Question

In the last eight years, a lot of bees have disappeared. Scientists have been studying why those bees have been leaving their hives(蜂房)and not returning. They believe that their living environment may be changing.

Now, the US government is stepping in to help fight this problem. President Barack Obama has asked for $50 million(310 million yuan ) in his 2015 budget(預(yù)算)to fight this problem, and has announced the start of the Pollinator Health Task Force. This group will work on keeping the US bee population healthy and strong, and will show people what they can do to help bees.

Even though many people may not like bees, they are an important part of how we grow food. As pollinators(花粉傳授者), they move from one plant to another. Through pollination, plants can grow seeds(種子)and fruit. It's said that at least 90 kinds of plants including nuts, fruits and vegetables depend on bees for pollination.

The new Pollinator Health Task Force will work hard to protect bees, and build new hives for pollinators. It also plans to start a public education activity to make more people know the importance of pollinators, and actions that can be taken to protect them. The group will reach out to schools, libraries, museums and so on.

Obama said that helping save the bee population will avoid other losses for the agricultural sector (農(nóng)業(yè)部門(mén)), and will help protect the health of the environment.

1.What is the major problem that scientists have been studying?

A. Why a lot of bees can't give birth to babies.

B. Why many bees won't return after leaving their hives.

C. Why many hives have disappeared in the last eight years.

D. What environment bees should live in.

2. According to scientists，maybe the change of has caused the problem of bees' disappearance.

A. time B. Food

C. weather D. their living environment

3. What role do bees play in growing food?

A. They pollinate, helping plants grow seeds and fruit.

B. They can help keep Earth healthy.

C. They can help plants grow more grains of pollen.

D. They can make fruit and vegetables grow bigger.

4.To fight this problem, the Pollinator Health Task Force will do the following EXCEPT .

A. make new hives for bees

B. let more people learn the importance of bees

C. make people know what they can do to protect bees

D. make the agricultural sector pay more attention to this problem

Answer 1