浙江省嘉興市二十一世紀外國語學校2019-2020學年九年級上學期第二次月考英語試卷

2019-2020嘉興市二十一世紀外國語學校九年級第一學期第二次月考英語試

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一、完形填空(本大題共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，掌握大意,然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項

ManyyearsagoIdroveataxiforextramoney.Idrovemainlyfromthedowntowntothe(1),besidethe

GreenwoodRacetrackwhichwasinoperationatthattime.

Eachtimeataxidroveuptothestation,manykidswouldrunalongthesidewalktothepassengerdoor.One(2)

kidwouldopenthepassengerdoorandsay,t4(3),sir.^^Thepassengerwouldalwayssaythanksandgive

thekida(4)onhiswayfromthetaxitotheentranceofthetrack.Itwasaroutinethateverybodyknew.

OnedayInoticedaboy,whowas(5)thanmostofthembutwaspushedawaybyeventhesmallestkid.He

neverpushedback.Infact,hewouldevenstepasidewhenotherspushedforward.Buthenever(6).

Thenonemorningas1waspullinguptothesidewalk,alltheotherkidswererunningafterataxi(7)mine.

Theydidn'tnoticemine.

Theboysawmeandwalkedtowardmytaxi.AsIpulledupImadesurethatIstoppedinapositionwiththe

passengerdoorrightbesidehim.He(8)thepassengerdoorwithaflourish(夸張動作)andsaid,"Goodluckat

thetrack,sir.”

(9),themandidnottiphimaquarter.Insteadhe(10),“Getoutofmyway!”Hepushedhimasideso

(11)thattheboyfellonthesidewalkandIknewhewasbadlyhurt.Igotoutofmycarquicklyonlytofindthat

themandisappearedinthecrowd.

SoIlookedfbrthekid.Idecidedtogivehim$20forallhis(12).Buthewasfarupahead,walkingoutof

thestation(13).Thetrafficpolicemanwavedatmetogetmycargoing.(14),Ineversawhimagain.Td

liketofindhimonedayandtellhimthatifonlyhehadstuckaroundalittlelongerIwouldhavegivenhimawhole

$20.

Ilearnedanimportantlessonfromtheboy.Whenthingsseemso(15)thatyouarereadytogiveup,thatis

thetimewhenthingsaremostlikelytoturnaroundforyou.

1.A.schoolB.stationC.officeD.hospital

2.A.strongB.tallC.luckyD.active

3.A.StopB.WelcomeC.HelpD.Goodluck

4.A.smileB.tipC.hugD.prize

5.A.shortB.biggerC.weakerD.smarter

6.A.gaveinB.gaveawayC.gaveupD.gaveoff

7.A.aboveB.besideC.infrontofD.over

8.A.closedB.openedC.kickedD.knocked

9.A.ThereforeB.SoC.HoweverD.Then

10.A.smiledB.weptC.advisedD.shouted

11.A.hardB.softlyC.sweetlyD.slowly

12.A.strengthB.effortsC.courageD.work

13.A.nervouslyB.anxiouslyC.madlyD.silently

14.A.SofarB.FromthenonC.OncemoreD.Justthen

15.A.unavoidableB.poorC.hopelessD.challenging

二、閱讀理解（本題有20小題,每小題2分;共計40分）

閱讀下面材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中出最佳選項。

A

MiepGies,thewomanwhohidtheDutchgirlAnneFrank'sdiaryfromtheNazistobecomeoneoftheworld's

most-readbooks,diedafterabriefillnessattheageof100.

ItwasGieswhoguardedAnne*sdiary,andpresentedittothegiiTsfather,Otto,whenheretumedfromthe

Auschwitzconcentrationcamp（奧斯威辛集中營）attheendofWorldWar□—theonlyoneofhisfamilytosurvive.

Inherdiary,AnneFrankwroteaboutherteenagelifehidingfromtheNazisinAmsterdamfrom1942to1944,

whentheNazipolicediscoveredherandherfamil/shidingplace.Thediary,firstpublishedin1947,hasbeen

translatedinto70languages.

