A traveler was once staying in a village of another country.One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children at play.Suddenly the young ones began to shout in protest(反对).
The traveller’s face turned red and she said sorry to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places thought a person would lose his soul(灵魂)if his picture was taken.
She explained(解释)to him the operation of a camera for a long time.Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldn’t.
When she was sure she had put the head’s fear(害怕)to rest, the traveler then let him speak.With a smile, he said, “ The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the cap(镜头盖)!”
(1)
The children shouted when the traveler was taking pictures of them because ________.
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A.
they didn’t want to have their pictures taken.
B.
The traveler was not doing well with her camera
C.
They didn’t want to stop playing
D.
The traveler forgot to take off the cap on her head
(2)
The traveler said sorry to the head because ________.
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A.
she thought it was not right to take people’s pictures without telling them beforehand(事先)
B.
the children would lose their souls
C.
she had stayed in the village too long
D.
she didn’t take a picture of the head first
(3)
The traveler explained how to use a camera to the head because ________.
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A.
the head wanted to learn how to take pictures.
B.
She was afraid of the head.
C.
She wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing
D.
The head was very interested in her camera
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A.
the head was afraid that the traveler held up her camera to take pictures of the children at play.
B.
The traveler didn’t understand why the children shouted.
C.
The traveler knew something about people in some countries.
D.
The children wouldn’t mind if the traveler took pictures of them.
French doctors and American scientists have reported doing an operation in which the doctor was 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 between the doctor and the robot.Technology must be able to send a doctor’s order to a robot to move the tools quickly.
Experts also say a successful robotic operation will improve an operation.For example, the robot can make much 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 possible 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 doctors work.
(1)
“Robotic operation”means“________”.
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A.
a special kind of robot invented by doctors
B.
an operation done far away
C.
an operation done with the help of a robot
D.
something done to mend a robot
(2)
We use the robot in the operation because ________.
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A.
it can send messages at 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 any doctors
(3)
If we want to use the robot in the operation, we must solve the problem of ________.
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A.
top doctors
B.
smaller movements
C.
doctor training
D.
high-speed telecommunications
(4)
If the smaller movement can’t be done by doctors in the operation, we may use ________ to solve it.
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A.
more tools
B.
a robot machine
C.
a video camera
D.
telecommunications
(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A.
Robotic operation is good for doctor training.
B.
Robotic operation has been used in the USA.
C.
Experts speak highly of robotic operation.
D.
The robot is used to watch the patient clearly.
阅读理解
You will have a lot of reading to do in this grade this year.You can do more of it in less time if you learn to read rapidly.
Perhaps you have been told about some habits (习惯) which keep a person from reading fast and have been strongly asked to break those habits which you might have.
Do you still have any of these bad habits?Check yourself by answering“yes”or“no”to these questions.
(1) Do you move your lips (嘴唇) when reading silently?
(2) Do you point to words with your finger as you read?
(3)Do you move your head from side to side as you read?
(4)Do you read one word at a time?
If you answer“yes”to any of these questions,start at once to break the habit.If you move your tips,hold your fingers over them,or hold a piece of paper be-tween your lips while you are reading.Then if your lips move,your will know it and can stop them.
If you point to words,hold the two sides of your book,one side with your left hand,the other side with your right hand.Then you won't have a free finger to use in pointing while reading.If you move your head,place your chin (下巴) in one hand and hold your head still (静止不动的).
If you read no more than one or two or three words at a time,you need to work very hard in learning to take in (吸收) more words at each glance (一瞥) as your eyes travel across the lines of words.
Even if you do rather fast now,you can learn to read even faster.As you probably have been told,the secret of fast reading is to take in whole groups of words as each glance.Read in through groups and force (迫使) your eyes along the lines of words as fast as you can to make them go.Anyone who practices doing these things will he able to read faster.
(1)
You may hold your fingers over your lips while reading so as ______.
A.to tell others to be silent
B.to feel whether your lips move or not
C.to hold a piece of paper between them
D.to keep yourself from talking to others
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(2)
When you read,______.
A.don't keep your head still
B.don't hold your books with your hands
C.don't stand up near a desk
D.don't use your finger to point to words
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(3)
If you learn to read fast,______.
A.you can read more in less time
B.you can write faster
C.you can understand better
D.you can read less in more time
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(4)
You must _______ those habits that we are talking about in this reading.