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【題目】10-year-old Mikaila Ulmer from Texas is building a lemonade empire,hoping to save honey bees in the process.

It all started when Mikaila was 4 years old and was stung（刺痛）by a bee twice in one week.This caused her to become very scared whenever bees were near.

To help her deal with this new fear,Mikaila's parents asked her to do some research on bees.She learned that bees are incredibly important for flowers,gardens and trees as pollinators（傳粉者）.She also learned that they are dying fast.In the past year,honey bee farmers have reported losing nearly 12% of their colony.Many believe that this could be due to the overuse of pesticide（殺蟲劑）,which can have many bad effects upon bees.

This is when she decided to create a product to help save bees.She planned to sell lemonade and started her own company,BeeSweet Lemonade.Her special lemonade recipe came from her great-grandmother's cookbook.She decided to add honey to it,instead of sugar,to call attention to the problems honey bees face.Mikaila sells lemonade almost everyday at her lemonade stand.She takes every opportunity to tell her customers about the issues 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.

Mikaila and her cause have also been featured in many news reports,magazines,blogs and even on Shark Tank,a TV show featuring hopeful entrepreneurs.

Does Mikaila have time to just be a kid?Sure!Her parents have said that every weekend,Mikaila does something fun.She doesn't mind the hard work,though.She says that she is happy watching people enjoy her lemonade,and that makes her want to grow her company more and more.The more people enjoy,the more they're learning about the bees.

【1】What caused Mikaila to save honey bees?

A. Her fear of bees. B. Her parents' advice.

C. Her research on bees. D. Her desire to raise them.

【2】Why does Mikaila sell lemonade with honey in it?

A. To have it sold at a better price.

B. To make it taste more delicious.

C. To show her special lemonade recipe.

D. To get people to care about bees' problems.

【3】How does Mikaila sell her special lemonade?

A. By enlarging its selling scale.

B. By advertising it on the media.

C. By selling it throughout America.

D. By selling it just at her lemonade stand.

【4】What can we know about Mikaila from the passage?

A. Mikaila enjoys her career.

B. Mikaila has changed her dream.

C. Nikaila's company has saved bees.

D. Mikaila doesn't sell her lemonade on weekends.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】A

【解析】本文講述了一個主人公因為被蜜蜂蜇因此害怕蜜蜂，從而研究了解蜜蜂，了解到蜜蜂的艱難生存環(huán)境，所以建設(shè)一個檸檬水的帝國，希望能在這一過程中拯救蜜蜂的故事。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第三段的第一句To help her deal with this new fear,Mikaila's parents asked her to do some research on bees即為了幫她處理這個新的恐懼，Mikaila的父母要求她做一些研究可知，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第四段的She decided to add honey to it,instead of sugar,to call attention to the problems honey bees face即她決定加入蜂蜜，代替糖，呼吁關(guān)注蜜蜂面臨的問題可知，故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第五段的What began as a small operation is starting to grow以及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即從最小規(guī)模開始，檸檬水可以在整個食品市場以及她在奧斯丁家附近有很多餐館和其他地方的貨架上發(fā)現(xiàn)可知，故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。從最后一段的She says that she is happy watching people enjoy her lemonade,and that makes her want to grow her company more and more即她說她很高興，看的人享受她的檸檬水，這讓她想讓自己的公司越來越多可知，故選A。