Question

Where are the Bees?

Bees are essential to the production of food we eat. Bees make honey, but they also pollinate (授粉) large areas of _______ such as strawberries, apples and onions. About a third of the food we eat is a(n) _______ of pollination of the bees. _______, bees have been disappearing at a(n) _______ rate.

In 2006, beekeepers started reporting about something called Colony Collapse Disaster (CCD). The main sign of CCD is the _______ of adult honey bees from a hive. In October of 2006, some beekeepers reported that they had lost between 30 and 90 percent of their hives.

There were many _______ for the disappearance of the bees. But the most convincing one has been _______to pesticides (杀虫剂) and lifestyles of bees today. Nowadays beekeepers get most of their income not from _______ honey but from renting bees to pollinate plants. This means that the life of the typical bee now _______ travelling all around the country to pollinate crops as the ________ change. That means a lot of traveling on trucks, which is very ________ to bees. It is not ________ for up to 30% of the hive to die during ________ due to stress. In addition, bees that spend most of their time locked up on trucks are not ________ what they usually live on. ________, they live on a sweet liquid from corn, usually polluted with pesticides.

The ________ reason for the disappearance of bees is not sure, but losing bees is very ________ to the economy. The bee pollination services are ________ over 8 billion a year. With no bees, pollination will have to be done ________, which would have effects on the quality of food and increase food prices. We hear a lot about big environmental disasters almost every day. ________ one of the biggest may well be the loss of that tiny flying insect.

1.A.flowers B.trees C.crops D.grass

2.A.protection B.result C.power D.impact

3.A.Eventually B.Accidentally C.Interestingly D.Unfortunately

4.A.alarming B.moderate C.amusing D.reasonable

5.A.escape B.loss C.boom D.growth

6.A.chances B.theories C.adjustments D.excuses

7.A.applied B.associated C.related D.involved

8.A.producing B.buying C.keeping D.processing

9.A.includes B.consists C.considers D.stands

10.A.beekeepers B.behaviors C.prices D.seasons

11.A.beneficial B.acceptable C.stressful D.familiar

12.A.likely B.necessary C.unusual D.common

13.A.flight B.circle C.stay D.transport

14.A.interested in B.exposed to C.accustomed to D.hunting for

15.A.Thus B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Instead

16.A.exact B.extra C.complex D.original

17.A.essential B.dangerous C.insignificant D.costly

18.A.demanding B.remaining C.worth D.valuable

19.A.by chance B.by hand C.in time D.in turn

20.A.But B.For C.Or D.So

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章说明了蜜蜂正以惊人的速度消失，这可能和运输、农作物使用杀虫剂以及环境有关，但是没人知道确切原因。文章还说明了这种现象对人类和经济的影响。

1.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：蜜蜂酿蜜，但它们也给大面积的农作物授粉，比如草莓、苹果和洋葱。A. flowers花朵；B. trees数目；C. crops 农作物；D. grass草地。结合后文such as strawberries, apples and onions.可知蜜蜂给大面积的农作物授粉，比如草莓、苹果和洋葱。故选 C 。

2.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们吃的食物中，大约有三分之一是蜜蜂授粉的结果。A. protection保护；B. result结果；C. power力量；D. impact影响。根据后文to of pollination of the bees.可知此处指人们吃的食物中大约有三分之一是蜜蜂授粉的结果。 a result of “是……的结果”。故选B。

3.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，蜜蜂正在以惊人的速度消失。A. Eventually终于；B. Accidentally意外地；C. Interestingly 有趣地；D. Unfortunately不幸地。上文提到蜜蜂对人们的食物有重要作用，但是不幸地是（Unfortunately），蜜蜂正在迅速消失。故选 D 。

4.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不幸的是，蜜蜂正在以惊人的速度消失。A. alarming使人惊恐的，令人担忧的；B. moderate温和的；C. amusing 有趣的；D. reasonable合理的。根据第二段中In October of 2006, some beekeepers reported that they had lost between 30 and 90 percent of their hives. 可知蜜蜂正在以惊人的速度消失。故选A。

5.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：蜂群崩溃失调的主要症状是成年蜜蜂从蜂巢中减少。A. escape逃走；B. loss减少；C. boom 繁荣；D. growth生长。结合后文In October of 2006, some beekeepers reported that they had lost between 30 and 90 percent of their hives. 可知蜂群崩溃失调的主要症状是成年蜜蜂从蜂巢中减少，导致养蜂人报告说他们减少了30%到90%的蜂巢。故选B 。

6.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：关于蜜蜂的消失有许多理论。A. chances机会；B. theories理论；C. adjustments 调整；D. excuses借口。根据后文But the most convincing one可知此处指关于蜜蜂的消失有许多理论。其它选项不符合语境。故选 B 。

