Mosquitoes(蚊子)can be seen everywhere all over the world, especially in summer. And there are more than 2,500 kinds of them.

__43_likes the mosquito, but the mosquito may like you. She thinks your blood is delicious.

She? Yes, she. It’s true that the male(雄性)mosquito doesn’t bite(咬)and only the female mosquito bites because she 　44 blood(血液)to lay eggs. She is always 　45 things or people she wants to bite. If she likes what she finds, she will bite. But if she doesn’t like your blood, she 　46 to someone else for more delicious blood. Next time a mosquito bites you, just remember you’re different from others.

If the mosquito likes you, she will land on your body 　47 letting you know. She bites you 48 quickly and quietly that you may feel nothing. 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 itch begins, she has 　49　 .

And then what happens? Well, after her delicious 　50　 ,it’s dark. The mosquito feels　 51 .

She just wants to find a place to have a good rest. There, on a leaf or a wall, she begins to lay eggs, 　52　 eggs.

( ) 43.A.Everyone　　　　　　　 B. No one　　　　　　 C. Someone

( ) 44.A.needs　　　　　　　　 B. need　　　　　　　 C. want

( ) 45.A.finding　　　　　　　　 B. wants　　　　　　　 C. looking for

( ) 46.A.will turn　　　　　　　 B. turns to　　　　　　 C. turn

( ) 47.A.with　　　　　　　　　 B. without　　　 　　　C. after

( ) 48.A.so　　　　　　　　　　 B. such　　　　　　　 C. very

( ) 49.A.flies away　　　　　　　 B. flew away　　　　　 C. flown away

( ) 50.A.breakfast　　　　　　　 B. dinner　　　　　　　 C. lunch

( ) 51.A.tiring　　　　　　　　 B. tired　　　　　　　　 C. relaxing

( ) 52.A.3 hundreds　　　　　　 B. hundred of　　　　　 C. hundreds of

 “If Mum finds that I’m going to the beach, I’ll be in trouble.” I said to myself.

I walked   51   and tried not to make any noise. A few minutes later, I got out of the house and started   52   to the bus stop quickly. After half an hour, I was at the   53   with my friends, Jimmy and Bobby. We began to play volleyball   54  . Suddenly, Bobby   55   the ball too hard and it flew into the sea. I thought my swimming skill was   56   , so I decided to get the ball.

I jumped into the water and started swimming   57   the ball. However, after about ten minutes, I got cramp （抽筋）in my leg and I   58   swim. I tried hard to control (控制) my body and after several minutes I   59  . I began to swim back to the beach. But soon I felt too   60   to swim any further.

Luckily, a boat soon reached and   61   me. When I woke up, I was in a(n)   62   . After a few minutes, my parents walked in with angry and   63   faces. They were angry with me for my going out of the house   64   they were glad because the doctor said I was not badly hurt.

I will never forget that terrible   65   and never want to do it again.

(   ) 51. A. quickly         B. easily         C. loudly            D. slowly

(   ) 52. A. walking        B. driving        C. running           D. riding

(   ) 53. A. house         B. beach          C . station           D. school

(   ) 54. A. angrily        B. sadly          C. quietly            D. happily

(   ) 55. A. held          B. threw          C. hit               D. caught

(   ) 56. A. good         B. poor           C. new              D. kind

(   ) 57. A. over          B. towards (朝着)  C. under             D. with

(   ) 58. A. needn’t       B. must           C. couldn’t           D. could

(   ) 59. A. failed        B. lost            C. hurt               D. succeeded

(   ) 60. A. lazy         B. tired           C. short              D. strong

(   ) 61. A. missed       B. saved          C. followed           D. left

(   ) 62. A. hospital      B. shop           C. boat               D. office

(   ) 63. A. excited      B. relaxed         C. worried            D. bored

(   ) 64. A. and         B. so             C. or                 D. but

(   ) 65. A. experience   B. news           C. matter             D. story

  

完形填空 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（10分）

The lady with the white fence（篱笆）taught me to leave the gale to life open.. .

