Mary is a little girl. She is five years old. She is not at school. She doesn’t know how to read or write. But her sister Joan is a schoolgirl. She is ten. She knows how to read and write. One day, Joan sees her little sister in the room. She is at the table. There is a pencil in her hand. She is writing.

“What are you doing, Mary?” She asks.

“I’m writing to my friend, Rose.”

“But how can you? You don’t know how to write. ” Says her sister.

  “Well,” says Mary, “It doesn’t matter. Rose doesn’t know how to read, either.”

1.Mary is _________ years old.

A four

B five

C six

D seven

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“She is five years old.”，可知，她今年五岁。故选B。

2.Who can read and write?

A Mary.

B Rose.

C Joan.

D Mary’s brother.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段第七句“She knows how to read and write.”可知，Joan会读写。故选C。

3.What’s in Mary’s hand?

A An eraser.

B A pencil.

C A crayon.

D An apple.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句“There is a pencil in her hand.”可知，她手里有一支铅笔。故选B。

4.What’s Mary doing?

A She’s drawing.

B She’s writing to her friend.

C She’s singing.

D She is eating.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段“I’m writing to my friend”可知，她在给朋友写信。故选B。

5.Rose is _________.

A Mary’s friend

B Mary’s sister

C Mary’s aunt

D Mary’s teacher

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第三段“I’m writing to my friend”可知，Rose是Mary的朋友。故选A。