When summer comes, we can find a lot of mosquitoes (蚊子) around us. The mosquitoes make a living by sucking (吮吸) the blood out of just about anything that moves, including us. But not all the mosquitoes suck our blood, only female mosquitoes do. If a female mosquito likes you, she will land on your body without letting you know. She sucks your blood quickly and quietly and put something into your skin, so you may feel nothing. After this, the mosquito will find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs.
They usually do this job near water. The adults are sometimes away from water, but they must have water to lay their eggs. Young mosquitoes live in water, too. They can be in rock pools, holes in trees, and bottles lying around.
Like butterflies and bees, both male and female mosquitoes feed on nectar(花蜜). It gives them energy. They also feed on plant juice.
Female mosquito also need something to help their eggs to grow. They get this thing called protein(蛋白) from blood. This is why mosquitoes suck blood of people and animals.
1.The difference between a male and female mosquito is its_________.
A. food B. size C. home D. color
2.You may feel nothing when a female mosquito sucks your blood because_________.
A. the mosquito doesn’t touch your skin
B. the mosquito lands on you quickly and quietly and put something into your skin
C. the mosquito can make you sleepy
D. you are sleeping at a time
3.The female mosquito needs to be near water because_________.
A. there is protein in water B. it must have water to lay eggs
C. young mosquitoes are found there D. it can find its eggs near wet places
4.The underline word “it” here refers“_________”.
A. Bee B. Juice C. Nectar D. Mosquito
5.What do mosquitoes feed on EXCEPT (除......之外) nectar?
A. Plant juice. B. Meat.
C. Grass. D. Water.
As a young man, Al was a good artist. He has a wife and two fine sons. One night, his older son had a serious stomachache. Neither Al nor his wife thought that it was very serious. But the boy died suddenly that night.
The death could have been avoided(避免) if he had realized the seriousness of the situation. So Al always felt guilty(内疚). To make matters worse, his wife left him a short time later. He was alone with his six-year-old younger son. Al could not stand the hurt and pain, and he turned to alcohol(酒精) for help. He sold things to drink.
Al began to lose everything he had—his land, house, etc. Finally Al died alone in a small bar. Hearing of Al’s death, I thought, “What a complete failure(失败)!”
Now his younger son, Ernie, is an adult. He is one of the kindest, most caring, most loving men I have ever known. I saw the love between Ernie and his children, thinking that kindness and caring had to come from somewhere.
I hadn’t heard Ernie talked much about his father. One day, I worked up my courage to ask him what his father had done so that he became such a special person. Ernie said quietly, “As a child until I left home at 18, Al came into my room every night, gave me a kiss and said, “Love you, son.”
Tears came to my eyes as I realized that I had been a fool to tell Al as a failure. He had been a kind loving father, and left behind his best love.
根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1.At first there were four people in Al’s family.
2.Al always felt guilty because his wife left him.
3.Al sold everything he had—his land, house to drink alcohol.
4.Ernie was a complete failure just like his father.
5.At the end of the story, the writer thought Al was a loving father.
—Could you please go to the movies with me tonight?
— _________. See you then.
A. Sounds boring B. Yes, I can C. Not at all D. Sure, I’d love to
—________ have you had the camera?
—Since two years ago.
A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How far
—Do you know the movie The Jungle Book?
—Yes. I ________ it twice. It’s very exciting.
A. watch B. watched C. have watched D. will watch
—Hi, Steve, have you finished your book report?
—Not yet. I haven’t decided which book _________.
A. choose B. chosen C. chose D. to choose
