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　　A gadget which makes water out of air could become the greatest household invention since the microwave．

　　Using the same technology as a dehumidifier(除濕器), 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．

　　The company behind the machine says not only does it offer an alternative to bottled water in developed countries, but it is a solution for the millions who face a daily water shortage．

　　The machine works by drawing in wet air through a filter(過(guò)濾器)and over a cooling instrument which changes it into water droplets．It can produce up to 1 2 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 cost around 20p 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．

(1)

What does the underlined word“it”refer do?

[　　]

A．

Drinking water．

B．

Invention．

C．

Microwave．

D．

Water Mill．

(2)

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 steam and turns it into water．

D．

It helps to make the water clean to drink．

(3)

What does the passage lead us to believe?

[　　]

A．

The cost of water will go up．

B．

Bottled water will disappear sooner．

C．

The machine is energy saving．

D．

The machine will be popular worldwide．

(4)

What’s the best title for the passage?

[　　]

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

答案：1．A;2．C;3．C;4．B;
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　　Lisa is ten years old. She is handicapped(殘疾) because she has brain damage. She could not do even the most simple thing until a year ago. She could not comb her hair or feed herself. Her parents loved her. But they treated her like baby.

　　Mr Ching has a daughter and a son. They are both grown. They live far from their father. Mr Ching felt lonely. He decided to do something about it. He decided to become a foster grandfather to a handicapped child. And that was how he met Lisa.

　　Foster grandparents are grandparents who are not related by birth. But foster grandparents love the children they care for. They love them just as natural grandparents love their grandchildren.

　　The foster grandparents also help the handicapped children in special ways. They help to dress and feed the children. They read to them and tell them stories. They also help with the handicapped children's therapy. Therapy is the treatment of a disease or disorder. It helps the children overcome their handicaps.

　　Mr Ching became a foster grandparent to Lisa when she was nine years old. At first, Lisa was shy. She was afraid because Mr Ching was a stranger. But he came to see her every day. Gradually, she began to trust him.

　　At last Lisa let Mr Ching do things for her. He came at lunch time and fed her. One day he handed her the spoon and guided it to her mouth. He told her she must learn to feed herself.

　　“Most of that lunch ended up on us instead of in Lisa's mouth,”Mr Ching remembers.“But it was a start for Lisa. She learned to feed herself in a few months.”

　　Then Lisa was ready for more therapy, thank to Mr Ching. She had learned to do one simple thing. She could learn to do other simple things. Mr Ching was trained to help with Lisa's therapy.

　　To become foster grandparents, people must be at least sixty years old and in good health. They must be willing to give their time to handicapped children. They are volunteers, so they are not paid. They are given money for expenses, such as transportation.

　　Mr Ching speaks for most foster grandparents when he says,“We all benefit. The handicapped children benefit because we help them live more useful lives. And we benefit because we know the children need us and love us. For any person, there's no greater happiness than that!”

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A．She was a baby.

B．She had brain damage.

C．She did not want to do anything.

D．She was a blind girl.

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A．Every day.　　　　　　B．Every other day.

C．Every week.　　　　　　D．Twice a week.

3．Which five things do foster grandparents do for handicapped children?

a．love them　　　　　　b．dress them

c．live in their homes　　 d．feed them

e．charge them money　　f．read to them

g．tell them story　　　　h．make fun of them

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A．a(chǎn)bdef　　　　　　B．a(chǎn)cefh

C．bcdfg　　　　　　D．a(chǎn)bdfg

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[　　]

A．elderly

B．related by birth

C．not related by birth

D．kind-hearted

5．How did Lisa first feel toward Mr Ching?

[　　]

A．shy　　　　　　B．friendly

C．a(chǎn)ngry　　　　　　D．happy

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　　Increasing fluid intake(攝入量)by about a liter per day appears to have no negative effects on healthy older men．Dutch researchers report．

　　Dr．Mark G．Spigt of Maastricht University and his colleagues note that older people are often dehydrated(脫水)，partly because their sensation of thirst may be slow．On the other hand, the elderly can easily become overly hydrated, because their kidneys(腎)tend to work less efficiently．Keeping extra water reduce the level of sodium(鈉)in the body, which can have serious consequences．

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　　The researchers thus concluded that the advice to increase fluid intake had no negative effects．

　　Summing up, Spigt added,“It seems unreasonable to worry about the harmful effects of drinking extra water, he warned,”This does not mean that one can drink too much．Extreme intakes of water-more than 10 liters–can be harmful．

(1)

The first paragraph is written to ________．

[　　]

A．

attract readers’ attention

B．

introduce some researchers to us

C．

introduce the topic of the passage

D．

tell us the result of a research

(2)

According to Spigt and his colleagues, the elderly are often dehydrated ________．

[　　]

A．

because their kidneys can’t work properly

B．

because water can reduce the level of sodium in the body．

C．

because they need less water than before．

D．

partly because their feeling of thirst may be slow．

(3)

Which of the following can explain the underlined word“boost”(in Paragraph 4)?

