43. The Chinese people consider dragon as a ______ of China.

      A. sign                                      B. mark                              C. character                D. Symbol

23. I asked him ______ that he managed to get the information.

       A. it was where                    B. what it was               C. why was it                D. how it was

26. It was ______ that they all went swimming in the river.

A. such a hot weather                   B. such hot weather

C. so hot weather                      D. so hot a weather

33. He did as much as he _____ her.

A. could help  B. could to help  C. helped  D. Helping

35. Pointing to the house on ______ roof grew lots of bush, the old man told me that was ______

I would stay.

A.its ；what     B. whose ；what   C. whose ；where    D. its ；where

Ⅳ．阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

    People in cities all over the world shop in supermarkets. Who decides what you buy in the supermarket? Do you decide? Does the supermarket decide?

    When you enter the supermarket, you see shelves full of food. You walk in the aisles between the shelves. You push a shopping cart and put your food in it.

    You probably hear soft, slow music as you walk along the aisles. This may be an attempt to please you, so you will enjoy shopping. Some supermarkets want to increase their profits by playing soft and slow music, because the slow music makes you walk slowly and you have more time to buy things.

     Fresh fruit and vegetables are usually put near the entrance. When you arrive at the supermarket, you concentrate on the kinds of fruit and vegetables you need first. Once you've got that out of the way, you can relax and do the rest of the shopping without any hurry. Besides, if you see fresh goods first, it gives you a "feel good" impression of freshness, so you can not help spending your money.

    Maybe you go to the meat department then. There is some meat on sale, and you want to find it. The manager of the supermarket knows where customers enter the meat department. The cheaper meat is at the other end of the meat department, away from where the customers enter. You have to walk past all the expensive meat before you find the cheaper meat. Maybe you will buy some of the expensive meat instead of the meat on sale.

    Most of the food in supermarkets is very attractive. It all says "Buy me quickly!" to the customers. The fresh fruit and vegetables say "Buy me quickly!" as you walk by. The expensive meat says "Buy me quickly!" The supermarket tells you what to buy.

56. Some supermarkets play soft, slow music because it ________.

   A. can help customers get the things they want

   B. makes customers walk slowly and buy more

   C. can make customers relaxed and happy

   D. can tell customers exactly where to go

57. The manager knows ________.

   A. where customers come from    B. which customers like slow music

   C. where fresh meat should be put  D. which customers like cheap meat

58. When walking past the expensive meat, the customers will _______.

   A. possibly buy some                     B. pay no attention to it

   C. look for some cheap meat               D. feel uncomfortable

59. If you see fresh goods first in the supermarket, ________.

   A. you know where to get things   B. it brings you good luck

   C. it makes you spend less money  D. you’ll get a fresh impression

60. Supermarket managers make the food attractive so that ________.

   A. the customers will buy more              B. it looks very expensive

   C. the customers come often                D. it seems cheap and fine

E

    It is the last day of the school year and I stand empty – handed with no gift to give you.

It isn't that I haven't tried to think of something meaningful and special … quite to the contrary. For months I have combed shops and department stores, and even searched the Internet only to realize that nothing could measure up to the feelings of a mother’s grateful heart and a teacher’s loving devotion.

How I wish a colorful bundle of fresh wildflowers could reflect the beauty of your way with children! Jewelry would surely be nice, but what can I afford that would not grow quickly out of style? You deserve respect for your determination and creativity, your devotion and talent.　　

At the moment the first school bell rang last August, I placed in you my trust, believing you would teach my child and reserve respect for me as a parent. I added to that my constant and devoted wish that you would be reasonable and fair to set limitations and rules while offering my child a chance to learn self-control. I sincerely hope that your classroom would be a safe shelter for my child to grow and learn, which is a perfect mixture of self-discipline and controlled instruction. I prayed for your health and your happiness, and your ability to be supplied with the tools necessary to complete your task as a teacher and educator. I offered you my time as often as I could, and my support for your cause. Occasionally, I even offered you a challenge when I spoke my mind, sometimes standing firm, sometimes giving up with a renewed assurance or a “ wait and see” attitude!

　　I wish with all my heart I could put a delicate ribbon on a wrapped package and give you a “ something” to express my appreciation and affection, but I have nothing to give you that would be better than the precious gift I have ever had to offer and which you already so pleasantly accepted months ago－the one you have held close to your heart, laughed with and probably cried with, cheered and scolded – my child!

And today, as my child returns to my side for the summer, the gift I humbly give to you is found deep within my heart...

57．On the last day of the school year, the author has no gift to give the teacher, because        .

       A．she has no time to think  of something meaningful and special

       B．she cannot find something that can properly express her feelings

       C．there is nowhere to buy a colorful bundle of fresh wildflowers

       D．she thinks it unnecessary to express her feelings to the teacher

58．According to the author, the best gift for the teacher is_________

       A．her child        B．her respect         C．her present          D．her support

59．The underlined sentence in the passage implies that the author hopes that         .

      A．the teacher can teach her child patiently

       B．the teacher will not be too strict with her child

       C．the teacher will teach her child enough self - control

       D．the teacher can stand firm in the teaching

60．This passage is most probably adapted from__________.

       A．a novel     B．a letter      C．a paper     D．a report

6．--- Is there any possible way to help them get rid of such a bad habit?

   --- To tell the truth, it’s very hard. But we teachers________on this problem.

       A．are working            B．had worked      C．worked            D．had been working

--What do you want to do next?

   --___________. Whatever you want to do is fine with me.        

  A. It just depends                                                    B. All right                     

C. It’s up to you                                                   D. Glad to hear that

32. Not until he told me the news __________ the truth.

   A. didn’t I know       B. did I know        C. I didn’t know       D. I knew