Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper -- a little bird called a honey guide.
The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax(蠟) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees' nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them tot he nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always fall to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.
Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined (下決心) in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper(養(yǎng)蜂者) is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.
小題1: Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?
A.It'ssmallinsize.B.It'shiddenintrees.
C.It'scoveredwithwax.D.It'shardtorecognize.
小題2:What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A.Abee.B.AbirdC.Ahoneyseeker.D.Abeekeeper.
小題3: The honey guide is special in the way________.
A.itgetsitsfoodB.itgoestochurch
C.itsingsintheforestD.itreachesintobees'nests
小題4:What can be the best title for the text?
A.WildBeesB.WaxandHoney
C.BeekeepinginAfricaD.Honey-Lover'sHelper

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:D

試題分析: 蜂蜜在非洲森林不僅是一種天然糖,也很好吃。大多數(shù)人來說,和許多動(dòng)物,喜歡吃它。然而,他們的唯一途徑,蜂蜜是找到一種野生蜜蜂巢,蜂蜜。通常,這些巢穴在樹高,很難找到他們。在非洲的部分地區(qū),人們和動(dòng)物尋找蜂蜜有一個(gè)奇怪的和意想不到的助手——一只小鳥叫蜂蜜引導(dǎo)?茖W(xué)家們不知道為什么蜂蜜指導(dǎo)喜歡吃蠟,但下決心的努力得到它。鳥兒似乎能聞到從遠(yuǎn)處的蠟。很快就會(huì)到達(dá),每當(dāng)一個(gè)養(yǎng)蜂者正在從他的蜂箱蜂蜜,和甚至?xí)M(jìn)入教堂時(shí)蜂蠟蠟燭被點(diǎn)燃。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題:為什么去發(fā)現(xiàn)蜂巢是困難的?分析原句: these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them.句意:這些蜂巢在樹的高處,發(fā)現(xiàn)他們是很困難的。也就是講它們隱藏在樹中。故選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題:在第二段的劃線單詞是什么意思?分析原句: When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. 句意:當(dāng)它們到達(dá)了蜂巢,搜索者到達(dá)得到這個(gè)美味的蜂蜜。故選 C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題:蜂蜜引導(dǎo)用這種特殊的方式做什么?分析原句: Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined (下決心) in its efforts to get it. 句意:科學(xué)家們不知道為什么蜂蜜指導(dǎo)喜歡吃蠟,但下決心的努力得到它。故選A
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。問題:文章的最佳題目是什么?通過對(duì)文章的理解與分析只有第四項(xiàng)符合題意。故選D
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