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The early history of the city of Rome involves Romulus and Remus，two orphan boys who，legend says，were raised by a she-wolf．The boys’ mother had been murdered by an evil king and the two babies tossed into the river Tiber．When the wolf found them they had washed up on the shore．She perhaps took pity on the crying of the babies and，gently picking them up in her teeth，she carried them back to her cave and fed them on her milk．The boys grew bigger and stronger and，eventually，were found by a herdsman who took them home．He and his wife raised the boys like their own children．When they reached manhood they sought revenge on the king who had killed their mother and driven them from their home．
They decided to build a city．Unfortunately，they argued over the appropriate site and Romulus killed his brother Remus．Romulus ruled this city — called Roma — for thirty-seven years．
The city of Rome is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world．If you travel there you can see a statue of the two baby boys feeding from their mother - the wolf．
What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Wolves like to take care of human children．

B．The city of Rome had many wolves in the old days．

C．The city of Rome was founded by a wolf．

D．Romulus established the city of Rome．

What is a herdsman?

A．someone who builds cities

B．someone who cares for children

C．someone who cares for domestic animals

D．someone who can hear very well

"．．．they sought revenge on the king who had killed their mother．．．" means．．．

A．They attacked the king who had harmed their mother and made them orphans．

B．They went to court to sue the king for his crime against their mother．

C．They hired some gangsters to take care of their problem with the king．

D．They went to talk to the king about his crime against their mother．

Which is true according to the passage?

A．It was the king who made Romulus and Remus orphans．

B．The boys didn’t grow well for lack of food．

C．The herdsman killed the wolf and took Romulus and Remus home．

D．The herdsman treated the boys well and told them to kill the king．

We can infer from the passage that ____．

A．Romulus was cruel and became a bad ruler．

B．Animals can be as smart as humans．

C．Love is more powerful than revenge．

D．People of Rome want to pass on the story of the wolf boys．

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Yingbin Supermarket，the biggest shopping centre in our city will open on July 8，2005.Everybody with today’s Tianjin Daily will get a small present that day．You are wellcome． Tel：27984321 Add：No.6 Huanghe Road tianjin Daily June 1，2005	Rose’s Special Concert Time：2 p.m，July 3，Saturday Place：People’s Statium Ticket Price： RMB：150 yuan for adults； 70 yuan for students June 25，2005

If you work as a driver in the restaurant， you may ______．

A．never pay for meals	B．pay a little for meals
C．work on weekends	D．work in the afternoon

If you buy the house，you ______．

A．may pay more than ￥150，000 for it

B．must have breakfast in the kitchen

C．have to take a bath in the public bathroom

D．may live on the south side of the city

Any customer with a Tianjin Daily of June 1，2005 will get a small present from ___．

A．every supermarket	B．Huanghe Road
C．Tianjin Daily	D．Yingbin Supermarket

When will the concert be?

A．July1，2005	B．June 8，2005
C．July 3，2005	D．June 25，2005

If two adults and two students want to go to the concert，the tickets will cost RMB___．

A．220 yuan	B．440 yuan	C．270 yuan
D．370 yuan

In old times，man considered lightning to be one of the great mysteries（神秘事物）of nature．In fact a single flash of lightning 1.6 kilometers long has enough electricity to light one million lamps．
The American scientist，Benjamin Franklin，was the first to suggest that lightning is in fact electricity formed between the earth and clouds high above．It happened in 1752．In the same year，he also built the first lightning rod（避雷针）to protect buildings from being struck by lightnings．
Modern science has discovered that lightning is very strong and powerful．A lightning between a cloud and the earth may be as long as 13 kilometers，and travels at a speed of 30 million meters per second．Scientists have the opinion that there are about 2000 million flashes of lightning per year．In the United States alone，it kills almost one person per day．
The safest place to be in during an electrical（电的）storm is a closed car．Outside，one should go close to low ground for cover and not stop under a tree．Also one should stay out of water and away from metal fences．Inside a house people should keep away from open doorways and windows and not touch wires or metal things．
From this passage we know lightning is____．