AnneFrankexpressedagreatwishtoliveonafterdeath.MicpGiessawitasherdutytohelpinmakingthis

happen.

BominViennain1909,GiesmovedtotheNetherlandsattheageof11.In1933,shebeganworkingfbrOtto

Frankathistradingcompany.Atgreatrisktoherownsafety,sheandfourotherhelpersbroughtfoodandsuppliesto

theFrankfamilyhidinginasecretofficebuildingfbrmorethantwoyears.

Whensheturned100,GiestriedtoplaydownherownroleJTmnotahero,1'shesaid.HItwasn'tsomething1

plannedinadvance.IsimplydidwhatIcouldtohelp."

EverydayshereceivedlettersfromallovertheworldwithquestionsaboutherrelationshipwithAnneFrankand

herroleasahelper.Giesreceivedmanyhonorsforherrole,includingfromtheNetherlands,GermanyandIsrael.

1.WhendidMiepGiesmovetotheNetherlands?

A.In1909.B.In1920.C.In1933.D.In1947.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Anne'sfatherOttosurvivedWorldWar

B.Anne'shidingplacewasdiscoveredin1943.

C.OnlyMiepGieshelpedtheFrankfamily.

D.MiepGieswasn*thighlyhonoreduntilherdeath.

3.Bysaying"Giestriedtoplaydownherownrole",thewritermeansGies.

A.didn'tplayaroleinsavingthefamily

B.regrettedsavingthediary

C.wasproudofwhatshehaddone

D.thoughtshewasoverpraised

4.What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AnneFrank'sdiary

B.WomanwhosavedAnne'sdiarydiesat100.

C.SurvivorsofWorldWar

D.ThestoryofMiepGiesandAnneFranks.

5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.MiepGiesdiedattheageof100afterabriefillness.

B.Ottoprotectedhisdaughter'sdiaryinthewarandthenhaditpublished.

C.MiepGiesdidagreatfavortoAnne'sfamily.

D.MiepGieshelpedAnne'sfamilythoughsheknewnoneofthefamilymembers.

B

FrenchandAmericandoctorshavedoneanoperationtogetherinwhichthedoctorswereoutsidetheoperating

room.

DoctorJohndidtheoperationinanofficeinNewYorkCitylastmonth,whileasixty-year-oldwomanpatientwas

inhospitalinStrasbourg,France.

AdoctorinStrasbourggotthepatientready.Heplacedmedicaltoolsandasmallvideocamerainherstomach

area.DoctorJohninNewYorkwatchedthepatientonavideoscreen.Thenheusedthecomputertosendmessagesto

therobotmachine.

Therobotmovedthetoolsthatcutthewoman'sgallbladderaway.Thewomangotwellsoonaftertheoperation

andleftthehospitaltwodayslater.

Expertssaythemainproblemwithsucharoboticoperationisbasedonhigh-speedtelecommunicationsbetween

thedoctorandtherobot.Technologymustbeabletosendadoctor'sordertoarobottomovethetoolquickly.

Expertsalsosayasuccessfulroboticoperationwillimproveanoperation.Forexample,therobotcanmakesuch

smallermovementsthanapersoncan.Arobotmachinecanturntoolsinwaysthatadoctor'shandcannot.

Doctorssaysucharoboticoperationwillmakeitpossiblesaferandbetteroperationsinthefuture.Theysayitwill

improvedoctortraining.Itwillalsomeanthatdoctorscoulddoanoperationonpeopleindangerousplacesfaraway.

Anditcouldmeanthatpeoplecouldhaveoperationsdonebytopdoctorswithouthavingtotraveltothecitywherethe

doctorswork.

1.Theunderlinedphrase"roboticopcration^^means.

A.aspecialkindofrobotinventedbydoctors.

B.somethingdonetomendarobot.

C.anoperationdonebyFrenchandAmericandoctors.

D.anoperationdonefarawaywiththehelpofarobot.

2.Weusetherobotintheoperationbecause.

A.itcansendmessagesinahighspeed.

B.evenatopdoctorcan'tdotheoperationhimself.

C.itcanmaketheoperationsaferandbetter.

D.operationscanbedonewithoutdoctors.

