四、阅读理解(每小题2分，满分20 分)

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Every year several thousand people die in the car accidents in Great Britain. And between one and two hundred thousand people are hurt.

There are rules to make the roads safe, but people do not always obey (遵守) the rules. They are careless. If everybody obeys the rules, the road will be much safer. How can we make the roads safer?

Remember this rule. In Great Britain traffic keeps to the  left. Cars, buses and bikes must all keep to the left side of the road. In most other countries traffic keeps to the right.

Before crossing the road, stop and loo k both ways. Look right and left. Then, if you are sure that the road is clear, it is safe to cross the road. If you see small children or very old people, help them to cross the road. We must teach our children to cross the road safely. We must always give them a good example. Small children must not play in the street.

41. If we want to make the roads safer, _______.

A. everybody must be careful and obey the traffic rules

B. traffic should keep to the right

C. don’t cross the road too often

D. roads must be clear

42.If you ride a bike in Great Britain, you must ride_______ .

A. on the right side of the road     B. on the left side of the road

C. in the middle of the road    D. behind the buses

43. Which is NOT right?

A. Few people die in the traffic accidents i n Great Britain.

B. In our country traffic keeps to the right.

C. C ars, trucks and buses kill many people and most of them are old people and children.

D. Streets are not safe places for play.

44. “The road is clear” means that _______.

A. there is no car or bus running    B. the road is very clean

C. the road is not noisy      D. you can see very clearly on the road

45. The safe way to cross the road is to_______.

A. look right       B. look left

C. look both ways, right and left    D. run cross the road