7.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：但最令人信服的是，这与农药和蜜蜂的生活方式有关。A. applied申请；B. associated联系；C. related相关；D. involved涉及。结合后文to pesticides (杀虫剂) and lifestyles of bees today可知最令人信服的是这与农药和蜜蜂的生活方式有关。短语 be related to“与……有关”。故选C。

8.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：如今，养蜂人的大部分收入不是来自生产蜂蜜，而是来自租用蜜蜂给植物授粉。A. producing生产；B. buying购买；C. keeping保持；D. processing加工。根据后文honey可知此处指养蜂人的大部分收入不是来自生产蜂蜜。故选A。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这意味着，现在典型的蜜蜂的生活包括随着季节的变化，到全国各地为农作物授粉。A. includes包括；B. consists组成；C. considers考虑；D. stands忍受。结合后文 travelling all around the country to pollinate crops as the 可知蜜蜂的生活如今包括（includes）随着季节的变化，到全国各地为农作物授粉。B选项consist要与介词of搭配，consist of“包括”。故选A。

10.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：这意味着，随着季节的变化，典型的蜜蜂现在的生活就是在全国各地为农作物授粉。A. beekeepers养蜂人；B. behaviors行为；C. prices价格；D. seasons季节。蜜蜂给农作物授粉是根据农作物生长季节决定的。其他选项不符合语境。故选D。

11.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这意味着蜜蜂要经常乘坐卡车，这对蜜蜂来说压力很大。A. beneficial有益的；B. acceptable可接受的；C. stressful 压力大的，紧张的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据后文due to stress可知蜜蜂要经常乘坐卡车，这对蜜蜂来说压力很大。故选C 。

12.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在运输过程中，由于压力，高达30%的蜂群死亡并不罕见。A. likely可能的；B. necessary必要的；C. unusual罕见的；D. common普通的。上文提到蜜蜂要经常乘坐卡车，这对蜜蜂来说压力很大，因此在运输过程中由于压力，高达 30% 的蜂群死亡并不罕见。故选C。

13.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：在运输过程中，由于压力，高达30%的蜂群死亡并不罕见。A. flight飞行；B. circle 循环；C. stay停留；D. transport运输。结合上文That means a lot of traveling on trucks 可知此处指蜂群在卡车运输过程中因为压力而死亡。故选D。

14.

考查短语辨析。句意：此外，大部分时间被锁在卡车上的蜜蜂也没有接触到它们通常赖以生存的环境。A. interested in感兴趣；B. exposed to接触； C. accustomed to习惯于；D. hunting for寻找。根据后文they live on a sweet liquid from corn, usually polluted with pesticides. 可知蜜蜂被关在卡车里，接触不到它们赖以生存的环境，只能吃玉米的甜液为生。短语be exposed to“接触”。故选B。

15.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：相反，它们以甜玉米汁为生，这种甜玉米汁通常被农药污染。A. Thus因此；B. Otherwise否则；C. Therefore 因此；D. Instead相反。上文提到蜜蜂被在关在卡车里，接触不到自己赖以生存的环境，相反（Instead），它们只能吃甜玉米汁为生，这种甜玉米汁通常被农药污染。故选 D 。

16.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：蜜蜂消失的确切原因还不清楚，但是失去蜜蜂对经济来说是非常昂贵的。A. exact准确的；B. extra额外的；C. complex 复杂的；D. original原来的。根据后文reason for the disappearance of bees is not sure以及第三段中提到的关于蜜蜂消失有很多理论，那么关于蜜蜂消失的确切原因还不清楚。故选 A。

17.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：蜜蜂消失的确切原因还不清楚，但是失去蜜蜂对经济来说是非常昂贵的。A. essential基本的；B. dangerous危险的；C. insignificant无关紧要的；D. costly昂贵的。根据后文over $ 8 billion a year.可知此处失去蜜蜂对经济来说是非常昂贵的。指故选D 。

18.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：蜜蜂授粉服务每年的价值超过80亿美元。A. demanding要求高的；B. remaining剩下的；C. worth值……的；D. valuable有价值的。结合后文over $ 8 billion a year. 可知蜜蜂授粉服务每年的价值超过80亿美元。be worth“价值相当于”。故选C。

19.

考查短语辨析。句意：没有了蜜蜂，授粉就只能靠手工完成了，这将会影响食品的质量，并增加食品价格。A. by chance偶然；B. by hand用手；C. in time及时；D. in turn反过来。根据上文With no bees, pollination will have to be done 可知没有了蜜蜂，那么农作物的授粉只能靠人类手工完成。故选 B。

20.

考查连词辨析。句意：但最大的损失之一很可能是这种小飞虫的消失。A. But但是；B. For为了；C. Or或者；D. So所以。结合句意，上下文为转折关系，应用but。故选A 。