American beekeeping operations have been hit hard by what scientists call colony collapse disorder(C.C.D.). Almost half of their worker bees have disappeared during the past season. C.C.D. has also been reported in Israel, Europe and South America. Bees fly away from the hive and never return. Sometimes they are found dead; other times they are never found. Many crops and trees depend on pollination （授粉） by bees to help them grow.
A new report says virus may be at least partly responsible for the disorder in honey bee colonies in the United States. This virus is called Israeli acute paralysis virus. It was first identified in Israel in 2004. Ian Lipkin at Columbia University in New York and a team reported the new findings in Science magazine. Doctor Lipkin says the virus may not be the only cause. He says it may work with other causes to produce the collapse disorder.
The team found the virus in colonies with the help of a map of honey bee genes that was published last year. They examined thirty colonies affected by the disorder. They found evidence of the virus in twenty–five of them, and in one healthy colony. The next step is further testing of healthy hives.
The researchers suggested that the United States may have imported the disorder in bees from Australia. They say the bees may carry the virus but not be affected.
The idea is that unlike many American bees, the ability of Australian bees to fight disease has not been hurt by the varroa mite（全球性的蜂虱）. This insect attacks honey bees, which could make the disorder more likely to affect a hive. Australian bee producers reject these suspicions.
And some researchers suspect that bee production in the United States is down mainly because of the weather. Honey bees gather nectar（花蜜） from flowers and trees. The sweet liquid gives them food and material to make honey. But cold weather this spring in the Midwest reduced the flow of nectar in many flowers. Many bees may have starved. Dry weather in areas of the country could also be playing a part.
Wayne Esaias is a NASA space agency scientist who keeps bees in his free time. He lives in central Maryland, where he has found that flowers are blooming a month earlier than they did in 1970, which may be partly responsible for the disorder. Wayne Esaias is organizing a group of beekeepers to document nectar flow around the country.
小題1:The researchers found the virus ______.
A．with the help of colony collapse disorder
B．by researching the causes of bee death
C．with the help of a map of honey bee genes
D．with the help of a scientist of NASA
小題2:What is the passage mainly about?
A．American beekeeping industry has been strongly influenced by the bee disorder.
B．Studies are being carried out on the causes of the bee disorder, but questions remain.
C．How the causes of the bee disorder in U.S have been found.
D．The bee production in U.S is down because of Israeli acute paralysis virus.
小題3:How many possibilities may be involved in the bee disorder according to the passage?
A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.
小題4:We can infer from the passage that ______.
A．Israeli acute paralysis virus should be responsible for the disorder
B．the solution to the bee disorder will be found eventually
C．American bees are more likely to defend themselves than Australian bees
D．the crop and plant production in U.S may be influenced by the bee disorder

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:D
文章涉及了蜜蜂出現(xiàn)的一種問題，研究了這種問題的原因和可能出現(xiàn)的影響。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段第一行The team found the virus in colonies with the help of a map of honey bee genes可知C正確。
小題2:主旨大意題。文章主要講述的就是對蜜蜂出現(xiàn)的問題的原因的研究，但是很多問題仍然沒有被解決。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章到書第4段可知可能是美國進(jìn)口了澳大利亞收到感染的蜜蜂；倒數(shù)第2段提及了氣候的原因，最后一段提到了植物提前開花的問題，一共提到了3個原因。
小題4:推斷題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句Many crops and trees depend on pollination （授粉） by bees to help them grow.可知很多植物的授粉都要靠蜜蜂，寫作蜜蜂出了問題，很多植物都要受到影響的。故D正確。
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