3.Ifwewanttousetherobotintheoperation,wemustsolvetheproblemof

A.topdoctors

B.smallermovement

C.doctortraining

D.high-speedtelecommunication

4.Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.AroboticoperationhasbeenusedinChina.

B.Aroboticoperationisbadfordoctortraining.

C.Expertsspeakhighlyoftheroboticoperation.

D.Therobotisusedtowatchthepatientclearly.

5.What'sthebesttitlefbrthispassage?

A.AnOperation

B.RoboticOperation

C.HowtoDoaRoboticOperation

D.TheProblemofaRoboticOperation

C

Oneafternoon1touredanartmuseumwhilewaitingformyhusbandtofinishabusinessmeeting.Iwaslooking

forwardtoaquietviewoftheartworks.

Ayoungcoupleviewingthepaintingsaheadofmechattednon-stopbetweenthemselves.Iwatchedthema

momentanddecidedthewifewasdoingallthetalk.Iadmiredthehusband'spatienceforputtingupwithher

continuoustalk.Distractedbytheirnoise,Imovedon.

ImetwiththemseveraltimesasImovedthroughthedifferentroomsofart.Eachtime1heardherconstantburst

ofwords,Imovedawayquickly.Iwasstandingatthecounterofthemuseumgiftshopmakingapurchasewhenthe

couplecameneartotheexit.Beforetheyleft,themanreachedintohispocketandpulledoutawhiteobject.He

extendeditintoalongstickandthentappedhiswayintothecoatroomtogethiswife9sjacket.

“He'sabraveman."Theclerkatthecountersaid,“Mostofuswouldgiveupifwewereblindedatsuchayoung

age.Duringhisrecoveryhemadeapromisethathislifewouldn'tchange.So,asbefore,heandhiswifecomein

wheneverthere5sanewartshow.”

“Butwhatdoeshegetoutoftheart?”Iasked,“Hecan'tsee.”

“Can'tsee?You'rewrong.Heseesalot.MorethanyouorIdo."Theclerksaid,"Hiswifedescribeseach

paintingsohecanseeitinhishead.,,

Ilearnedsomethingaboutpatience,courageandlovethatday.Isawthepatienceofayoungwifedescribin

gpaintingstoapersonwithoutsightandthecourageofahusbandwhowouldnotallowblindnesstochangehislife.

AndIsawthelovesharedbytwopeopleasIwatchedthiscouplewalkawayhandinhand.

1.Theyoungcouplewereatanartmuseum.

A.toshowtheirloveB.toappreciateart

C.todiscusspaintingsD.todescribepaintings

2.”...Imovedawayquickly.,,inParagraph3showsthatthewriter

A.wasinthehopeofvisitingmorerooms

B.wasinahurrytobuysomegifts

C.wastiredofthenon-stoptalking

D.wasnotinterestedintheartshow

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatthehusband.

A.wasnotbornblind

B.couldn'tstandhiswife

C.knewnothingaboutart

D.completelydependedonhiswife

4.Afterhearingwhattheclerkhadsaidaboutthecouple,thewriterwas.

A.encouragedB.excitedC.touchedD.annoyed

5.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.theimportanceofartB.goodmannersinpublic

C.patienceofahusbandD.lovebetweenacouple

D

Lookcloselyatyourhands.Aretheyclean?Itdoesn'tmatterhowmanytimesyouwashyourhands,tinymicrobes

（微生物）stillstayonthem.Butdon'tworry.Mostmicrobesdon'tharmyou.Nowscientistssaythemicrobesonour

handscouldbeusedinasurprisingway;fightingcrime,Accordingtoarecentsurveymicrobesaswellasfingerprints

（指紋）couldbeusedtoindentifythecriminal.

Everyonehashisownsetofmicrobesonthehands.Thatistosay,ifyouandyourbestfriendwereabletosee

andcompareallthemicrobesonyourhands,yourhandsprobablywouldlookdifferent.Somemicrobesonlyshowup

onyourhandswhileothersliveonlyonyourfriend'shands.

