Currently , 60,000 skilled workmen from 32 countries provide goods to the stores , with all profits reinvested in the organization .

Management of the Alexandria shop is run by an all volunteer board of directors , More than 40 additional volunteers help do everything form registering to unpacking .

Maria Yannopoulos got involved after visiting a store and getting to know another volunteer . “Since we’re a nonprofit , we’re really looking for value because the more we sell , the more jobs we can create . Giving someone a job rather than charity helps in so many ways.”

60.The underlined part “give others a lift” in the first paragraph means .

A.offer others a ride in a car B.take others up and down to another floor

C.make others think of plane D.make others more pleased

61.A large number of people visit Ten Thousand Villages because .

A.they are fond of traveling around B.they can find something interesting

C.they can enjoy the wonderful foods D.they want to learn how to farm in the fields

62.What can we learn from the note mentioned in this passage ?

A.Goods sold at Ten Thousand Villages are expensive .

B.Stories about Ten Thousand Villages are interesting .

C.What the purpose of the shop is .

D.Goods from the Third World are better than those from the USA .

63.From the last paragraph we can learn that .

A.American volunteers like to run shops

B.American shops are mostly operated by volunteers

C.volunteers often offer goods to their friends as presents

D.shopping can also be a kind of charityC

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 the 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 .

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

A.small B.weak C.fat D.quick

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

A.patients have large organs B.surgeons have large hands

C.large cuts take less time D.large cuts cost less money

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

A.is quicker than surgery done by doctors B.was developed at Ohio State University

C.is a new and risky procedure D.may replace surgery done by doctors

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

A.All doctors at Ohio Sate develop new surgical techniques

B.Robot surgery is being developed at Ohio State

C.Robot surgery will be used on many patients in the near future

D.Many hospitals will eventually offer robot surgery to patients

D

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