【正文】 or so flowers. When the bee has had her fill, shell fly home. There the bee will deposit what she has got into the mouth of one of her coworkers, who will relay it to another, and so on for about 20 minutes, until the mixture is ready to be placed into the b. Then she and her 50 000 or so mates will hover in the dark all night every night, flapping their wings to create hot, breezy conditions to remove the water from the mixture. Several sunrises later, they will seal me off in a golden cell of beeswax. In her lifetime, our bee may visit 4, 000 flowers, and yet will produce only onetwelfth of a tea spoon of me. The average American consumes nearly a pound and a half of me every year, in tea, on toast, and beyond. If I do say so myself, I am a timeless treasure. Literally—I never go bad. Alas, my good health is not guaranteed. The problem lies in the growth of industrial agriculture and the use of pest control chemicals, as well as changes in weather patterns, all of which reduce the number of flowers bees have to visit I39。d appreciate your letting your own garden grow just a little wild My future depends on all of us fostering spring and summers wild flowers, thus helping the bees, who give so much—to you, to me—without ever asking for anything in return.（1）What does me refer to in the passage? A.The flowerB.The beeC.WaterD.Honey（2）What is the 2nd paragraph mainly about? A.Bees39。 special talentB.Bees39。 hard work.C.Bees39。 living environment.D.Bees39。 social behavior.（3）What is the purpose of the passage? A.To appeal for help for honeybees.B.To talk about the history of a treasure.C.To put forward techniques for gardeners.D.To argue against the control of chemicals.【答案】 （1）D（2）B（3）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，用擬人的手法，以蜂蜜的口吻，介紹了蜜蜂雖然只有六周左右的壽命，但用其一生辛勤為人類釀造蜂蜜，人類應(yīng)該保護蜜蜂。 （1）考查代詞指代。根據(jù)第一段中的“While you39。re thinking about avoiding an attack, that bee is focused on something else entirely可知，當(dāng)你在想如何避免蜜蜂的攻擊時，其實蜜蜂完全專注于其他的東西——蜜，由此可知me指的就是蜜，故選D。 （2）考查主旨大意。通讀第二段內(nèi)容可知，本段主要介紹了蜜蜂雖然只有六周左右的壽命，但用其一生辛勤采蜜，為人類釀造蜂蜜，由此可知本段主要介紹的是蜜蜂的辛勤工作，故選B。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后一段中的thus helping the bees, who give so much—to you, to me—without ever asking for anything in return.可知，這篇文章的目的是呼吁人們幫助為人類辛勤采蜜的蜜蜂，故選A。 【點評】本題考點涉及代詞指代，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇科普類閱讀，考生需要根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，概括歸納，從而選出正確答案。8．犇犇閱讀理解 Threequarters of the world39。s coffee farms destroy forest habitat to grow coffee in the sun and typically use harmful pesticides (殺蟲劑) and chemicals that poison the environment. When forests disappear, migratory (遷徙的) songbirds disappear, too. In order to deal with severe population and habitat loss, Smithsonian scientists created the Bird Friendly certification. Bird Friendly coffees are shadegrown, meaning the coffee is planted under trees, rather than on the land that has been cleared of all other plants. Coffee experts say shadegrown coffees taste better, because the beans ripen slower than coffee grown in the full sun, resulting in a richer, more plex flavor. Bird Friendly certified coffees grow under biodiverse shade that provides habitat for migratory songbirds and other wildlife, stores carbon and fights climate change. Bird Friendly coffees are also certified organic, meaning they are grown without pesticides, which is better for people and for the planet. Bird Friendly producers can also earn more for their crops. The wood and fruit trees on shade coffee farms provide farmers with additional ine. Every cup of Bird Friendly coffee purchased rewards these farmers with a little more money for being good stewards of the environment and encourages them to continue conserving Bird Friendly habitat. Buying Bird Friendly supports the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center39。s conservation research aimed at understanding and protecting your feathered friends. You can purchase Bird Friendly certified coffees around the world and protect wildlife and habitat with every cup. Find a store or cafe near you, or better yet, have it shipped to your door when you order online.（1）What is the present situation of coffee farms? A.One fourth of them have destroyed forest habitat for birds.B.Pesticides and chemicals used on them poisoned many birds.C.Farmers have been aware of environment protection.D.Scientists pay attention to them and have e up with an idea.（2）What39。s a characteristic of Bird Friendly coffees? A.They may have a better taste.B.They have a strange flavor.C.They take less time to ripen.D.They are grown on unpolluted land.（3）How can Bird Friendly farmers earn more money? A.By charging consumers more money.B.By selling fruits and wood from trees.C.By cutting down trees and selling wood.D.By serving as stewards of coffee consumers.（4）What does the text suggest coffee consumers do? A.Consume less coffee.B.Order coffee online.C.Purchase shadegrown coffee.D.Donate to coffee farmers.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）B（4）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，為了應(yīng)對嚴(yán)重的遷徙鳥類的數(shù)量和棲息地?fù)p失，史密森尼的科學(xué)家創(chuàng)造了 the Bird Friendly certification 。 （1）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“ In order to deal with severe population and habitat loss, Smithsonian scientists created the B