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“________”．
[ ]
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 ________．
[ ]
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 ________．
[ ]
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．
Many people like to watch TV．Watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day．TV brings the outside closer to people’s homes．Some people say the world is smaller than before because of TV．
What’s going on the other countries? How do people live in places far away? Is there a good sports game somewhere?
If you want to answer these and many other questions, just turn on the TV and watch it．You can see a lot and learn a lot．Of course, people can also learn through reading or listening to the radio．With TV, however, they can learn better and more easily．Why? Because they can hear and watch．
TV helps us a lot．TV often gives us new ideas．We learn newer and better ways of doing things．
(1)
Some people say the world is smaller than before because ________．
[ ]
A．
TV makes the earth smaller and smaller
B．
all people like watching TV
C．
watching TV is one of the most important activities of the day
D．
TV brings the outside world closer to people．
(2)
We can ________ when we watch TV．
[ ]
A．
go to live in the other countries
B．
answer many questions
C．
get a lot of information(信息)
D．
ask TV some questions
(3)
People learn better through TV than through the radio because ________．
[ ]
A．
TV sets are bigger than radios
B．
people can hear and they can watch, too
C．
if people don’t have TV, they can not live happily．
D．
it’s easier to turn on TV than to turn on the radio
(4)
TV can ________．
[ ]
A．
teach us a lot of things
B．
learn a lot of things
C．
give us what we want
D．
help us do our homework
(5)
This article(文章)tells us _________．
[ ]
A．
it’s good to watch TV
B．
not to watch TV any more
C．
students should not watch TV at any time
D．
to stop reading to watch TV
阅读理解
An earthquake(地震)may happen at any time．It's best for us to know what to do, where to be safe and who to contact during the earthquake．The following information will help you．
Remember：Prepare your personal earthquake bag．
Collect these items and keep them somewhere near you．water food medicine mobile phone torch(手电筒)personal washing things blanket money
Remember：Drop, Hide, Hold and Contact．
Drop to the floor and protect your head and neck with your arms．
Hide yourself beside something like a table, a bed and so on．
Hold the furniture so that you won't move away during the earthquake．
Contact family friends to tell them where you are．
Remember：Never do these things．
Stand close to the buildings(because they may fall on you．)
Stand under the trees or signs(because it's better for you to stand in an open space．)
Go too close to the power lines(电线)(because you may be badly hurt by electricity．)
(1)
The underlined word“contact”in the passage most probably means“________”in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
联络
B．
求救
C．
接触
D．
帮助
(2)
According to the passage, how many items should be kept in your personal earthquake bag?
[ ]
A．
Six．
B．
Seven．
C．
Eight．
D．
Nine．
(3)
We should hold the furniture so that ________．
[ ]
A．
we won't move away during the earthquake
B．
we can hide under it
C．
it can protect our heads and necks
D．
we can protect the furniture
(4)
It is safer for you to stand ________ during the earthquake．
[ ]
A．
close to a building．
B．
in an open space．
C．
beside power lines．
D．
under a tree
(5)
Which is the best title of this passage?
[ ]
A．
The Reasons of the Earthquake．
B．
Different Kinds of Earthquakes．
C．
The Personal Earthquake Bag．
D．
It's Better to be Safe than Sorry．
阅读理解
Character(品质), courage and confidence are words you might use to describe your heroes．These words can describe you!Take action as follows and you’ll be a hero, too!
Part 1：Character
Character is something that makes you the person you are－like being honest, friendly, and helpful．See the chart(表格)below．On the left is our standard of good character．Write down your promise for each line on the right．Then, get a witness(证人)to sign it．Put it up where you’ll see it every day and do your best to keep it．
Part 2：Courage
Of course it’s going to take a lot of courage to keep your promise．Courage is challenging yourself to do something even though you think it might be hard．For each promise, find out two or three ways to help you keep it．For example, if you think that Being Honest is the hardest promise for you to keep, one of the ways might be“Tell people about my promise so that I won’t break it”．
Part 3：Confidence
Confidence is believing that you have the skills to do something．Do you have a beautiful singing voice?Are you a good painter?These are all talentsthat can make you feel good, as well as the people around you．Once you’ve decided what your special skill is, think about how you can use your skill to make your corner of the world a better place．If you’re good at art, try painting a picture on an old wall in your school(of course, make sure you’re allowed)．
(1)
According to the writer, what is needed to be a hero?