A．one of the great mysteries of nature．

B．electricity high above the earth．

C．a kind of light．

D．the sound from the clouds．

In the U．S____．

A．every person can see lightning every day．

B．at least one person is killed by lightning every day．

C．there are about 6 million flashes of lightning per year．

D．about one person per day dies from lightning．

During a lightning storm，it would be best if you____．

A．stand under a tree．

B．go outside．

C．stay in a closed car．

D．stop near windows．

A lightning rod can______．

A．prevent accidents caused by lightning

B．stop lightning

C．protect buildings from being washed away．

D．delay the coming of lightning

A lightning between a cloud and the earth may be 13 kilometers long，and travels at
a speed of ______．

A．30 kilometres per second．

B．3000 kilometres per second

C．3 kilometres per second

D．30，000 kilometres per second

My son Joey was born with club feet．The doctors told us that he would be able to walk，but would never run very well．By the time he was eight，you wouldn’t know he had a problem when you saw him walk．
The children in our neighborhood ran around playing，and Joey would join them， run and play，too．We never told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to run as well as the other children．So he didn’t know．
In seventh grade he decided to go out for the cross-country team．Every day he worked harder and ran more than any of the others．Although the entire team runs，only the top seven runners score for the school．We didn’t tell him he probably would never be on the team，so he didn’t know．
He continued to run four to five miles a day，every day - even the day he had a high fever．I was worried，so I went to see him after school．I found him running all alone．I asked him how he felt．"Okay，" he said．He had two more miles to go．Yet he looked straight ahead and kept running．We never told him he couldn’t run miles with a high fever．So he didn’t know．
Two weeks later，the names of the team runners were called．Joey was Number Six on the list．Joey was on the team! He was in seventh grade．We never told him he couldn’t do it!
The doctor believed Joey would never run very well because ____．

A．Joey didn’t like running

B．Joey couldn’t jump

C．Something was wrong with his feet

D．Joey was too young to run

Few people know Joey’s club feet before ____．

A．he was eight years old

B．he was in seven grade

C．he ran for the cross-country team

D．he was on the cross-country team

How many runners can score for the school?

A．Six

B．Seven

C．Eight

D．Thirteen

Which of the following is true according to the story?
A．Joey’s parents didn’t love him
B．Joey was a boy with a strong mind．
C．Joey’s parents stopped him joining the team
The writer wants to tell us _____．

A．children shouldn’t do what they can’t do

B．children with club feet can’t take part in sports

C．parents should tell their children what they can do

D．parents should know how to help their children in the right way．

Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends．They believe that their family members don’t know them as well as their friends do．In large families，it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for some ideas．
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a group of friends．Even when they are not with their friends，they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone．This communication is very important in children’s growing up，because friends can discuss something．These things are difficult to tell their family members．
However，parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them．Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends．Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who chooses your friends?
Do you choose your friends or your friends choose you?
Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like?
Your answers are welcome．
Many teenagers think that ____ can understand them better．

A．friends

B．brothers

C．sisters

D．parents

When teenagers have something difficult to tell their parents， they usually____．

A．stay alone at home	B．fight with their parents
C．discuss it with their friends	D．go to their brothers and sisters for help

The sentence “Your answers are welcome．” means _______．

A．You are welcome to discuss the questions with us

B．We’ve got no idea，so your answers are welcome

C．Your answers are always right

D．You can give us all the right answers

Which of the following is the writer’s attitude（态度）?

A．Parents should choose friends for their children．

B．Children should choose everything they like．

C．Parents should understand their children better．

D．Teenagers should only go to their friends for help．

Part of the purpose of this passage is to ___．

A．give information for the parents to make their own judgment

B．give advice to children who want to choose their friends

C．help parents to find better friends for their children

D．get some information from many readers