（一）

Andy is the most unreasonable and he makes me so angry that I could even scream sometimes! Of course, I sort. of have to love him because he is my twin brother.Andy and Amy(that is me) have the same curly hair and dark eyes and are equally stubborn.et, on most issues we usually take opposite positions.

Just this week in our school, there was a heated discussion on whether to adopt a school dress code. Every student would be required to wear a uniform. The teachers are divided: Some are in favor of the uniforms while others are opposed.The principal has asked the students to express their opinions by voting on the issue before decisions are made.But she will have the final word on the dress code.

I think a dress code is a good idea.The reason is simple.The less I have to decide first thing in the morning, the better. I can’t tell you how many mornings I look into my closet and just stare, unable to decide what to wear.

Andy is shocked at my opinion.Last night, he even dragged out my parents’ high school photo albums to show me how brilliant they looked without uniforms! He also declared, " Bruce Springsteen never wore a s chool uniform.Bob Dylan wouldn’t have been caught dead in a school uniform! Besides, when I am feeling political, I want to be able to wear clothes made of natural, undyed fibers, sewn or assembled in countries that do not pollute the environment or exploit child labor.If I have to wear a uniform, I won’t feel like me! "

To that I replied, " So your personal heroes didn’t wear school uniforms.But they went to high school about a million years ago! I feel sorry for you since I had no idea that your ego (自我) is so fragile that it would be completely destroyed by a uniform." That really made him angry and he shouted, "You’re just copying what you hear that new music teacher saying because you are crazy about him! "

Fortunately, the bell rang before we could do each other physical harm, and we went to our separate classes.The vote for or against uniforms took place later that day.The results of the vote and the principal’s decision will be announced next week.I wonder what it will be.I know how I voted, and I’m pretty sure I know how Andy voted.How would you vote-for or against?

1.Amy and Andy often get angry with each other because ______.

A.they’re both stubborn

B.they like different teachers

C.they always hold diff eren t views D.they don’t like each oth er very much

2Amy holds the idea that ______.

A.school clothing should reflect parents’ values

B.teenagers should never follow the latest clothing fashion

C.the way one dresses should be an expression of one’s personality

D.wearing school uniforms means one makes less decision every morning

3.Who will decide whether the students should wear uniforms?

A.The principal. B.Their parents.

C.Their teachers. D.Students themselves.

4.In Paragraph 5, Amy aims to say that ______.

A.Andy shouldn’t look up to his heroes so much

B.our clothes should decide people’s attitudes towards us

C.Andy’s lack of self-confidence is reflected in his clothing

D.our clothes shouldn’t determine how we feel about ourselves

【参考答案】1、C

2、D

3、A

4、D

（二）

Honeybees can do three kinds of jobs.

The honeybee is one of the most unusual insects in the world. Bees are special because they divide up their work. Each bee has a certain job to do.

The busiest bee is the worker. Workers build the nest, called a hive. Inside the hive, workers make a honeycomb from wax(蜂蜡). They store honey there for food. Workers are always cleaning and fixing the hive. They even stand at the opening and fan their wings to cool the hive. Worker bees will attack anything—even people—to keep their hive safe.

Another kind of bee is the drone(雄蜂). Drones are male bees, and their job is to fly with the queen bee and mate with her. After the queen mates, the worker bees drive the drones away. The drones then starve to death.

The third kind of bee is the queen. Each hive needs only one queen, and her job is laying eggs. She can lay as many as 2, 000 eggs a day.

1. The bee’s nest is called a _______.

A. drone B. honeycomb C. hive D. wax

2. Wax is used to make the _______.

A. nest B. honeycomb C. fan D. hive

3. Which jobs do workers do?

A. They lay 2, 000 eggs each day and build a nest.

B. They mate with the queen bee and then starve.

C. They clean the hive and keep it cool.

D. They attack the queen bee.

4. According to the story, bees _______.

A. are very dangerous insects

B. will attack anything or anyone to protect the hive, if necessary

C. are like any other insect that flies

D. eat each other as food

5. The drone is driven away when its job is finished, because _______.

A. it attacked the workers

B. it is no longer needed in the hive

C. the queen bee has died

D. it ate the queen bee

【答案与解析】本文介绍了蜜蜂社会的分工及生活情况。

1. C。细节题。根据句子Workers build the nest, called a hive可推知此题答案为C。

2. B。细节题。根据句子Inside the hive, workers make a honeycomb from wax可推知此题答案为B。

3. C。细节题。根据第3段第3句和第4两句工蜂总是打扫蜂房，用翅膀扇凉蜂房可推知此题答案为C。

4. B。细节题。根据文章第3段最后一句：工蜂为了保护蜂房的安全会对包括人类在内的任何东西进行攻击。由此可推知此 题答案为B。

5. B。推断题。根据文章第4段所说雄蜂的工作就是跟蜂后交配，任务完成后，它已无存在的必要，于是，就被工蜂赶走饿死。由此可推知此题答案为B。