Killer bees started in Brazil in 1957. A scientist in Sao Paulo wanted bees to make more honey. So he put forty-six African bees with some Brazilian bees. The bees bred and made a new kind of bee. But the new bees were a mistake. They did not want to make more honey. They wanted to attack. Then, by accident, twenty-six African bees escaped and bred with the Brazilian bees outside.
Scientists could not control the problem. The bees spread. They went from Brazil to Venezuela. Then they went to Central America. Now they are in North America. They travel about 390 miles a year. Each group of bees, or colony (群体), grows four times a year. This means one million new colonies every five years.
Why are people afraid of killer bees? People are afraid for two reasons. First, the bees sting (刺痛、蜇) many more times than a normal bee. Killer bees can sting sixty times a minute non-stop for two hours. Second, killer bees attack in groups. Four hundred bee stings can kill a person.
Already several hundred people are dead. Now killer bees are in Texas. In a few years they will spread all over the United States. People can do nothing but wait.
小题1:A scientist in Brazil wanted bees ________.
A．to go to Central America
B．to grow four times a year
C．to make more honey
D．to breed with Brazilian bees outside小题2:The bees bred and made a new kind of bee. Here “bred” means ________.
A．attack
B．run away
C．died
D．produce young小题3:Killer bees can sting ________.
A．once two hours
B．400 times two hours
C．3600 times two hours
D．7200 times two hours小题4:Why are people afraid of killer bees?
A．Because they sting Brazilian bees.
B．Because they sting more and attack in groups.
C．Because they won’t make any honey.
D．Because each group of bees grows four times a year.小题5: What will the people do with the killer bees?
A．People can do nothing but wait.
B．People will make another kind of bees.
C．Scientists could control the problem.
D．They will spread all over the world.
