Honey(蜂蜜)from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.

The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蜡) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees’ nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest. When they finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.

Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.

1.Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?

A．It's small in size.                         B．It's hard to recognize.

C．It's covered with wax.                    D．It's hidden in trees.

2.What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．A bee.            B．A bird.            C．A beekeeper.      D．A honey seeker.

3.The honey guide is special in the way____________。

A．it gets its food                          B．it goes to church

C．it sings in the forest                      D．it reaches into bees' nests

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A．Wild Bees                             B．Wax and Honey

C．Honey-Lover's Helper                    D．Beekeeping in Africa

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
Gloria is a famous hostess of a TV station. When she was 15, she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked if she'd like a job. She needed to start saving for college, so she said yes.
Gloria worked after school and during summer vacations, and the job helped pay for her first year of college. During college she would do many other jobs: she served coffee in the student union, was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most satisfying jobs.
One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer. The woman seemed anxious. Gloria showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order. The woman left the store less worried, and Gloria has always remembered the pride she felt in having helped her customer.
Years later, as a television hostess, Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand. His family could not afford an operation, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket all the time.
Gloria persuaded her boss to agree to let her do the story. After the story was broadcast, some doctors called, offering to perform the operation for free.
Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his repaired hand and say, "Thank you. " What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!
At Smith's bookstore, Gloria always realized she was working for the customers, not the store. Today it's the same. The TV station pays her, but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes, helping them understand the world better.
56. When did Gloria get her first job?
A. A few years before college.            B. Several years after college.
C When she was studying at college.       D. When she was working in the TV station.
57. In which part-time job did Gloria feel the happiest?
A. Cleaning in the hotel.                 B. Selling books in the bookstore.
C. Serving coffee in the student union.       D. Making maps for the Forest Service.
58. How did Gloria help the child get the operation he needed?
A. Her boss agreed to raise money.          B. She paid for the operation herself.
C She allowed the boy to show on TV.       D. Her news report affected some doctors.
59. What particularly gives her the feeling of pride?
A. Helping people through her work.        B. Reporting interesting stories.
C Being able to do different jobs well.       D. Paying for her college education herself.

If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them always. If you don’t, you may get lost. If you really get lost, this is what you should do. Sit down and stay where you are. Don’t try to find your friends-let them find you by staying in one place.

There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you. Give

them a signal by shouting or whistling (打口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or

whistle three times. Any signal given three times is a call for help.

Keep up the shouting or whistling always three times together. When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun. They will let you know that they have heard your signal. They will give two shouts, two whistles or two gun shots (枪声). When someone gives a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.

If you don’t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house — cover up the holes with branches(树枝) with lots of leaves. Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.

What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little branch house to look for a river. Don’t just walk away. Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back.

The most important thing to do when you are lost is — stay in one place.

46.If you got lost in the forest, you should _______.

     A. stay where you are and give a signal three times

     B. walk around the forest and shouted so that your friends might hear you

     C. try to find your friends as soon as possible

     D. try to get out of the forest and shouted for help

47.If you want to let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun you should ________.

     A. shout that you are lost

     B. keep up the shouting or whistling

     C. shout at the top of your voice 

     D. shout or whistle once in a while

48.When you hear _______ shouts or whistles or gun shots, you know that _______.

     A. two; people will soon come to help you

     B. three; some one is asking for help

     C. three; people will soon come to help you

     D. two; someone is asking for help

1.The main purpose of the passage is to ___________．

A．tell us different categories of games

B．ask us to decide which game is the best

C．introduce several interesting computer games

D．let us evaluate whether we are interested in the games

2.If a player has collected some worms and nuts, he ____________．

A．is playing Mushroom Madness             B．will lose the game quite soon

C．will get 10 points for each one             D．will get extra points and get ahead

3.Which of the following statements about the games is TRUE according to the

passage?

A．Bugs Bunny needs to be fast to win．

B．All four games are in the same category．

C．Players can only use the mouse to control the targets．

D．The number of elves decides whether a player wins in Rudolph's' Kick and Fly．

4.If a player wants to become stronger to drive animals away, he should try to _____．

A．find a "power up" or use heavier weapons

B．collect falling bombs as quickly as possible

C．click the elf while it's in the air

D．get the big carrot while running

5.In which game are there obstacles you must avoid?

A．Bugs Bunny's Hopping Carrot Hunt．        B．Mushroom Madness．

C．Rudolph's Kick and Fly．                  D．Click Flick．

第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Have you ever been bored with the busy life in the city? If so,        76______
have glimpse of the primary forest with me. The breath-taking            77______
scenery make you forget everything when you’re exploring what                78______
the forest has to offer. With tens of thousands of trees surrounded             79______
you, you will fee like to floating on the green ocean. Under the                  80______
leaves are all kinds of flowers, peacefully and shy. A wide                81______
variety of birds were singing happily in the trees. While you’re            82______
enjoying the scenery on the ground, watching out for the sky!              83______
It will give your eye a feast. Wandering alone in the forest,                     84______
we will have the feeling of returning to nature.                             85______