Whenyouworkonacomputeryouleavethemicrobesfromyourhandsonthekeyboard.Thescientistscaneasily

telltheownerofthekeyboardbylookingatthemicrobesonit.Evenifyoudon'tleaveyourfingerprintsbehind,your

microbesmaygiveyouaway.

NoahFierer,ascientist,says.*'Youcanonlycleanafingerprint,butyoucan'tsterilize（使無菌）asurfacejustby

wiping（擦）itoff,"Hesaysthatscientistshavealotmoreworktodobeforethemicrobeisusedasausefultool.

1.Accordingtothepassage,couldbeusedtoidentifythecriminal.

A.fingerprints

B.scientists'hands

C.microbes

D.fingerprintsandmicrobesonpeople'shands

2.Paragraph3tellsusthat.

A.ourhandslooksimilar

B.themicrobeswillmakethekeyboarddirty

C.weshouldcomparehandsoften

D.wehaveourownsetsofmicrobes

3.Whenyouworkoncomputer,themicrobes.

A.juststayonourhands

B.alsostayonthekeyboard

C.willdoharmtoyou

D.willdisappear

4.FromNoahFiererweknowthat.

A.fingerprintsarenolongerusefulinfightingcrime

B.microbescanbefoundoneveryone'shands

C.unlikemicrobefingerprintscanbecleanedifpeoplewipethem

D.themicrobeisusedasausefultool

5.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.MicrobesMayTellWhoYouAre

B.ScientistsSayEveryoneHasMicrobes

C.NoahFiercerDoesResearchIntoMicrobes

D.FingerprintsHelpCatchCriminals

三.詞匯運用（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

A.用方框中所給單詞的適當形式填空。每詞限用一詞，每空限填一詞。

Weightpolitesuddenlyproduceexpress

1.Thefunnycomesfromsomethingthathappenedinthemarket.

2.It'stoeatfoodwhilewalkingdownthestreet.

3.Theraincameallofasothatmanypeoplegotwet.

4.Theofthefactoryarewellmadesotheyareusuallysoldoutquickly.

5.Itwasreallyabigsurprisethatthe4-year-oldlittleboy30kilos.

B.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和所給中文提示，寫出空白處各單詞的正確形式。每空限填一詞。

AnewstudyfoundthatAmericansthrowaway(1)(幾乎)37billionkilogramsoffoodayear,and

abouthalfofallAmericansdonotrealizethatfood(2)(浪費)isaproblemintheUS.

Themostcommonreasonforthrowingawayfoodwasaboutfood(3)(安全).68%ofrespondentssaid

theythrewawayfoodafterthepackagedatehaspassed.Theybelieveit(4)(減少)thechanceofillness

carriedbyfood.59%believeitis(5)(必要的)tothrowawaysomefoodforfreshanddeliciousmeals.

Becausemostresponses(6)(考慮)throwingawayfoodafterthesell-byoruse-bydate,theresearchers

suggested,"Cleanupyourfridgeintimeanddon'tstorefbod(7)(除非)somespecialsituations.Beforeyou

buy,alwaysrememberto(8)(比較)thedates.^^

Thestudy?sco-authorsalsotakeactions.Theyareusingthe(9)(結(jié)果)ofthestudytodevelopasmart

phoneapptomakea(10)(記錄)_ofhowmuchfoodisthrownawaymoreaccurately.

四.語法填空（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填入一個適當?shù)脑~或使用括號中

單詞的正確形式填空。

Longlongago,whenthegreatlibraryofAlexandriaburned,onebookwassaved.Butitwasnota(1)

(value)book,soapoormanboughtitforjustafewcoins.Thebookwasnotveryinteresting,butbetweenits

pagesthere(2)(be)somethinginterestingindeed.ItwasabouttheTouchstone(試金石)!

Thetouchstonewasasmallpebblethatcouldturnanycommonthingintorealgold.Thewritingexplainedthatit

was(3)(lie)amongmillionsofotherpebblesthatlookedalmostthesameasit.Butthesecretwasthis.The

realstonewouldfeelwarm,whileothercommonpebbleswerecold.

Sothemansoldallofhisthings,(4)(buy)somesimpletoolsandbegantestingpebblesbythebeach.

