Question

【題目】Honey(蜂蜜）from African(非洲）forest is very 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(蜂巢）and take honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. But in parts of Africa, people and animals have a strange helper — a little bird called a honey helper.

In fact, the honey helper does not like honey, but it likes the wax(蜂蠟）in the nest. The little bird cannot reach the wax because it is inside the bees’ nest. So, when it finds a nest, it looks for someone to help. The little bird sings loudly to get the attention(注意） of both passing animals and people. When it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting for the following animal or person that loves honey. Then it helps them find the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower tries to get the delicious honey and the bird waits and watches. Some of the honey and the wax always fall to the ground, and this is when the bird takes its share.

Scientists do not know why the bird likes eating the wax, but they seem to be able to smell the wax far away.

【1】 It is difficult to find a bee’s nest because .

A. it’s small

B. it hides up in the tree

C. it’s too far

D. it’s in Africa

【2】The underlined phrase “the follower” in paragraph 3 is _____________.

A. a beeB. a bird C.a beekeeper D. a honey lover

【3】We can learn that the little bird in a special(特殊的） way.

A. sings in the forest

B. smell the food

C. gets its food

D. gets into bees’ nests

【4】The best title of the passage can be.

A. Bees and Birds

B. Honey Lover’s Helper

C. Beekeeping in Africa

D.Wax and Honey

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了Honey-Lover's Helper獨特的掠食方式，幫助人和動物找到蜂蜜，待到他們吃掉蜂蜜后，它再吃蜂蠟�？茖W家們對此也感到迷惑不解。

【1】B根據(jù)文章第一段“Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them.”可知B正確。

【2】D詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文章中“In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.”可推知：跟在honey guide后面的是：people and animals，而他們統(tǒng)稱為honey seeker（尋找蜂蜜的人或動物們）。

【3】C推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章的最后一段可知：Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it.科學家們都不知道為什么honey guide對蜂蠟感興趣，當然他們獲得蜂蠟的方式也更加特別。故選C。

【4】B歸納理解題。文章通篇都在敘述有關Honey-Lover's Helper的事情，第一段通過敘述引出Honey-Lover's Helper中心詞；第二段敘述Honey-Lover's Helper獲取蜂蠟是過程；第三段科學家們對Honey-Lover's Helper的感到迷惑。故選B。