Question

10-year-old Mikaila Ulmer is building a lemonade empire, and hoping to save honey bees in the process! It all started when Mikaila was 4 years old and she was stung(叮)by a bee twice in one week! This caused her to become very scared whenever bees were near.

In order or help her deal with this new fear, MIkaila’s parents asked her to do some research on bees. She learned that bees are very important for flowers, gardens and trees as pollinators(傳粉者). She also learned that they are dying at a rapid rate. In the past year, honey bee farmers have reported losing nearly 42% of their bees! Many believe that this could be due to the overuse of pesticides(殺蟲劑), which can have many bad effects on bees.

This is what set her mind to create a product to help save bees. She decided she would sell lemonade and she started her company, BeeSweet Lemonade. Her special lemonade recipe came from her great-grandmother’s cookbook. She decided to add honey to it, instead of sugar, in order to call attention to the problems honey bees face. Mikaila sells lemonade almost every day at her lemonade stand! And she takes every opportunity to tell her customers about the problems facing honey bees.

What began as a small operation is starting to grow. BeeSweet is projected to sell almost 140,000 bottles of lemonade this year! BeeSweet lemonade can be found on the shelves at select Whole Foods Markets as well as many restaurants and other locations near her home in Austin, Texas.

1.What’s Mikaila’s attitude to bees during her childhood?

A. Favorable B. Frightened

C. Caring D. Friendly

2.Why did MIkaila add honey to her lemonade?

A. To create a special flavor

B. To make herself famous and popular

C. To be in honor of her great-grandmother

D. To remind people of the problems honey bees face

3.We can infer from the 4th paragraph that Mikaila’s company_______.

A. is in trouble B. is in debt

C. runs very well D. expands quickly

Answer 1