Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld维A阅读理解(·大纲Ⅰ，A)Honey(蜂蜜)fromtheAfricanforestisnotonlyakindofnaturalsugar,itisalsodelicious.Mostpeople,andmanyanimals，likeeatingit.However，theonlywayforthemtogetthathoneyistofindawildbees'nest(巢)andtakethehoneyfromit.Often，thesenestsarehighupintrees，anditisdifficulttofindthem.InpartsofAfrica,though,peopleandanimalslookingforhoneyhaveastrangeandunexpectedhelper—alittlebirdcalledahoneyguide.Thehoneyguidedoesnotactuallylikehoney，butitdoeslikethewax(蜂蜡)inthebeehives(蜂房).Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax,whichisdeepinsidethebees'nest.So,whenitfindsasuitablenest,itlooksforsomeonetohelpit.Thehoneyguidegivesaloudcrythatattractstheattentionofbothpassinganimalsandpeople.Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.Whentheyfinallyarriveatthenest,the_followerreachesintogetatthedelicioushoneyasthebirdpatientlywaitsandwatches.Someofthehoney，andthewax，alwaysfallstotheground，andthisiswhenthehoneyguidetakesitsshare.Scientistsdonotknowwhythehoneyguidelikeseatingthewax，butitisverydeterminedinitseffortstogetit.Thebirdsseemtobeabletosmellwaxfromalongdistanceaway.Theywillquicklyarrivewheneverabeekeeperistakinghoneyfromhisbeehives，andwillevenenterchurcheswhenbeeswaxcandlesarebeinglit.1．Whyisitdifficulttofindawildbees'nest?A．It'ssmallinsize.B．It'shiddenintrees.C．It'scoveredwithwax.D．It'shardtorecognize.2．Whatdothewords“thefollower”inParagraph2referto?A．Abee.B．Abird.C．Ahoneyseeker.D．Abeekeeper.3．Thehoneyguideisspecialintheway________．A．itgetsitsfoodB．itgoestochurchC．itsingsintheforestD．itreachesintobees'nests4．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WildBeesB．WaxandHoneyC．BeekeepinginAfricaD．HoneyLover'sHelper【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普短文，主要介绍了蜂蜜向导鸟如何引导人类和动物发现好吃的蜂蜜，且各取所需：蜂蜜向导鸟得到蜂蜡，而人类和动物得到蜂蜜。1．B[细节理解题。根据文章第一段第四句Often，thesenestsarehighupintrees，anditisdifficulttofindthem.以及第二段的第二句Thelittlebirdcannotreachthiswax，whichisdeepinsidethebees'nest.可知，由于蜂房高居树上并且隐藏在树丛中，所以它们不容易被发现，因此B项正确。]2．C[词义猜测题。对于画线部分的前一个句子Onceithastheirattention，itfliesthroughtheforest，waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.该句中them指thecuriousanimalorperson，所以，下句中的thefollower也指的是thecuriousanimalorperson，即“寻找蜂蜜者”，所以C项正确。]3．A[推理判断题。根据文章的描述，蜂蜜向导鸟寻找蜂蜜是通过吸引人或动物来帮助它们得到自己需要的蜂蜡，对于动物来讲，它们懂得利用外力来达到自己的目的，这种方式是很特别的。蜂蜜向导鸟通过这种方式找到自己的食物，所以A项是正确的。]4．D[标题概括题。本文主要介绍了蜂蜜向导鸟用自己的独特方式找到食物的过程，并且帮助人类和动物获得蜂蜜，所以对于人类和动物来讲，它是有益的帮助者，所以D项(蜂蜜爱好者的帮助者)意义正确。A项意为“野生蜜蜂”；B项意为“蜂蜡和蜂蜜”；C项意为“非洲养蜂”，三者均不能表达出文章的主旨。]冲击“211”(长难句分析)Onceithastheirattention,itfliesthroughtheforest,waitingfromtimetotimeforthecuriousanimalorpersonasitleadsthemtothenest.分析句子的主干是：①...itfliesthroughtheforest，...状语从句：②Once_it_has_their_attention，...状语从句：③...asitleadsthemtothenest,waitingfromtimetotime分词短语作状语。译文④一旦引起了他们的注意，它就会飞越森林，并且在引领他们朝蜂...
