We know the mosquito (蚊子) very well. Mosquitoes fly everywhere. They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.
No one likes the mosquito. But the mosquito may decide if she loves you. She? Yes, she. It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay（产蛋） eggs. She is always looking for things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you are chosen. You’re different from the others!
If the mosquito likes you, she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different. After she bites, you will have an itch（痒） on your body because she puts something from her mouth together with your blood. By the time the itching begins, and she has flown away.
And then what happens? Well, after her delicious dinner, the mosquito feels tired. She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, hundreds of eggs.
1.If the mosquito doesn’t bite you, it will ______.
A. get angry with you B. be afraid of you
C. make a lot of noise D. choose another one
2.The mosquito bites you ______.
A. when you’re asleep
B. because you have chosen it
C. too quickly to let you know
D. but it doesn’t like you
3.Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.
B. You feel terrible when the mosquito bites you.
C. Mosquitoes use blood to lay eggs.
D. All the mosquitoes don’t like to bite people for blood.
4. From the passage we know __________.
A. male mosquitoes don’t bite
B. mosquitoes are everywhere
C. the number of the kinds of mosquitoes
D. All of the above
Some people think that they will get ill if they use their brains (大脑) too much. It is not true. Through many studies, scientists show us that the more you use your brains, the better it will be, and the cleverer you will become.
Of course, if you want to keep your mind clear and active, you must take a proper rest and study properly. To the teenagers, using their brains in the morning is good for their health.
There are many ways to rest. One is a peaceful rest. Sleep is a peaceful rest. Another is an active rest. For example, take a walk outdoors, do more exercise every day. To change the way of the brains’ activities is also a good way to rest.
In everyday life, to eat some eggs, meat, fresh vegetables and fruit is also good for the brains.
Wish you a wise man and a happy life.
1. According to the writer of the passage, our brains should be used ____.
A. hardly B. seldom C. more often D. sometimes
2.Which of the following sentences is not true?
A. Sleep is a kind of a good rest.
B. Doing morning exercises is a peaceful rest.
C. Going out for a rest is an active rest.
D. There are different activities for a good rest.
3.Which of the following can be used as the best title for the passage?
A. How to use your brains
B. How to rest
C. How to become a clever man
D. Keep your mind clear
Weather Facts around the world
The wettest place: Tutunendo, Colombia, has an average of 11,700 mm of rain every year.
The hottest place: The average temperature in Dallol, Ethiopia, is 34℃.
The foggiest place: There is fog in some place on the new foundland coast of Canada for an average of 120 days a
Year The cloudiest place: For 182 days every year there is no sunshine at the South Pole because clouds cover the area. The Sunniest place: In Yuma, Arizona, in the United States, the sun shines 90 per cent of the time.
The windiest place: In parts of Antarctica, winds often reach 320 km an hour.
The driest place: Arica, in the north of Chile, has less than 0.1 mm of rain each year.
The coldest place: The average temperature in one area of America is -58℃.
1.Which place has the least rain ?
A. Africa B. Ariaona C. Tutunendo D. Arica
2.Why do we say Tutunendo is the wettest place in the world?
A. Because there is a lot of water around it.
B. Because it rains very often there.
C. Because there is rain for an average of 120 days a year there.
D. Because it’s near Antarctica.
3. If you’d like to have a good holiday and enjoy the sunshine, where will you go?
A. Dallol. B. Yuma.
C. Tutunendo D. The new foundland coast.
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An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his flowers all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥) them.
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be if he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was______. He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers. Why are you busy taking care of them every day?”
The old man smiled and said, “I can tell you four ______. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second, ______ I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them. Third, I can ______ the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s______.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s true that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody ______. We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and ______ our hearts, which also made his life _____. It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t ______ his wonderful music, but his music has ______millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?
1.A. blind B. famous C. smart D. friendly
2.A. stories B. reasons C. excuses D. conclusions
3.A. although B. since C. because D. until
4.A. taste B. smell C. sound D. look
5.A. me B. you C. my mother D. my son
6.A. greets B. wonders C. meets D. knows
7.A. broke B. hurt C. pleased D. treated
8.A. emptier B. busier C. luckier D. happier
9.A. write B. hear C. play D. believe
10.A. changed B. made C. found D. encouraged
--- How are you going, buddy? ---A little busy. However, _________.
A. Can’t be worse. B. Not too bad.
C. On my own. D. By train.
---- Didn’t you go to the football club with them that day?
---- __________. I have no interest in football at all.
A. No, I did B. No, I didn’t
C. Yes, I didn’t D. Yes, I did
