Question

We know the mosquito 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 (咬) 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. 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.The underlined word “Mosquito” means _______ in Chinese.

A. 苍蝇    B. 蜻蜓   

C. 蝴蝶     D. 蚊子

2. There are more than ___________  kinds of mosquitoes in the world.

A. 25    B. 250       

C. 2, 500  D. 2, 500,000

3. 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

4.The mosquito bites you _________.

A. when you’re playing            B. because you have chosen it

C. too quickly to let you know     D. but doesn’t like you

5. Which of the following sentences is wrong?

A. Male mosquito doesn’t bite.

B. Mosquitoes need blood to lay eggs.

C. The itching begins after the mosquito bites you.

D. All the mosquitoes don’t like to bite people for blood.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍蚊子种类繁多，遍布世界各地。它总是在寻找它要咬的人或物，悄无声息，吃饱喝足之后在树叶上或墙上下很多的蛋。

1. 词义猜测题。“吸血”和“会飞”是mosquitoes的两个主要特征。根据这两个特点，联系生活常识，即可选定答案。另外，读罢全文之后，也能将其余选项予以排除。故应选D。

2.短文They can be found almost all over the world, and there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.的描述可知，世界上有超过2500种蚊子。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据短文But if she doesn’t like your blood, she will turn to someone else for more delicious blood的描述可知，蚊子不咬你，就会咬别人。故应选D。

4. 根据短文…she lands on your body without letting you know. She bites you so quickly and quietly that you may not feel anything different的描述可知，蚊子咬人是如此的快，以致于人没有感觉到。故应选C。

5.根据短文It’s true that male mosquito doesn’t bite (咬) and only the female mosquito bites because she needs blood to lay eggs的描述可知，选项D是不符合文章叙述的。故应选D。

考点：科普类短文阅读。