15.Rain and cold weather this summer saw honey yields from hives(巢)fall by almost three-quarters,the British Beekeepers Association(BBKA)said today.The average crop per hive was down 72% compared to last year,with just 3.6kg (81b) of honey produced compared to an annual average,the annual honey survey by the BBKA revealed.
The survey of 2,712beekeepers in England,Northern Ireland and Wales found that 88% said this summer's bad weather caused the descent in honey yields.The bad weather made it difficult for bees to excrete(排泄),which led to disease easily,and the bad weather also increased the risk of keeping bees for heavy rain caused the places which bees regularly visited to meet natural disasters.The bad weather also influenced the plants flowering which increased the cost of keeping bees.The BBKA issued a midsummer warning to feed bees if necessary to avoid dying from hunger.But in London,which recorded the worst results with just 2.5kg (5.61b)of honey harvested on average,beekeeping experts said that in addition to the bad weather there was a lack of food for bees in the city.
Angela Woods,secretary of the London Beekeepers Association,said,"Rather than putting beehives on office roofs,we encourage companies in London that want to help to look at different ways of supporting bees and beekeepers.We need more food for the bees and better-educated beekeepers."
Elsewhere,the weather was the main problem.Peter Hutton,a beekeeper in Tunbridge Wells,Kent,said,"It has been the most difficult year I have known in my 53years of beekeeping.Bad weather in spring prevented bees in many areas from collecting nectar(花蜜)from early-flowering crops such as oilseed rape(油菜),and the rain continued in many places throughout June and July,preventing honeybees from searching for food on later crops."
The BBKA warned that as well as reducing the honey harvest,the bad weather is likely to have a longer-term influence as it will have affected the normal process of breeding for the queens,which mate(交配)on the wing on fine,still summer days.As a result they may have mated poorly and be unable to produce enough new babies to see groups through the winter.

66.According to the passage,last year the average crop per hive might beD.
A.5kg  B.7.2kg   C.10kg   D.13kg
67.The underlined word"descent"meansA.
A.fall           B.rise          C.disease        D.variety
68.What caused the lack of food?C
A.The bad weather in both autumn and winter.
B.The bad weather in both winter and spring.
C.The bad weather in both spring and summer.
D.The bad weather in both summer and autumn.
69.What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?B
A.The bad weather just affects honey harvest.
B.The bad weather has effect on bees'breeding.
C.The bad weather only has a short-term impact on bees.
D.The bad weather has effect on bees'life in winter.
70.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A
A.The quality of the honeybees is influenced by the bad weather.
B.London companies are encouraged to take part in helping bees and beekeepers.
C.Both the cost and the risk of keeping bees are increased because of the bad weather.
D.Better-educated beekeepers are needed to improve the bad situations that the bad weather brought to bees.

分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了天氣與蜂巢產(chǎn)量的關(guān)系,惡劣的天氣會(huì)影響蜜蜂之間的交配,影響育種,而不是影響蜜蜂的質(zhì)量.

