Question

10-year-old Mikaila Ulmer from Texas is building a lemonade empire,hoping to save honey bees in the process.

It all started when Mikaila was 4 years old and was stung（刺痛）by a bee twice in one week.This caused her to become very scared whenever bees were near.

To help her deal with this new fear,Mikaila's parents asked her to do some research on bees.She learned that bees are incredibly important for flowers,gardens and trees as pollinators（传粉者）.She also learned that they are dying fast.In the past year,honey bee farmers have reported losing nearly 12% of their colony.Many believe that this could be due to the overuse of pesticide（杀虫剂）,which can have many bad effects upon bees.

This is when she decided to create a product to help save bees.She planned to sell lemonade and started her own company,BeeSweet Lemonade.Her special lemonade recipe came from her great-grandmother's cookbook.She decided to add honey to it,instead of sugar,to call attention to the problems honey bees face.Mikaila sells lemonade almost everyday at her lemonade stand.She takes every opportunity to tell her customers about the issues facing honey bees.

What began as a small operation is starting to grow.BeeSweet is projected to sell almost 140,000 bottles of lemonade this year.BeeSweet lemonade can be found on the shelves at select Whole Foods Markets as well as many restaurants and other locations near her home in Austin,Texas.

Mikaila and her cause have also been featured in many news reports,magazines,blogs and even on Shark Tank,a TV show featuring hopeful entrepreneurs.

Does Mikaila have time to just be a kid?Sure!Her parents have said that every weekend,Mikaila does something fun.She doesn't mind the hard work,though.She says that she is happy watching people enjoy her lemonade,and that makes her want to grow her company more and more.The more people enjoy,the more they're learning about the bees.

1.What caused Mikaila to save honey bees?

A. Her fear of bees.    B. Her parents' advice.

C. Her research on bees.    D. Her desire to raise them.

2.Why does Mikaila sell lemonade with honey in it?

A. To have it sold at a better price.

B. To make it taste more delicious.

C. To show her special lemonade recipe.

D. To get people to care about bees' problems.

3.How does Mikaila sell her special lemonade?

A. By enlarging its selling scale.

B. By advertising it on the media.

C. By selling it throughout America.

D. By selling it just at her lemonade stand.

4.What can we know about Mikaila from the passage?

A. Mikaila enjoys her career.

B. Mikaila has changed her dream.

C. Nikaila's company has saved bees.

D. Mikaila doesn't sell her lemonade on weekends.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】本文讲述了一个主人公因为被蜜蜂蜇因此害怕蜜蜂，从而研究了解蜜蜂，了解到蜜蜂的艰难生存环境，所以建设一个柠檬水的帝国，希望能在这一过程中拯救蜜蜂的故事。

1.细节理解题。从第三段的第一句To help her deal with this new fear,Mikaila's parents asked her to do some research on bees即为了帮她处理这个新的恐惧，Mikaila的父母要求她做一些研究可知，故选C。

2.细节理解题。从第四段的She decided to add honey to it,instead of sugar,to call attention to the problems honey bees face即她决定加入蜂蜜，代替糖，呼吁关注蜜蜂面临的问题可知，故选D。

3.细节理解题。从第五段的What began as a small operation is starting to grow以及BeeSweet lemonade can be found on the shelves at select Whole Foods Markets as well as many restaurants and other locations near her home in Austin,Texas即从最小规模开始，柠檬水可以在整个食品市场以及她在奥斯丁家附近有很多餐馆和其他地方的货架上发现可知，故选A。

4.推理判断题。从最后一段的She says that she is happy watching people enjoy her lemonade,and that makes her want to grow her company more and more即她说她很高兴，看的人享受她的柠檬水，这让她想让自己的公司越来越多可知，故选A。