【Haveyoueverseenpeopledance?Somedancesarefastandothersareslow.People’sfeetalwaysmovewhentheydance.Theykeeponmovinguntilthemusicstops.Peoplehaveenjoyeddancingforaverylongtime.Thisstoryisofadifferentkind】
Haveyoueverseenpeopledance?Somedancesarefastandothersareslow.People’sfeetalwaysmovewhentheydance.Theykeeponmovinguntilthemusicstops.
Peoplehaveenjoyeddancingforaverylongtime.Thisstoryisofadifferentkindofdance.Itisadancewithoutpeopleormusic.Yetthisdanceisoneoftheoldestintheworld.Itisthedanceofbees.
Ifyouhaveeverwatchedbees,youknowthattheyareveryclever.Theyalsoworkhardlookingforfoodandbringingitbacktotheirhome.
Thehomeofthebeesiscalledabeehive.Herehundredseventhousandofbeeslive.Theyworkdayandnightbuildingsmallwalls.Theretheymaketheirhoney.Thisisthesamehoneythatweeat.
Wheredoesthehoneycomefrom?Beesliveonfoodfromflowers.Haveyouseenbeesflyingaroundaflowergarden?Whenabeerestsonaflower,ittriestogotothecentreofit.Thereittakesinasmuchfoodasitsbodycanhold.Thenitfliestotakethefoodbacktothehive.
Atthehive,beeschangeflowerfoodintohoney.Thentheyflyawayformorefood.
Howdothebeesknowwheretofindthebestfoodinthesweetestflowers?Onebeeactsasaguide.Whenitdiscoversgoodflowers,itfliesbacktothehiveandtellstheothers.Itdoesthisbydancingforthem.
Thebeedancesononeside.Thistellstheotherbeeswhichwaytogotofindtheflowers.Butthatisnotall.Thebeedancesforsometime.Andthelengthofitsdancetellstheotherbeeshowfartheymustflytoreachtheflowers.
Whenthebeesseethedance,theyknowwheretheflowersare.Theyflyawayandreturnwithmorefoodforthehive.
Sometimeswehearthemusicofthebeesastheyflyaround.Butfewpeoplehaveeverseenthemdance.Yetwithoutthatdancewemightneverhavesweethoneytoeat.
1.Thewriterbelievesthat_________.
A.peopledancebetterthanbees
B.peoplelearneddancefrombees
C.beesdancemoreoftenthanpeople
D.beesdon’tlikemusic
2.Fromthispassageweknowthatthedanceofbeesmeans_______.
A.Theyaregoodatdancing
B.theywanttoshowtheirbeauty
C.theycommunicatewitheachother
D.theyhavenothingtodo
3.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Peoplegethoneyfromflowersdirectly.
B.Peopledrawhoneyfrombees’bodies.
C.Peopleproducehoneyinasecretplace.
D.Peopl