27．-What do you know people in the south ______?

-Rice.

A．feed on　　 　　　　 B．depend on　　 　　 C．live on　　 　　　　 D．base on　

26．It is said that people are ________ likely to tell lies over the phone as they are in e-mails．

A．as twice　　 　　　 B．twice as　　 　　　　 C．twice more　　 　 D．twice than

25．________, they didn’t stop working to have a rest.

A．Cold as was it　 　 B．Cold as it was　 　 C．As it was cold　 　 D．It was as cold

24．-The famous cherry tree ________ because of heat.

-Yes, we have to do something to save it.

A．is dead　　 　　　　 B．has passed away　 C．is dying　　 　　　　 D．is gone

23．Clouds are gathering．I think we’d better ________ the school in case it starts to rain.

A．run out　　 　　　　 B．bring up　　 　　　 C．refer to　　 　　　　 D．head for

22．I have ________ all my papers, but I still can’t find my notes.

A．looked through 　 B．looked for　　 　　 C．looked after　　 　 D．looked out

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

21．Have the problems they have ________ been solved?

A．concentrated　　 B．concentrating　　 C．concentrated on　 D．concentrating on

假设你叫李华，是一名高三学生。你的英国朋友Tom因为工作忙没有看奥运比赛，所以发e-mail向你了解刘翔因脚伤退赛的相关信息。请根据下列要点，用英文给Tom回一封电子邮件。

要点：

1. 2008年8月18日刘翔因脚伤退赛；

2. 你深感惋惜；

3. 表示将继续支持刘翔；

4. 祝愿刘翔早日伤愈，重返赛场。

注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好(不计你所写词数)。

Dear Tom,

You said in your e-mail that you didn’t watch the Olympic Games because of your busy work and wanted to know something about Liu Xiang’s quitting the men’s 110-meter hurdles…