阅读理解
The Song of the Bee (modified)
Marian Douglas
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
This is the song of the bee.
His legs are yellow;
A happy, good fellow,
And yet a great worker is he.
In days that are sunny,
He’s getting his honey;
In days that are cloudy,
He’s making his wax (蜂蜡):
On pinks and on lilies.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
From morning’s first light
Till the coming of ,
He’s singing and working
The summer day through.
() 1. What does the underlined “Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!” mean in the first line?
A. The sound made by bees.
B. The smell of flowers.
C. The colour of bees’ legs.
D. The work bees are busy with.
() 2. What are bees busy with on cloudy days?
A. Making honey.
B. Singing songs.
C. Making wax.
D. Flying around.
() 3. The missing word in the last third line may be .
A. night
B. afternoon
C. noon
D. lunch
() 4. This poem wants to show us that .
A. bees like singing songs very much
B. bees are hard-working and happy animals
C. bees like getting honey on different flowers
D. bees are a group of animals with yellow legs
The Song of the Bee (modified)
Marian Douglas
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
This is the song of the bee.
His legs are yellow;
A happy, good fellow,
And yet a great worker is he.
In days that are sunny,
He’s getting his honey;
In days that are cloudy,
He’s making his wax (蜂蜡):
On pinks and on lilies.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
From morning’s first light
Till the coming of ,
He’s singing and working
The summer day through.
() 1. What does the underlined “Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!” mean in the first line?
A. The sound made by bees.
B. The smell of flowers.
C. The colour of bees’ legs.
D. The work bees are busy with.
() 2. What are bees busy with on cloudy days?
A. Making honey.
B. Singing songs.
C. Making wax.
D. Flying around.
() 3. The missing word in the last third line may be .
A. night
B. afternoon
C. noon
D. lunch
() 4. This poem wants to show us that .
A. bees like singing songs very much
B. bees are hard-working and happy animals
C. bees like getting honey on different flowers
D. bees are a group of animals with yellow legs
答案：1. A；2. C；3. A；4. B
解析：
【分析】
1. 第1题：首先观察标题为《蜜蜂之歌》，“Buzz”是典型的拟声词，结合常识可知这是蜜蜂发出的声音，由此可确定答案。
2. 第2题：解题关键是在原文中定位题目中的关键词“cloudy days”，找到对应描述即可得出蜜蜂的活动。
3. 第3题：根据前文“From morning’s first light”（从清晨的第一缕光），结合蜜蜂的活动规律，可推断出对应的时间是夜晚，从而确定空缺词汇。
4. 第4题：需结合文中对蜜蜂的描述，如“happy, good fellow”“great worker”以及其从早到晚的活动，归纳出诗歌想要传递的核心内容。
【解析】
1. 第1题：诗歌标题为《The Song of the Bee》（蜜蜂之歌），“Buzz”是拟声词，用来模拟蜜蜂发出的声音，因此该词的意思是蜜蜂发出的声响，答案选A。
2. 第2题：定位原文句子“In days that are cloudy, He’s making his wax (蜂蜡)”，明确说明在多云的日子里，蜜蜂在制作蜂蜡，答案选C。
3. 第3题：句子“From morning’s first light Till the coming of ______”表示时间范围从清晨到某个时刻，结合蜜蜂的活动习性，从清晨到夜晚符合逻辑，“night”（夜晚）符合语境，答案选A。
4. 第4题：文中提到“A happy, good fellow, And yet a great worker is he.”，同时描述蜜蜂“From morning’s first light Till the coming of night, He’s singing and working The summer day through.”，综合这些内容可知，诗歌旨在展现蜜蜂是勤劳又快乐的小动物，答案选B。
【答案】
1. A；2. C；3. A；4. B
【知识点】
拟声词理解、细节定位、主旨归纳
【点评】
这篇改编的诗歌以生动的拟人化手法刻画蜜蜂，题目围绕细节查找、词义理解和主旨归纳展开，既考查学生的信息提取能力，也能帮助学生熟悉诗歌类文本的阅读方法。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 第1题：首先观察标题为《蜜蜂之歌》，“Buzz”是典型的拟声词，结合常识可知这是蜜蜂发出的声音，由此可确定答案。
2. 第2题：解题关键是在原文中定位题目中的关键词“cloudy days”，找到对应描述即可得出蜜蜂的活动。
3. 第3题：根据前文“From morning’s first light”（从清晨的第一缕光），结合蜜蜂的活动规律，可推断出对应的时间是夜晚，从而确定空缺词汇。
4. 第4题：需结合文中对蜜蜂的描述，如“happy, good fellow”“great worker”以及其从早到晚的活动，归纳出诗歌想要传递的核心内容。
【解析】
1. 第1题：诗歌标题为《The Song of the Bee》（蜜蜂之歌），“Buzz”是拟声词，用来模拟蜜蜂发出的声音，因此该词的意思是蜜蜂发出的声响，答案选A。
2. 第2题：定位原文句子“In days that are cloudy, He’s making his wax (蜂蜡)”，明确说明在多云的日子里，蜜蜂在制作蜂蜡，答案选C。
3. 第3题：句子“From morning’s first light Till the coming of ______”表示时间范围从清晨到某个时刻，结合蜜蜂的活动习性，从清晨到夜晚符合逻辑，“night”（夜晚）符合语境，答案选A。
4. 第4题：文中提到“A happy, good fellow, And yet a great worker is he.”，同时描述蜜蜂“From morning’s first light Till the coming of night, He’s singing and working The summer day through.”，综合这些内容可知，诗歌旨在展现蜜蜂是勤劳又快乐的小动物，答案选B。
【答案】
1. A；2. C；3. A；4. B
【知识点】
拟声词理解、细节定位、主旨归纳
【点评】
这篇改编的诗歌以生动的拟人化手法刻画蜜蜂，题目围绕细节查找、词义理解和主旨归纳展开，既考查学生的信息提取能力，也能帮助学生熟悉诗歌类文本的阅读方法。
【难度系数】
0.6