Question

No one is glad to hear that his body has to be cut open by a surgeon（外科医生） and part of it taken out． Today， however， we needn't worry about feeling pain during the operation． The sick person falls into a kind of sleep， and when he awakes， the operation is finished． But these happy conditions are fairly new． It is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain．

Long ago， operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything． The sick man had to be held down on a table by force while the doctors did their best for him． He could feel all the pain if his leg or arm was being cut off， and his fearful cries filled the room and the hearts of those who watched．

Soon after 1770， Josept Priestley discovered a gas which is now called “laughing gas”．Laughing gas became known in America．Young men and women went to parties to try it． Most of them spent their time laughing，but one man at a party，Horace Wells，noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas．He decided to make an experiment on himself．He asked a friend to help him．

Wells took some of the gas，and his friend pulled out one of Well’s teeth．Wells felt no pain at all．

As he didn't know enough about laughing gas， he gave a man less gas than he should have． The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out．

Wells tried again，but this time he gave too much of the gas，and the man died．Wells never forgot this terrible event．

1.It is ___________since a man being operated felt all the pain.

A.a few more years B.not long

C.few years D.two thousand years

2.Long ago, when the sick man was operated on, he___________.

A.could feel nothing B.could not want anything

C.could feel all the pain D.could do anything

3.Using the laughing gas, the people did not seem to___________.

A.be afraid of anything B.feel pain

C.want to go to the parties D.be ill

4.If a man took less laughing gas than he should have when an operation went on he___________.

A.felt nothing B.felt very comfortable

C.still felt pain D.would die

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】本文是一篇说明文。随着科学的进步，目前我们能够在做手术的时候感受不到疼痛，然而这种技术在很久之前还没有产生的时候，人们做手术都清醒的知道发生了什么。

1. is not many years since a man who had to have operation felt all its pain．自从一个人做完手术之后，过不了多少年就会感受到它的疼痛。故选B

2. ago，operation had usually to be done while the sick man could feel everything．很久之前，手术通常是在病人能感知一切的时候进行的。故选C

3. Wells，noticed that people didn't seem to feel pain when they were using this gas．Horace Wells注意到当使用这种气的时候，人们似乎不会感觉到痛，故选B

4. he gave a man less gas than he should have． The man cried out with pain when his tooth was being pulled out． 他给人做手术时，少用了一点那人应该用的气，那个人在拔牙的时候疼的叫了出来。故选C

考点：考察说明文阅读。