2021-2022学年牛津上海版英语八年级下册期末专练二 阅读回答问题 （含答案）

2021-2022学年下学期上海八年级期末总复习-阅读回答问题专项练习
（一）
Answer the questions(根据短文回答问题）
April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the United States and brought to Britain in 1994. Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousand of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The purpose of this day is to broaden girls horizons(眼界) and raise their self-confidence(自信)。
For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society.But actually, girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys.
Now the girls have a close look at what their parents are doing and this may help them to be more self-confident when they are faced with a choice of work. schools and many companies support the activity, too many experts believe that girls with higher self-confidence aim higher and are more likely to be successful in life. Parents have important effect on the confidence of teenage girls. If parents believe in their daughters and show examples both at work as well as at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
1.When was Take Our Daughter to work day brought to Britain
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2.This special day is for girls of all ages, isn't it
____________________________________________________.
3.What do girls usually do on this day
____________________________________________________.
4.What's the purpose of this day
_____________________________________________________.
5.If girls have higher self-confidence in life, what will their life in future be like
_____________________________________________________.
（二）
Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they didn't have time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines.
There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types (类) with several different editions (版面) every day. In some towns there are fewer papers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly.
Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement(娱乐) page, a business page and so on.
1.Why do people read newspapers
2.Are the newspapers very important in our daily life
3.How are the newspapers usually printed in big cities
4.What do most papers have
5.If you want to see a film, what can you do
6.What page do you like most, why
（三）
Lauren Singer has produced almost no waste in the past two years, proving that a rubbish-free lifestyle is possible. .
Lauren studied environmental science at NYU(New York University), and it was during her student years that she began working towards a "zero-waste" goal. Today she has learned to make all of her own everyday eco-friendly products, such as toothpaste, shampoo, kitchen cleaner and so on. She also set up her own company, "The Simply Co", through which she sells her homemade products.
Lauren regularly writes about her experiences of a zero-waste life on her blog. Lauren admits that the past two years haven't been easy. “I stopped buying packaged products and began bringing my own bags and jars to fill with products at the supermarket," she explained.
“I stopped buying new clothes and shopped for only second-hand things. I said no to things like straws(吸管) in my drinks at bars, to plastic or paper bags at stores."
Even though the journey has been hard, Lauren's zero-waste life has been well worth the effort. Lauren says that she now saves a lot of money because she is prepared when she goes shopping and does not buy things that she won't use at all. She also eats healthy food because she buys fresh organic fruits and vegetables instead of packaged foods.
The 23-year-old girl has become a role model to many. She's giving talks in schools and colleges and also having more and more interviews about her zero-waste lifestyle on TV and the radio worldwide.
1.Lauren has lived a trash-free life for two years so far, hasn't she
______________________________________________________________________
2.When did Lauren begin working towards a “zero waste” goal
______________________________________________________________________
3.What kind of things has Lauren learnt to make by herself'
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4.How was Lauren's zero-waste life at first
______________________________________________________________________
5.What did Lauren do in order to reach a "zero waste" goal (List at least2 things)
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6.In your opinion, why does Lauren’s success cause so much attention
______________________________________________________________________
（四）
It was a Friday morning. I felt too lazy to drive my car, so I called a taxi. The taxi arrived at my door at 6: 00 a.m. and I got into it. I was so busy looking for something in my bag that I didn’t pay attention to the driver. I just said, “Please go right now! I’m in a hurry!”
A voice replied, “Yes, madam! “
I was surprised when I heard a female voice. I stopped what I was doing for a second at the driver. The driver was a young lady of about thirty. It was my first time seeing a young lady driving a taxi!
The car was running smoothly towards my destination. It was quite a distance from my home. The driver was driving perfectly well. I had travelled in taxi many times, but I had never seen a young lady driver! I was curious(急切的) about the reason why she had chosen this job，so I started a conversation(对话),
“If you don't mind, can I ask you some questions “
“Yes, madam, no problem.”
"I guess you are well-educated.”
“Yes, madam, I have finished my education. I have done my MBA courses.” “Oh, wow! Why did you choose this job then, instead of going for a business or financial career ”
I could see her face in the rear view mirror(后视镜). She smiled and expressed her opinion. I was really surprised.
Very politely, she said, “I have been interested in driving since I was a child. I have realized my childhood dream. I do respect each and every job. I don’t mind whether a job is good or bad in other people’s eyes. I want a job where I can get satisfaction. I received offers from big companies but I preferred this one because I like it. Although I can’t earn much money from this job, I love driving! That’s it! “
When did the taxi arrive at the writer's home that morning
At first, the writer noticed that the taxi driver was a woman, didn’t she
Why did the writer start a conversation with the taxi driver
What information did the writer get about the young lady driver‘s education
Why did the lady driver refuse job offers from big companies
What have you learned from this story (2分)
（五）
Watching news about the environment on TV can make us feel sad. The problems seem so big that it’s difficult to imagine how individuals (个人) can do anything about them. Rebecca Hosking, however, thought differently.
Rebecca decided to do something when she saw something that made her cry — hundreds of dead birds in the Pacific Ocean(太平洋) because they had accidentally (意外地) eaten the plastic thrown into the sea. People throw tons of plastic into the sea each year! Beaches on Pacific islands that should have been the most beautiful places in the world were covered with plastic toys, drinks bottles, pens, cigarette lighters(烟头) — every plastic thing you can think of.
Rebecca decided that she had to do something. Back at home she thought about what she could do to help solve the problem of throwaway(丢弃的) plastic. In her hometown of Modbury, she asked local shopkeepers(店主) if they could do one thing to help. She asked them to stop using plastic bags in their shops.
