【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ng? A. Like reading and writing very much. B. Spend too much time enjoying the sun. C. Spend too much time indoors studying. D. Start primary school at a young age. 46. What can we learn from the third paragraph? A. Primary school studying can be very harmful to young students. B. Australian children spend more time outdoors than Chinese children. C. After primary school, children in China and Australia have the same eyesight. D. Fewer Chinese primary school students have poor eyesight than Australian ones. 47. What does the writer want to tell us? A. Remember to give our eyes a break. B. Develop good eyesight in Australia. C. Avoid poor eyesight at an old age. D. Spend little time outdoors playing. C The message was short. I read it three times: ―Hey, Mom, can I e to see you guys?‖ I wrote back: ―Yes!‖ He said he hoped to make it in time for dinner. I made a quick run to the market, put sheets on the guest bed and set the TV to record the Warriors’ game, so if traffic was awful, he wouldn’t have to miss the first half. Then I began cooking, cleaning, watching the clock and listening for his footsteps ing up the walk. It’s called waiting. I’m good at it. When he was a newborn, I’d wait for him to go to sleep. Soon then I’d stand by his bed waiting for him to wake up. I waited, as he learned to do things like walking , talking and feeding himself。 throwing a ball, riding a bike and reading a book. I waited for him to start preschool, primary school, middle school and college. I waited with dread for him to start driving. And I waited up every time he came home late. I wait for my son to grow up, but that doesn’t mean the waiting game is over. It never really ends. Mothers wait for all kinds of reasons—good news or bad, happiness or heartache. But the waiting is soon fotten, usually, the minute a long awaited child walks through the door. My boy will be here soon. But if he’s late, I can wait. I’m good at it. And he’s worth it. I will always leave a light on for him. 48. After knowing her son would e home, which of the following activities did she do? a. Shopping. b. Cooking. c. Cleaning. d. Watching the Warriors’ game. A. bc B. ad C. abc D. bcd 49. What does the underlined word ―dread‖ mean? A. 激動 B. 驕傲 C. 厭惡 D. 害怕 50. Which of the following about the writer is TRUE according to the reading? A. Luckily, her son never makes her wait long. B. She has experienced all kinds of feelings while waiting for her son to do things. C. When her son went to college, her waiting ended. D. Waiting for her son is often boring, but once her son arrives she fets about it. 51. Which do you think would be the best title for the reading? A. Worth waiting for B. Being patient is difficult C. Learn to be a mother D. Visit your mother often D One cold winter night in Shanghai, I was walking home at one in the morning after long tiring work. I was having trouble with my job in the bank. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up living there. City life had bee too much for me. As I walked down empty streets, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible danger. Very few people were still out except a few sadlooking homeless people under blankets（毛毯） . Suddenly, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, all I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. When I reached home, I realized what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk. Now I wasn’t cold or tired anymore. I ran back to where I’d heard the noise. Although I searched carefully for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found. Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck（垃圾車）e to me. When a voice called from the inside, ―Alisa Chen?‖ I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small redhaired man ―Is this what you’re looking for?‖ he asked, holding up a small square shape. It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. But I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other. 52. One cold winter night, the writer felt when she was back home after work. A. cold and sick B. lucky and helpful C. excited and cheerful D. disappointed and helpless 53. What happened when the writer was running down the empty streets? A. She lost her wallet unknowingly. B. Someone had stolen her wallet. C. She was stopped by a garbage truck driver. D. She found some homeless people following her 54. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming? A. Someone offered to take her back home. B