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Do you run away when you hear a bee buzzing? Many people do. A bee sting hurts people and makes some people get allergic(过敏的). But do you know that bees are very important to humans? Honeybees do more than just make honey. They fly around and pollinate(授粉) flowers，trees and other plants. Our fruit，nuts，and vegetables depend on these pollinators. One third of our food needs to be pollinated by the honeybee.
Have you seen or heard a honeybee lately? Bees are mysteriously disappearing in many parts of the world. Most people don't know about this problem. It is called "Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)". Some North American beekeepers lost 80% of their hives(蜂箱) from 2006 to 2008. Bees in Italy and Australia are disappearing too.
The disappearance of the honeybee is a serious problem. Can you imagine never eating another blueberry? Without honeybees prices of food will rise quickly. The poorest people always suffer the worst when there is a lack of food.
This problem affects other food besides fresh produce. Imagine losing your favourite ice cream! Häagen-Dazs is a famous ice cream company. Many of their ice creams depend on the hard-working honeybee. In 2008，Häagen-Dazs began raising money for CCD. They also funded a garden at the University of California called The Haven. This garden asks people to help the honeybee and teaches visitors how to plant plants for the pollinators.
Donating money to research is the most important thing humans can do to save the honeybee. Scientists need money to study the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder. Some scientists blame CCD on weather changes. Others think pesticides(杀虫剂) are killing the bees. Beekeepers transport their hives from place to place in order to pollinate plants all year round.
Not everyone has money to donate regularly. There are other ways to help the honeybee. Spread the word by telling your friends and family about the problem. Tell your teacher about the disappearing bees too. Maybe your class can write a letter to the government.
14. Why are honeybees so important?
A. They produce one third of humans' food.
B. They help plants get pollinated and grow.
C. The honey they made is rare and valuable.
D. Their bee stings hurt people and make people sick.
15. Why does the writer mention the Häagen-Dazs company?
A. To show how scientists will study honeybees.
B. To explain how serious the CCD problem is.
C. To tell readers why Häagen-Dazs is a famous company.
D. To describe what beekeepers will lose without honeybees.
16. The underlined word "funded" in Paragraph 4 means "
A. donated money for
B. saved money for
C. provided money for
D. collected money for
17. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The problems of honeybees
B. The study of honeybees
C. The disappearing honeybees
D. The important honeybees
Do you run away when you hear a bee buzzing? Many people do. A bee sting hurts people and makes some people get allergic(过敏的). But do you know that bees are very important to humans? Honeybees do more than just make honey. They fly around and pollinate(授粉) flowers，trees and other plants. Our fruit，nuts，and vegetables depend on these pollinators. One third of our food needs to be pollinated by the honeybee.
Have you seen or heard a honeybee lately? Bees are mysteriously disappearing in many parts of the world. Most people don't know about this problem. It is called "Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)". Some North American beekeepers lost 80% of their hives(蜂箱) from 2006 to 2008. Bees in Italy and Australia are disappearing too.
The disappearance of the honeybee is a serious problem. Can you imagine never eating another blueberry? Without honeybees prices of food will rise quickly. The poorest people always suffer the worst when there is a lack of food.
This problem affects other food besides fresh produce. Imagine losing your favourite ice cream! Häagen-Dazs is a famous ice cream company. Many of their ice creams depend on the hard-working honeybee. In 2008，Häagen-Dazs began raising money for CCD. They also funded a garden at the University of California called The Haven. This garden asks people to help the honeybee and teaches visitors how to plant plants for the pollinators.
Donating money to research is the most important thing humans can do to save the honeybee. Scientists need money to study the causes of Colony Collapse Disorder. Some scientists blame CCD on weather changes. Others think pesticides(杀虫剂) are killing the bees. Beekeepers transport their hives from place to place in order to pollinate plants all year round.
Not everyone has money to donate regularly. There are other ways to help the honeybee. Spread the word by telling your friends and family about the problem. Tell your teacher about the disappearing bees too. Maybe your class can write a letter to the government.
14. Why are honeybees so important?
A. They produce one third of humans' food.
B. They help plants get pollinated and grow.
C. The honey they made is rare and valuable.
D. Their bee stings hurt people and make people sick.
15. Why does the writer mention the Häagen-Dazs company?
A. To show how scientists will study honeybees.
B. To explain how serious the CCD problem is.
C. To tell readers why Häagen-Dazs is a famous company.
D. To describe what beekeepers will lose without honeybees.
16. The underlined word "funded" in Paragraph 4 means "
C
".A. donated money for
B. saved money for
C. provided money for
D. collected money for
17. What is the best title for the passage?
A. The problems of honeybees
B. The study of honeybees
C. The disappearing honeybees
D. The important honeybees
答案
14. B
15. B
16. C
17. C
15. B
16. C
17. C
