honey from the african

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1、HoneyfromtheAfrican　　Honey(蜂蜜)fromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit.However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees’nest(巢)andtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupintrees,andit

2、isdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper--alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.　　Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethewax(蜂蜡)inthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisde

3、epinsidethebees’nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleads

4、themtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,thefollowerreachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,andthewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.　　Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingt

5、hewax,butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit..　　56.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees’n

6、est?　　A.It’ssmallinsize.　　B.It’shiddenintrees.　　C.It’scoveredwithwax.　　D.It’shardtorecognize.　　57.Whatdothewords“thefollower”inParagraph2referto?　　A.Abee.B.Abird.　　C.Ahoneyseeker.D.Abeekeeper.　　58.Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway________.　　A.itgetsitsfood　　B.itg

7、oestochurch　　C.itsingsintheforest　　D.itreachesintobees’nests　　59.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?　　A.WildBees　　C.BeekeepinginAfrica　　B.WaxandHoney　　D.Honey-Lover’sHelper　　答案：BCAD