, some operations have taken up to fifty minutes longer because surgeons are inexperienced at using the new technology.As surgeons become more familiar with the machines, the time needed for surgical procedures is likely to decrease.

(1)

What can be learned about the traditional surgery according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

Long incisions are made in a patient's chest.

B.

It often takes a longer time to do an operation.

C.

The cost of the traditional surgery is very high.

D.

The incision is likely to be infected after the operation.

(2)

Which of the following is one disadvantage of keyhole surgery?

[  ]

A.

It requires the use of long, thin tools and a tiny camera.

B.

The doctors can not view the inside of the patients body clearly.

C.

The direction in which a doctor moves the surgical tools is opposite.

D.

A tiny camera has to be inserted into the patient's body in advance.

(3)

The Da Vinci Surgical System differs from keyhole surgery in that it ________.

[  ]

A.

requires that a surgeon make more small incisions on a patient

B.

reduces the amount of time it takes to perform a surgical procedure

C.

allows the surgeon to use the surgical instruments more sensitively

D.

gets rid of the need for surgeons to make large incisions on patients

(4)

The passage mainly tells readers about ________.

[  ]

A.

the challenges brought about by new technology

B.

the application of new technologies in modern surgery

C.

the reflections on the development in medical science

D.

the benefits and drawbacks of the Da Vinci Surgical System

答案:1.D;2.C;3.C;4.B;
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  “Who made your T-shirt?” A Geo etown University student raised that questionPietra Rivoli, a professor of business, wanted to fin the answerA few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path from Texas cotton form to Chinese factory to charity bin(慈善捐贈箱)The result is an interesting new book, The Tra ’s of a T-shirt in the Global Economy(經(jīng)濟)

  Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli from the usual arguments over gobal tradeShe goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises around every cornerIn China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory, even with its poor conditions, means a step toward a better e for the people who work thereIn the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania, she realizes, th “it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market,” where the price of a shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even colorRivoli’s book is full of mem able people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the “muddy-sweet smell(泥土香味)of the cotton”She says, “Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like Shallowater Texas

  Rivoli is at her best when making those sorts of unexpected connectionsShe even finds one between the free traders and those who are against globalizationThe chances opened up by trade are vast, she argues, but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep them in checkTrue economic progress needs them both

(1)

What do we learn about Professor Rivoli?

[  ]

A.

She used to work on a cotton farm

B.

She wrote a book about world trade

C.

She wants to give up her teaching job

D.

She wears a T-shirt wherever she goes

(2)

By saying T-shirt “meet a real market”, Rivoli means in Tanzania ________

[  ]

A.

cheaper T-shirt are needed

B.

used T-shirt are hard to sell

C.

prices of T-shirt rise and fall frequently

D.

prices of T-shirt are usually reasonable

(3)

What does the word “them” underlined in the last paragraph refer to?

[  ]

A.

Free-markets

B.

Price changes

C.

Unexpected connection

D.

chances opened up by trade

(4)

What would be the best title for the text?

[  ]

A.

What T-shirt Can Do to Help Cotton Farms

B.

How T-shirt Are Made in Shanghai

C.

How T-shirt Are Sold in Tanzania

D.

What T-shirt Can Teach Us

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  Most American students go to traditional public schools.There are about 88,000 pub-lic schools all over the US.Some students attend about 3000 independent public schools called charter schools.

  Charter schools are self-governing.Private companies operate some charter schools.They are similar in some ways to traditional public schools.They receive tax money just as other public schools do.Charter schools must prove to local or state governments that their students are learning.These governments provide the schools with the agreement called a charter that permits them to operate.

  Charter schools are different because they do not have to obey most laws governing tra-ditional public schools.Local, state or federal governments cannot tell them what to teach.Each school can choose its own goals and decide the ways it wants to reach them.Class size is usually smaller than in traditional public schools.

  The Bush Administration strongly supports charter schools as a way to re-organize pub-lic schools that are failing to educate students.But some education agencies and unions op-pose charter schools.One teachers' union has just made public the results of the first nation-al study comparing the progress of students in traditional schools and charter schools.

  The American Federation of Teachers criticized the government's delay in releasing the results of the study, which is called the National Assessment of Educational Progress.U-math education experts say the study shows that charter school students performed worse on math and reading tests the students in regular public schools.

  Some experts say the students is not a fair look at charter schools.because students in those schools have more problems than students in teaditional schools.Other education experts say the study results should make charter school officials demand improved student progress.

(1)

If a private company wants to operate a charter schools, it must ________.

[  ]

A.

try new methods of teaching

B.

prove its management ability

C.

obey the local and state laws

D.

get the government's permission

(2)

Charter schools are independent because ________.

[  ]

A.

they make greater progress

B.

their class size is smaller

C.

they enjoy more freedom

D.

they oppose traditional ways

(3)

What's the government's attiude toward charter schools?

[  ]

A.

Doubtful.

B.

Supportive.

C.

Subjective.

D.

Optimistic.

(4)

What can we learn from the text?

[  ]

A.

More students choose to attend charter schools.

B.

Charter schools are better than traditional schools

C.

Students in charter schools are well educated.

D.

People have different opinions about charter schools.

(5)

It can be inferred from the text that ________.

[  ]

A.

charter schools are part of the public education system

B.

one-on-one attention should be paid to students

C.

the number of charter schools will be limited

D.

charter schools are all privately financed

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