Part of David’s heart muscle grew thick and stiff, keeping the flow of blood. The disease David had lived with for 17 years was slowly keeping his heart from beating.

The night Flora bent forward in front of her computer, everybody else was asleep. for the price, or keeping her husband alive? To do that, she needed to search for the information: a place and someone to fix David’s damaged heart. And she needed to be lucky.

Finally, she found what she needed on a magazine’s web site. When David came into the study early the following morning, she said, “I’ve found it.” and handed him the papers.

David wondered if there was any other way. Then he thought about his wife and kids. He stared at the papers. Only he could make a choice: Should he have the same surgery (外科手術(shù)) that had killed his father, or the one that no one works? This experimental treatment might be his best hope.

The operation theatre was kept freezing cold. David wasn’t frightened, just nervous.

He felt a burning pain, like a burning knife cutting through his heart…

On the EKG screen, the tiny valley in the middle of each peak (高峰) —showing a sign of David’s disease—smoothed out. For the first time in years, he had a normal arterial (動脈) pressure.

“That’s the most unusual thing,” said Flora, excited by the results.

Three days later, David and Flora drove home after the fight from Houston. Their kids ran out to meet them.

1．Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word “stiff” (Line 1) in the text?

       A．firmly fixed and balanced                      B．soft and smaller

       C．not easy to turn or move                      D．strong and healthy

2．What did the sentence “And she needed to be lucky” imply?

A．God would bring luck to her.       

B．Good luck was sure to reach her.

       C．She needed to try hard to be lucky.  

       D．There was a chance that her efforts would end in failure.

3．From the text, we learn that Houston was probably the name of _____.

       A．the operation room                     B．the most unusual surgery

       C．a(chǎn) city where the hospital lay             D．the head doctor in charge of the operation

4．From the text we can tell that _______.

       A．the Davids got along well with each other

       B．David accepted Flora’s advice without any hesitation

       C．David’s father died from a sudden attack of heart trouble

       D．David became a normal person after the medical operation

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2. Rusial      B. The British Museum

3. Mr. Green  C. The National Gallery

4. Tim        D. Highgate cemetery

5. Ms Denis   E. The Science Museum

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B．The two characters in it posed before the White House.

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D．It was on show at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1930.

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C．a European country?????????? D．the city of Chicago

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B．to praise the moral virtue of rural America

C．to make his dentist and his sister famous

D．to carry the story across the country

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A．They eat more food.                               B．They eat less nutritious foods.

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B．will play a great role in feeding the growing world population

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B．Finding more agricultural land.

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D．Improving farmers' living conditions.

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B．Food prices will go down in the near future.

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第二節(jié)：Tedy、Rusial、Mr Green、Tim 和Ms Denis 要參觀博物館,第61-65題是他們的個人情況介紹。閱讀下面六家英國博物館的簡介（A、B、C、D、E和F）,選出符合個人需要的最佳選項,并在答案紙上將該選項標(biāo)號涂黑。選項中有一項是多余選項。

61. Tedy, a young official who is quite interested in photo-taking and sculpture. He spends all his spare time doing his favorite things.

62. Rusial, a beautiful lady with a fair hair, who gives painting lectures to the students in a college. She herself is a super fan of such artists as Da Vinci, Micheangelo, Raphael.

63. Mr. Green, a free careerist, makes a living by writing short plays which mostly tell the history of Great Britain. Besides, he is also a heavy coffee drinker.

64. Tim, 18 years old, a pre-engineering boy student, full of energy and rich in imagination.

65. Ms Denis, a wildlife lover. She takes an active part in protecting the earth and enjoys herself by doing sports.

 

A. Explore the natural history of the planet Earth from the prehistoric era to the present day at one of London’s most visited museums. In 1881, the Natural History Museum moved to its present venue. Designed by Alfred Waterhouse, this building is now one of London’s most beautiful and most recognized. These holy halls now house more than 300 years’ worth of collections, with over 68 million specimens(標(biāo)本). Broadly divided into Life and Earth galleries.

