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Bees are flying insects that are found all over the world. There are over twelve thousand different species of bees, but only about two thousand of these occur in North America.

Bees can be divided into two groups according to their living styles. Solitary (独居的) bees live alone. On the other hand, social bees, like ants, live in groups. Only about six hundred species are of this social category.

Social bees are interesting because in their “society” there are different classes of bees. Each class performs a different task. Queen bees lay eggs. Workers, underdeveloped females, work in the hives but never reproduce. Males do not work: their only task is to mate with the queen. Solitary bees occur as males and females. Every female makes a nest in the ground where she will lay her eggs. The nest consists of many cells. After an egg is laid and put in a cell, the female also adds some pollen and honey for food. Then she seals the cell. The female then goes elsewhere to build a new nest or die. When eggs hatch, the larvae (幼虫) will feed on the pollen and honey which the female left for them.

81. Which one of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. An Interesting Insect. B. North American Bees.

C. Social Bees. D. Solitary Bees.

【答案】A

【解析】主旨题。题干：下面哪一个选项可以作为文章的最佳标题?文章主要介绍了蜜蜂的种类，主要包括独居蜂和群居蜂两个种类及其特点。B选项“北美蜂”，文章只在第一段最后一句There are over twelve thousand different species of bees, but only about two thousand of these occur in North America.(世界上有超过12000种不同种类的蜜蜂，但只有大约2000种出现在北美)提到，大约2000种蜜蜂出现在北美，属于文中的一个细节信息，并非文章的主旨所在，故排除;C选项“群居蜂”和D选项“独居蜂”均只是文中提到的蜜蜂的一个类型，不能作为文章的主旨，故排除;根据第一段第一句Bees are flying insects that are found all over the world.(蜜蜂是一种会飞的昆虫，在世界各地都有发现)可知，蜜蜂是一种昆虫，所以选项A“一种有趣的昆虫”总结全面，能概括文章的主旨。故答案选A。

82. The word “reproduce” in the third paragraph could mean ______.

A. develop B. come back

C. eat much D. give birth to young

【答案】D

【解析】含义题。题干：第三段中的单词“reproduce”的含义是______。根据题干定位到第三段划线单词所在的句子Workers, underdeveloped females, work in the hives but never reproduce.(未发育成熟的雌性工蜂在蜂巢中工作，但从不______)可知，工蜂是发育不全的雌性，所以可以推断工蜂不能进行繁殖。develop发展;come back返回;eat much吃很多东西;give birth to young繁殖，符合语境。故答案选D。

83. It may conclude that ______.

A. North America has more bees than Asia

B. solitary bees have classes

C. ants are social insects

D. male bees are the main work force in their society

【答案】C

【解析】推断题。题干：可以推断出______。根据文章第一段第二句There are over twelve thousand different species of bees, but only about two thousand of these occur in North America.(世界上有超过12000种不同的蜜蜂，但其中只有大约2000种生活在北美)可知，A选项“北美的蜜蜂比亚洲的多”错误;根据第三段第一句Social bees are interesting because in their “society” there are different classes of bees.(群居蜂很有趣，因为在它们的“社会”中有不同的蜜蜂类别)可知，B选项“独居蜂有不同的类别”错误;根据第三段第五句Males do not work: their only task is to mate with the queen.(雄蜂不工作：它们唯一的任务就是与蜂后交配)可知，D选项“雄性蜜蜂是社会中的主要劳动力”错误。根据第二段第三句On the other hand, social bees, like ants, live in groups.(另一方面，像蚂蚁一样，群居蜜蜂是群居的)可推断，蚂蚁也是群居的。故答案选C。

84. According to the passage, Queen bees ______.

A. only lay eggs B. are solitary bees

C. are the main work force D. build nests in the ground

【答案】A

【解析】细节题。题干：通过文章内容，蜂后______。根据题干关键词Queen bees定位到第三段第三句Queen bees lay eggs.(蜂后产卵)，可知蜂后产卵。A选项“只产卵”，符合文意;B选项“是独居蜂”;C选项“是主要劳动力”;D选项“在地下建巢”，均不符合，故排除。故答案选A。

85. After the cells are sealed, the larvae will feed on ______.

A. eggs and cells B. pollen and leaves

C. honey and insects D. pollen and honey

【答案】D

【解析】细节题。题干：当卵孵化后，幼虫以______为食。根据题干关键词larvae定位到最后一段最后一句话When eggs hatch, the larvae (幼虫) will feed on the pollen and honey which the female left for them.(当卵孵化后，幼虫会以雌虫留下的花粉和蜂蜜为食)可知，当卵孵化时，幼虫会以雌虫留下的花粉和蜂蜜为食。A选项“蛋和卵”;B选项“花粉和树叶”;C选项“蜂蜜和昆虫”，均不正确;D选项“花粉和蜂蜜”，符合文意。故答案选D。