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1、2019-2020年高二英语话题阅读训练WeekFifteen动物世界一、阅读理解（共24小题；共48.0分）ARainandcoldweatherthissummersawhoneyyieldsfromhivesfallbyalmostthreequarters,theBritishBeekeepersAssociation(BBKA)saidtoday.Theaveragecropperhivewasdown72%paredto2011,withjust3.6kg(8lb)ofhoneyproducedparedtoanannualaverage,the
2、annualhoneysurveybytheBBKArevealed.Thesurveyof2,712beekeepersinEngland,NorthernIrelandandWalesfoundthat88%saidthissummer'sbadweathercausedthefallinhoneyyields.Thecold,wetconditionsforcedtheBBKAtoissueamidsummerwarningtofeedcoloniesifnecessarytoavoidstarvation.ButinLondon,whichrecor
3、dedtheworstresultswithjust2.5kg(5.6lb)ofhoneyharvestedonaverage,beekeepingexpertssaidthatinadditiontothebadweathertherewasalackoffoodforbeesinthecity.AngelaWoods,secretaryoftheLondonBeekeepersAssociation,said:"Ratherthanputtingbeehivesonofficeroofs,weencouragepaniesinLondonwhowantt
4、ohelptolookatdifferentwaysofsupportingbeesandbeekeepers.Weneedmoreforage(草料)forthebeesandbetter-educatedbeekeepers."Elsewhere,theweatherwasthemainproblem.PeterHutton,abeekeeperinTunbridgeWells,Kent,said:"IthasbeenthemostdifficultyearIhaveknowninmy53yearsofbeekeeping.Badweatherinspr
5、ingpreventedhoneybeesinmanyareasfromcollectingnectar(花蜜)fromearly-floweringcropssuchasoilseedrape,andtheraincontinuedinmanyplacesthroughoutJuneandJuly,preventinghoneybeesfromforaging(搜寻)onlatercrops."TheBBKAwarnedthataswellasreducingthehoneyharvest,thebadweatherislikelytohavealonge
6、r-termimpactasitwillhaveaffectedthenormalprocessofbreedingforthequeens,whichmateonthewingonfinestillsummerdays.Asaresulttheymayhavematedpoorlyandbeunabletoproducesufficientnewbabiestoseecoloniesthroughthewinter.1.Accordingtothepassage,theaveragecropperhivein2011mightbe .A.3.6kgB.7.
7、2kgC.10kgD.13kg2.Theunderlinedword"colonies"inParagraph4means .A.thehoneybeesB.thepoorbeekeepersC.thebeekeepingexpertsD.thebeehives3.WhichmeasureisAngelaWoodsagainst?A.EncouragingLondonpaniestotakepart.B.Needingmoreforageforthebees.C.Puttingbeehivesonofficeroofs.D.Needingbetter-edu
8、catedbeekeepers.4.Whatcaus