 

B. The British Museum is one of London’s top tourist attractions as well as being a major scholarly resource and Royal history. Its collection was given to the nation in 1753 and the Museum’s distinctive Greek revivalist structure was built during the 19th Century. The collection expanded massively during the hey-day（全盛期）of the British Empire. And if you haven’t got time for a proper visit, drop in for a coffee at the lovely Court Restaurant. Admission: free.

 

C. This magnificent Georgian edifice, found on the northern side of Trafalgar Square, houses a massive collection of Western European art. Designer Marc Newson presents two new exhibitions to his gallery. The National Gallery, shows the development of the artists. This exhibition traces the rise of the Italian Renaissance artist, and gathers more than 100 pieces of his collection.

 

D. There are mausoleums, catacombs and richly decorated tombs of outstanding writers, politicians and artists in the overgrown west section of this woodland graveyard. Celebrity dead bodies include Karl Marx, Michael Faraday and Christina Rossetti. Be aware that you must purchase a photography license in order to take photographs within the cemetery. Take advantage of the special guided tours.

 

E. The Science Museum’s seven floors offer opportunities to explore the history of technology as well as to glimpse the future. Setting off from Launchpad, where you can get to grips with the laws of science, you can move on to a vast display of interactive galleries which demand audience participation—whether it be of the hands-on or brain-stimulating kind. From medical history to nuclear physics, it’s all covered. Challenging the idea amongst many children that science is boring, various things to press, touch, watch and think about make this museum a firm favourite with the kids.

 

F. Mainly a decorative arts museum, the V&A is a comprehensive collection of everything from sculpture to photographs, from Chinese art to art decor. Among others, the V&A houses the recently redecorated Raphael Gallery, home to seven tapestry cartoons by Raphael that are among Britain’s greatest art treasures and part of the Royal Collection. There is a lot to see from the Becket Casket to the Canon photography.

 

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A surgical technique known as “keyhole surgery” has become more common in recent years. In general, the surgeon will make a couple of small incisions around the area where the operation is going to be performed. Tubes are pushed into the holes, and a tiny camera, which is called an endoscope, is put into the body. The camera is attached to a large monitor screen that is positioned so that the doctor can see it while he performs the operation. In addition to the camera, doctors also push their tiny surgical instruments through the tubes. The awkward part of keyhole surgery is that it is counterintuitive; that is to say, if a surgeon wants to move the tool to the left, he or she must push it to the right.

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Although the da Vinci Surgical System is undergoing some trials for some procedures, it has been welcomed as revolutionary by many surgeons. Patients with serious illnesses must still undergo major surgery, but the smaller incisions and less invasive procedures typically mean that a shorter recovery time is needed. In some cases, the patient’s stay in the hospital has been cut in half when the da Vinci Surgical System was used. On the downside, some operations have taken up to fifty minutes longer because surgeons are inexperienced at using the new technology. As surgeons become more familiar with the machines, the time needed for surgical procedures is likely to decrease.

1.What can be learned about the traditional surgery according to the passage?

A．The cost of the traditional surgery is very high.

B．It often leaves a large wound in a person’s body.

C．Long incisions are made in a patient’s chest.

D．The incision is often infected after the operation.

2. Which of the following is one DISADVANTAGE of keyhole surgery?

A．It requires the use of long, thin tools and a tiny camera.

B．The doctor can not view the inside of the patient’s body clearly.

C．The direction in which a doctor moves the surgical tools is reversed.

D．An endoscope has to be inserted into the patient’s body in advance.

3. The da Vinci Surgical System differs from keyhole surgery in that _______.

A．requires that a surgeon make more small incisions on a patient

B．reduces the amount of time it takes to perform a surgical procedure

C．a(chǎn)llows the surgeon to use the surgical instruments more sensitively

D．eliminates the need for surgeons to make large incisions on patients

4. The passage mainly tells the reader ________.

A．the challenges brought about by new technology

B．the benefits and drawbacks of the da Vinci Surgical System

C．the reflections on the development in medical science

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