Heknewthat(5)hepickedupcommonplacesandthrewthemonthebeachagainandagain,hemightpick

upthesamepeople(6)(hundred)oftimes.

So,whenhefeltonethatwascold,hethrewitintotheseaimmediately.Hespentawholedaydoingthis,butnone

of(7)(they)wasthetouchstone.Buthestillwentonandonthisway.Pickupapebble.Coldthrowitinto

thesea.Pickupanother.Cold--throwitintothesea.

Hekeptdoingthesamething(8)years.Oneday,however,hepickedupapebbleanditwaswarm!He

threwitintotheseabeforeherealized!Hewasusedtothrowingeachpebbleintotheseaandwhen(9)onehe

wantedcamealong,hestillthrewitaway.Soitiswithchance.Ifwedon'tpayenoughattention,itiseasy(10)

(miss)achancewhenitisinhandandit'sjustaseasytothrowitaway.

五.書面表達(20分)

某校報開展“HowtoDealwithOurStudyProblems”征文比賽，請你根據(jù)提示的內(nèi)容，簡要描述并適當發(fā)表

自己的觀點，寫一篇英語短文，內(nèi)容要點如下：

1.盡管我們常常感到有壓力(feelstressed),但是應該找到合適(suitable)的方式來解壓，可以選擇穿像藍色

和白色一樣的冷色調(diào)來使我們自己感到放松

2.我們應該足夠細心，因為''失之毫厘，謬以千里“(amissisasgoodasamile)

3.也應該在課業(yè)和業(yè)余愛好之間取得平衡，試著安排好自己的空余時間

4.任何時候都不要失去信心，通過努力學習，我們會取得大的進步

5.有問題時，我們…

耍求：1.內(nèi)容需包含所有要點，語句通順，意思連貫

2.字數(shù)90個左右

3.第5點的內(nèi)容需要站看看合理想象，用2句話補充完整

HowtoDealwithOurStudyProblems

Westudentsalwayshavealotofproblemswithourschoolwork.

Ihopemyadviceisofgreatvalue.

答案版

2019-2020嘉興市二十一世紀外國語學校九年級第一學期第二次月考英語試

卷

一、完形填空（本大題共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，掌握大意,然后從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項

ManyyearsagoIdroveataxiforextramoney.Idrovemainlyfromthedowntowntothe(1),besidethe

GreenwoodRacetrackwhichwasinoperationatthattime.

Eachtimeataxidroveuptothestation,manykidswouldrunalongthesidewalktothepassengerdoor.One(2)

kidwouldopenthepassengerdoorandsay,"⑶,sir."Thepassengerwouldalwayssaythanksandgive

thekida(4)onhiswayfromthetaxitotheentranceofthetrack.Itwasaroutinethateverybodyknew.

Oneday1noticedaboy,whowas(5)thanmostofthembutwaspushedawaybyeventhesmallestkid.He

neverpushedback.Infact,hewouldevenstepasidewhenotherspushedforward.Buthenever(6).

ThenonemorningasIwaspullinguptothesidewalk,alltheotherkidswererunningafterataxi(7)mine.

Theydidn'tnoticemine.

Theboysawmeandwalkedtowardmytaxi.AsIpulledupImadesurethatIstoppedinapositionwiththe

passengerdoorrightbesidehim.He(8)thepassengerdoorwithaflourish(夸張動作)andsaid,“Goodluckat

thetrack,sir.”

(9),themandidnottiphimaquarter.Insteadhe(10),“Getoutofmyway!”Hepushedhimasideso

(11)thattheboyfellonthesidewalkandIknewhewasbadlyhurt.Igotoutofmycarquicklyonlytofindthat

themandisappearedinthecrowd.

SoIlookedforthekid.Idecidedtogivehim$20forallhis(12).Buthewasfarupahead,walkingoutof

thestation(13).Thetrafficpolicemanwavedatmetogetmycargoing.(14),Ineversawhimagain.I'd

liketofindhimonedayandtellhimthatifonlyhehadstuckaroundalittlelongerIwouldhavegivenhimawhole

$20.