Plastic bags are used everywhere in Britain — every supermarket every corner shop. The numbers are amazing. Britain uses nearly 17 billion plastic bags each year. And the bags can take hundreds of years to break down because they are chemical rather than natural, so each year the sea and the environment become more and more polluted.
To Rebecca’s surprise, the shopkeepers agreed and Modbury became the first plastic bag free town in Britain. Instead, shops offered reusable cotton bags or biodegradable (生物可降解的) bags.
Other towns followed Modbury’s example and towns around Britain and around the world are becoming plastic bag free. It won’t solve all of the world’s environmental problems but it shows ________________________________.
Did Rebecca agree individuals could do nothing about the big environmental problems
____________________________________________________________
Why did the hundreds of birds die in the Pacific Ocean
____________________________________________________________
The beaches on Pacific islands are no longer some of the most beautiful places, are they
____________________________________________________________
How many plastic bags do people in Britain use each year
____________________________________________________________
What does the sentence “The shop is plastic bag free” mean
It means the shop______________________________________________.
What can be fill in the last sentence according to the context（上下文）
_________________________________________________________
（六）
An old man,who works to build houses,was ready to retire.The employer(雇主)was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house.
The old man said yes,but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work.He turned to bad workmanship and used poor building materials.It was an unlucky way to end his working life. When the old man finished his work and the employer came to see the house,the employer handed the front door key to the old man."This is your house,my gift to you.”
What a shock! What a shame! If the old man had only known he was building his own house,
he would have done it all so differently.Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.
So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted(不 专 注 的)way,willing to put up less than the best.At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that, we would have done it differently.
It is the only life you will ever have. Even if you live it for only one day more,that day
deserves to be lived with dignity(尊严）
The sentence on the wall reads,“Life is a do-it-yourself project.”Who could say it more
clearly Your life today is the result of__________(1)_________(n.)in the past.Your life
tomorrow will be __(2)___________________________.
1.What did the old man's employer ask him to do before he retired
2. The old man put all his heart in his last work,didn't he
3. How did the old man feel when he realized that the last house he built was his ho me
4.Why does every day deserve to be lived with dignity
5. What can be filled (in the first line with at least a noun and the second line with proper
meaning)for the last paragraph
Your life today is the result of__ (1)___________(n.)in the past.
Your life tomorrow will be ____(2)________________________________.
（七）
Nowadays, crowds of tourists travelled to the campuses of Tsinghua and Peking Universities. “Tsinghua University opens to the public at 8: 30 a.m, however, many people start to line up at 3-4 a.m, because people who come at 6 a.m. may be too late and can only enter in the afternoon,” a guard told People’s Daily.
In fact, it’s not only Chinese universities that are overcrowded with tourists in summer. Cambridge and Oxford in the United Kingdom also come across the same problem.
According to the Guardian, the road in front of King’s College, Cambridge is usually filled with tourists, including Chinese schoolchildren in uniforms, before most coach (长途汽车) tours have even arrived.
Universities in the United States are also popular among Chinese tourists. Nine out of ten Chinese visitors to the US want to tour a university, according to a survey.
So why do Chinese tourists have such a big love for famous universities
One reason is that many parents hope to get their children accepted into a top university in the future, according to People’s Daily.
One of the mothers from Hunan Province said while walking her 14-year-old son around the campuses of Tsinghua and Peking universities this summer, “I brought him here to see what top universities look like and let him compare them with those of our hometown. I hope he can learn something and be inspired to come here to study in the future,” she told China Daily.
And it’s not just ambitious students and parents you’ll find touring campuses. A tourist of 31, who comes from Xi’an, visited tow famous US universities in 2014. “American universities are much more open than Chinese ones. There are no walls,” he told The New York Times, “I was excited. I felt this urge to have a free exchange of ideas with someone.”
1. When do most tourists start to line up at Tsinghua University
2. What problem do Cambridge and Oxford come across
3. King’s College tourists love to visit famous universities
4. How many Chinese visitors to the US want to tour a university
78. Why do Chinese tourists love to visit famous university
6. Do you want to visit the famous universities Why or why not
（八）
All around the globe, on any given day, you will find some sort of sports event on your local television station. With networks dedicated (it)only to sports, you can find thing like boxing, bowling, basketball, foot ball, baseball and soccer on 24 hours a day!
In the United State, there are several sports that seem to be much more popular than others. The most popular sports in the United States today, being watched live and on screens, are:
1. Baseball is one of the top sports being played in the United States. Having been played in the United States the longest, baseball attracts millions of fans to ball fields every year. Proud parents everywhere enjoy watching their children learn and play the game. When it comes to sports， professional and amateur(业余爱好者) baseball is ranked(分等级) right up there at the top.
2. Football began as a college sport in the United States in the mid 1800s. Football is truly the“ American Sport”, since the modern football originate(起源于) in the US. It has grown from being played only in college to having professional teams and being played by students in both elementary and high schools.
3. Basketball is a popular sport worldwide. The number of people around the world playing basketball can reach 300 million! Basketball is one of some professional sports in the United States to welcome foreign players onto teams, with many players of professional basketball being recruited from other countries and brought to the United States to play.
4. Hockey is one of the newer sports gaining popularity in America. It did not originate in the United States, but it has found its way into their sporting life and become one of the fastest growing sports. Ice hockey is the most popular form of this sport, with street hockey being popular-with older kids everywhere.
1. Which sport has been played in the United States longest, baseball, football or basketball
2. When did football begin as a college sport in the United States
3. Why can we say football is truly the"American Sport"
4. How many people play basketball around the world
5. Street hockey is the most popular form of this sport, isn’t it
6.Are you interested in one of the sports in the passage or not Why (Tell at least two reasons)
（九）
Dinosaurs suddenly disappeared about 65 million years ago. There are a lot of theories on why they died out. And the most famous is the asteroid(小行星)theory.
