1．Betty，Peter，Bill and Ann are Mary's cousins．Mary is the oldest of the five．Betty is thirteen years old．She is two years younger than Mary and one year older than Peter．Bill is nine，and Ann is seven．She is the youngest． Betty and Peter are good runners．But Peter runs faster．Mary and Ann like to play basketball．Mary plays better than Ann．Bill is the best singer of the five．Mary and Betty study in a middle school．Peter，Bill and Ann study in a primary school．The five children all work hard at school．But Betty works hardest．
根据短文判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）． 21．Mary has four cousins．T 22．Betty is younger than Mary．T 23．Betty runs faster than Peter．F 24．Mary plays basketball as well as Ann．F 25．Peter，Bill and Betty study in the same school．F．
2．Jack：Hello，this is Jack．Is that John？ John：Oh，hello，Jack． Jack：Where are you？ John：I'm at home （家）．What about you？ Jack：I'm in the library．I lost my school ID card here，but I find it now． John：That's great． Jack：Let's go to play some sports． John：What sport do you want to play？ Jack：I want to go to the beach （海滩） and play beach volleyball there． John：That sounds interesting．Let's go now． Jack：OK．Let's meet on the beach at 2in the afternoon． John：Great!See you there! Jack：See you!
44．Jack lost hisA． A．school ID card B．schoolbag C．volleyball 45．What does John think of playing beach volleyball？B A．Boring． B．Interesting． C．Difficult． 46．John and Jack will （将） meetC． A．at 3o'clock B．in the morning C．on the beach．
1．阅读短文，根据短文内容，从下面各小题所给的四个备选项中，选出最佳选项． It seems that everywhere around the world，people are spending more time at work and less time with their families and friends．People are busier than ever before． In the past in many countries，the father worked and the mother stayed at home，took care of the children，and did the food shopping，cooking，and cleaning．At present in most of the families，parents need to work on weekends，so they both have to do the shopping，cooking，and cleaning in their free time．Parents don't have much time with their children，however，they often had time in the past．There are also many single0parent（单亲的）families．In there families，the single parent has to do everything． These days，many children come home from school to an empty apartment or house．A lot of children spend many hours each day in front of the television．Even when families are together，it is common for family members to do things by themselves．For example，they watch programs on their own TVs in different rooms，they use the Internet，they talk with friends on the telephone，and they do other things by themselves． Isn't it strange？Thanks to technology，people are able to communicate so easily with people far away，but sometimes they don't communicate with people in their own homes．
56．Everywhere around the world people areC than the past． A．happier B．lazie C．busier D．healthier 57．Who used to stay at home in the past in many countries？B A．Father． B．Mother． C．Uncle． D．Grandpa． 58．At present，parents in most families both have to do the shopping，cooking，and cleaning in their free time because they need toD on weekends． A．relax B．walk C．sleep D．work 59．These days．when many children come home from school，they findC at home． A．somebody B．everybody C．nobody D．nothing 60．It si common that family members lack（缺少）A． A．communication B．money C．food D．room．
