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【題目】George Max showed up in a well-maintained lorry. He brought some tools, such as something to light a fire with, a smoker, a long-handled brush, a metal hive(蜂箱)tool, and a hive. As George moved about, he said in a low and calm voice, “You’d be amazed how many people call me with a swarm(一大群)like this; and by the time I come, they’ve destroyed the whole thing, down to the last bee.”

George said this swarm of bees was breath-taking, about 15,000 bees. He placed the hive in a proper place. Holding the smoker close to the swarm, he pumped the bellows(風箱). Smoke has a calming effect on bees. George said this group was easy to deal with. They were heavy with honey, and their main purpose was to hold the group together until they could find a new hive.

He went on smoking the swarm and let the bees pour into the hive. Most bees would only follow the queen to a new living place (yes, she has ladies-in-waiting that tend her every need). By dusk, most of the bees had disappeared into the hive.

“Alright, it appears that we’ve got them all,” I looked hopefully in George’s direction. He paused. “If you don’t mind, we’ll wait a bit longer,” he said. “They have sent out scout bees, and I want to be sure we don’t leave any behind.” So we waited. And, look! Scout bees returned.

If the hive is healthy, the population of bees will be on the increase. When the queen senses that it’s time for the hive to split, she will lose weight so she can fly, and then leave the hive with a large part of the bees. The bees left behind will hurry to hatch another queen and rebuild.

If some day you come across a swarm of bees in your backyard, call in a local beekeeper. Then sit back and enjoy the show. Get your camera, because you’ll want to share this amazing phenomenon with everyone you know, especially children. And if you’ve gone this far, you might as well buy a hive of your own. We did.

【1】George thought the bees weren’t difficult to handle mainly because ______.

A. they were in huge quantity

B. his smoke had a healing effect on them

C. the bees were keeping together the group

D. they didn't need a new hive

【2】George wanted to wait a little longer because ______．

A. there might be some bees that hadn’t come back

B. those bees which he had sent away didn’t return

C. the longer he stayed, the more honey he’d collect

D. the queen hadn’t turned up

【3】We can infer from the last but one paragraph______．

A. the queen must keep fit to control others

B. the queen will leave if she finds no one supports her

C. fatty queens are not welcome in a hive

D. there is only one queen in a hive

【4】How is the whole passage mainly developed?

A. By analyzing causes.

B. By giving examples.

C. By giving descriptions.

D. By making comparisons.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】本文屬于說明文，主要向我們介紹了George使用煙熏的方法以及多樣工具來驅(qū)使蜂群回巢的過程，也與我們分享了有關蜂巢中只能有一個女王的現(xiàn)象，最后告訴我們?nèi)绻�下次遇到一群蜜蜂，只需讓蜜蜂管理員來處理，我們只要享受觀看這一奇妙的現(xiàn)象即可。

【1】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第二段“They were heavy with honey, and their main purpose was to hold the group together until they could find a new hive.它們身負蜂蜜，身體很重。它們的主要目的是保持全體在一起，直到找到一個新的蜂巢。”可知這群蜜蜂不難對付的原因是它們在保持這群蜜蜂全體在一起，故選C.

【2】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第四段““They have sent out scout bees, and I want to be sure we don’t leave any behind.”它們已經(jīng)派出了蜜蜂童子軍，我要確保我們不落下任何一只蜜蜂。”可知，George想要再等一會的原因是還有一些蜜蜂沒回來，故選A.

【3】推理判斷題，根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段，可知：如果一個蜂巢的蜜蜂數(shù)量過多，那么就有必要分巢，此蜂巢的女王就會帶著一大部分蜜蜂飛走，剩下的蜜蜂會再孕育出一個新的女王，從而重建一個蜂巢，由此可推斷出一個蜂巢只能有一個女王，故選D.

【4】推理判斷題，由于本文是一篇說明文，主要向我們介紹了George使用煙熏的方法以及多樣工具來驅(qū)使蜂群回巢的過程，也與我們分享了有關蜂巢中只能有一個女王的現(xiàn)象，最后告訴我們?nèi)绻�下次遇到一群蜜蜂，只需讓蜜蜂管理員來處理，我們只要享受觀看這一奇妙的現(xiàn)象即可。所以全文主要是以陳述的方式展開的，故選C.