permission to stop work.In fact,―Remember the Sabbath‖is more than simply permission to rest；it is a rule to obey and a principle to follow.
73.The―alarm‖in the first paragraph refers to ―______‖.
A.a signal of stress
B.a warning of danger
C.a sign of age
D.a spread of disease
74.According to Paragraph 4,a successful person is one who is believed to ____.
A.be able to work without stress
B.be more talented than other people
C.be more important than anyone else
D.be busy working without time to rest
75.Some people feel guilty when taking time to rest because they ____.
A.think that taking a rest means lacking ambitions
B.fail to realize that rest is an essential part of life
C.fail to realize that religions force them to rest
D.think that taking a rest means being lazy
76.What is the main idea of this passage?
A.We should balance work with rest.
B.The Sabbath givers us permission to rest.
C.It is silly for anyone to say ―I am so busy.‖
D.We should be available to our family and friends. E
Downing the last drop of an expensive famous brand H2O as well as remembering to throw the empty bottle in the recycling bin,makes you feel pretty good about yourself,right?It shouldn't.Even when the bottles are recycled，there are all kinds of other consequences of swallowing bottled water，says Melissa Peffers，the air-quality program manager for Environmental Defense.
The containers are often filled in faraway lands，then shipped from abroad，and stored in refrigerators at your local store.Compare that with the influence on environment of turining on your tap，filling a glass，and drinking up！
Anyone who is choosing bottled water for health reasons is misguided，says Peffers，―Most bottled water is just tap water.‖And what comes out of your tap is carefully monitored to follow the strict rules.Consider another fact that bottled water is surprisingly expensive,especially when compared with the alternative,which is almost free,and it is astonishing that Amecica's desire for bottled water seems impossible to satisfy,reaching nearly 30 billion bottles a year.
―My parents'generation never had bottled water，‖says Isabelle Silverman，an Environmental Defense legal adviser.She has made a commitment to going bottle free.―You don't need to fetch it home from the store，and it's cheaper，‖she adds.
Bottled water's role as a status symbol needs to change,Peffers points out.So when a waiter at an expensive restaurant offers―And what's your drink?‖that's no reason to forget your conviction(信念).―Don't be afraid to say,?I'll have tap.‘Say it loud enough that the other tables nearby can hear you，‖Peffers says,―And then spend that money on a dessert.‖
77.In the first paragraph, the underlined sentence ―It shouldn‘t.‖suggests that people_____
A.shouldn‘t feel pleased with finishing the water in the bottle
B.shouldn‘t feel good about drinking an expensive brand H2O
C.shouldn‘t be content with just recycling empty bottles
D.shouldn‘t be satisfied with drinking only bottle water
78.According to the author，tap water is________
A.as safe as bottle water
B.more likely to be polluted
C.healthier than bottle water
D.less convenient than bottle water
79.The underlined part ―going bottle free‖(in Para.4)means ―________‖
A.making bottled water free
B.abandoning bottled water
C.recycling used water bottles
D.providing free water containers
80.Why does Peffers ask people to say ―I‘ll have tap.‖loudly?
A.TO encourage them to set an example for others to follow
B.TO advise them to save the money for one more dessert
C.TO remind them to be aware of their social status
D.TO persuade them to speak confidently in public
第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是卜曼宜，你购买了一部某外国公司生产的手机，因有质量问题，要求该公司更换。请根据下列要点，用英文写一封电子邮件。
要点：
1问题：手机不响铃，不能发短信；
该产品已售完，无法更换；
型号新，无配件，无法维修。
2.要求：公司应尽快予以更换
注意：1 词数为100左右
2参考词汇：配件 ——spare part
3电子邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入你所写词数）；
4已给出的电子邮件的开头和结尾不得抄入答题卡。
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you for the mobile phone of Dephone-S250 I bought on 20th Apr.2008 at Tele Mall in Wuhan,P.R.China……
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely yours
Bu Manyi
2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（湖北卷）英语试题参考答案 第一部分：听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1. C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.A
11.A 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.C 16.B 17.B 18. A 19.C 20.B
第二部分：英语语言知识运用
第一节 多项选择（每小题1分，满分10分）
21.B 22.A 23.C 24.A 25.C 26.D 27.B 28.D 29 A 30.D
第二节：完成句子（每小题1.5分，满分15分）
31.The three longest rivers
32.have they played
33.in which /where I grew up
34.It cost me
35.hadn't forced me
36.have/get your car washed
37.what my hemetown will be/look like
38.that determine
39.have stayed up
40.are being transported
第三节：完形填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41. B 42. C 43.A 44.C 45.A 46.D 47.C 48.D 49.B 50.A
51.A 52.B 53.D 54.C 55.D 56.B 57.A 58.C 59.D 60.B
第三部分：阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）
61.C 62.D 63.A 64.D 65.B 66.D 67.C 68.B 69.D 70.C
71.A 72.C 73.B 74.D 75.B 76.A 77.C 78.A 79.B 80.A
第四部分：书面表达（满分25分）
Possible version;
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you for the mobile phone of Dephone-S250 I bought on 20th Apr.2008 at Tele Mall in Wuhan,P.R.China.Ten days after that,it didn't ring and send short messages.Then I took it to the seller,but was told that the model had been sold out and I had to wait at least three months for a new one. Later I went to the repairman.He said since it was a new model in China,it was inpossible to fix it without the right spare parts.I was so desperate on hearing that.How can I wait that long?Therefore,I require that you send me a new one of the same model within a month.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely yours,
Bu Manyi