[ ]
A．
Believe in yourself．
B．
Be full of courage．
C．
Have good character．
D．
All of the above．
(2)
If your promise is“I’ll show good manners in class”, you’re trying to be ________．
[ ]
A．
smart
B．
polite
C．
brave
D．
strong
(3)
What is the most important thing to build your character?
[ ]
A．
Fill in the chart carefully．
B．
Write down your promise．
C．
Look at your promise every day．
D．
Do your best to keep your promise．
(4)
The word“talents”in Part 3can be replaced(替换)by“________”．
[ ]
A．
ways
B．
ideas
C．
skills
D．
words
(5)
What can we learn from the passage?
[ ]
A．
Only a good painter can have confidence．
B．
It’ll take a lot of courage to make your promise．
C．
Character is something that makes you feel good．
D．
You can build your character with the help of others．
阅读理解
New rules and behavior standards(标准)for middle school students came out in March．Middle School is going to use a new way to decide who the top students are．The best students won't only have high marks．They will also be kids who don't dye their hair, smoke or drink．The following are some of the new rules．
Tell the truth．Have you ever copied someone else’ work in an exam?Don’t do it again!That's not what an honest student should do．If you have played computer games for two hours in your room, don't tell your parents you have done homework．
Do more at school．Good students are kind to other people and love animals．April is a bird loving month in China．Is your school doing anything to celebrate?You should join!That way, you can learn more about animals and how to protect them．When mote people work together, it makes it more fun for everyone．
Have you ever quarreled with your teammates when your basketball team lost?Only working together can make your team stronger．Be friendly to the people you are with．Try to think of others, not only yourself．
Be open to new ideas．Have you ever thought that people could live on the moon?Maybe we will discover Earth Ⅱ some day．Don't look down on new ideas．Everyone's ideas are important．You should welcome them, because new ideas make life better for everyone．
Protect yourself．Has someone ever taken money from one of your classmates?Don't let it happen to you．If you have to go home late, you should take care of yourself and let your parents know．
Use the internet carefully．The internet can be useful for your studies．But something on the internet isn't good for kids, so try to look at Web pages that are good sites for children．Here are some：http：//kiks.Dastday.com; http：//www.chinakids.net.com
(1)
An honest student should ________
[ ]
A．
tell the truth even when he is wrong．
B．
copy someone else's work in an exam．
C．
try to think of others, not only yourself．
D．
quarrel with your teammates when your basketball team loses．
(2)
The main idea of the fourth paragraph is about ________．
[ ]
A．
making your team stronger
B．
being strict with others
C．
learning from each other
D．
working together with others
(3)
Paragraph 5 tells students to ________．
[ ]
A．
live on the moon
B．
discover Earth Ⅱ
C．
look down on new ideas
D．
be open to new ideas
(4)
Good Web sites for children can ________．
[ ]
A．
be a waste of time
B．
make life much easier
C．
help them with their studies
D．
do homework for them
(5)
The school new rules will help kids by telling them ________．
[ ]
A．
how they can study well
B．
what is right and what is wrong
C．
what they should do at school
D．
how they can protect themselves
阅读理解
(1)
In passage 1, the underlined word“diploma”means ________ in Chinese．
[ ]
A．
毕业证
B．
执照
C．
公交
D．
奖状
(2)
Bajrangi is a ________．
[ ]
A．
truck driver
B．
Japanese scientist
C．
mother cat
D．
monkey working as a policeman
(3)
________ can imitate people's facial expressions according to the passages above．
[ ]
A．
Cathy
B．
Kate
C．
Monkeys
D．
Dogs
(4)
Kate is great because ________．
[ ]
A．
she is a robot which can smile or look angry
B．
she helps policemen a lot at a railway station
C．
she seems to be a very kind-hearted cat
D．
she has finished her high school
(5)
You can probably read the above 4 passages in a ________．
[ ]
A．
story book
B．
newspaper
C．
notebook
D．
dictionary
阅读短文。然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
Dear students,
I'm very happy to be your guest speaker today．It's a great pleasure to visit your school and meet all of you here．
I would like to tell you about myself．I have been a reporter for the last fifteen years．I chose this job so I could travel the world, but the job has taught me many unforgettable lessons．My work is sometimes boring but for most of the time it is amazing and inspiring．I have seen wars, earthquakes, poverty and death．But I have also seen courage, hope and happiness．
In India, I visited a city．There were many homeless children in it．Some were young and lived in the streets．But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them．In one whole year, she was looking after two hundred kids, feeding them, teaching them anti giving them hope．
Another time．I was in Japan and met a young girl with a serious illness．after seven operations(手术), she had to have thirteen more in hospital．However, when I met her, she was still smiling．
Here in China．after the terrible Wenchuan Earthquake, I found a three－year－old boy whose name is Lang Zheng．He had been in the ruins(废墟)for more than ten hours before he was found and saved out by the rescuing soldiers．Though weak and injured．the brave boy lifted his right hand above the head with difficulty and saluted(向…致敬)the soldiers around, which became the most moving moment in the disaster(震灾)．
Thanks to the experience as a reporter, I myself am getting braver and stronger．When I face challenges in my life．I always remember the courage of the three people．
(1)
Why did the speaker choose the job of being a reporter'?