Many scientists think that at that time a 10-kilometre-wide asteroid hit the Earth. It broke the Earth’s outer covering, and made hot dust fly into the sky. Then the hot dust caused fires, storms, acid rain, and even volcanoes. The great heat killed most living things.
The large amount of dust in the sky formed a layer so sunlight couldn’t reach Earth for months and the temperature became lower and lower. As a result, more dinosaurs died. Because plants could not grow without sunlight, they soon died. So if there were still some dinosaurs strong enough to survive, they had nothing to eat and so, died out.
A recent study shows that at that time two asteroids moving between Mars and Jupiter hit each other and sent many huge rocks to the Earth, including the ones that killed the dinosaurs.
However, no one knows the truth. Now what do you think
1.What is the most famous theory on why dinosaurs died out
2.How big was the asteroid that hit the Earth according to many scientists
The asteroid was ___________ wide.
3.How did the asteroid kill most living things
The asteroid hit the Earth and killed most living things by _________________ .
4.What three things made dinosaurs die out according to the asteroid theory
_______ _______ and ___ made dinosaurs die out.
5.What different detail can we learn from the recent study
We can learn from the recent study that ___________ from the two asteroids hitting each
other killed the dinosaurs.
6. What do you learn from this passage
_____________________________________________
（十）
It was very windy when I woke up last Tuesday morning. As soon as I set off for the airport, it began to rain heavily. What a special way to start a holiday!
While I was driving to the airport, the storm got worse. Suddenly, a huge flash of lightning struck a tree. It came straight down just metres in front of my car. The fallen tree completely blocked(堵塞) the road, so I was stuck. I tried to call for help on my mobile, but the line was dead.
I was sure that I’d miss my plane, so I turned on the radio and tried to get used to the idea. Soon there was a loud knock at the window. To my surprise, it was a young man in leather clothes. “Need a ride, sir ” He asked. My plane was leaving in an hour so I didn’t think twice. I took my bags, climbed carefully onto the motorcycle and shouted. “To the airport please!”
It was my first time on a motorcycle so I was badly frightened. The young man drove so fast that I kept my eyes shut all the way. Suddenly, the motorcycle came to a stop. “Here we are, sir!” he said. I looked at my watch and there were only ten minutes left. I was just in time for my flight. The young man wished me a nice trip, then quickly drove away.
1. What was the weather like when the writer woke up last Tuesday morning
2. What did the writer do first after the fallen tree blocked the road
_____________________________________________________________
3. The writer thought he would miss his plane before the young man appeared, didn’t he
4. How did the writer feel when he was riding on the motorcycle
5. How long did it take the young man drive the writer to the airport？
_____________________________________________________________
6. What do you think of the young man Why
_____________________________________________________________
（十一）
An old English saying says, “Laughter is the best medicine.” One person who certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.
Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called Saturday Review for almost forty years.
In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe, Mr. Cousins discovered he had a rare disease.
In less than a week after he got back, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told Mr. Cousins that they did not know how to cure his problem and he might never get over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope.
Mr. Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by unhappy thoughts. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.
He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.
Mr. Cousins left the hospital and he continued his experiment with laughter in a hotel. For eight days, he watched comedy shows on television, read amusing books and slept when he was tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to run on the beach for exercise.
After a few months, Mr. Cousins was able to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.
What was the matter with Norman Cousins after his trip to Europe
Could the doctor cure his problem
In Mr Cousins' opinion, what could cure his illness
How did Mr Cousins make himself happy
How do you understand the last sentence “He had laughed himself back to health.”
（十二）
An Internet friend is someone who you talk to online but probably have never met.You may have first talked to this person in a chat room and discovered that you have a lot in common. You probably exchange messages with this person whenever you are online.Internet friends often live in another city, or even another county! Having Internet friends is a unique(独特的) experience and gives us a chance to learn about other people.
Be cautious (谨慎的)
Even though Internet friends can be a lot of fun, it is important to remember that we need to be cautious. Since we have probably never met the person we are talking to, we have no way of knowing if he/she is telling the truth. It is important not to give too much personal information because it may be dangerous. Always think twice before giving an Internet friend your telephone number or home address.
Don't forget about your true friends
Having Internet friends can be very exciting, but it is important to remember to keep the relationship light-hearted. There may be many people that you talk to online, but they don't know the real you. An Internet friend can never replace (取代) your true friends. Good friends will know all about you and be there when you need them. You can spend time with them and share your feelings.
If you have Internet friends, enjoy talking with them online, but don't forget about your true friends. Remember to balance your time among friends and you should have a good time!
Is an Internet friend someone who you talk to online but probably have never met (1分)
_________,__________________________________________.
What is the advantage of having Internet friends (2分)
________________________________________________ __.
Why is it dangerous to give too much personal information to your Internet fiend (2分)
________________________________________________ __.
What are true friends like according to the passage (2分).
____________________________________________________.
What's the purpose of the passage (2分)
____________________________________________________.
What do you think of having Internet friends (3分)
____________________________________________________.
（十三）
As an English language teacher I have come into contact with many, many different nationalities. The People I teach English to come from very different backgrounds. I have also been fortunate enough to travel to different countries with my work: the USA, China, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, to name just a few. You might think, then, that I would be well prepared for the challenge of meeting different cultures. 1 think I am quite well prepared, but I have had some interesting and surprising experiences. Here are some of the experiences which have made an impression on me.
Arab culture
When some Saudi Arabian students invited me to their house for a meal, we sat on the floor to eat. When I complimented an Omani(阿曼苏丹国) student on his smart coat, he offered it to me! It seems that is the expected response in some parts of the Arab World.
When I asked a Saudi student when his birthday was, he said he didn't know. I kept asking him the same question thinking he didn't understand, but the problem was that they don't celebrate birthdays in some parts of the Arab world.