解答 66.D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中The average crop per hive was down 72% compared to last year,with just 3.6kg (81b) of honey produced compared to an annual average,計(jì)算可只學(xué)習(xí)D正確,關(guān)系D.
67.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)上文可知,去年的產(chǎn)量是減少的,聯(lián)系本句意為因?yàn)閻毫拥奶鞖鈱?dǎo)致減產(chǎn),可知這個(gè)單詞就是減少的意思,關(guān)系A(chǔ).
68.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)二四兩段以及beekeeping experts said that in addition to the bad weather there was a lack of food for bees in the city,可知是因?yàn)橄奶旌痛禾鞇毫拥奶鞖鈱?dǎo)致的,故選C.
69.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文中the bad weather is likely to have a longer-term influence as it will have affected the normal process of breeding for t滿分5 manfen5.comhe queens,which mate(交配)on the wing on fine,still summer days,可知惡劣天氣會(huì)影響蜜蜂的育種,故選B.
70.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)上下文內(nèi)容可知,惡劣的天氣會(huì)影響蜜蜂之間的交配,影響育種,而不是影響蜜蜂的質(zhì)量,故選A.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí),要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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Dollywood,in the beautiful Smoky Mountains in the southeastern USA,is one of the most unique theme parks in the world.Dollywood shows and celebrates America's traditional southeastern culture.Although Dollywood has rides,the park's main attraction is its culture. Famous country music groups perform there all year in indoor or outdoor theatres.People come from all over America to see carpenters and other craftsmen make wood,glass and iron objects in the old-fashioned way.Visit the candy shop to try the same kind of candy that American southerners made 150years ago,or take a ride on the only steamed-engine train still working in the southeast USA.You can even see beautiful bald eagles in the world's largest eagle preserve. And for those who like rides,Dollywood has one of the best old wooden roller coasters,Thunderhead.It is world-famous for having the most length in the smallest space.Come to have fun learning all about America's historical southeastern culture.
If you want to learn about the ancient history and stories of English knights and ladies,princes and queens,then England's Camelot Park is the place for you.Every area of the park is modelled after life in the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.In one place,you can watch magic shows with Merlin the Wizard.If you want to see fighting with swords or on horseback,then the jousting area is a good place to visit.If you do well there.King Arthur may choose you to fight in the big jousting tournament.Do you like animals?Then visit the farm area,and learn how people in ancient England ran their farms and took care of their animals.To enter a world of fantasy about England,come to Camelot park.
The title:(71)Theme Parks
(72)NamesThemeKinds of activities
Disneyland(73)a magical world(76)travel through space:visit a pirate ship.meet fairy tale characters,ride a swinging ship and a (77)terrifyingfree-fall drop
Dollywood(74)USA southeastern(American southeastern) cultureListen to (78)(famous) country music:see traditional craftsmen and their work:try some traditional candy.ride on an old steam engine and Thusderbead
CamelotAncient English(75)history and stories(79)Watch magic shows:see fighting with swords or on horseback;(80)visit farm area(section)

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4.--Where do you want to travel for summer,Canada or America?
--_____There are so many nice places at home,you know.( 。
A.So what?B.Why not?C.How come?D.Why bother?

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5.A Google-developed supercomputer has beaten a South Korean Go(圍棋)grandmaster again,taking a commanding 2-0lead in a five-game series that has become an amazing global debut(首演)for a new style of artificial intelligence (AI).
After shocking the world by defeating Lee Se-dol-one of the greatest modem players of the ancient board game 一 in their opening match on Wednesday,the AlphaGo computer proved it was no luck with another victory after a tiring four-and-a-half-hour meeting.
"I am quite speechless,"Mr.Lee said after the match,adding he had found"no weakness"in AlphaGo's performance."I admit it was a very clear loss on my part.AlphaGo played a near perfect game today…I will try my best so that I will win at least one game."
The grandmaster had earlier predicted that he would beat the supercomputer by a"landslide".
The 33-year-old must win all three remaining matches to win the series that has a cash prize of $US 1million.
AlphaGo's creators have described Go as the"Mt Everest"of AI,mentioning the complexity of the game,which requires a degree of creativity and intuition(直覺)to defeat an opponent(對(duì)手)•
The most famous AI victory came in 1997,when the IBM-developed supercomputer Deep Blue beat Garry Kasparov,the then-world class chess champion,in its second attempt.
But a true mastery of Go,which has more possible move arrangements than there are atoms in the universe,had long been considered the unshared field of humans 一 until now.
AlphaGo first rose to fame with a 5-0defeating European champion Fan Hui last October,but it had been expected to struggle against 33-ycar-old Mr.Lee,who has topped the world rankings for most of the past decade.
The computer uses two sets of"deep neutral networks"that allow it to calculate data in a more human-like fashion 一 dropping millions of potential moves that human players would know were senseless.It also employs algorithms(運(yùn)算法則)that allow it to learn and improve from match play experience.
28.In how many games has AlfaGo beaten Lee Se-dol up to now according to the news report?B
A.One.
B.Two.
C.Three.
D.Five
29.What result did Lee Se-dol expect himself of before the game series?D
A clear loss.
B.complete failure.
C.A lucky victory.
D.A complete victory.
30.How did Lee Se-dol feel about Afago'sl performance?A
A.Surprised.
B.Envious.
C.Hopeless.
D.Regretful
31.Which of the following is the most important to the victory of AlfaGo?C
A.Match play experience.
B.Complexity,creativity and intuition.
C.Deep neutral networks and algorithms.
D.Potential moves and human-like fashion.

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