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A．

Increase

B．

Reduce

C．

Complete

D．

Require

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The main purpose of this passage is to tell people ________．

[　　]

A．

elderly men like to drink more water

B．

elderly men should drink more water

C．

drinking extra water does no harm to elderly men

D．

drinking too much water does harm to people

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　　Last year in my high school child-development class, each student had to take the“Think-It-Over”baby home for a night to get a taste of parenthood．

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The child-development class is meant for students ________．

[　　]

A．

to take a doll home for fun

B．

to gain experience as a parent

C．

to learn to be a good baby-sitter

D．

to learn to better care for others

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What did the writer mainly learn from her class project?

[　　]

A．

She should look after homeless babies．

B．

She should take the class project seriously．

C．

She should help those teenage moms at her best．

D．

She should judge people after understanding them better．

(3)

The last paragraph of the passage is ________．

[　　]

A．

a description of the class

B．

a conclusion of the project

C．

a comment on the writer's experience

D．

an argument against teenage moms

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(1)

According to psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money ________．

[　　]

A．

and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys

B．

in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life

C．

just to meet his or her strong psychological need

D．

entirely with an irrational eagerness

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According to the writer, compulsive bargain hunters are in constant search of the lowest possible prices ________．

[　　]

A．

because they want to save money to help their budgets

B．

because they can have the feeling of winning others in getting things for less money

C．

and will not have money problems if they can keep to their budget

D．

but they often admit they feel dissatisfied if they can get things for less money than others

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The passage is mainly concerned with ________．

[　　]

A．

the psychology of money-spending habits

B．

the purchasing habits of compulsive spenders

C．

a special psychology of bargain hunting

D．

the use of the psychology of spending habits in business

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Which of the following statements is true?

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A．

All people spend money for exactly the same reason they need to buy things．

B．

Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of money to increase sales．

C．

Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do．

D．

Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money．

(5)

From the passage we may safely concluded that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters________．

[　　]

A．

are really unreasonable

B．

need special treatment

C．

are really beyond treatment

D．

can never get any help to solve their problems with money

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　　News that Microsoft was making a ＄44.6 billion bid to buy Yahoo was greeted with heated discussion by many Internet users on Friday．Here are some responses：

　　Mark Galeassi of Kansas City, Missouri

　　This is the best move for both parties．Yahoo has the ideas and Microsoft has the money to finally market these ideas correctly．Microsoft and Yahoo are a perfect fit and the deal will be good for consumers．

　　Scott G of New Jersey

　　I was a Yahoo user for years along with Hotmail from Microsoft．Then Google came along：Google Earth, Google Toolbar and Gmail．Google is so innovative(創(chuàng)新的)with everything they do．Yahoo and Microsoft…same old story…I don’t think the merger(合并)will do anything for either company except improve the Yahoo shareholders’ bank accounts．

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　　Toni Suarez of Hacienda Heights, California

　　Perhaps it would bring better high technology innovations to e-mail and help in researching and developing a better Internet!

　　Antonio Simmons of Parkville, Maryland

　　Microsoft purchasing Yahoo would be nothing more than an attempt from Microsoft to further impose upon the users their poor-quality software and obtain more wealth for the company．In my opinion, they will never be able to compete with Google because Yahoo and Microsoft’s current search engines are too inferior(差的)to compete．Even if combined, they still lack．

(1)

Who is in favor of the merger of Microsoft and Yahoo?

[　　]

A．

Antonio Simmons．

B．

Michael Grosser．

C．

Scott G．

D．

Mark Galeassi．

(2)

In the opinion of Scott G, ________．

[　　]

A．

the merger will contribute to Microsoft

B．

Yahoo and Microsoft are lacking in innovation

C．

Google is getting short of management experience

D．

the merger will allow Microsoft to overtake Google

(3)

Michael Grosser is afraid that ________．

[　　]

A．

the merger will cost Yahoo’s free features

B．

the merger will lead to Microsoft’s defeating Yahoo

C．

the increased competition will force Google out of the game

D．

Internet users will have to buy Microsoft’s expensive software

(4)

What is Antonio Simmons’ attitude towards Google?

[　　]

A．

Doubtful．

B．

Disapproval．

C．

Positive．

D．

Negative．

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