C.toughD.sturdy
39.CoachGreenallowedJohntojointhebasketballteamalthough,___,hewasnottallenough.
A.economicallyB.technically
C.methodicallyD.intellectually
40.MrsSmiththoughtherchildrenwenttothemovies;___,theywenttothezoo.
A.ingeneralB.orrather
C.onthecontraryD.sotospeak

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Thousandsofyearsagomanusedhandyrocksforhissurgicaloperations.Laterheusedsharpboneorhorn,metalknivesandmorerecently,rubberandplastic.Andthatwaswherewestuck,insurgicalinstrumentterms,formanyyears.Inthe1960sanewtoolwasdeveloped,onewhichwas,firstofall,tobeofgreatpracticalusetothearmedforcesandindustry,butwhichwasalso,intime,torevolutionizetheartandscienceofsurgery.
Thetoolisthelaseranditisbeingusedbymoreandmoresurgeonsallovertheworld,foraverylargenumberofdifferentcomplaints.Thewordlasermeans:LightAmplificationbyStimulatedEmissionofLight.Asweallknow,lightishot;anysourceoflight---fromthesunitselfdowntoahumblematchburning---willgivewarmth.Butlightisusuallyspreadoutoverawidearea.Thelightinalaserbeam,however,isconcentrated.Thismeansthatalightwithnomorepowerthanthatproducedbyanordinaryelectriclightbulbbecomesintenselystrongasitisconcentratedtoapinpoint-sizedbeam.
Experimentswiththesepinpointbeamsshowedresearchersthatdifferentenergysourcesproducebeamsthathaveaparticulareffectoncertainlivingcells.Itisnowpossibleforeyesurgeonstooperateonthebackofthehumaneyewithoutharmingthefrontoftheeye,simplybypassingalaserbeamrightthroughtheeyeball.Noknives,nostitches(刀口缝合),nounwanteddamage--atruesurgicalwonder.
Operationswhichonceleftpatientsexhaustedandinneedoflongperiodsofrecoverytimenowleavethemfeelingrelaxedandcomfor.Somuchmoredifficultoperationscannowbetried.
Therapiddevelopmentoflasertechniquesinthepasttenyearshasmadeitclearthatthefutureislikelytobeveryexciting.Perhapssomecancerswillbetreatedwithlaserinawaythatmakessurgerynotonlysaferbutmoreeffective.Altogether,tomorrowmayseemoreandmoreinformationcomingtolightonthediseaseswhichcanbetreatedmedically.
41.Upuntilthe1960stheinstrumentsusedtoperformsurgicaloperations
were___.
A.fashionableB.extraordinaryC.specialD.basic
42.Afterthedevelopmentofthelaserinthe1960s,wefindthat___.
A.medicalhelpbecameavailableforindustrialworkers.
B.thestudyofartwentthroughacompleterevolution.
C.moreandmoresurgeonsbeganusingsurgicalinstruments.
D.man’swholeapproachtosurgerychangedcompletely
43.Thelaserbeamissostrongbecause___.
A.itiscomposedofaconcentratedbeamoflight
B.itsheatisincreasedbytheheatofthesun
C.itcanbepluggedintoanordinarylightfitting
D.itsendsoutheatinmanydifferentdirections
44.Surgeonscannowcarryoutoperationswhich___.
A.canbeperformedsuccessfullyonlyonthehumaneye
B.resultinlongperiodsofrecoverytimeforpatients
C.aremademuchmorecomplicatedbyusingthelaserbeam
D.resultinverylittledamagetothepatientsthemselves
45.Therapiddevelopmentoflasertechniqueshasmeantthat___.
A.inanothertenyearsweshallbeabletocurecancer
B.surgeryislikelytoimproveconsiderably
C.weshallbeabletotreatallthediseaseswesufferfrom
D.wearenowabletotreatmostformsofcancer
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In1885OwenWister(1850-1938)recordedthat"itwon’tbeacenturybeforetheWestissimplythetrueAmerica,withthought,type,andlifeofitsown"andhewanted"tobethehandthatonce,forall,chronicledandlaidbarethevirtuesandthevicesofthisextraordinaryphaseofAmericansocialprogress."Heneverbecamethatself-envisionedTolstoioftheoldWest,butin1902TheVirginianwaspublished.Itwoninstantsuccessandskyrocketeditsauthortofame.Itisstillthemostpopular"Western"noveleverpublishedandthemasterdesignforthefictionoftheWildWest.