Question

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(蜡) 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 (下决心) 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(养蜂者) is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.

1. Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?

A. It's small in size.          B. It's hidden in trees.

C. It's covered with wax.      D. It's hard to recognize.

2.What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

 A. A bee.                             B. A bird        C. A honey seeker.                    D. A beekeeper.

3. The honey guide is special in the way________.

 A. it gets its food    B. it goes to church  

C. it sings in the forest    D. it reaches into bees' nests

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Wild Bees   B. Wax and Honey   

C. Beekeeping in Africa     D. Honey-Lover's Helper

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析： 蜂蜜在非洲森林不仅是一种天然糖,也很好吃。大多数人来说,和许多动物,喜欢吃它。然而,他们的唯一途径,蜂蜜是找到一种野生蜜蜂巢,蜂蜜。通常,这些巢穴在树高,很难找到他们。在非洲的部分地区,人们和动物寻找蜂蜜有一个奇怪的和意想不到的助手——一只小鸟叫蜂蜜引导。科学家们不知道为什么蜂蜜指导喜欢吃蜡,但下决心的努力得到它。鸟儿似乎能闻到从远处的蜡。很快就会到达,每当一个养蜂者正在从他的蜂箱蜂蜜,和甚至会进入教堂时蜂蜡蜡烛被点燃。

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2.the follower reaches in to get the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. 句意：当它们到达了蜂巢，搜索者到达得到这个美味的蜂蜜。 故选 C

3.蜂蜜引导用这种特殊的方式做什么？分析原句： Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined (下决心) in its efforts to get it. 句意：科学家们不知道为什么蜂蜜指导喜欢吃蜡,但下决心的努力得到它。故选A

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考点：科普类阅读。