单选题 {{B}}Directions:{{/B}} For each blank in the following passage,
choose the best answer from the choices given below. Mark your answer on the
Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding
letter in the brackets.
German zoologist Randolf Menzel says
bees aren't as busy as people believe they are. "Bees are not par ticularly{{U}}
(31) {{/U}}. Instead they sleep a lot and are lazy. They spend{{U}}
(32) {{/U}}80 per cent of the night sleeping. Even during the day they
often fly to the nest{{U}} (33) {{/U}}they rest their wings," said
Menzel, a zoologist at the Free University in Berlin, who has studied bees for
four decades. But to{{U}} (34) {{/U}}for their apparent laziness, they
are actually very intelligent. They are{{U}} (35) {{/U}}learners and
able to recognize various smells. Menzel said bees' learning,
like{{U}} (36) {{/U}}of many animals, was based on a reward system. "If
a bee is re warded once for something, it remembers it for a week. But if it is
rewarded three times, it will remember it for its{{U}} (37)
{{/U}}lifetime," said Menzel. He was awarded a{{U}} (38) {{/U}}by
the German Zoological Society. The memory capacity of bees means
they can{{U}} (39) {{/U}}among more than 50 different smells to find the
one they want. "What is interesting is that what smells good to a bee, is also
a{{U}} (40) {{/U}}smell for humans," said
Menzel.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] hardworking苦干的，不辞辛劳的。本题句中缺表语，正确答案应该是B。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 前一句提到“相反，它们很爱睡觉并且懒惰”，因此下文说“它们用夜晚80%以上的时间睡觉”。 as to“关于，至于”，如：We are puzzled as to how it happened．关于它是如何发生的，我们很迷惑。as much同样多。such as例如……，像这种的。
【答案解析】[解析] rapid以极高速度运动、行动或发生的。swift行动或反应迅速的，立刻的，如：swift to take steps快速采取措施。speedy以迅速的行动为特征的。quick学习、思考或理解上迅速且敏捷的；聪明的。所以答案是D。
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 此处考查代词that的特别用法，即可以代表前面提到的名词，以避免重复，本句中that代表 learning，例如：My seat is next to that of the mayor．我的座位在市长座位旁边。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] full充满的，完全的，丰富的，完美的，详尽的，丰满的，如：a full account完整的叙述。integrate使成整体，使一体化，求……的积分。all构成，具有或代表全部范围或整体的，如：all Christendom所有基督教徒。entire全部的，完整的，整个，没有留下任何部分的。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] prize奖赏，奖金，奖品，捕获，捕获物，战利品。praise赞扬，赞美的话，赞美，荣耀，称赞，如：to speakin speaking praise of a friend称赞一位朋友。pnce n.价格，价钱，代价。pride自豪，自尊(心)，骄傲，傲慢。“获奖”为"award a prize"，所以答案为A。
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] discriminate歧视，区别，区别待遇，如：discriminate among the options available辨别这些可用的选择。distinguish区分，辨别，分清，感觉到不同的或有区别的。divide分，划分，分开，隔开。derive得自，起源。