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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：
1. 第一题："Buzz"是模拟蜜蜂发出声响的拟声词，结合后文"This is the song of the bee"的描述，可知"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"是蜜蜂发出的嗡嗡声，对应A选项。
2. 第二题：定位原文诗句"In days that are cloudy, He’s making his wax (蜂蜡)"，可以直接得出阴天蜜蜂忙着制作蜂蜡，对应C选项。
3. 第三题：前半句"From morning’s first light"表示从清晨的第一缕光亮开始，结合后文"The summer day through（贯穿整个夏日）"的描述，时间跨度是从清晨一直到夜晚降临，符合逻辑的单词是night，对应A选项。
4. 第四题：全诗描述蜜蜂晴天采集蜂蜜、阴天制作蜂蜡，从早到晚一整天都边歌唱边劳作，向我们展现了蜜蜂快乐又勤劳的形象，对应B选项。
2. 第二题：定位原文诗句"In days that are cloudy, He’s making his wax (蜂蜡)"，可以直接得出阴天蜜蜂忙着制作蜂蜡，对应C选项。
3. 第三题：前半句"From morning’s first light"表示从清晨的第一缕光亮开始，结合后文"The summer day through（贯穿整个夏日）"的描述，时间跨度是从清晨一直到夜晚降临，符合逻辑的单词是night，对应A选项。
4. 第四题：全诗描述蜜蜂晴天采集蜂蜜、阴天制作蜂蜡，从早到晚一整天都边歌唱边劳作，向我们展现了蜜蜂快乐又勤劳的形象，对应B选项。