[ ]
A．
Because he tried to improve his speaking skills．
B．
Because he wanted to experience difficulties．
C．
Because he dreamed of traveling the world．
D．
Because he was willing to offer help to others．
(2)
From the passage, We know that Rosa was ________．
[ ]
A．
kind and patient
B．
creative and proud
C．
pushy and lucky
D．
modest and helpful
(3)
The Japanese girl had to have ________ operations in all(总共)．
[ ]
A．
7
B．
13
C．
more than l3
D．
20
(4)
Little Lang Zheng lifted his right hand in order to ________．
[ ]
A．
tell people around he was still alive
B．
show thanks to the soldiers
C．
prove he was special
D．
have some photos taken for him
(5)
The passage above is ________．
[ ]
A．
a news report
B．
a letter
C．
a speech
D．
a documentary
阅读理解
Once there was a boy．He loved sweets very much．He always asked his father for sweets．
The boy’s father thought hard about how to stop the child from asking for so many sweets．A great man lived nearby．The boy’s father decided to take the boy to him．He might be able to make the child give up sweets．
So they went to the great man．The father asked the great man to help him．But the great man liked sweets himself．He told the father to bring his son back after a month．
During the month, the great man tried to give up eating sweets．At last he did it．When the boy and his father returned after a month, the great man had a talk with the boy．From then on, the boy did not ask for sweets any more．
The boy’s father felt surprised, “Why didn’t you ask my son to give up sweets when we came to you a month ago?” The man answered, “How could I ask a boy to give up sweets when I loved sweets myself?In the last month I gave up eating sweets．”
A person’s example is always stronger than words．We should not ask others to do what we can’t do ourselves．
(1)
The boy’s father took his son to the great man because ________．
[ ]
A．
the man lived close to the house
B．
the man might give him some help
C．
the man was also fond of sweets
D．
the man had already given up sweets
(2)
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
[ ]
A．
The great man had a hobby of eating sweets．
B．
The great man gave up eating sweets in a month．
C．
The father and son came back to the man a month later．
D．
The boy failed to stop eating sweets at last．
(3)
Which is the best title(标题)for the passage?
[ ]
A．
Eating sweets is bad for children
B．
A good way to give up eating sweets
C．
Giving up sweets is not difficult
D．
Examples speak louder than words
阅读理解
In every little girl’s toy box, there might be a Barbie Doll．Barbie is 50 years old this year．It was designed in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler．She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel．She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara．The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair(交易会)New York on March 9th, 1959．This date is used as Barbie’s birthday．
Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars．Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars．Mattel says 90％of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll．And girls aged three to six own an average(平均)of about twelve．
When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a century ago, they never thought this doll would become a legend．Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world．They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries, and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world．
(1)
Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959?
[ ]
A．
Mattel．
B．
Elliott．
C．
Barbara．
D．
Ruth Handler．
(2)
A Barbie Doll cost ________ dollars in the first year after it appeared．
[ ]
A．
3
B．
50
C．
90
D．
27,000
(3)
What does the underlined word“legend”mean in the passage?
