Most people have heard the sound of bees among flowers. Bees live almost everywhere in the world except in the Arctic areas.
Many kinds of agriculture depend on these small, social insects. Without bees, fruit and nut growers as well as many other farmers would not have a crop.
There are more than 20,000 kinds of bees. But only honey bees make enough honey for people to use. Honeybees are highly-organized social insects. They work together in a group, called a colony（群体）. Each colony lives in a hive（蜂房）. It contains one queen bee -- she lays all the eggs from which the members of the colony come. Each colony has only a few hundred males, called drones. The majority of all bees in a colony are workers, which are all females.
Bees even have a special stomach, called a honey stomach, which is used to store sweet fluid that the bees gather from flowers. Bees also have long hairs on their body and legs. These hairs capture pollen（花粉） as bees go from flower to flower. Some of the pollen is taken back to the hive. Some, however, is passed to the next flower. This is how many plants are fertilized. Pollen is the reproductive material of plants. Many important agricultural crops depend on bees for fertilization.
Inside their hives, bees store sweet liquid from flowers and pollen as well. They may even gather sweet liquid from some other kinds of insects. These kinds of sweet liquid are also stored in the hive.
Bees make honey through a process. They add liquid from their own mouths to sweet liquid into simple sugar. As the honey is stored, it dries. It becomes thicker and darker.
Although bees are often thought of as honey makers, they provide a surprising number of products. Also, their greatest economic value is in fertilizing crops-not in making honey.
1.The passage is mainly about .
A．bees and their colony
B．the way for bees to pass pollen
C．bees and agriculture
D．the process for bees to make honey
2.Honeybees are social insects because .
A．they work in groups B．there is queen bee in every colony
C．they live in a hive D．each of them does the same job
3.The most valuable thing honeybees do for people is in .
A．making honey B．fertilizing crops
C．making flowers grow better D．producing pollen
4.The word “fertilize” in the sentence “This is how many plants are fertilized” probably means “ ”.
A．to make plants strong and productive
B．to make soil rich for plants
C．to start the development of young flowers
D．to introduce pollen into plants
假定你是李华，你校与美国一所友好学校决定通过网络开展跨文化交流活动(Cross Cultural Communication Project)。请你用邮件与美方联系，谈谈自己的设想，征求对方意见。
交流内容要点如下：
1．自我介绍；
2．饮食文化差异；
3．中学教育；
4．语言学习体会。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Hi Mark，
Hope all is well．
Yours，
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中
共有l0处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)戈lj掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2．只允许修改l0处，多者(从第ll处起)不计分。
I’m writing to invite you to visit China and spending the Sumner vacation with me． I have made wonderful plan for it．First，we can go to Qingda0，there it is cool and mild， and have funs at the seaside．Then we were to participate in a Taiji camp in the Wudang Mountains． You are curious about Chinese Kongfu，but I believe this is a good chance to learn it． Last of all，I have also been longed to take you to the countryside．We can stay there for a few days and vi sit to some relatives of me．I hope this plan suits you good and I am looking forward to
your coming．
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Four Habits t0，Help You Succeed
We all want to succeed，whether it’s in losing weight or learning the guitar．For those who hay e tried and failed，success seems difficult to understand．Why does one person succeed while another person fails? 1
1．Identify your core values．
Finding your core values is in line with creating inner motivation． 2 Pick a handful of things and actually write them down．Remind yourself of your values every day，and reflect on whether you are honoring those values through your work．
2．Pick a goal and focus on it．
Choose one goal to start something large enough that will give you a sense of accomplishment，while adjusting well to your core values．Focus is key here. 3 If you perform many tasks at。a time，you might never complete your projects because they will take far too lon9．
3．Set a deadline for success．
Set a date for success．Identify when you hope to achieve your goal． 4 By setting a time limit，you are making the process more real．
4． 5 ．Failure can’t be avoided when you take risks, By its very definition，the desire to succeedmeans you are risking failure。Many people tend to give up far too early．Don’t fall into this trap! Remember your mindset earlier．Know it will happen．A failure is merely you working out the details，and learning what works and what doesn’t．Use failure．Treat it as a good thin9，and march on!
