COLUMBUS, Ohio—The heart operation taking place in the pale-green operating room at the Ohio State University Medical Center was unusual. The patient, a 62-year-old man, was made to sleep, tied with blue drapes（消毒帷帘）and lying face up on a narrow table. But no one was touching him.

Instead, the operation was being performed by a robot, whose three metal arms went through pencil-sized holes in the man’s chest. At the ends of the robot’s arms were tiny metal fingers, with turning wrists, which held a tiny instrument, a light and a camera. The robot’s arms and fingers were controlled by Dr. Randall K. Wolf, sitting at a computer in a corner of the operating room about 20 feet away.

This sort of operation, heart surgeons say, is the start of what may be the biggest change in their profession since heart bypass surgery（心脏搭桥手术）began nearly 30 years ago. “The reason we make cuts is that we have big hands,” said Dr. Wolf, the director of the surgery at Ohio State. The robot’s dainty fingers, no longer than a nail on the small finger, at the end of the long sticks could work better.

Eventually, surgeons believe, most heart surgery will be done by robots whose arms are put in through pencil-sized holes punched in patients’ chests. Instead of directly staring into a patient’s body, surgeons will view magnified images of the operation on computer screens. In theory, the doctor would not have to be in the same room, or even the same country, as the patient.

1.In this passage, the underlined word “dainty” means ______.

2.According to the passage, the reason that most operations require large cuts is that ______.

3.The main idea of this passage is that heart surgery by robots ______.

4.Based on the information in this passage, all of the following conclusions are true EXCEPT ______.

Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, the Five Friendlies will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace and blessings from China to children all over the world.

Designed to express the playful qualities of five little children who form an intimate circle of friends, the Five Friendlies also embody the natural characteristics of four of China’s most popular animals—the Fish, the Panda, the Tibetan Antelope, the Swallow—and the Olympic Flame.

Each of the Friendlies has a rhyming two-syllable name—a traditional way of expressing affection for children in China. Beibei is the Fish, Jingjing is the Panda, Huanhuan is the Olympic Flame, Yingying is the Tibetan Antelope and Nini is the Swallow.

When you put their names together—Bei Jing Huan Ying Ni—they say “Welcome to Beijing,” offering a warm invitation that reflects the mission of the Five Friendlies as young ambassadors for the Olympic Games.

The Five Friendlies also embody both the landscape and the dreams and aspirations of people from every part of the vast country of China. In their origins and their headpieces, you can see the five elements of nature—the sea, forest, fire, earth and sky—all stylistic rendered in ways that represent the deep traditional influences of Chinese folk art and ornamentation.

1.The Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games carry the following messages EXCEPT         .

2.The Five Friendlies embody       .

3.What does the Five Friendlies mean when put together?

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1. He is so popular with us because he has a good sense of ________（幽默）.

2. This book _________ (包含) all the knowledge you want to get.

3. We made a careful            (分析) of the sales figures.

4.It is to be ________ (遗憾) that so many young people leave school without qualifications. 

5. Footprints are one of the few pieces of hard _________（证据）supporting the existence of the Yeti.

6. He said he _________（不同意）to our plan at the meeting, didn’t he?

7.They spend $5 million a year on _________（广告）

8. Would you rather be famous or make great _________ （贡献）to the world but be unknown?

9. Television news brings us __________（视觉）images form around the world.

10. Do you remember him ___________（假装）to be his father on the phone?

He left ________any of his friends _________ him _________.

 Towards ________ evening, ________ heavy rain began to fall.

The teacher as well as her students _________ to visit the Mother Company tomorrow.

 — Don't forget to come to my birthday party tomorrow.

— __________.

Do you mind ________ alone at home?

 Mary realized she ________.

 I found him _________ in an armchair, __________a book.