Honeybees
Honeybees can do three kinds of jobs.
It is one of the most unusual insects in the world. Bees are special because they divide up their honeybee work. Each bee has a certain job to do.
The busiest bee is the worker. Workers build the nest, called a hive. Inside the hive, workers make a honeycomb from wax(蜂蜡). They store honey there for food. Workers are always cleaning and fixing the hive. They even stand at the opening and fan their wings to cool the hive. Worker bees will attack anything—even people—to keep their hive safe.
Another kind of bee is the drone(雄蜂). Drones are male bees, and their job is to fly with the queen bee and mate with her. After the queen mates, the worker bees drive the drones away. The drones then starve to death.
The third kind of bee is the queen. Each hive needs only one queen, and her job is laying eggs. She can lay as many as 2, 000 eggs a day.
【小题1】The bee’s nest is called a _______.    

A．hive

B．honeycomb

C．drone

D．wax

【小题2】Which jobs do workers do?

A．They lay 2, 000 eggs each day and build a nest.

B．They mate with the queen bee and then starve.

C．They clean the hive and keep it cool.

D．They attack the queen bee.

【小题3】According to the story, bees _______.  

A．are very dangerous insects

B．will attack anything or anyone to protect the hive, if necessary

C．are like any other insect that flies

D．eat each other as food

【小题4】The drone is driven away when its job is finished, because _______.  

A．it attacked the workers	B．it is no longer needed in the hive
C．the queen bee has died	D．it ate the queen bee

 

       阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       When I moved into an empty dormitory for the first time two years ago, I was certain of a few things．Firstly, I realized that I didn’t  1anybody at the school．Secondly, I knew that I wanted to work hard at my lessons and learn something useful．And thirdly, I wanted to have a good time with new classmates, without my parents around．

       The first  2frightened me in the beginning．But that  3quickly disappeared．It was the other two goals  4ended up being my difficulties．I knew that it was hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts．But I wanted to  5in both．I knew this would be a  6, but I didn’t realize how much until classes began．

       I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm． 7, instead of finishing my homework  8it was due, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor．I always finished it the next day between classes．I knew it wasn’t very good and the grade I  9showed my lack of effort．

       I was  10that I needed to find some sort of balance．So I created a schedule that would  11my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing．It seemed like a good idea, but I was only able to  12it for a few days．A schedule like that was too much pressure．

       So I tried another 13．Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week．Then, under the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had time．

       This is the method I have used since then．I’m glad that I’ve learned to  14things and it has  15prepare me for what is to come after graduation．

1.A．know                  B．recognize          C．realize               D．like

2.A．teacher                  B．day                   C．class                D．realization

3.A．happiness               B．excitement         C．fear              D．desire

4.A．which                  B．what                C．that                  D．who

5.A．win                      B．succeed            C．get                   D．wish

6.A．chance                  B．job                   C．challenge           D．time

7.A．Often                   B．Seldom             C．Unluckily           D．Fortunately

8.A．because                  B．when               C．after                D．before

9.A．demanded              B．took                 C．accepted            D．received

10.A．asleep                  B．awake              C．ashamed            D．aware

11.A．fix                      B．divide               C．put                  D．build

12.A．use                     B．keep                 C．follow               D．make

13.A．plan                    B．energy              C．pressure            D．effort

14.A．do                      B．control             C．balance             D．hold

15.A．had                    B．helped              C．let                    D．forced

 

When I moved into an empty dormitory for the first time two years ago, I was certain of a few things．Firstly, I realized that I didn’t  1  anybody at the school．Secondly, I knew that I wanted to work hard at my lessons and learn something useful．And thirdly, I wanted to have a good time with new classmates, without my parents around．

       The first  2  frightened me in the beginning．But that  3  quickly disappeared．It was the other two goals  4  ended up being my difficulties．I knew that it was hard to devote enough time to class and to social efforts．But I wanted to  5  in both．I knew this would be a  6  , but I didn’t realize how much until classes began．

       I got on well with the other girls who lived in my dorm． 7 , instead of finishing my homework  8 it was due, I went upstairs and had ice cream with my neighbor．I always finished it the next day between classes．I knew it wasn’t very good and the grade I  9  showed my lack of effort．

       I was  10  that I needed to find some sort of balance．So I created a schedule that would  11  my time up between going to class, doing homework, and relaxing．It seemed like a good idea, but I was only able to  12  it for a few days．A schedule like that was too much pressure．

       So I tried another 13 ．Each week I made a list of everything I had to get done during that week．Then, under the list of things I had to get done, I made a list of things I could do if I had time．

       This is the method I have used since then．I’m glad that I’ve learned to  14  things and it has  15  prepare me for what is to come after graduation．

1．A．know                B．recognize          C．realize               D．like

2．A．teacher                B．day                   C．class                D．realization

3．A．happiness            B．excitement         C．fear              D．desire

4．A．which                B．what                C．that                  D．who

5．A．win                   B．succeed            C．get                   D．wish

6．A．chance               B．job                   C．challenge           D．time

7．A．Often                 B．Seldom             C．Unluckily           D．Fortunately

8．A．because                B．when               C．after                D．before

9．A．demanded            B．took                 C．accepted            D．received

10．A．asleep                B．awake              C．ashamed            D．aware

11．A．fix                   B．divide               C．put                  D．build

12．A．use                  B．keep                 C．follow               D．make

13．A．plan                 B．energy              C．pressure            D．effort

14．A．do                   B．control             C．balance             D．hold

15．A．had                B．helped              C．let              D．forced