A little brown-and-white bird flies across the East African grassland and finds a hive(蜂房) in a big tree. The bird loves bee larvae(幼虫), her favourite food, but she's too small to challenge groups of bees. Luckily, she has a helper: humans! She's a greater honeyguide. And this kind of birds has guided tribes(部落) in East Africa to find honey for thousands of years.
Honeyguides are special because they're wild and no one trains them. Also, they don't learn their honey-finding skills from their parents. This means they know these skills all by themselves.
The honeyguide flies back to look for humans. When she finds them, she chatters(喋喋不休) loudly. Then the tribes know that the bird is ready to lead them to find honey. They run after her. When they reach the hive, the honeyguide sings a new song to say, "Here it is!" After the humans get enough honey, they leave the larvae behind for the honeyguide.
Many East African tribes get honey only in this way. Each tribe has a different way of talking with the honeyguide. In Mozambique, people develop a call "brrrr-hmmph". Other tribes have a special whistle(口哨).
The role of this little bird is smaller, however. As more people move to cities and work on the farms, fewer people know how to find honey with honeyguides. Besides, some even learnt to raise their own bees. But for people in Mozambique, they still love these little birds. They know that by working together, life's a little sweeter for everyone.
()12. What can we learn about a honeyguide from Paragraphs 1 and 2?
A. It doesn't show any interest in bee larvae.
B. It can take tribes in East Africa to find hives.
C. It is often black and white with a small build.
D. Its parents carefully teach it how to find honey.
()13. What do honeyguides do to let the local tribes know they've reached hives?
A. Sing a different song.
B. Whistle in a special way.
C. Shout "brrrr-hmmph".
D. Talk loudly with no end.
()14. How does the writer show the living conditions of honeyguides in Paragraph 5?
A. By listing numbers.
B. By asking questions.
C. By comparing facts.
D. By telling a story.
()15. What's the best title for this passage?
A. A Sweet Trade
B. A Common Bird
C. Tribes' Culture
D. Fights with Bees

12.B 13.A 14.C 15.A
D篇
文章讲述了导蜜鸟与人类合作获取蜂蜜与幼虫的故事。
第13题:细节理解题。根据“When they reach the hive, the honeyguide sings a new song to say, ‘Here it is!’”可知，导蜜鸟会通过唱歌告知部落已到达蜂巢。故选A。
第15题:主旨大意题。文章讲述了导蜜鸟与人类合作获取蜂蜜与幼虫的故事，体现了“甜蜜的交易”这一核心。故选A。

【分析】
本次为英语阅读理解题，需结合原文段落内容逐一分析各题：12题要求从1-2段提取导蜜鸟的相关信息，需定位原文语句排除错误选项；13题考查导蜜鸟告知部落到达蜂巢的方式，需精准定位第三段对应描述；14题需分析第五段说明导蜜鸟生存状况的写作手法；15题选最佳标题，需提炼全文核心主旨。
【解析】
12题：根据第一段最后一句“And this kind of birds has guided tribes in East Africa to find honey for thousands of years.”可知导蜜鸟能引导东非部落寻找蜂蜜，对应选项B；A项与原文“loves bee larvae”矛盾，C项原文是“brown-and-white”而非“black and white”，D项与第二段“don't learn their honey-finding skills from their parents”矛盾，故选B。
13题：根据第三段“When they reach the hive, the honeyguide sings a new song to say, 'Here it is!'”可知导蜜鸟通过唱新歌告知部落到达蜂巢，对应选项A；B、C是部落的交流方式，D项不符合原文描述，故选A。
14题：第五段将“更多人去城市农场导致更少人会用导蜜鸟找蜂蜜”与“部分人养蜂”等事实进行对比，以此说明导蜜鸟的生存状况，采用的是对比事实的方法，对应选项C；A项列数字未体现，B项未提问，D项未讲故事，故选C。
15题：全文围绕导蜜鸟与人类合作，人类获取蜂蜜、导蜜鸟获取幼虫的“甜蜜合作”展开，核心是“甜蜜的交易”，对应选项A；B项“普通鸟类”与导蜜鸟的特殊性不符，C项“部落文化”仅为部分内容，D项“与蜜蜂的战斗”未体现合作，故选A。
【答案】
12.B 13.A 14.C 15.A
【知识点】
细节理解题、主旨大意题、说明方法辨析
【点评】
本文介绍了东非导蜜鸟与人类合作获取蜂蜜的特殊共生关系，题目围绕原文细节、写作手法及文章主旨设置，需学生精准定位原文信息，把握段落逻辑与全文核心，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6