Japanese culture
When I was invited for a meal by some Japanese students I was surprised that I had to take my shoes off before going into the house. I was even more surprised when I had to sing karaoke!
I have noticed that when I ask Japanese students a question, they often don't say anything in response until they have the answer. The silence is longer than we expect in English culture, where you normally make some kind of noise to show you have understood the question and you are thinking about it.
German culture
At first German students talked to me very formally, calling me"Mister Jones and using the polite form of 'you' . (In German and other European languages there are two forms of the pronoun ' you', one for people you know well and another for people you don't know so well, or people who are older or have a higher status than you)
I was surprised that German people thought it was OK to ask you how much you earn. We would only do that with people we know very well in England.
Chinese culture
We had a group of Chinese teachers here. They made their tea in their cups. Boiling water was added to the same leaves when they wanted another cup of tea. I found this interesting because we make our tea in a teapot, using boiling water. But new leaves or teabags are used every time we want another pot of tea. We drink it black or milk and sugar can be added to the tea, depending on personal preference.
I don't think the cultural differences I have experienced have caused any real
problems. They just make life interesting.
What does the author think about his experiences in foreign countries
What happened to the author when he complimented an Omani student on his smart coat
What was the author surprised at when he was in Japan
It isn't proper to ask people about their incomes in England, is it
Do you like the Chinese way of drinking tea or the British way Why
（十四）
Dreams
"Last night I had an unusual dream. I dreamed that I was flying. When I moved arms up and down, I moved higher and higher into the sky. I felt as free as a bird,” ---Martha, age 35.
“I had a bad dream -- a nightmare -- that kept coming back . I walked out of my bedroom, and a monster came out and ran after me. One night, when the monster was running after me, I turned back and said .” Leave me alone!” I haven't had the dream again since then. “ -- Jason, age 14.
what do these dreams mean For thousands of years, people have tried to interpret dreams(释梦). Many modern dream researchers have come up with theories(理论)about dreams. They believe that dreams tell us what is going on in our lives.
Usually, flying is a positive(积极的) symbol in a dream. Flying in dreams means success, control, confidence, and “being on top it all”. So Martha, the person who had the first dream, may be in love or may have success at work.
Monster in dreams often represent(代表) fears. For Jason, the monsters may represent the adults who control his life. Or it may represent Jason’s fears about growing up. But Jason showed that he was able to conquer(克服) his fears.
Here are some common symbols in dreams.
Snakes: If you dream about snakes, there will be good changes in your life. For the ancient Greeks, dreams with snakes were the most positive ones. And dream interpreters still say the same today.
Big wave: Water in dreams often means emotional concerns. A big wave probably means an emotional worry. If you can guess the problem, you'll be able to solve it and be happier.
Teeth: If you dream that your teeth fall out, you may be worried about your appearance. Or it might mean that you have dental problems.
Falling: If you dream that you are falling, you may feel that your life is out of control. Slow down, and figure out how to solve the problem in your dreams.
So what are your dreams telling you
Martha had a usual dream last night, didn’t he
If you dream that you are flying in the sky, what may the dream mean
Why haven’t Jason had the bad dream again since then
How many other common symbols does the writer tell us in the passage besides the two examples at the beginning of the passage
Do you believe dreams really tell us something Why or Why not
（十五）
We know the mosquitoes(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 that 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 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.
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. Where can we find mosquitoes
2. Male mosquitoes don't bite people, do they
3. Why do the female mosquitoes bite people
4. If a female mosquito doesn't like your blood, what will she do
5. How will a mosquito bite you if she likes you
6. What do you think of the itch on your body
2021-2022学年下学期上海八年级期末总复习-阅读回答问题专项练习
（一）
Answer the questions(根据短文回答问题）
April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the United States and brought to Britain in 1994. Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousand of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The purpose of this day is to broaden girls horizons(眼界) and raise their self-confidence(自信)。
For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society.But actually, girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys.
Now the girls have a close look at what their parents are doing and this may help them to be more self-confident when they are faced with a choice of work. schools and many companies support the activity, too many experts believe that girls with higher self-confidence aim higher and are more likely to be successful in life. Parents have important effect on the confidence of teenage girls. If parents believe in their daughters and show examples both at work as well as at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
1.When was Take Our Daughter to work day brought to Britain
____________________________________________________.
2.This special day is for girls of all ages, isn't it
____________________________________________________.
3.What do girls usually do on this day
____________________________________________________.
4.What's the purpose of this day
_____________________________________________________.
5.If girls have higher self-confidence in life, what will their life in future be like
_____________________________________________________.
1. In 1994
2. No,it isn’t
3. They take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their self-confidence 4. To broaden girls horizons and raise their self-confidence
5. They are more likely to be successful in the future
（二）
Newspapers are very important in our daily life. Many people begin their day by reading the paper. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they didn't have time to read the news carefully and must be pleased with a quick look at the front page. At other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to have a quick look at the headlines.
There are newspapers to please every reader. In big cities there are many types (类) with several different editions (版面) every day. In some towns there are fewer papers and perhaps only one edition each day. In some places the paper is printed weekly.
Most papers have several editions, especially on Sundays when the edition is larger than usual. There are, besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement(娱乐) page, a business page and so on.
1.Why do people read newspapers
2.Are the newspapers very important in our daily life
3.How are the newspapers usually printed in big cities
4.What do most papers have
5.If you want to see a film, what can you do
6.What page do you like most, why
1. They learn what is going on in the world.
2. Yes, they are.
3. Newspapers are printed in many types with several different editions every day.
4. There are, besides the front page with the most important news, the sports news, the amusement page, a business page and so on.