A．The more focused you are on one goal，the higher chance you have of Success．
B．Make the right decision．
C．I’ve made a list of four habits to help you set goals and achieve them．
D．Stick to your goal．
E．Keep it realistic，while not giving you too mu ch time．
F．Sit and reflect on what you value most．
G．Push yourself to be courageous，and take that next step．
Fish have different personalities which change as they experience life’s highs and lows．according to British biologists．
Researchers identified different“personalities” in their fish by observing the boldness or shyness of individuals，according to The Nature．Like people，some fish are very confident in the face of novelty(新奇事物)or conflict；while others are silent and fear．
The scientists selected particularly bold and shy rainbow trout，and tested whether they changed their outlook depending on what life threw at them．They arranged some fish to fight and others to watch to see how both the participants and observers responded to victories and defeats．Winning or losing a fight，or even watching fellow fish overcome the difficulties influenced the future behavior of the creatures studied in the lab．
The researchers made fish compete with much larger or smaller opponents．to ensure that they would win or lose their fights．These bold fish that won their fights tended to be even bolder when later presented with a novel food item；losing their fight caused them to be much more cautious．
Fish also learn by watching others．Bold fish watching a shy fish exploring a mystery object were much more nervous when later given a novelty item for themselves．
Predictably，shy fish that won a fight also gained more confidence，but surprisingly，shy fish that lost their fights also grew bolder when exploring strange new food，Sneddon said，adding that this could be due to what she calls a“desperado effect”(亡命徒效应)．
The new research suggests that animals can gradually adapt their personalities．The results echo the effects that life experience can have on human．
1.What does．the underlined word“creatures’’probably refer to?
A．Fish． B．Participants． C．Observers． D．Researchers．
2.The third paragraph of the text is mainly about—————．
A．a conclusion of the research
B．an explanation of fish characters
C．a statement of the experiment
D．a description of fish fights
3.What can we know from the research?
A．Bold losing fish become—e bolder when presented With a novel food item．
B．Losing their fights causes the bold fish to be much more courageous．
C．Bold fish watching a shy fish exploring a mystery get less nervous．
D．Shy fish losing fights grow more confident in exploring new food．
4.What’s the main idea of the text?’
A．Fish have stress in the fierce fights．
B．Fish care about winning or losing a fight．
C．Fish have adaptable personalities．
D．Fish can learn a lot by watching others．
The London 20120lympics are being praised as a sporting and logistical(后勤)success，but the influence on economy is far less certain．Some London tourist attractions，businesses and hotels reported that their business actually fell during the Games．But as Olly Barratt reports from London，the overall UK economy is looking for long-term results．
Showing an Olympic-sized party like this cost the UK almost l 5 billion dollars．But while spectators went to east London’S Olympic Park，central London has been much quieter than。normal． Arthur lRason，a central London stallholder，said，“Am I taking less? Yeah，I’m taking less．There’S no question about it．”
Restaurants were among businesses that reported lower takings than normal at this time of year．And one tourism trade association says a survey of its members found the Games had had a negative influence all over the UK．But during the recent recession(不景气)，British officials still insist the Games were worth it．Boris Johnson，Mayor of London said，“I think it’S been an amazing display of what you can do if you plan and you work for years and years on a project．
And I think it’s a great advertisement for British engineering and British industry．" The government hopes the Games will be a great help to the British brand worldwide，and they are also an opportunity to sweet-talk potential investors from all over the world．And a fall in takings for some attractions should not have come as a surprise．
1.Where is the London’S Olympic Park located?
A．Central London． B．East London．
C．West London． D．Outside London．
2.Mayor of London thinks the Games’effect on British economy is——．
A．positive B．disappointing
C．negative D．uncertain
3.What can we learn from the text?
A．The British government did badly in organizing the Games．
B．Businesses in central London were improved during the Games．
C．Most British businessmen thought poorly of the London Games．
D．Most British officials were worried about the future of British economy．
