Nicole ran, too, but she fell. She got up and continued running. “Hurry! Hurry!” Robert shouted from where he (48). Nicole ran toward her brother. Then she fell (490 time. She fell right on the train track. The train was very (50) now! There was no time to get up and run, so Nicole didn’t (51). She stayed where she was ---- lying between the rails of the train track. She put her

(52) down and waited for the train to go over her.

After the train went over her, Nicole stood up and (53) to Robert, “Don’t tell Mom! Don’t tell Mom!”

Of course, Nicole’s mother found out about Nicole and the (54). Though Nicole’s mother was angry, she was (55) at the same time. Nothing happened to Nicole.

41. A. catch B. buy C. see D. feed

42. A. broken B. dangerous C. old D. crowded

43. A. sure B. glad C. worried D. afraid

44. A. shouting B. waiting C. looking D. feeling

45. A. Mom B. fish C. bridge D. rivers

46. A. because B. after C. when D. where

47. A. middle B. bottom C. top D. end

48. A. stood B. played C. slept D. ran

49. A. long B. last C. short D. second

50. A. slow B. close C. fast D. far

51. A. stop B. move C. speak D. watch

52. A. feet B. head C. body D. brother

53. A. jumped B. smiled C. cried D. pointed

54. A. train B. family C. driver D. news

55. A. frightened B. happy C. disappointed D. friendly

阅读理解

A

Many school students cannot finish their homework before 10 o’clock in the evening. Textbook exercises have become a great burden on children and they hardly have time for play. This is something we should worry about.

Enjoying nature and playing are part of children’s lives and also a necessary part of their growing up.

Textbooks are important in the sense that they help children get knowledge, but other kinds of study are important. Some teachers point out that children have little imagination when they are asked to write compositions, they often have nothing interesting to say. Sitting in classroom all day, they have no chance to enjoy nature. How can we hope that they will develop creative ability? Nature is another kind of textbook and a far more important one for children. Teachers should put more tome and energy into encouraging students to learn nature.

56. The writer mainly wants to tell us________________.

A. the students spend too much time on their homework

B. the students should have more time to play and enjoy nature

C. the parents should worry about their children’s school life

D. the teachers should help students with their trouble on study

57. The word burden in the reading means _________.

A. something not interesting B. something tiring for students

C. something hard to afford D. something helpful to children

58. The students have nothing interesting to say in their compositions because ________.

A. they can’t study their textbooks well B. they can’t imagine things well

C. they don’t like to enjoy nature D. the teachers put less time to help them