Honey(蜂蜜)from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.
The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蜡) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees’ nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or people as it leads them to the nest. When they
finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.
Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.
小题1:Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?
A．It's small in size.
B．It's hidden in trees.
C．It's covered with wax.
D．It's hard to recognize.小题2:What do the words "the follower" in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A．A bee.
B．A bird.
C．A honey seeker.
D．A beekeeper.小题3:The honey guide is special in the way________.
A．it gets its food
B．it goes to church
C．it sings in the forest
D．it reaches into bees' nests小题4:What can be the best title for the text?
A．Wild Bees
B．Beekeeping in Africa
C．Wax and Honey
D．Honey-Lover's Helper
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了Honey-Lover's Helper独特的掠食方式，帮助人和动物找到蜂蜜，待到他们吃掉蜂蜜后，它再吃蜂蜡。科学家们对此也感到迷惑不解。
小题1:根据文章第一段“Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them.”可知B正确。
【考点定位】考查细节理解。
小题2:根据文章中“In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.”可推知：跟在honey guide后面的是：people and animals，而他们统称为honey seeker（寻找蜂蜜的人或动物们）。
【考点定位】考查判断推理。
小题3:根据文章的最后一段可知：Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it.科学家们都不知道为什么honey guide对蜂蜡感兴趣，当然他们获得蜂蜡的方式也更加特别。
【考点定位】考查判断推理。
小题4:文章通篇都在叙述有关Honey-Lover's Helper的事情，第一段通过叙述引出Honey-Lover's Helper中心词；第二段叙述Honey-Lover's Helper获取蜂蜡是过程；第三段科学家们对Honey-Lover's Helper的感到迷惑。
【考点定位】考查文章的标题总结。