27. The process of producing electricity may also give out CO2, _______ you heat your house with electricity instead of charcoal.

　 A. even if 　　　　　 　　　　B. as long as　　　　　　　 　 　 C. as if　　　 　　　 　　D. as soon as

26. -How much of the foreign expert’s speech have you understood?

　 　-Next to nothing. I wish I _______ harder at English.

A. worked　　　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. had worked　 　　　 　　　 C. would work 　　　 D. were working

25. Don’t refer to the dictionary every time you come across a new word as sometimes its meaning may be _______ clearly in a given context.

　 A. picked out　　　　　 B. ruled out　　　　　　　　　　　 C. brought out　　　　　 D. taken out

24. The Expo site should be _______ from anywhere in the city of Shanghai within 90 minutes by bus, subways and special taxis.

　 　A. adoptable　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. acceptable　　　　　 C. available　　　　　　　　　　　 D. accessible

23. Knowing office rules - whether _______ or not-is critical, especially for young job seekers.

　 A. written　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. writing　　 C. being written　　　　 D. having been written

22.-He is eager to try something he has never tried before.

　　-Oh, I see. That’s _______ he’s different from others.

A. when　　　　　　　 B. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　 D. what

第一节 单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

21. Last month, thousands of workers in that city went on _____ strike, demanding lower taxes and ______ end to cutting staff members.

A. a; the　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a; an　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. 不填; an　　 D. 不填; the

下图反映的是网络时代所出现的一种问题，有些孩子沉溺于网上交流而忽视了与父母的沟通。请你根据对该漫画的理解用英语写一篇短文。该文应包含以下要点：

1．该漫画告诉了我们什么；

　　　 2．你对此现象的看法；

　　　 3．我们该如何主动和父母亲沟通。

注意：1．表达时要适当发挥想象，不要仅做简单描述。

　　　 2．词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。

　　　 3．文中不得提及本人的相关信息。

　　　 参考词汇：漫画caricature。

　　 Modern technology has many advantages. While we enjoy the fun and convenience of the Internet, we also experience some new problems. This caricature describes one of them.