Have you heard of snake robots? Scientists and doctors are already using tiny snakes that coil through the human body armed with sharp surgical tools to perform operations on hearts, prostate cancer, and other diseased organs. The snake robots that carry tiny cameras, scissors and forceps, and even more advanced sensors are being developed.
The next generation of the robots will be wireless, and will explore inside your body on their own--- not attached to any cables. For now, they are powered by cables that humans control. Experts say the day is coming when some robots will roam around the body on their own. But the experts in robotics say the new creations work best when they are designed for very specific tasks.
Howie Choset has been researching and building robots, particularly snake robots. He believes that his snake robot and others like it can help reduce medical costs by making complex surgery faster and easier. Choset says his new design is smaller and more flexible than earlier models.
The size of surgical robots allows surgeons to operate with far less damage to the body, helping the patient heal faster. Choset has also built larger snake robots designed for search and rescue, or just exploration. They can climb poles and trees and then look around through a camera in the head and slither through places that humans cannot reach.
“ We sent our snake robots into these caves in the Red Sea to look for evidence of ancient Egyptian ships,” he said. “ To me, archeology is like search and rescue, but everyone has been dead for 5,000 years.”
The doctors are very excited about the potential for surgical robots to do things that humans can’t do. The variety of sensors available for surgical robots keeps expanding. As they get smaller, maybe one day they will be able to test chemicals or blood in the body, or even the electrical connections in nerves.
【小题1】What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A.The doctors carry out surgery using snake robots mainly for heart disease.
B.The doctors are very satisfied with the new snake robots during surgery.
C.Snake robots are completely free of human control today.
D.Other supplementary appliances will be added to snake robots.
【小题2】Which of the following is true, according to the passage?
A.Snake robots are only used in the medical field.
B.Snake robots can reduce the patients’ medical costs.
C.Scientists are uncertain about the prospects for snake robots.
D.Scientists are forced to spend a lot of time researching snake robots.
【小题3】How can snake robots work best, according to the passage?
A.When they carry tiny cameras, scissors and forceps.
B.When they are operated by experienced doctors.
C.When they are given a wireless function.
D.When they are designed for particular tasks.
【小题4】Why do we know about Howie Choset, according to the passage?
A.He thought snake robots of different sizes can be used for different types of surgery.
B.He thought patients’ pain had been slightly reduced with the help of snake robots.
C.He also made snake robots for search, rescue and exploration.
D.He is very interested in researching ancient Egyptian ships.
【小题5】The writers attitude towards the new technology is ______.
A.optimisticB.doubtful C.objective D.negative


第二部分:阅读理解
第一节:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Almost 40 years ago , a community servies organization started providing eye care in Gujarat State , in western India .
The Rgtary Club of Navsari operates an eye hospital and 9 area eye centers in and around Navssri , whose services are for the poorest people . The group opened the hospital , the Rotary Eye Institute of Navsari , in 1970 . India has only about one ophthalmologist for every 120,000 people . The Institute , however , has ten such specially trained eye doctors . It has restored or improved the eyesight of thousands of patients . Many people with eye problems cannot easily get to a big city for examinations and treatment . They live in villages and have no transportation. The Institute established eye centers called camps in places far from the city . Teams from it travel as far as 150 kilometers to see patients . People go to their nearest camp , where medical workers examine their eyes . The workers look for conditions including glaucoma , night blindness and other problems.Some people are found to have cataracts ,abnormal growths on the eye that can lead to loss of eyesight . India has about 13 million people with the condition . Cataract patients get free operations to correct the problem.
Rotary groups also operate eye banks . Doctors at these centers replace damaged eyes with the healthy eyes of donors who have just died . One such center is the Rotary Rajah Eye Bank . It operates in cooperation with the Rajah Eye Care Hospital in Chennai . The Eye Bank opened in 1996 . Hundreds of patients have received new corneas from donors since then . The cornea is the clear front part of the eye that transmits light . 2 million people in India are blind because of problens of the cornea . The Rotary Rajah Eye Bank holds continuing eye donation campaigns . It urges people to leave the gift of sight to others when they die .
1. Which of the following is True about the Rotary Club of Navsari ?
A.The Rotary Club of Navsari is a community service organization .             
B.The Rotary Eye Institute of Navsari has only one eye doctor .                
C.The Rotary Club of Navsari includes 9 area eye centers in big cities .                                                          
D.The Rotary Club of Navsari offers free operations to all the poor patients .
2.The underlined word “ophthalmologist” in Paragraph 2 refers to ______.
A.a physician who specializes in eyes   B.a worker working in countryside
C.a patient suffering eye problems       D.a volunteer working in eye centers
3.We can infer from the passage that      .
A.there are 13 million Indians having eye problems in total
B.the Rotary Eye Institute of Navsari is located in the center of India
C.the medical treatment is convenient for the local residents
D.communications in Navsari are difficult   
4.According to the last paragraph ,the Rotary Rajan Eye Bank gets new corneas mainly by_____.
A.cloning          B.donating          C.cooperating          D.forcing
5.The author develops the passage mainly by ______.
A.providing typical examples
B.making a definition
C.comparing two different areas
D.presenting two examples and drawing a conclusion