5. I can read the amusement page of the newspaper.
6. Any reasonable answer is OK.
（三）
Lauren Singer has produced almost no waste in the past two years, proving that a rubbish-free lifestyle is possible. .
Lauren studied environmental science at NYU(New York University), and it was during her student years that she began working towards a "zero-waste" goal. Today she has learned to make all of her own everyday eco-friendly products, such as toothpaste, shampoo, kitchen cleaner and so on. She also set up her own company, "The Simply Co", through which she sells her homemade products.
Lauren regularly writes about her experiences of a zero-waste life on her blog. Lauren admits that the past two years haven't been easy. “I stopped buying packaged products and began bringing my own bags and jars to fill with products at the supermarket," she explained.
“I stopped buying new clothes and shopped for only second-hand things. I said no to things like straws(吸管) in my drinks at bars, to plastic or paper bags at stores."
Even though the journey has been hard, Lauren's zero-waste life has been well worth the effort. Lauren says that she now saves a lot of money because she is prepared when she goes shopping and does not buy things that she won't use at all. She also eats healthy food because she buys fresh organic fruits and vegetables instead of packaged foods.
The 23-year-old girl has become a role model to many. She's giving talks in schools and colleges and also having more and more interviews about her zero-waste lifestyle on TV and the radio worldwide.
1.Lauren has lived a trash-free life for two years so far, hasn't she
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2.When did Lauren begin working towards a “zero waste” goal
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3.What kind of things has Lauren learnt to make by herself'
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4.How was Lauren's zero-waste life at first
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5.What did Lauren do in order to reach a "zero waste" goal (List at least2 things)
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6.In your opinion, why does Lauren’s success cause so much attention
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1. Yes, she has.
2. Since her student years.
3. Her own everyday eco-friendly products.
4. It hasn’t been easy.
5. She doesn’t buy things that she won’t use at all and she also eats healthy food.
6. Any reasonable answer is OK.
（四）
It was a Friday morning. I felt too lazy to drive my car, so I called a taxi. The taxi arrived at my door at 6: 00 a.m. and I got into it. I was so busy looking for something in my bag that I didn’t pay attention to the driver. I just said, “Please go right now! I’m in a hurry!”
A voice replied, “Yes, madam! “
I was surprised when I heard a female voice. I stopped what I was doing for a second at the driver. The driver was a young lady of about thirty. It was my first time seeing a young lady driving a taxi!
The car was running smoothly towards my destination. It was quite a distance from my home. The driver was driving perfectly well. I had travelled in taxi many times, but I had never seen a young lady driver! I was curious(急切的) about the reason why she had chosen this job，so I started a conversation(对话),
“If you don't mind, can I ask you some questions “
“Yes, madam, no problem.”
"I guess you are well-educated.”
“Yes, madam, I have finished my education. I have done my MBA courses.” “Oh, wow! Why did you choose this job then, instead of going for a business or financial career ”
I could see her face in the rear view mirror(后视镜). She smiled and expressed her opinion. I was really surprised.
Very politely, she said, “I have been interested in driving since I was a child. I have realized my childhood dream. I do respect each and every job. I don’t mind whether a job is good or bad in other people’s eyes. I want a job where I can get satisfaction. I received offers from big companies but I preferred this one because I like it. Although I can’t earn much money from this job, I love driving! That’s it! “
When did the taxi arrive at the writer's home that morning
At first, the writer noticed that the taxi driver was a woman, didn’t she
Why did the writer start a conversation with the taxi driver
What information did the writer get about the young lady driver‘s education
Why did the lady driver refuse job offers from big companies
What have you learned from this story (2分)
1. At6:00a.m
2. No, she didn’t
3. Because she was curious about the reason why the driver had chosen this job
4. The writer knew that the driver had finished/done her MBA course
5. Because she was interested in driving/she preferred to be a driver/she liked it/she loved driving and she could get satisfaction from it
6. (From this story I’ve learned that) We should respect each other and every job/we shouldn’t judge a person by what she or he does, and it's important to do what one likes to do/to do a job where she or he can get satisfaction..(Any reasonable answer will be acceptable.) 2分
（五）
Watching news about the environment on TV can make us feel sad. The problems seem so big that it’s difficult to imagine how individuals (个人) can do anything about them. Rebecca Hosking, however, thought differently.
Rebecca decided to do something when she saw something that made her cry — hundreds of dead birds in the Pacific Ocean(太平洋) because they had accidentally (意外地) eaten the plastic thrown into the sea. People throw tons of plastic into the sea each year! Beaches on Pacific islands that should have been the most beautiful places in the world were covered with plastic toys, drinks bottles, pens, cigarette lighters(烟头) — every plastic thing you can think of.
Rebecca decided that she had to do something. Back at home she thought about what she could do to help solve the problem of throwaway(丢弃的) plastic. In her hometown of Modbury, she asked local shopkeepers(店主) if they could do one thing to help. She asked them to stop using plastic bags in their shops.
Plastic bags are used everywhere in Britain — every supermarket every corner shop. The numbers are amazing. Britain uses nearly 17 billion plastic bags each year. And the bags can take hundreds of years to break down because they are chemical rather than natural, so each year the sea and the environment become more and more polluted.
To Rebecca’s surprise, the shopkeepers agreed and Modbury became the first plastic bag free town in Britain. Instead, shops offered reusable cotton bags or biodegradable (生物可降解的) bags.
Other towns followed Modbury’s example and towns around Britain and around the world are becoming plastic bag free. It won’t solve all of the world’s environmental problems but it shows ________________________________.
Did Rebecca agree individuals could do nothing about the big environmental problems
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Why did the hundreds of birds die in the Pacific Ocean
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The beaches on Pacific islands are no longer some of the most beautiful places, are they
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How many plastic bags do people in Britain use each year
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What does the sentence “The shop is plastic bag free” mean
It means the shop______________________________________________.
