Question

【题目】

French and American doctors have done an operation (手术) together in which the doctors were 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 (通讯系统) between the doctor and the robot. Technology must be able to send a doctor’s order to a robot to move the tool quickly.

Experts also say a successful robotic operation will improve an operation. For example, the robot can make such 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 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 the doctors work.

【1】The underlined phrase “ robotic operation” means ________.

A.a special kind of robot invented by doctors.

B.something done to mend a robot.

C.an operation done by French and American doctors.

D.an operation done far away with the help of a robot.

【2】We use the robot in the operation because _________.

A.it can send messages in 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 doctors.

【3】Which of the following is NOT right?

A.Robotic operation has been used in the USA.

B.Robotic operation is good for doctor training.

C.Experts speak highly of robotic operation.

D.The robot is used to watch the patient clearly.

【4】What’s the best title for this passage?

A.An OperationB.Robotic Operation

C.How to do a Robotic OperationD.The problems of a Robotic Operation

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了机器人手术的操作实行以及专家和医生对机器人利弊的评价。

【1】词义猜测题。根据第四段“Doctor Marescaux in New York watched the patient on a video screen. he used the computer to send messages to the robot machine.”和第五段“The robot moved the tools”可知是是在距离较远的医生的指令下机器人给病人做手术。故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据最后一段“such a robotic operation will make safer and better operations”可知使用机器人做手术是因为这样的机器人手术可以更安全更好。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Doctor Marescaux did the operation in an office in New York City”可知机器人做手术在美国实行了，A选项表述正确。根据最后一段第二句“it will improve doctor training”可知机器人手术对医生的训练有益，B选项表述正确。根据倒数第二段“Experts also say a successful robotic operation will improve an operation.”可知专家的评价很高，C选项表述正确。文章第三段“Doctor Marescaux in New York watched the patient on a video screen”提到观察病人的是医生，机器人是在执行医生的指令进行手术，D选项表述错误。故选D。

【4】标题概括题。第一段“Robotic Operation”提到关键词机器人手术， 二三四段在介绍手术的具体经过，五六七段是在发表专家对机器人手术的看法，讲述利弊，可推断文章的主题是机器人手术。故选B。