Once upon a time, bee-keepers killed their bees every autumn. Why, you __1__ ask? Well, the answer is this. To get some __2__, bee-keepers and farmers used to __3__ small wooden boxes in a corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and __4__ the box with honeycomb. __5__, there was no way of getting the honey out __6__ killing the bees. So they used to bum a chemical __7__ the box in order to kill the bees and then take the honey.

    Now, bee-keepers __8__ beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden __9__ with spaces between them __10__ can be lifted out. In late summer, the squares, which are now __11__ of honeycomb, are lifted out. The squares are put in __12__ special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round __13__ this __14__ out the honey. Then the honey is collected and __15__ jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.

    Bees need food to live __16__ the winter. That’s why they make honey. Bee-keepers can do one of __17__ things. Either they can leave __18__ of the honey in the hive for the bees to eat during the winter. Or rise they can __19__ all the honey and provide the bees with a mixture of sugar and water for the bees to eat   20   ．

1．A．need

B．may

C．should

D．must

2．A．honey

B．bees

C．honeycomb

D．space

3．A．put in

B．put away

C．put off

D．put out

4．A．fill

B．cover

C．supply

D．satisfy

5．A．Still

B．And

C．However

D．So

6．A．for

B．in

C．by

D．without

7．A．on

B．close to

C．in the front of

D．far from

8．A．want

B．take

C．use

D．expect

9．A．squares

B．boxes

C．Sticks

D．bowls

10．A．many

B．they

C．it

D．which

11．A．full

B．filled

C．afraid

D．emptied

12．A．the

B．a

C．another

D．不填

13．A．for

B．in

C．like

D．to

14．A．forces

B．makes

C．helps

D．drives

15．A．1ed into

B. brought into

C．poured into

D．got into

16．A．through

B．before

C．after

D．for

17．A．two

B．three

C．many

D．those

18．A．any

B．all

C．none

D．some

19．A．cover

B．remove

C．get

D．receive

20．A．since

B．then

C．too

D．instead

 

    Once upon a time, bee-keepers killed their bees every autumn. Why, you __1__ ask? Well, the answer is this. To get some __2__, bee-keepers and farmers used to __3__ small wooden boxes in a corner of the farmyard. Bees would come and __4__ the box with honeycomb. __5__, there was no way of getting the honey out __6__ killing the bees. So they used to bum a chemical __7__ the box in order to kill the bees and then take the honey.

    Now, bee-keepers __8__ beehives to collect honey. In the beehive there are a number of wooden __9__ with spaces between them __10__ can be lifted out. In late summer, the squares, which are now __11__ of honeycomb, are lifted out. The squares are put in __12__ special machine and turned round and round very fast for several minutes. Turning the squares round and round __13__ this __14__ out the honey. Then the honey is collected and __15__ jars. After that the empty squares are returned to the hive for the bees to fill with honey the following year.

    Bees need food to live __16__ the winter. That’s why they make honey. Bee-keepers can do one of __17__ things. Either they can leave __18__ of the honey in the hive for the bees to eat during the winter. Or rise they can __19__ all the honey and provide the bees with a mixture of sugar and water for the bees to eat   20   ．

1．A．need

B．may

C．should

D．must

2．A．honey

B．bees

C．honeycomb

D．space

3．A．put in

B．put away

C．put off

D．put out

4．A．fill

B．cover

C．supply

D．satisfy

5．A．Still

B．And

C．However

D．So

6．A．for

B．in

C．by

D．without

7．A．on

B．close to

C．in the front of

D．far from

8．A．want

B．take

C．use

D．expect

9．A．squares

B．boxes

C．Sticks

D．bowls

10．A．many

B．they

C．it

D．which

11．A．full

B．filled

C．afraid

D．emptied

12．A．the

B．a

C．another

D．不填

13．A．for

B．in

C．like

D．to

14．A．forces

B．makes

C．helps

D．drives

15．A．1ed into

B. brought into

C．poured into

D．got into

16．A．through

B．before

C．after

D．for

17．A．two

B．three

C．many

D．those

18．A．any

B．all

C．none

D．some

19．A．cover

B．remove

C．get

D．receive

20．A．since

B．then

C．too

D．instead

 

One Tuesday evening in the beginning of the fall 1996 semester at Shippensburg University, sirens(警笛) sounded. These sirens were not in celebration; they were a cry to the university that something was wrong. A house, only one block away, was on fire. Nine of the university's students lived there.
From the minute the word got out that help was needed, it seemed like everyone showed up. The victims of the fire were offered endless invitations for housing for the night. The very next day, everyone got into gear to do their part in helping them. Flyers (小傳單) were posted with items that were immediately needed, just to get these students through this next couple of days. Boxes for donations and money jars were placed in every residence hall（學(xué)生宿舍）．
As a residence director，I went before the students in my hall to ask them to do what they could. I knew that college students don't have much, but I asked them to do their best: “Every little bit will help." I really didn't think they could do much. I was proved wrong.
At the hall council meeting the night after the fire, my residents decided to have a wing competition, where each wing of the building would team up to see who could bring In the most donations. I announced that the wing who won would receive a free pizza party.
Thursday evening we announced over the PA system that we were beginning the wing competition. Within minutes, the place exploded. The single large box that I had placed in the lobby (太廳) was over-flowing. We quickly grabbed more boxes, and we watched in amazement as they, too, filled to the brim. Members of the resident assistant staff and I began to count the items. I was astonished by what I saw, and I was inspired by these kids.
When we came to the final tally（得分）, the winners turned to me and announced that they would like to donate their winnings as well. They wanted the victims of the fire to have their pizza party.
Tears welled up in my eyes. I had watched these students jump to action, work tirelessly and donate all that they could. And then, as if that were not enough, they handed over their reward’s was touched and so very proud of them.
【小題1】The writer mainly wanted to      by the story.

A．tell us the suffering of nine of the college students from a fire

B．praise the college students helping the victims selflessly

C．tell us how successful the wing competition was

D．show he was deeply moved by the college students' action

【小題2】The phrase "get into gear" in the second paragraph means      .

A．be eager

B．take action

C．be prepared

D．start working

【小題3】At first, the residence director thought      .

A．it was impossible to expect the college students to donate anything

B．it was easy to collect a lot of donations from the college students

C．the college students would donate not much

D．the college students would donate all the items they had

【小題4】The wing competition was held      .

A．on Tuesday evening	B．on Thursday
C．on Wednesday evening	D．the very next day

【小題5】How did the residence director feel when he saw the brimful boxes?

A．Terrible．

B．Funny．

C．Surprised．

D．Serious