What can be fill in the last sentence according to the context（上下文）
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No, she didn’t.
Because they had accidentally eaten the plastic thrown into the sea.
No, they aren’t.
They use nearly 17 billion plastic bags each year.
doesn’t offer plastic bags.
76. Individuals can do something to help improve the environment. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)…
（六）
An old man,who works to build houses,was ready to retire.The employer(雇主)was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house.
The old man said yes,but in time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work.He turned to bad workmanship and used poor building materials.It was an unlucky way to end his working life. When the old man finished his work and the employer came to see the house,the employer handed the front door key to the old man."This is your house,my gift to you.”
What a shock! What a shame! If the old man had only known he was building his own house,
he would have done it all so differently.Now he had to live in the home he had built none too well.
So it is with us. We build our lives in a distracted(不 专 注 的)way,willing to put up less than the best.At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shock we look at the situation we have created and find that we are now living in the house we have built. If we had realized that, we would have done it differently.
It is the only life you will ever have. Even if you live it for only one day more,that day
deserves to be lived with dignity(尊严）
The sentence on the wall reads,“Life is a do-it-yourself project.”Who could say it more
clearly Your life today is the result of__________(1)_________(n.)in the past.Your life
tomorrow will be __(2)___________________________.
1.What did the old man's employer ask him to do before he retired
2. The old man put all his heart in his last work,didn't he
3. How did the old man feel when he realized that the last house he built was his ho me
4.Why does every day deserve to be lived with dignity
5. What can be filled (in the first line with at least a noun and the second line with proper
meaning)for the last paragraph
Your life today is the result of__ (1)___________(n.)in the past.
Your life tomorrow will be ____(2)________________________________.
1.The old man’s employer asked him to build just one more house.
2.No, he didn’t.
3.Shameful and unhappy.
4.Because it is the only life we will ever have.
5.(1) attitudes and choices. (2) .the result of your attitudes and choices you make today.
（七）
Nowadays, crowds of tourists travelled to the campuses of Tsinghua and Peking Universities. “Tsinghua University opens to the public at 8: 30 a.m, however, many people start to line up at 3-4 a.m, because people who come at 6 a.m. may be too late and can only enter in the afternoon,” a guard told People’s Daily.
In fact, it’s not only Chinese universities that are overcrowded with tourists in summer. Cambridge and Oxford in the United Kingdom also come across the same problem.
According to the Guardian, the road in front of King’s College, Cambridge is usually filled with tourists, including Chinese schoolchildren in uniforms, before most coach (长途汽车) tours have even arrived.
Universities in the United States are also popular among Chinese tourists. Nine out of ten Chinese visitors to the US want to tour a university, according to a survey.
So why do Chinese tourists have such a big love for famous universities
One reason is that many parents hope to get their children accepted into a top university in the future, according to People’s Daily.
One of the mothers from Hunan Province said while walking her 14-year-old son around the campuses of Tsinghua and Peking universities this summer, “I brought him here to see what top universities look like and let him compare them with those of our hometown. I hope he can learn something and be inspired to come here to study in the future,” she told China Daily.
And it’s not just ambitious students and parents you’ll find touring campuses. A tourist of 31, who comes from Xi’an, visited tow famous US universities in 2014. “American universities are much more open than Chinese ones. There are no walls,” he told The New York Times, “I was excited. I felt this urge to have a free exchange of ideas with someone.”
1. When do most tourists start to line up at Tsinghua University
2. What problem do Cambridge and Oxford come across
3. King’s College tourists love to visit famous universities
4. How many Chinese visitors to the US want to tour a university
78. Why do Chinese tourists love to visit famous university
6. Do you want to visit the famous universities Why or why not
1. They are overcrowded with tourists in summer
2. Yes, it is.
3. Nine out of ten Chinese visitors to the US. want to tour a university.
4. Because many parents hope to get their children accepted into the universities.
5. Any reasonable answer is ok.
（八）
All around the globe, on any given day, you will find some sort of sports event on your local television station. With networks dedicated (it)only to sports, you can find thing like boxing, bowling, basketball, foot ball, baseball and soccer on 24 hours a day!
In the United State, there are several sports that seem to be much more popular than others. The most popular sports in the United States today, being watched live and on screens, are:
1. Baseball is one of the top sports being played in the United States. Having been played in the United States the longest, baseball attracts millions of fans to ball fields every year. Proud parents everywhere enjoy watching their children learn and play the game. When it comes to sports， professional and amateur(业余爱好者) baseball is ranked(分等级) right up there at the top.
2. Football began as a college sport in the United States in the mid 1800s. Football is truly the“ American Sport”, since the modern football originate(起源于) in the US. It has grown from being played only in college to having professional teams and being played by students in both elementary and high schools.
3. Basketball is a popular sport worldwide. The number of people around the world playing basketball can reach 300 million! Basketball is one of some professional sports in the United States to welcome foreign players onto teams, with many players of professional basketball being recruited from other countries and brought to the United States to play.
4. Hockey is one of the newer sports gaining popularity in America. It did not originate in the United States, but it has found its way into their sporting life and become one of the fastest growing sports. Ice hockey is the most popular form of this sport, with street hockey being popular-with older kids everywhere.
1. Which sport has been played in the United States longest, baseball, football or basketball
2. When did football begin as a college sport in the United States
3. Why can we say football is truly the"American Sport"
4. How many people play basketball around the world
5. Street hockey is the most popular form of this sport, isn’t it
6.Are you interested in one of the sports in the passage or not Why (Tell at least two reasons)
1 Baseball
2 in the mid 1800s
3 the modern football originate(起源于) in the US
4 300 million
5 No, it isn’t.
6 Any possible reason is OK
（九）
Dinosaurs suddenly disappeared about 65 million years ago. There are a lot of theories on why they died out. And the most famous is the asteroid(小行星)theory.
