Mygrandfatheriseightyyearsold.Healwayscomplainsabouthowfastthingshavechangedandheoftensaysthatlifeusedtobebetter.

   ‘‘Familiesaren’ttheonesthewaytheyusedtobe.Alotoffamilieshavebrokenup.Ifhusbandandwifehaveproblemswiththeirmarriagetheynolongerstaytogether.Andmothersusedtostayathomeandtakecareoftheirchildrenbutnoweveryoneisbusyworking.Noonehastimetolookafterchildrenathome.

  Andthecars!Noonewalksanymore;moreandmorepeopledrive.Weusedtowalkfivemilestoschoolonschooldayseveninwinter.Butnowwedon^.Andinschoolchildrendon'thavetothinkanymore.Inmathclassforexampleweusedtoaddsubtractmultiplyanddivide(力口减乘除)usingourheads.Butnowkidsdon'tusetheirheadsanymore;insteadtheyusecalculators(计算器).

  Mostfamilieshavecomputersnow.Inthepastwedidn'thavecomputers.Wedidn'tevenhavelights.Mymotherusedtospendalldaycookinginthekitchen.Butnowwedon^ofteneathome-cookedfood.

  Andpeopletalklesstoeachotherthanbefore.Theyaretoobusytotalktoobusytoeattoobusytothink...

Lifeusedtobesimplebutitisn’tsimpleanymore."

31.Whatdoesmygrandfatherthinkofthelifenow?

   A.Hethinksthelifenowisverygood.

   B.Hethinksthelifenowisworsethanitusedtobe.

   C.Hethinksthelifenowisbetterthanitusedtobe.

   D.Hethinksthelifenowisthesameasitusedtobe.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“marriage”meaninChinese?

   A.生活   B.工作 C.婚姻   D.家庭

33.Whathashappenedtheseyearsaccordingtothepassage?

   A.Childrendon'thavetothinkanymoreinschool.

   B.Studentsusecalculatorsinmathclass.

  C.Studentsusedtowalktoschoolbutnowtheydon't.

   D.Alloftheabove.

34.Whatchangeshavehappenedtofamilies?

①Therearelightsathome.

②Peopleofteneathome-cookedfood.

③Lotsoffamilieshavecomputers.

④Morecouples(夫妇)liveapartbecauseofunhappyproblems.

   A.b②④  B.②③④

  C.①②③D.①③④

35.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

   A.Lifenowismuchsimpler.