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 actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蠟) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees’ 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 people 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．Beekeeping in Africa
C．Wax and Honey	D．Honey-Lover's Helper

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：

1.細節題，由第一段these nests are high up in trees可知蜂巢藏在樹上，很難被發現。故選B.

2.細節題，此處描述的是honey guide找到蜂巢然后大聲鳴叫來吸引那些尋找蜂巢的人或動物幫助它們打開蜂巢，所以the follower 是指尋找蜂巢的人或動物，即A honey seeker。

3.推理題，最后一段是對honey guide是怎樣找到蜂巢然后怎樣得到食物的，可推測出它們尋找食物的方式很特別。故選A。

4.推理題，文章主要描述了honey guide是如何幫助那些喜歡蜂蜜的人或動物找到蜂巢的，所以D項最符合題意。

考點：說明文的閱讀。

點評：文章主要描述了honey guide是如何幫助那些喜歡蜂蜜的人或動物找到蜂巢的，以及專家對honey guide的研究。問題主要涉及到對細節的理解，以及對文章的總結。主要考查考生的細致閱讀理解能力，和推理能力。