Many scientists think that at that time a 10-kilometre-wide asteroid hit the Earth. It broke the Earth’s outer covering, and made hot dust fly into the sky. Then the hot dust caused fires, storms, acid rain, and even volcanoes. The great heat killed most living things.
The large amount of dust in the sky formed a layer so sunlight couldn’t reach Earth for months and the temperature became lower and lower. As a result, more dinosaurs died. Because plants could not grow without sunlight, they soon died. So if there were still some dinosaurs strong enough to survive, they had nothing to eat and so, died out.
A recent study shows that at that time two asteroids moving between Mars and Jupiter hit each other and sent many huge rocks to the Earth, including the ones that killed the dinosaurs.
However, no one knows the truth. Now what do you think
1.What is the most famous theory on why dinosaurs died out
2.How big was the asteroid that hit the Earth according to many scientists
The asteroid was ___________ wide.
3.How did the asteroid kill most living things
The asteroid hit the Earth and killed most living things by _________________ .
4.What three things made dinosaurs die out according to the asteroid theory
_______ _______ and ___ made dinosaurs die out.
5.What different detail can we learn from the recent study
We can learn from the recent study that ___________ from the two asteroids hitting each
other killed the dinosaurs.
6. What do you learn from this passage
_____________________________________________
1. The asteroid theory. 2. 10 kilometres 3. hot dust and great heat
4. Heat, cold 5. many huge rocks 6. No definite answer.
（十）
It was very windy when I woke up last Tuesday morning. As soon as I set off for the airport, it began to rain heavily. What a special way to start a holiday!
While I was driving to the airport, the storm got worse. Suddenly, a huge flash of lightning struck a tree. It came straight down just metres in front of my car. The fallen tree completely blocked(堵塞) the road, so I was stuck. I tried to call for help on my mobile, but the line was dead.
I was sure that I’d miss my plane, so I turned on the radio and tried to get used to the idea. Soon there was a loud knock at the window. To my surprise, it was a young man in leather clothes. “Need a ride, sir ” He asked. My plane was leaving in an hour so I didn’t think twice. I took my bags, climbed carefully onto the motorcycle and shouted. “To the airport please!”
It was my first time on a motorcycle so I was badly frightened. The young man drove so fast that I kept my eyes shut all the way. Suddenly, the motorcycle came to a stop. “Here we are, sir!” he said. I looked at my watch and there were only ten minutes left. I was just in time for my flight. The young man wished me a nice trip, then quickly drove away.
1. What was the weather like when the writer woke up last Tuesday morning
2. What did the writer do first after the fallen tree blocked the road
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3. The writer thought he would miss his plane before the young man appeared, didn’t he
4. How did the writer feel when he was riding on the motorcycle
5. How long did it take the young man drive the writer to the airport？
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6. What do you think of the young man Why
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1. It was very windy.
2. He tried to call for help on his mobile.
3. Yes, he did.
4. He was badly frightened.
5. About 50 minutes.
6. He is warm-hearted. Because when he saw someone in trouble, he offered help and asked for nothing. (Any reasonable answer can be accepted.)(2分)
（十一）
An old English saying says, “Laughter is the best medicine.” One person who certainly would have agreed with this is Norman Cousins.
Norman Cousins was the editor of a magazine called Saturday Review for almost forty years.
In the 1960s, after returning to the United States from a busy and tiring trip to Europe, Mr. Cousins discovered he had a rare disease.
In less than a week after he got back, he could not stand. Every move that he made was painful. He was not able to sleep at night. The doctors told Mr. Cousins that they did not know how to cure his problem and he might never get over the illness. Mr. Cousins, however, refused to give up hope.
Mr. Cousins thought that the illness could be caused by unhappy thoughts. He did not want to take medicine to cure himself. Instead, he felt that happy thoughts or laughter might cure his illness.
He began to experiment on himself while still in the hospital by watching comedy shows on television. Mr. Cousins quickly found that ten minutes of real laughter during the day gave him two hours of pain-free sleep at night.
Mr. Cousins left the hospital and he continued his experiment with laughter in a hotel. For eight days, he watched comedy shows on television, read amusing books and slept when he was tired. Within three weeks, he felt well enough to run on the beach for exercise.
After a few months, Mr. Cousins was able to carry on his work. He had laughed himself back to health.
What was the matter with Norman Cousins after his trip to Europe
Could the doctor cure his problem
In Mr Cousins' opinion, what could cure his illness
How did Mr Cousins make himself happy
How do you understand the last sentence “He had laughed himself back to health.”
1. He had a rare disease.
2. No.
3. unhappy thoughts
4. by watching comedy shows on television
5. He became healthy again.
（十二）
An Internet friend is someone who you talk to online but probably have never met.You may have first talked to this person in a chat room and discovered that you have a lot in common. You probably exchange messages with this person whenever you are online.Internet friends often live in another city, or even another county! Having Internet friends is a unique(独特的) experience and gives us a chance to learn about other people.
Be cautious (谨慎的)
Even though Internet friends can be a lot of fun, it is important to remember that we need to be cautious. Since we have probably never met the person we are talking to, we have no way of knowing if he/she is telling the truth. It is important not to give too much personal information because it may be dangerous. Always think twice before giving an Internet friend your telephone number or home address.
Don't forget about your true friends
Having Internet friends can be very exciting, but it is important to remember to keep the relationship light-hearted. There may be many people that you talk to online, but they don't know the real you. An Internet friend can never replace (取代) your true friends. Good friends will know all about you and be there when you need them. You can spend time with them and share your feelings.
If you have Internet friends, enjoy talking with them online, but don't forget about your true friends. Remember to balance your time among friends and you should have a good time!
