閱讀下面的短文。每篇短文的后面有五個問題，每個問題有四個備選答案。請根據短文的內容選擇最佳答案。每個試題計3分,共計15分。

　　Scientists who study insects have a real mystery on theirhands.All across the country，honeybees are leaving their hives and neverreturning. Researchers call this phenomenon colony-collapse1 disorder.Accordingto surveys of beekeepers across the country，25 to 40 percent of the honeybeesin the United States have vanished from their hives since last fall.So far，noone can explain why.

　　Now，a group of scientists andbeekeepers have teamed up to try to figure out whats causing the alarmingcollapse of so many colonies. By sharing their expertise in honeybee behavior，health，and nutrition，team members hope to find out whats contributingto thedecline and to prevent bee disappearance in the future.

　　Another cause of colony-collapse disorder may be certain chemicalsthat farmers apply to kill unwanted insects on crops，says Jerry Hayes，chief beeinspector for the Florida Department of Agriculture3.Some studies，hesays，suggest that a certain type of insecticide affects the honeybees nervoussystem and memory.It seems tike honeybees are goingout and getting confused about where to go and what to do, he says.

　　詞匯：5hQnIbi:5pArEsaitp

　　hiven.蜂巢;蜂箱 digestiveadj.消化的5pClEni5mju:np

　　beekeepern.養蜂人 insecticiden.殺蟲劑7ekspE5ti:zdai5vE:sitip

　　專門知識，專長注釋：

　　2. the United States Department ofAgriculture Bee Research Laboratory：美國農業部蜜蜂研究實驗室。

　　練習：

　　A Honeybeesare flying all across the country.

　　C Honeybees are leaving their hives and do not return.

　　2. Why are researchersseriously concerned with the phenomenon of colony-collapsedisorder?

　　B Becausehoneybees feed on flowers.

　　D Both B and C.

　　A Worsening environment.

　　C Dwindlingnumber of flowers around.

　　4. According to the fifth paragraph，which of thefollowing about bees genes istrue?

　　B Beesgenes help keep them in their hives.

　　D Beesgenes couldexplain the collapse of some colonies.

　　A Farmers apply certain chemicals to killunwanted bees.

　　C The insecticide affects the honeybees memory.

　　答案與題解：

　　2. A 短文第二段的第一句提供了答案。蜜蜂傳播花粉能使植物結果，因此為人類提供食物。

　　4. D 第六段的句子：beesgenes could explain why some colonies have coilapsed andothcrs have not。這是選擇D的依據。選項A、B、C的內容文章中都沒有出現，所以不是答案。

　　閱讀下面的短文。每篇短文的后面有五個問題，每個問題有四個備選答案。請根據短文的內容選擇最佳答案。每個試題計3分,共計15分。

　　Scientists who study insects have a real mystery on theirhands.All across the country，honeybees are leaving their hives and neverreturning. Researchers call this phenomenon colony-collapse1 disorder.Accordingto surveys of beekeepers across the country，25 to 40 percent of the honeybeesin the United States have vanished from their hives since last fall.So far，noone can explain why.

　　Now，a group of scientists andbeekeepers have teamed up to try to figure out whats causing the alarmingcollapse of so many colonies. By sharing their expertise in honeybee behavior，health，and nutrition，team members hope to find out whats contributingto thedecline and to prevent bee disappearance in the future.

　　Another cause of colony-collapse disorder may be certain chemicalsthat farmers apply to kill unwanted insects on crops，says Jerry Hayes，chief beeinspector for the Florida Department of Agriculture3.Some studies，hesays，suggest that a certain type of insecticide affects the honeybees nervoussystem and memory.It seems tike honeybees are goingout and getting confused about where to go and what to do, he says.

　　詞匯：5hQnIbi:5pArEsaitp

　　hiven.蜂巢;蜂箱 digestiveadj.消化的5pClEni5mju:np

　　beekeepern.養蜂人 insecticiden.殺蟲劑7ekspE5ti:zdai5vE:sitip

　　專門知識，專長注釋：

　　2. the United States Department ofAgriculture Bee Research Laboratory：美國農業部蜜蜂研究實驗室。

　　練習：

　　A Honeybeesare flying all across the country.

　　C Honeybees are leaving their hives and do not return.

　　2. Why are researchersseriously concerned with the phenomenon of colony-collapsedisorder?

　　B Becausehoneybees feed on flowers.

　　D Both B and C.

　　A Worsening environment.

　　C Dwindlingnumber of flowers around.

　　4. According to the fifth paragraph，which of thefollowing about bees genes istrue?

　　B Beesgenes help keep them in their hives.

　　D Beesgenes couldexplain the collapse of some colonies.

　　A Farmers apply certain chemicals to killunwanted bees.

　　C The insecticide affects the honeybees memory.

　　答案與題解：

　　2. A 短文第二段的第一句提供了答案。蜜蜂傳播花粉能使植物結果，因此為人類提供食物。

　　4. D 第六段的句子：beesgenes could explain why some colonies have coilapsed andothcrs have not。這是選擇D的依據。選項A、B、C的內容文章中都沒有出現，所以不是答案。