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Honeybees can do three kinds of jobs.
The honeybee is one of the most unusual insects in the world. Bees are special because they divide up their work. Each bee has a certain job to do.
The busiest bee is the worker. Workers build the nest, called a hive. Inside the hive, workers make a honeycomb from wax(蜂蜡). They store honey there for food. Workers are always cleaning and fixing the hive. They even stand at the opening and fan their wings to cool the hive. Worker bees will attack anything—even people—to keep their hive safe.
Another kind of bee is the drone(雄蜂). Drones are male bees, and their job is to fly with the queen bee and mate with her. After the queen mates, the worker bees drive the drones away. The drones then starve to death.
The third kind of bee is the queen. Each hive needs only one queen, and her job is laying eggs. She can lay as many as 2, 000 eggs a day.
1. The bee’s nest is called a _______.
A. drone B. honeycomb C. hive D. wax
2. Wax is used to make the _______.
A. nest B. honeycomb C. fan D. hive
3. Which jobs do workers do?
A. They lay 2, 000 eggs each day and build a nest.
B. They mate with the queen bee and then starve.
C. They clean the hive and keep it cool.
D. They attack the queen bee.
4. According to the story, bees _______.
A. are very dangerous insects
B. will attack anything or anyone to protect the hive, if necessary
C. are like any other insect that flies
D. eat each other as food
5. The drone is driven away when its job is finished, because _______.
A. it attacked the workers
B. it is no longer needed in the hive
C. the queen bee has died
D. it ate the queen bee
【答案与解析】本文介绍了蜜蜂社会的分工及生活情况。
1. C。细节题。根据句子Workers build the nest, called a hive可推知此题答案为C。
2. B。细节题。根据句子Inside the hive, workers make a honeycomb from wax可推知此题答案为B。
3. C。细节题。根据第3段第3句和第4两句工蜂总是打扫蜂房，用翅膀扇凉蜂房可推知此题答案为C。
4. B。细节题。根据文章第3段最后一句：工蜂为了保护蜂房的安全会对包括人类在内的任何东西进行攻击。由此可推知此
5. B。推断题。根据文章第4段所说雄蜂的工作就是跟蜂后交配，任务完成后，它已无存在的必要，于是，就被工蜂赶走饿死。由此可推知此题答案为B。