Is an Internet friend someone who you talk to online but probably have never met (1分)
_________,__________________________________________.
What is the advantage of having Internet friends (2分)
________________________________________________ __.
Why is it dangerous to give too much personal information to your Internet fiend (2分)
________________________________________________ __.
What are true friends like according to the passage (2分).
____________________________________________________.
What's the purpose of the passage (2分)
____________________________________________________.
What do you think of having Internet friends (3分)
____________________________________________________.
Yes, it is.
It gives us a chance to learn about other people.
Because we have no way of knowing if he/she is telling the truth.
True friends will know all about you and be there when you need them.
The passage wants to tells us be cautious about Internet friends and don’t forget about your true friends.
Any reasonable answer can be accepted.
（十三）
As an English language teacher I have come into contact with many, many different nationalities. The People I teach English to come from very different backgrounds. I have also been fortunate enough to travel to different countries with my work: the USA, China, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, to name just a few. You might think, then, that I would be well prepared for the challenge of meeting different cultures. 1 think I am quite well prepared, but I have had some interesting and surprising experiences. Here are some of the experiences which have made an impression on me.
Arab culture
When some Saudi Arabian students invited me to their house for a meal, we sat on the floor to eat. When I complimented an Omani(阿曼苏丹国) student on his smart coat, he offered it to me! It seems that is the expected response in some parts of the Arab World.
When I asked a Saudi student when his birthday was, he said he didn't know. I kept asking him the same question thinking he didn't understand, but the problem was that they don't celebrate birthdays in some parts of the Arab world.
Japanese culture
When I was invited for a meal by some Japanese students I was surprised that I had to take my shoes off before going into the house. I was even more surprised when I had to sing karaoke!
I have noticed that when I ask Japanese students a question, they often don't say anything in response until they have the answer. The silence is longer than we expect in English culture, where you normally make some kind of noise to show you have understood the question and you are thinking about it.
German culture
At first German students talked to me very formally, calling me"Mister Jones and using the polite form of 'you' . (In German and other European languages there are two forms of the pronoun ' you', one for people you know well and another for people you don't know so well, or people who are older or have a higher status than you)
I was surprised that German people thought it was OK to ask you how much you earn. We would only do that with people we know very well in England.
Chinese culture
We had a group of Chinese teachers here. They made their tea in their cups. Boiling water was added to the same leaves when they wanted another cup of tea. I found this interesting because we make our tea in a teapot, using boiling water. But new leaves or teabags are used every time we want another pot of tea. We drink it black or milk and sugar can be added to the tea, depending on personal preference.
I don't think the cultural differences I have experienced have caused any real
problems. They just make life interesting.
What does the author think about his experiences in foreign countries
What happened to the author when he complimented an Omani student on his smart coat
What was the author surprised at when he was in Japan
It isn't proper to ask people about their incomes in England, is it
Do you like the Chinese way of drinking tea or the British way Why
1. He thinks they are interesting and surprising.
2. He offered it to the author.
3. He was surprised that he had to take his shoes off before going into the house and even more surprised when he had to sing karaoke!
4. No, it isn’t
5. Any reasonable answer can be accepted.
（十四）
Dreams
"Last night I had an unusual dream. I dreamed that I was flying. When I moved arms up and down, I moved higher and higher into the sky. I felt as free as a bird,” ---Martha, age 35.
“I had a bad dream -- a nightmare -- that kept coming back . I walked out of my bedroom, and a monster came out and ran after me. One night, when the monster was running after me, I turned back and said .” Leave me alone!” I haven't had the dream again since then. “ -- Jason, age 14.
what do these dreams mean For thousands of years, people have tried to interpret dreams(释梦). Many modern dream researchers have come up with theories(理论)about dreams. They believe that dreams tell us what is going on in our lives.
Usually, flying is a positive(积极的) symbol in a dream. Flying in dreams means success, control, confidence, and “being on top it all”. So Martha, the person who had the first dream, may be in love or may have success at work.
Monster in dreams often represent(代表) fears. For Jason, the monsters may represent the adults who control his life. Or it may represent Jason’s fears about growing up. But Jason showed that he was able to conquer(克服) his fears.
Here are some common symbols in dreams.
Snakes: If you dream about snakes, there will be good changes in your life. For the ancient Greeks, dreams with snakes were the most positive ones. And dream interpreters still say the same today.
Big wave: Water in dreams often means emotional concerns. A big wave probably means an emotional worry. If you can guess the problem, you'll be able to solve it and be happier.
Teeth: If you dream that your teeth fall out, you may be worried about your appearance. Or it might mean that you have dental problems.
Falling: If you dream that you are falling, you may feel that your life is out of control. Slow down, and figure out how to solve the problem in your dreams.
So what are your dreams telling you
Martha had a usual dream last night, didn’t he
If you dream that you are flying in the sky, what may the dream mean
Why haven’t Jason had the bad dream again since then
How many other common symbols does the writer tell us in the passage besides the two examples at the beginning of the passage
Do you believe dreams really tell us something Why or Why not
Yes,he has.
Flying in dreams means success, control, confidence, and “being on top it all”.
Because Jason had conquered(克服) his fears.
Four
Any reasonable answer is possible.
（十五）
We know the mosquitoes(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 that 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 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.
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. Where can we find mosquitoes
2. Male mosquitoes don't bite people, do they
3. Why do the female mosquitoes bite people
4. If a female mosquito doesn't like your blood, what will she do
5. How will a mosquito bite you if she likes you
6. What do you think of the itch on your body
1.Everywhere / almost all over the world
2. No, they don’t
3. Because they need blood to lay eggs
4. Turn to someone else
5. Quickly and quietly
6. Terrible / uncomfortable ….