My husband died in an accident and I became very angry. I hated being alone. One day, as I was　 43　 down a busy street, I suddenly noticed a new fence around a house. I pulled off to really watch it. It was such a good 　44　 that I was deeply touched. I could not send 　45 away. The fence still smelled of fresh paint.

“Hello!" I came up and said to a lady in the back garden, “I came to see the fence. It's so beautiful!"

“Oh! The fence is not there for me," the lady explained to me in a calm voice, “I live alone. 46　so many people pass by every day, and I think they may be pleased to see something really attractive. 　　47　 stop like you and come up to have a chat. "

"But weren't you sad when they expanded (拓宽) the road and everything changed so much?"

"Change is part of life and takes part in 　 48　 us who we are. When something we do not

like happens to us, we have two choices—to become a 　 49　 person or to become a better person."

Her reply changed my life. I carefully left the gate open and drove on 50 　a new feeling inside me. I could not tell 　51 it was, but I could feel the thick stone wall around my angry heart breaking off. And 52 a pretty white fence was built. I decided that I would keep the gate open for everything and everyone that came my way.

(　　　 ) 43. A. walking B. riding C. driving D. running

(　　　 ) 44. A. street B. paint C. house D. job

(　　　 ) 45. A. it B. them C. myself D. her

(　　　 ) 46. A. But B. Thus C. And D. As

(　　　 ) 47. A. Few B. A few C. Everyone D. None

{　　　 ) 48. A. finding B. telling C. catching D. making

(　　　 ) 49. A. fitter B. bitter C. smarter D. sweeter

(　　　 ) 50. A. with B. for C. to D. by

(　　　 ) 51. A. when B. where C. who D. what

(　　　 ) 52. A. beyond B. once C. instead D. though

Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces — you can find them all in one place. 46 ? On a postcard! Have people always sent postcards? No! Before postcards, people 47 sealed (密封的) letters.

The 48 for the first decorated (装饰的) postcard came to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card 49 a border would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, postcards which had pictures on them 50 . By law, people had to write their note on the front—on the picture! The back was 51 for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back (背面隔开的) postcard. Then people could write their 52 on the back left side. And they put the address 53 . During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, people around the world were more and more 54 picture postcards. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards.

Today, postcards are the 55 most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins. You can always see or get a lot of newly-designed postcards, especially on New Year's Day.

46. A. How　　 B. When　　　 C. Why　　　 D. Where

47. A. liked　　　 B. hated　　　 C. found　　　 D. lost

48. A. advice　　 B. picture　　　 C. idea　　　 D. card

49. A. above　　 B. with　　　　 C. under　　 D. for

50. A. happened　 B. changed　　　 C. ended 　　D. appeared

51. A. even　　　 B. only　　　　 C. still　　　 D. ever

52. A. note　　　 B. word　　　　 C. address　　 D. letter

53. A. on the front B. on the back　 C. on the left　 D. on the right

54. A. surprised at B. interested in　 C. expected by D. worried about

55. A. first　　　 B. second　　　 C. third　　　 D. fourth

  Last year my dad got a new job in a small town,__51__ my family moved there. On my first __52__ at the new school I was really worried. The teachers were friendly, but the __53__ was the other students. They didn’t seem friendly. I knew nobody and I couldn’t __54__ understand what they said.

  During the break all the other students went out. I didn’t know where to go, so I ___55___ in the classroom. After a while, a ___56___ came back in and came up to me. I ___57___ what he wanted to do. He took ___58___ out of his bag and said to me,“Would you like something to ___59___?”It was an apple. Suddenly I felt really ___60___ and we began to talk.

  It was Tony who gave me the apple and now he is my best friend. I am thankful to the apple, which started our friendship.

51. A. or                   B. so                    C. but

52. A. day                  B. spring                 C. winter

53. A. project                B. custom               C. problem

54. A. hardly                B. ever                  C. even

55. A. danced               B. stayed                 C. sang

56. A. woman               B. girl                   C. boy

57. A. knew                B. wondered               C. thought

58. A. something            B. anything                C. nothing

59. A. eat                  B. drink                   C. read

60. A. shy                  B. happy                  C. lonely