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.

Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503. He was working on an important painting for a church at the time, but the church painting was not going well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of the businessman’s second wife. This is the woman who can be seen in the Mona Lisa.

All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci’s work. Da Vinci uses darkness and light in a clever way in the painting.

Da Vinci loved science and math. Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry (几何) in the Mona Lisa. The face of Mona Lisa is made of many circles and round shapes like balls. Even her smile can be seen as a small part of a large circle.

The woman in the painting is sitting on a balcony, and mountains can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains, so these can be seen over and over again in his other paintings.

The woman is sitting with her knees to the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are held together in front of her. This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or woman today.

1.Who painted the Mona Lisa?

A.A businessman.     B.The second wife.    C.A man in the church. D.Da Vinci.

2.The woman in the painting is           .

A.standing in a garden                     B.sitting on a balcony

C.standing in front of her house              D.at the foot of a mountain

3.Da Vinci loved to study all of the following things except            .

A.the way people sit   B.science and math    C.mountains         D.rocks

 

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