Question

Honey 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 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 - a little bird called a honey guide.

The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax 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 person 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. Wax and Honey

C. Beekeeping in Africa  D. Honey-Lover's Helper

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文主要介绍了一种帮助人们寻找到蜂蜜的鸟儿a honey guide的情况

1.B细节题。根据文章第一段第2行Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them.可知这些蜂巢都在高高的树上，所以很难找到，故B正确。

2.C推理题。根据第二段提到Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person 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.可知这里的follower就是指那些寻找蜂蜜的人，故C正确。

3.A推理题。这种鸟儿非常喜欢蜂巢里的蜡，但是它们得到这些蜡的过程却是非常的独特。通过吸引别人来找到蜂巢，再等到自己的食物，故A正确。

4.D主旨大意。文章通篇都在叙述有关Honey-Lover's Helper的事情，第一段通过叙述引出Honey-Lover's Helper中心词；第二段叙述Honey-Lover's Helper获取蜂蜡的过程；第三段科学家们对Honey-Lover's Helper感到迷惑，故D符合文意。

考点：日常生活类短文。