Ilearnedanimportantlessonfromtheboy.Whenthingsseemso(15)thatyouarereadytogiveup,thatis

thetimewhenthingsaremostlikelytoturnaroundforyou.

1.A.schoolB.stationC.officeD.hospital

2.A.strongB.tallC.luckyD.active

3.A.StopB.WelcomeC.HelpD.Goodluck

4.A.smileB.即C.hugD.prize

5.A.shortB.biggerC.weakerD.smarter

6.A.gaveinB.gaveawayC.gaveupD.gaveoff

7.A.aboveB.besideC.infrontofD.over

8.A.closedB.openedC.kickedD.knocked

9.A.ThereforeB.SoC.HoweverD.Then

10.A.smiledB.weptC.advisedD.shouted

11.A.hardB.softlyC.sweetlyD.slowly

12.A.strengthB.effortsC.courageD.work

13.A.nervouslyB.anxiouslyC.madlyD.silently

14.A.SofarB.FromthenonC.OncemoreD.Justthen

15.A.unavoidableB.poorC.hopelessD.challenging

【答案】1-5BCDBB6-10CCBCD11-15ABDBC

二、閱讀理解（本題有20小題,每小題2分;共計40分）

閱讀下面材料，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中出最佳選項。

A

MiepGies,thewomanwhohidtheDutchgirlAnneFrank'sdiaryfromtheNazistobecomeoneoftheworld's

most-readbooks,diedafterabriefillnessattheageof100.

ItwasGieswhoguardedAnne'sdiary,andpresentedittothegirl'sfather,Otto,whenhereturnedfromthe

Auschwitzconcentrationcamp（奧斯威辛集中營）attheendofWorldWar□—theonlyoneofhisfamilytosurvive.

Inherdiary,AnneFrankwroteaboutherteenagelifehidingfromtheNazisinAmsterdamfrom1942to1944,

whentheNazipolicediscoveredherandherfamily'shidingplace.Thediary,firstpublishedin1947,hasbeen

translatedinto70languages.

AnneFrankexpressedagreatwishtoliveonafterdeath.MiepGiessawitasherdutytohelpinmakingthis

happen.

BominViennain1909,GiesmovedtotheNetherlandsattheageof11.In1933,shebeganworkingfbrOtto

Frankathistradingcompany.Atgreatrisktoherownsafety,sheandfourotherhelpersbroughtfoodandsuppliesto

theFrankfamilyhidinginasecretofficebuildingfbrmorethantwoyears.

Whensheturned100,Giestriedtoplaydownherownrole.nrmnotahero,*'shesaid.MItwasn'tsomething1

plannedinadvance.IsimplydidwhatIcouldtohelp."

EverydayshereceivedlettersfromallovertheworldwithquestionsaboutherrelationshipwithAnneFrankand

herroleasahelper.Giesreceivedmanyhonorsfbrherrole,includingfromtheNetherlands,GermanyandIsrael.

1.WhendidMiepGiesmovetotheNetherlands?

A.In1909.B.In1920.C.In1933.D.In1947.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Anne*sfatherOttosurvivedWorldWar

B.Anne'shidingplacewasdiscoveredin1943.

C.OnlyMiepGieshelpedtheFrankfamily.

D.MiepGieswasn'thighlyhonoreduntilherdeath.

3.Bysaying"Giestriedtoplaydownherownrole*',thewritermeansGies.

A.didn'tplayaroleinsavingthefamily

B.regrettedsavingthediary

C.wasproudofwhatshehaddone

D.thoughtshewasoverpraised

4.What'sthebesttitlefbrthepassage?

A.AnneFrank'sdiary

B.WomanwhosavedAnne'sdiarydiesat100.

C.SurvivorsofWorldWar

D.ThestoryofMiepGiesandAnneFranks.

5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.MiepGiesdiedattheageof100afterabriefillness.

B.Ottoprotectedhisdaughter'sdiaryinthewarandthenhaditpublished.

C.MiepGiesdidagreatfavortoAnne'sfamily.

D.MiepGieshelpedAnne*sfamilythoughsheknewnoneofthefamilymembers.

