Question

Honey(蜂蜜)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(巢)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一a little bird called a honey guide.

The honey guide does not does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蠟) in the beehives (蜂).The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bee’s 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 to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls 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 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 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

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇科普說明文。文章介紹非洲森林中的一種可以幫助采蜜者獲得蜂蜜的向?qū)�鳥。

1.細節(jié)題。從第一段these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them，因為蜂巢很高藏著樹里，所以很難找到

2.詞義猜測題。從文章第二段it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest可知蜂蜜向?qū)�鳥引著好奇的動物或人到蜂巢，好奇的動物或人就是跟隨者，指的是采蜂蜜的人/動物。故選C

3.推理題。從第二段 “...it looks for someone to help it.”及Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground... the honey guide takes its shares說明蜂蜜向?qū)�鳥獲得食物的方式比較特別

4.主旨大意題。本文的主要描寫的是一種可以幫助采蜜者獲得蜂蜜的向?qū)�鳥。故選D答案。

考點：科普說明文。

點評：本文介紹非洲森林中的是一種可以幫助采蜜者獲得蜂蜜的向?qū)�鳥。文章生詞不多，沒有費解的長難句，所敘述的事情盡管學生沒有親身體會，易于理解。這點或與人教版舊教材有較多的科普文章有關。文章有個別句子要細讀才能理解到位，如：Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it.（科學家們并不清楚蜂蜜向?qū)�為什么喜歡吃蜂蠟，而且是如此執(zhí)著要得到。）