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【題目】 It is 4:45 am in Samasati village in north-western Zambia and the Chimwanga family, champion beekeepers of the village, are already on their way to collect honey from one of their many hives（蜂房）. Samasati has been famous for beekeeping but it is only in the last ten years that the business has begun to make a difference to the lives of the producers, since they began to trade through an organization guaranteeing them a fair price for their crop.

Samasati is a beautiful place, where nature provides and pollution is non-existent. Here, 61 miles from the nearest telephone or source of electricity, the 322 inhabitants support themselves from the forest and rivers and the only income available to the villagers is from selling their honey.

It is a half-hour walk from the Chimwangas’ house to the hive. On reaching the site, the Chimwangas tear off low, leaf-covered branches from nearby trees. They place these in a pile on the ground as a bundle（捆）and put some dry plants in the middle. A match then sets the plants alight and thick smoke is produced as the fire spreads from the dry plants to the green leaves.

Mr. Chimwanga climbs quickly up the tree trunk and moves carefully along a branch towards the hanging hive, carrying the smoking bundle with him. When he reaches the hive, he waves smoke into the entrance to calm the bees. The bees circle his head continuously. Unafraid, he pulls up a bucket and fills it with the precious delicious honey, fragrant but not too sweet the result of hundreds of wild flowers the bees have enjoyed in the forest.

This honey is sold straight to the exporting company, North West Bee Products, through Bon Malichi. He is the vital middleman for the beekeepers. Bob believes the honey is Zambia’s future. “Our honey is produced without adding anything.” he says. The honey is transported to Dares Salaam, in neighbouring country Tanzania, for export. Within a month of a Zambian beekeeper climbing to his hive, his honey can be spread on bread anywhere in the world.

【1】What are the Chimwanga family going out so early to do?

A.Look for bees.

B.Get honey in the forest.

C.Make honey for trading.

D.Sell their honey crop.

【2】Mr. Chimwanga lit dry plants in order to ________.

A.get light and see the hives clearly

B.scare away the bees by thick smoke

C.produce smoke to protect him from the bees

D.keep warm by the burning plants

【3】Why does Bob believe the honey is Zambia’s future?

A.It is popular for its superior quality.

B.It has a large quantity of production.

C.He can guarantee a fair price for it.

D.He can help export it to neighboring countries.

【4】What can we learn about Samasati from the text?

A.It enjoys beautiful nature and less pollution.

B.It has an abundant supply of electricity.

C.It is well known for processing honey.

D.It is a small, poor and backward village.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇新聞報(bào)道。文章通過描寫Chimwanga一家人采蜂蜜的過程講述了一座以養(yǎng)蜂為經(jīng)濟(jì)來源的叫做Samasati的村子。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“It is 4:45 am in Samasati village in north-western Zambia and the Chimwanga family, champion beekeepers of the village, are already on their way to collect honey from one of their many hives（蜂房）.”可知，這一家人出去得如此的早是為了從蜂房里收集蜂蜜，故選B。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“When he reaches the hive, he waves smoke into the entrance to calm the bees.”可知，Chimwanga先生點(diǎn)燃干草是為了用煙讓蜜蜂平靜下來，以此保護(hù)自己免受蜜蜂的叮咬。故選C。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段“Our honey is produced without adding anything.”可知，Bob認(rèn)為他們的蜂蜜沒有添加物，品質(zhì)非常好，根據(jù)“The honey is transported to Dares Salaam, in neighbouring country Tanzania, for export. Within a month of a Zambian beekeeper climbing to his hive, his honey can be spread on bread anywhere in the world.”可知，他們的蜂蜜出口到世界很多地方，所以為什么鮑勃認(rèn)為蜂蜜是贊比亞的未來是因?yàn)榉涿垡云鋬?yōu)良的品質(zhì)而受歡迎。故選A。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“Here, 61 miles from the nearest telephone or source of electricity, the 322 inhabitants support themselves from the forest and rivers and the only income available to the villagers is from selling their honey.”可知，這個(gè)村子遠(yuǎn)離電話和電力，村民們的收入來源只有蜂蜜，只有322個(gè)村民。由此判斷出Samasati是一個(gè)貧窮落后的小村莊。故選D。