2012全国高考英语大纲卷阅读理解试题及答案

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1、数学科学学院数学系小西AHoney(蜂蜜)fromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnatural sugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit. However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees’ nest(巢)andtakethehoneyfromit.Often,thesenestsarehighupin trees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,t

2、hough,people andanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper— alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethe wax(蜂蜡)inthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax, whichisdeepinsidethebees’nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,it looksforsomeonetohel

3、pit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythat attractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithas theirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimefor thecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whenthey finallyarriveatthenest,thefollowerreachesintogetatthedelicious honeyasthebirdpa

4、tientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney,and thewax,alwaysfallstotheground,andthisiswhenthehoneyguide takesitsshare.Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax, butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeable tosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrive wheneverabe

5、ekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives,andwilleven enterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.Honey(蜂蜜)fromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnatural sugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals,likeeatingit. However,theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees’ nest(巢)andtakethehoneyfromit

6、.Often,thesenestsarehighupin trees,anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,people andanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper— alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.56.Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees’nest?A.It’ssmallinsize..It’shiddenintrees. C.It’scoveredwithwax. D.It’shardtorec

7、ognize.Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney,butitdoeslikethe wax(蜂蜡)inthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax, whichisdeepinsidethebees’nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,it looksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythat