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．
【小题1】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．

【小题2】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

【小题3】"．．．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．

【小题4】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．

【小题5】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．

If someone says to you: “ Give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person’s not asking for your money, but your fingers.

In the US, “ give me five” or “ give me the high five” is a popular gesture ( 动作 ). You can see it often in films or on TV. It means the clapping ( 拍  ) of each other’s raised right hands together.

People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket ( 彩票  ). If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.

This gesture may come from the old Roman gesture of raising the right arm for the king. This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a sword ( 剑 ) in his hand.

Why not try to give the high five to your friends?

1.“ Give me five” is a gesture to ______________.

A．ask for money                          B．celebrate success

C．search one’s pocket                    D．play

2.The gesture “ give me five” is the clapping of _________.

A．toes             B．hands            C．arms             D．legs

3.When you ________, you give your friends high fives.

A．lose your money                        B．go back home

C．win a football game                      D．do badly in exams

4.The gesture started in _______ according to the story.

A．Rome            B．America           C．China             D．Britain

5.Why did the Romans raise the right arm for the emperor?  Because ________.

A．they were proud of their emperor

B．they were happy to see the emperor

C．they wanted to show there were no swords in their hands

D．We don’t know

 

Many textbooks are not written in the kind of English that we speak every day. In fact, sometimes the reading is so difficult that it almost seems like a foreign language. In a way, it is—the language of science. You should not expect to be able to read a difficult science passage the same way you read an interesting story; you should not expect to read it easily and all at once. Instead, you may have to read it several times through, catching on the meaning of difficult words, going back over difficult sentences, and finally putting the whole thing together. Do not be discourages if the whole passage don’t make sense to you at first. You need to pick it apart patiently until you can understand it.
These are the steps to follow when you are reading something difficult:
² 1. Start to read normally until you run into a sentence that doesn’t make sense to you.
² 2. When a sentence doesn’t make sense, go back and read it again more slowly.
² 3. Look for any word you don’t know in the sentence. Try to understand their meanings using word parts and context clues(上下文线索). If necessary, look them up in the dictionary.
² 4. Look at the next few sentences to see if they explain more about the sentence you are working on. Do not read very much farther ahead until you understand what is being said.
² 5. Finally, read the sentence again. Try to put it into simpler words.
² 6. Read through the passage once. Try to understand all the hard parts well. Then read the whole passage once more at a usual speed. This helps you to put all ides together.
The stops sound a lot harder than they are. It is really just the normal way good readers understand anything that is difficult to read. After you have done the best you can this way, you should always feel free to ask for help from your teacher, if you have one.
【小题1】 The underlined phrase “run into” means ___________.

A．work out

B．come across

C．look into

D．pass by

【小题2】 From the passage, we can know _________.

A．we should look up new words before reading

B．it is sometimes difficult to read a science passage

C．the six steps are helpful in learning spoken English

D．interesting stories help readers to improve their English

【小题3】 The massage is mainly about _________.

A．steps of studying science	B．difficulties in reading science
C．ways of reading science passages	D．researches on science and English

The new book Harry Potter and the Half-Blood is warmly welcomed by the children in China. It sells well across China. You can see and hear the advertisements about the book here and there.
Why is the book so attractive to children? After reading it, I was attracted by the magic world. I cannot help asking: where is our own Harry Potter?
China has a long history and colorful culture. With a large market of teenagers, China published(出版)many popular books among children. However, why are the present books not as good as those foreign ones?
Firstly, quite a number of children’s books are written for teaching, and they have little interest. Reading them, children often have a feeling of being “educated”. Certainly, they don't like them. Secondly, fewer children like the same stories, but most Chinese books are usually much the same. One knows the ending as early as in the beginning. Finally, the writers seldom think about children’s needs.
First-class Reading, for children should be interesting, and written in their language.
【小题1】About the present Chinese children's books, which is NOT right?

A．They have little interest.

B．Our writers seldom know children’s needs.

C．Most of them are the same.

D．They are better than foreign ones.

【小题2】Harry Potter is so popular, because________.

A．it’s the same as Chinese books

B．it can lead children into a wonderful world

C．it's not written in children’s language

D．it’s advertised more often on TV or posters

【小题3】The Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase “First-class Reading” is_______.

A．第一批读物

B．一节课的阅读

C．一流的读物

D．基础的阅读

【小题4】“Where is our own Harry Potter?” means________.

A．the writer can’t find any books for children

B．Chinese parents should buy Harry Potter for their children

C．our children should learn from Harry Potter

D．Chinese writers should write better books for our children

【小题5】Which is the best title of the passage?

A．Ways to read books.

B．A magic boy, Harry Potter.

C．Books and advertisements.

D．Our children need better books.

阅读下列短文，根据其内容完成后面各项任务。

“ Green ” is more than just a colour. It means that you should live to protect the environment . —the water, the land and the air. You can be a green kid by following these steps.

Reduce( 减少）it.

When you use less of something, you do a good thing for the Earth . For example, a shorter shower means you use less water. ①Turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth .

Reuse it .

Many times, even if you don' t need something, someone else might just need it. For example, if your younger sister does' t play with her bear toy, you can give ② it to your neighbour. Try to change books, toys, even clothes with friends .

Enjoy it .

It 's true that pollution is a great problem now, ③ ____________ the Earth is still a beautiful and interesting place to explore (探索). Go for a hike (远足), visit nature centres, and gardens, climb mountains and take a boat in the rivers …. Outdoor activities are good for you. You can also plant trees, collect reusable (可重复使用的）things …. Being a green kid is so easy. 

                                                （2013年聊城市中考试题）

根据短文内容，完成下列各题。

1.回答问题：How many steps ( to be a green kid ) are mentioned in the passage ? 

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2. 将文中划线①的句子译成汉语

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3.文中划线 ②的 “it”指代的是什么？

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4. 在文中划线部分③的 空白处填上一个恰当的连词使句子通顺完整，符合逻辑。_____________________________________________________________________

5.从短文中找出可以替换下面所给句子的一句话。）

It is so easy to be a great kid .

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