【答案】1-5BADAC

B

FrenchandAmericandoctorshavedoneanoperationtogetherinwhichthedoctorswereoutsidetheoperating

room.

DoctorJohndidtheoperationinanofficeinNewYorkCitylastmonth,whileasixty-year-oldwomanpatientwas

inhospitalinStrasbourg,France.

AdoctorinStrasbourggotthepatientready.Heplacedmedicaltoolsandasmallvideocamerainherstomach

area.DoctorJohninNewYorkwatchedthepatientonavideoscreen.Thenheusedthecomputertosendmessagesto

therobotmachine.

Therobotmovedthetoolsthatcutthewoman'sgallbladderaway.Thewomangotwellsoonaftertheoperation

andleftthehospitaltwodayslater.

Expertssaythemainproblemwithsucharoboticoperationisbasedonhigh-speedtelecommunicationsbetween

thedoctorandtherobot.Technologymustbeabletosendadoctor'sordertoarobottomovethetoolquickly.

Expertsalsosayasuccessfulroboticoperationwillimproveanoperation.Forexample,therobotcanmakesuch

smallermovementsthanapersoncan.Arobotmachinecanturntoolsinwaysthatadoctor'shandcannot.

Doctorssaysucharoboticoperationwillmakeitpossiblesaferandbetteroperationsinthefuture.Theysayitwill

improvedoctortraining.Itwillalsomeanthatdoctorscoulddoanoperationonpeopleindangerousplacesfaraway.

Anditcouldmeanthatpeoplecouldhaveoperationsdonebytopdoctorswithouthavingtotraveltothecitywherethe

doctorswork.

1.Theunderlinedphrase“roboticoperation"means.

A.aspecialkindofrobotinventedbydoctors.

B.somethingdonetomendarobot.

C.anoperationdonebyFrenchandAmericandoctors.

D.anoperationdonefarawaywiththehelpofarobot.

2.Weusetherobotintheoperationbecause.

A.itcansendmessagesinahighspeed.

B.evenatopdoctorcan'tdotheoperationhimself.

C.itcanmaketheoperationsaferandbetter.

D.operationscanbedonewithoutdoctors.

3.Ifwewanttousetherobotintheoperation,wemustsolvetheproblemof

A.topdoctors

B.smallermovement

C.doctortraining

D.high-speedtelecommunication

4.Whichofthefollowingisright?

A.AroboticoperationhasbeenusedinChina.

B.Aroboticoperationisbadfordoctortraining.

C.Expertsspeakhighlyoftheroboticoperation.

D.Therobotisusedtowatchthepatientclearly.

5.What'sthebesttitlefbrthispassage?

A.AnOperation

B.RoboticOperation

C.HowtoDoaRoboticOperation

D.TheProblemofaRoboticOperation

【答案】1-5DCDCB

C

OneafternoonItouredanartmuseumwhilewaitingfbrmyhusbandtofinishabusinessmeeting.Iwaslooking

forwardtoaquietviewoftheartworks.

Ayoungcoupleviewingthepaintingsaheadofmechattednon-stopbetweenthemselves.Iwatchedthema

momentanddecidedthewifewasdoingallthetalk.Iadmiredthehusband'spatienceforputtingupwithher

continuoustalk.Distractedbytheirnoise,Imovedon.

ImetwiththemseveraltimesasImovedthroughthedifferentroomsofart.EachtimeIheardherconstantburst

ofwords,Imovedawayquickly.Iwasstandingatthecounterofthemuseumgiftshopmakingapurchasewhenthe

couplecameneartotheexit.Beforetheyleft,themanreachedintohispocketandpulledoutawhiteobject.He

extendeditintoalongstickandthentappedhiswayintothecoatroomtogethiswife^jacket.

“He'sabraveman."Theclerkatthecountersaid,“Mostofuswouldgiveupifwewereblindedatsuchayoung

age.Duringhisrecoveryhemadeapromisethathislifewouldn'tchange.So,asbefore,heandhiswifecomein

wheneverthere'sanewartshow.”

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paintingsohecanseeitinhishead.^^

Ilearnedsomethingaboutpatience,courageand