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1、WeekFifteen动物世界一、阅读理解（共24小题；共48.0分）ARainandcoldweatherthissummersawhoneyyieldsfromhivesfallbyalmostthreequarters,theBritishBeekeepersAssociation（BBKA）saidtoday.Theaveragecropperhivewasdown72%comparedto2011,withjust3.6kg（81b）ofhoneyproducedcomparedtoanannua
2、laverage,theannualhoneysurveybytheBBKArevealed・Thesurveyof2/712beekeepersinEngland,NorthernIrelandandWalesfoundthat88%saidthissummersbadweathercausedthefallinhoneyyields.Thecold,wetconditionsforcedtheBBKAtoissueamidsummerwarningtofeedcoloniesifnecessarytoa
3、voidstarvation.ButinLondon,whichrecordedtheworstresultswithjust2.5kg（5.61b）ofhoneyharvestedonaverage,beekeepingexpertssaidthatinadditiontothebadweathertherewasalackoffoodforbeesinthecity.AngelaWoods,secretaryoftheLondonBeekeepersAssociation,said:HRathertha
4、nputtingbeehivesonofficeroofs,weencouragecompaniesinLondonwhowanttohelptolookatdifferentwaysofsupportingbeesandbeekeepers・Weneedmoreforage（草料）forthebeesandbetter-educatedbeekeepers.HElsewhere,theweatherwasthemainproblem.PeterHutton,abeekeeperinTunbridgeWel
5、ls,Kent,said:"IthasbeenthemostdifficultyearIhaveknowninmy53yearsofbeekeeping.Badweatherinspringpreventedhoneybeesinmanyareasfromcollectingnectar（花蜜）fromearly-floweringcropssuchasoilseedrape,andtheraincontinuedinmanyplacesthroughoutJuneandJuly,preventinghon
6、eybeesfromforaging（扌叟寻）onlatercrops.nTheBBKAwarnedthataswellasreducingthehoneyharvest,thebadweatherislikelytohavealonger-termimpactasitwillhaveaffectedthenormalprocessofbreedingforthequeens,whichmateonthewingonfinestillsummerdays・Asaresulttheymayhavematedp
7、oorlyandbeunabletoproducesufficientnewbabiestoseecoloniesthroughthewinter.LAccordingtothepassage,theaveragecropperhivein2011mightbeA.3.6kgB.7.2kgC.10kgD.13kg2.Theunderlinedword"colonies”inParagraph4meansA.thehoneybeesB.thepoorbeekeepersC.thebeekeepingexper
8、tsD・thebeehives3.WhichmeasureisAngelaWoodsagainst?A.EncouragingLondoncompaniestotakepart.B.Needingmoreforageforthebees・C.Puttingbeehivesonofficeroofs・D.Needingbetter-educatedbeekeepers・4.Whatcausedthelackoffo