 

B

       But I wonder about my Momma sometimes, and all the other Negro(blacks )mothers who got up at 6 a.m. to go to the white man’s house with sacks over their shoes because it was so wet and cold. I wonder how they made it .They worked very hard for the man, they made his breakfast and they scrubbed his floors and they took care of his babies. They didn’t have too much time for us.
I wonder about my Momma ,who walked out of a white woman’s clean house at midnight and came back to her own where the lights had been out for three months ,and the pipes were frozen and the wind came in through the holes in the wall. She’d have to make deals with the rats: leave some food out for them so the wouldn’t bite the doors or the babies. The roaches(蟑螂)?Oh ,they were just like part of the family!
I wonder how she felt telling those white kids she took care of to brush their teeth after they ate, to wash their hands after they finish bathroom. She could never tell her own kids because there wasn’t soap or water back home.
I wonder how my Momma felt when we came home from school with a list of vitamins and pills the school nurse said we had to have .Momma would cry all night , and then go out and spend most of the rent money for pills. A week later ,the white man would come for his eighteen dollars’ rent and Momma would beg him to wait until tomorrow . She had to lie to him that she had lost her wallet or the relief check was coming soon or the white people had some money for her. Tomorrow I’d be hiding in the closet because there was only supposed to be two kids in the flat ,and I could hear the rent man shout at my Momma and call her a cheat. And when he finally went away, Momma put the sacks on her shoes and went off to the rich white man’s house to dress the rich white kids so their mother could take them to a special baby doctor.
60.Mother got up at 6 a.m. every day ,because    .
A.she had to cook breakfast for her children
B.she had to catch the first bus to the factory
C.she had to work in the white man’s house
D.she had to go to see a special baby doctor
61.Mother never told us to brush our teeth or to wash our hands because    .
A.she though we didn’t need to                B.we didn’t like washing hands
C.we had done everything very well         D.there was no soap or water in our home
62.Why did the writer hide in a closet when the landowner came for rent?
A.The closet could only hold two kids.
B.Only two kids were allowed to live in the house.
C.They should pay more rent for two kids.
D.There was only one bedroom for the two kids.
63.What does the writer mainly tell us?
A.Black people lead a miserable life.       
B.Black people don’t have enough rent money.
C.White people lead an expensive life.     
D.White people have special baby doctors.

There are a number of special days of the year that are celebrated in different countries. The origins of most of the days are unknown. They were certainly not created by individual people. Other days, however, especially those celebrated in western countries, often owe their origins to a particular person. One of the most popular of these, even though it is fairly recent, is Mother’s Day. Mothers have always been highly regarded in all cultures. The ancient Romans had a festival known as Hilaria, during which children took presents to the temple of the “Mother of the Gods”. The Christian Church adopted this idea and called it Mothering Sunday. However, over the years this custom was gradually forgotten and almost disappeared by the end of the 19th century.
Born in 1864 in Virginia, USA, Anna Jarvis was a school teacher and believed children should show gratitude to their mothers for all their love and care. Encouraged by a friend, she wrote to thousands of important people—politicians, churchmen, doctors, city officials—and asked them to support her idea: a special day of the year for thanking mothers.
In 1910 the Governor of West Virginia introduced Mother’s Day into the state. The date chosen was May 10—the second Sunday in May, which is still observed in America today. This date was chosen because May 10 was the date on which in 1908 Anna Jarvis’s mother had died. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson made May 10 the official date for Mother’s Day throughout the United States.
Soon there was a Mother’s Day International Association and the custom began to be adopted in many countries of the world.
Anna Jarvis, a sad and disillusioned(失望的) woman, died in 1948. The custom she had worked so hard to establish and which had become almost universal had lost its original purpose. It had been taken over by business. Like Christmas, the giving of presents and the sending of cards had become a multi-million-dollar industry.
【小题1】The story is about     .

