Rain and cold weather this summer saw honey yields from hives(巢)fall by almost three-quarters, the British Beekeepers Association(BBKA)said today. The average crop per hive was down 72% compared to last year, with just 3.6kg (81b) of honey produced compared to an annual average, the annual honey survey by the BBKA revealed.
The survey of 2,712 beekeepers in England, Northern Ireland and Wales found that 88% said this summer’s bad weather caused the descent in honey yields. The bad weather made it difficult for bees to excrete(排泄),which led to disease easily, and the bad weather also increased the risk of keeping bees for heavy rain caused the places which bees regularly visited to meet natural disasters. The bad weather also influenced the plants flowering which increased the cost of keeping bees. The BBKA issued a midsummer warning to feed bees if necessary to avoid dying from hunger. But in London, which recorded the worst results with just 2.5kg (5.61b)of honey harvested on average, beekeeping experts said that in addition to the bad weather there was a lack of food for bees in the city.
Angela Woods, secretary of the London Beekeepers Association, said, “Rather than putting beehives on office roofs, we encourage companies in London that want to help to look at different ways of supporting bees and beekeepers. We need more food for the bees and better-educated beekeepers.”
Elsewhere, the weather was the main problem. Peter Hutton, a beekeeper in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, said, “It has been the most difficult year I have known in my 53 years of beekeeping. Bad weather in spring prevented bees in many areas from collecting nectar(花蜜)from early-flowering crops such as oilseed rape(油菜),and the rain continued in many places throughout June and July, preventing honeybees from searching for food on later crops.”
The BBKA warned that as well as reducing the honey harvest, the bad weather is likely to have a longer-term influence as it will have affected the normal process of breeding for the queens, which mate(交配)on the wing on fine, still summer days. As a result they may have mated poorly and be unable to produce enough new babies to see groups through the winter.
1.According to the passage, last year the average crop per hive might be____.
A.5 kg
B.7.2 kg
C.10kg
D.13 kg
2.The underlined word “descent” means_____.
A. fall B. rise
C. disease D. variety
3.What caused the lack of food?
A. The bad weather in both autumn and winter.
B. The bad weather in both winter and spring.
C. The bad weather in both spring and summer.
D. The bad weather in both summer and autumn.
4.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A. The bad weather just affects honey harvest.
B. The bad weather has effect on bees’ breeding.
C. The bad weather only has a short-term impact on bees.
D. The bad weather has effect on bees’ life in winter.
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The quality of the honeybees is influenced by the bad weather.
B. London companies are encouraged to take part in helping bees and beekeepers.
C. Both the cost and the risk of keeping bees are increased because of the bad weather.
D. Better-educated beekeepers are needed to improve the bad situations that the bad weather brought to bees.
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书面表达(共1小题)
假如你是李华,你班的留学生Charles即将结束三周的假期从美国返回。你想委托他为你代购一个剃须刀,作为生日礼物送给爸爸。请按照以下要求给他写一封电子邮件:
1.品牌:Gillette:
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参考词汇:剃须刀shaver
注意:
1.词数100左右:
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯:
3.开头语和结束语已为你写好,不计入总词数。
Dear Charles,
_____________________________________________________________________
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完形填空
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However, I never expected that acting would also teach me to ________ !
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2.A.kiss B.hug C.bow D.pray
3.A.prepared for B.carded out C.put on D.took up
4.A.when B.where C.whether D.how
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6.A.used B.addicted C.related D.devoted
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8.A.each B.no C.some D.any
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A.build schools for deaf children
B.research deaf children’s behavior
C.protect deaf children from being ignored
D.offer real help to poor deaf children
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A.the local government is in charge of the foundation
B.the work of the foundation depends on donations
C.even blind children can turn to the foundation
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A.the function of hearing aids
B.the specific services the foundation needs
C.the challenges that children face every day
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B.Doctors who want to improve skills.
C.Students who cannot see the blackboard clearly.
D.Teachers who have deaf children in their class.
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A.tell how to avoid permanent hearing loss
B.explain how hard a life deaf children live
C.introduce Help Me Hear Foundation
D.advise people to give money to Help Me Hear Foundation
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注意:1. 字数100字左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
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Muzak
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A. Some people don't like Muzak.
B. The music gives them extra energy.
C. Music is playing in the background.
D. Factory workers produce 13 percent more.
E. Muzak tends to help people understand music better.
F. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.
G. Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.
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