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．

The situation seemed hopeless.
From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own    , shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a     relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be        . Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence. Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less      people in our school district.
“Christmas is a season of          ,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season.         donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.” When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that         everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets      he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he      two coins into the small box.
“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said      . For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.
That night, after school, I took our     to the school principal. I couldn’t         sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.
“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.
“Yes, I believe it is          for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him         a bit of his world with us. I just received a         of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”
As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.

小题1:	A．class B．school C．world D．home

小题2:	A．equal B．simple C．friendly D．common

小题3:	A．seen B．heard C．found D．discovered

小题4:	A．poor B．good C．sad D．rich

小题5:	A．giving B．getting C．buying D．receiving

小题6:	A．By B．With C．For D．On

小题7:	A．mostly B．hardly C．almost D．simply

小题8:	A．while B．after C．before D．as

小题9:	A．threw B．dropped C．brought D．changed

小题10:

A．angrily B．quietly C．patiently D．sadly

小题11:

A．students B．classmates C．teachers D．donations

小题12:

A．keep B．enjoy C．stop D．finish

小题13:

A．hopeless B．hopeful C．difficult D．impossible

小题14:

A．compare B．begin C．mix D．share

小题15:

A．list B．note C．message D．letter

People in Australia love koalas and take care of them. They have set up places for them to live safely. No one can kill them for their pretty fur(毛皮). When a koala is born, he has no fur. And he is not as big as your little toe(脚趾)! The mother koala has a pocket in the front of her body. The baby goes into this warm pocket. There he stays for six months. The koala could not live without a special kind of tree. The tree gives him both his home and his food. For most of the day the koala sleeps in the tree. At night the koala looks for food. He may go miles to find it. He likes only the bark and the leaves of the tree. He eats nothing else. And he eats more than two pounds each night！How lovely the koalas really are!
小题1:People in Australia_________.                                                                   

A．keep koalas in their homes

B．put koalas in the tree

C．set up places for koalas to live safely

D．raise baby koalas in their pockets

小题2:After he is born, the baby koala lives in his mother' s pocket _________.                     

A．for six days	B．for six months
C．for a night	D．all his life

小题3:The underlined words “bark” may means ________.                          

A．树皮

B．花朵

C．树干

D．树枝

小题4:Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree because ____.                          

A．they have to keep cool under the tree

B．they eat the fruit on the tree

C．they stay in the tree all the time

D．they live in the tree and get food from it

小题5:What is the text mainly about?                                                                

A．Lovely koalas in Australia.

B．How people in Australia protect koalas.

C．Koalas cannot live without a special kind of tree.

D．The way mother koalas take care of their babies.