A.Mothering Sunday for Christmas
B.the origin of a special day for mothers
C.President Wilson and Anna Jarvis
D.how people celebrate Mothers Day
【小题2】Anna Jarvis wanted to       .
A.thank her mother for her care
B.introduce a celebration for mothers
C.meet thousands of important people
D.make her pupils celebrate her on Mother’s Day
【小题3】May 10 became the date for Mother’s Day because       .
A.May is in the American spring
B.it was the second Sunday in May in 1910
C.President Wilson liked the date
D.this was the date on which Anna Jarvis’s mother died
【小题4】Unfortunately, Anna Jarvis was not happy with Mother’s Day when she died because     .
A.her mother was not there to see it
B.she had never been a mother herself
C.people were too interested in making it a business
D.no one gave any presents or cards to their mothers

Riding School:
You can start horse-riding at any age. Choose private or group lessons any weekday between 9 a. m.and 8:30 p.m.(3:30 p.m.on Saturdays). There are 10 kilometers of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country. You will need a riding hat.
Opening Hours: Monday through Friday:9:00 a.m.—8:30 p.m.
Phone:( 412)396—6644  FaxL412) 396-6752
Sailing Club:
Our Young Sailor’s Course leads to the Stage 1 Sailing qualification. You’ll learn how to sail safely and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid. Have fun with other course member, afterwards in the clubroom. There are 10 weekly two-hour lessons (Tuesday 6:00 p.m—8:00p.m)
Opening Hours:Tuesdays:6:00p.m—8:00 p.m.
Phone: (412)396—6644 Fax: (412)396—6644
Diving Center:
Our experienced instructors offer one-month courses in deep-sea diving for beginners. There are two evening lessons a week, in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely. You only need a swimming costume and towel. Reduced rates for couples.
Opening Hours: Monday and Friday:6:30p.m-8:30p.m.
Phone: (412)396-6312  Fax: (412)396-6706
Medical Center:
The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university. The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems. Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation. Also, all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores.
Opening Hours: 24 hours from Monday to Sunday
Phone:(412)396—6649  Fax:(412) 396—6648
Watersports Club:
We use a two-kilometer length of river for speedboat racing and water-skiing.A beginners’ course consists of ten 20-minute lessons. You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently, but must be able to swim. The club is in a convenient central position and is open daily from 9 a. m to 4 p.m, with lessons all through the day.
Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00a.m.—4:00 p.m.
Phone: (412)39606899 Fax: (412) 396-6890
【小题1】If you want to swim and enjoy activities which are fast and a bit dangerous, you should join _____.

A.Diving Center B.Watersports Club C.Riding School D.Sailing Club
【小题2】If you want to experience a new activity in the countryside in the mornings, you may fax ______.
A.(412) 396-6706B.(412) 396-6648C.(412) 396-6876D.(412) 396-6752
【小题3】If you are planning to explore the ocean depths, you should attend your lessons at___.
A.Monday through Friday:7:00a.m.——10:00 p.m.
B.24 hours from Monday to Sunday
C.Monday and Friday:6:30p.m.—8:30p.m.
D.Tuesdays:6:00p.m.—8:00p.m.
【小题4】You want to do an activity one evening a week and get a certificate in the end, you can go to _________.
A.Diving Center B. Watersports Club C.Riding SchoolD.Sailing Club
【小题5】Which is NOT the convenience that the Medical Center provides?
A.Well trained staff members.B.Good equipment.
C.Nursery for newly-born babies.D.Various less expensive medicines.

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