Most bees are brown, hairy and 8 to 22 mm long. Bees live as part of a large family. Over 25,000 kinds of bees have been found. Among all of them, honey bees are the most common.

Honey bees always live in groups called hives(蜂群) Each hive has a queen, drones(雄蜂)and workers(工蜂). Like a human society, each bee in a hive knows its own job.

The queen is the largest bee. She doesn’t go out to work, but lays eggs. Sometimes a queen can lay 3, 000 eggs in a day.

Drones do not collect food from flowers. They are the queen’s husbands. When there’s not much food, drones are often kicked out of the hive.

Workers are the smallest and busiest bees. A colony can have 50,000 to 60,000 workers. They collect food for the queen and babies. They guard the hive and help to keep it cool by fanning their wings. A worker only lives for 28 to 35 days.

To collect a pound of honey, a bee may have to fly a long way. Sometimes it is equivalent to(相当于) twice around the world. Bees have to visit more than 10,000 flowers to make a pound of honey.

1.______________ kinds of bees have been found.

A.Over 25, 000 B.Over 3,000 C.Less than 25,000 D.Less than 3,000

2.What does the queen do in a hive?

A.Collects food. B.Collects honey. C.Visit’s flowers. D.Lays eggs.

3.What will happen to drones if there is not much food?

A.They must collect flowers for themselves.

B.They are often kicked out of the hive.

C.They collect food for the queen and babies.

D.They will make honey.

4.Which of the following is right?

A.A worker can lay 3,000 eggs in a day.

B.Workers are the largest and busiest bees.

C.Workers guard the hive and help to keep it cool by fanning their wings.

Once there was a poor young musician. He played the violin well, but he couldn't make enough money to buy much food to eat.

One evening he was eating a little rice and fish for his only meal—supper. A thin white cat came up beside him and the cat looked very hungry. Feeling sorry for the cat, the musician gave it his rice and fish, while he went to sleep hungry that night.

The next evening, there was a storm. The musician took shelter(躲避)under a large tree next to a big house. Thunder made a loud noise and lightning lit up the sky.

The musician looked toward the house and the warm lights inside. On the doorstep sat the white cat from the night before. It raised a small white paw(爪)as if to beckon(召唤)the musician to come over! Then he ran into the yard. A man opened the door and invited the musician inside.

Minutes later, a large branch fell to the place where he'd been because of the lightning. Inside the house, the musician ate a delicious meal with the man. Then the man asked the musician what was in his case, and the musician took out his violin and began playing. The man clapped with pleasure. "Luck has brought you here tonight!" he said. "I'm thinking of starting a band, and we need a violinist. Would you like to join us?" "I can begin tomorrow!" the musician said.

At last, the musician became a famous violinist who was known throughout the world.

1.Why did the musician go to sleep hungry that night?

A.Because he wanted to keep thin.

B.Because he gave his food to a cat.

C.Because he had no money to buy food.

D.Because he only had one meal that day.

2.What can we know about the owner of the house?

A.He was lucky. B.He was poor. C.He was kind. D.He was famous.

3.What's the main idea of the story?

A.Be kind to the cats. B.Help people in need.

C.Kindness brings luck. D.Work hard to live a better life.

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