A gadget which makes water out of air could become the greatest household invention since the microwave. http://www..com/gaokao/beijing/

Using the same technology as a dehumidifier（除湿器），the Water Mill is able to create a ready supply of drinking water because it can always get it from an unlimited source—the air．http://www..com/gaokao/beijing/

The company behind the machine says not only does it offer an alternative to bottled water inhttp://www..com/gaokao/beijing/

developed countries, but it is a solution for the millions who face a daily water shortage．http://www..com/gaokao/beijing/

The machine works by drawing in wet air through a filter（过滤器）and over a cooling instrument which changes it into water droplets．It can produce up to 12 liters a day．The Water Mill will also produce more water when storms pass over, as the amount of water which is contained in the air increases. In keeping with its eco-development, the machine uses the same amount of electricity as three lights.     Inventor Jonathan Ritchey said, “The demand for water is off the chart. So people are looking for freedom from water distribution systems that are shaky and unreliable.”

The machine, which is about 3 feet wide, is likely to cost ￡800 when it goes on sale here in the spring. Its maker, Canadian Firm Element Four, roughly calculates that a liter of water costs around 20 pence to produce.

Environmentalists state that half the world’s population will face water shortage because of climate change by 2080. One in five is said to lack access to safe drinking.

The Water Mill is not effective in areas where the amount of water contained in the air is below about 30 percent, but in Britain that won’t be much of a problem.

What does the underlined word “it” refer to?

A．Drinking water.  B．Invention.    C．Microwave.      D．Water Mill.

What do we learn about the machine?

A．It works in the same way as microwaves.

B．It is very expensive for families to afford.

C．It absorbs wet air and turns it into water.

D．It helps to make the water clean to drink. http://www..com/gaokao/beijing/

What does the passage lead us to believe? http://www..com/gaokao/beijing/

A．The cost of water will go up.  B．Bottled water will disappear soon.

C．The machine is energy saving. D．The machine will be popular worldwide.

What’s the best title for the passage? http://www..com/gaokao/beijing/

A．A New Way to Solve Water Problem.  B．A Machine to Make Water out of Air.

C．A Dehumidifier to Produce Water.  D．An Absolutely New Invention

书面表达（满分30分）

Global Shortage of Fresh Water 

1） 有人认为淡水是取之不尽的。（雨水、河水、井水、地下水）

2） 实际上淡水是非常紧缺的。（人口增加、工业用水增加、污染、干旱）

3） 提出解决问题的办法。

注意： 1. 词数：120字左右。

       2. 卷面整洁分：2分

3. 注意语篇连贯，可根据需要增减括号中的内容。

When I was doing shopping in the market the other day, I _____ an old friend of mine, who I hadn’t met for twenty years.

    A. came up       B. came over     C. came across     D. came about

   Shortly after the small country gained its independence, it was _____ by most of the countries in the world.

     a. committed           b. admitted             c. recognized      d. trusted

An adopted American girl who was dying from bone marrow(骨髓)failure has survived a successful, transplant thanks to her Chinese donor(捐献者). She has come to China, with her family, to meet her donor at a ceremony held in Beijing.     

    Who would have thought that such a lovely girl had just survived such a deadly disease?

    A big hug is the only way to express feelings at the moment, as Kailee Wells is embraced by her donor Dr Wang Lin. Kailee Wells said, ”Xie Xie Ni, Dr Wang Lin, for giving a part of your 1ife to me.”

    Dr Wang cannot control his emotions after seeing 10-year-old Kailee's miraculous recovery. Dr Wang Lin. Said, “To see this beautiful and spirited little girl standing before me today, I feel so relieved, so happy.”

    Born in the central province of Hunan, Kailee was found abandoned in Changde. She spent a year in an orphanage before being adopted by the Wells family in New Mexico.

    At 5, her bone marrow stopped producing  red and white blood cells. But her family never gave up hope of finding a perfect match, and after two unsuccessful plants, Kailee finally had a third，which was successful．

Kailee’s mother Linda Wells said, “well last Christmas，we were a11 very worried about Kailee，and we were not sure at that time whether she would be here this year with us now-and here we ware in China, in Beijing with this wonderful celebration and meeting Dr Wang Lin. It’s a true blessing.

China’s bone marrow donor registry has grow to more than 700 000，thanks to increased awareness of the procedure by Chinese citizens.

 Hong Junling, director of Red Cross Society, China said, “In the past, if a patient became sick，we had to turn to donor programs overseas or in Taiwan to apply. Nowadays, for the most part，our patients know that if they become sick they can first try the China Red Cross database.”

    The Wells family will stay in China until next week，during which they will help recruit more bone marrow donors.

60、Which would be the best title for the passage? 

  A、US girl saved by Chinese donor,                    B、US girl is to meet her donor．

  C、A lucky adopted US girl．                                  D、US girl fights with deadly disease．

61、Which of the following is TRUE about Kailee?

  A、She was abandoned outside an orphanage in New Mexico.

  B、She has suffered the hone marrow failure for about 5 years.

C、She had never been to China before the ceremony.

D、She is an American born Chinese adopted by a US couple.

62、The Wells family paid a visit to China     ． 

  A、for Kailee’s third transplant                  B、to donate bone marrow

  C、to meet a special person                       D、to help abandoned children

63、What can we infer from the passage?

  A、Kailee is willing to help bone-marrow—failure patients in the hospital.

  B、There are more than 700 000 patients of bone marrow failure.

C、Kailee’s family will donate money for patients of bone marrow failure.

D、Kailee’s American parents loved her and never gave her up.

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）

根据首字母或中文提示，结合句意，写出下列句中所缺单词。

71.In my opinion, trousers made by hand are  _________(优于)　to those made by machines.

72.New digital mobile phones produce less radiation, but that does not n_________ mean that they should be used without caution.

73.The medicine is considered to be the most useful medicine in c____________ society.

74.Some people are a_________ to drugs so much that they sometimes rob banks of money to buy drugs.

75.Many people don’t believe him and they are even s_________ of what he has really achieved in science.

76.The farmer had the workers build a kitchen _______ to the main building.(依附于---)

77.At Christmas, she and her husband went travelling s________---She went to France,while her husband went to Tibet.

78.P________,as well as traffic, must obey the traffic rules.

79.In old days, society was p___________ against women.

80.Nathan Hale told the workers not to waste much time ___________him.(悼念)

Dina El-Mogazi, ____ director of _____ Campus Greening Department, says courses in ____ variety of disciplines(科目)will achieve the requirement.

    A./;the;/    B.the;/;a    C./;the;a    D.the;the;the

Jack is a student and studies at the NO. 1 Middle School, _____.

A. it was the same with Mike                 B. so it is with Mike

C. so is Mike                              D. so does Mike

Recently, a team of eight medical experts has arrived in Shanxi Province to help to__________the latest vaccine incident.

A．look at                   B．look into                 C．look through           D．look on

 —Do you know when the Anti-Japanese war _________ ?

   —Of course. As a Chinese, I’ll never forget that day: July 7, 1937.

A. broke out      B. broke up      C.broke in    D. broke off