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 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Jim Quick grew up on a farm in Orchard Hill, Georgia. There he learned how1 bees are to the food we eat. When he was 11, his grandfather asked him to start a beehive to keep the2 growing strong."Forty-two years later, and I'm still3 ,"Quick said in a recent interview. Before his retirement, the master beekeeper taught entomology (the study of insects) at the University of Georgia in Athens.Quick is still learning about bees on the farm where he grew up. But he is worried: The bee4 is in danger. Nearly 40% of beehives in the United States were5 in 2021 alone. This6 Quick and other scientists because bees are essential to food7 .They pollinate (授粉) flowering crops and plants, 8 the production of seeds and fruits.The declining bee population can be9 by several factors, including parasites (寄生物) that kill or weaken the hives. Habitat loss,10 , and climate change are also to blame. Pesticides get into the nectar (花蜜) of plants, which is essential to a bee's11 . Poisonous substances in the nectar harm the bees' memory.Scientists are searching for12 to help the bee population. But Quick already has a(n)13 ."Set up a beehive at school," he said, "and learn more about pollinators." Kids aren't too young to14 . After all, just at the age of 11 Quick15 his first beehive. "We could grow more bees," he said, "if we had more people to do it." （1） A .  vital B .  friendly C .  addicted D .  sensitive （2） A .  bees B .  bushes C .  crops D .  roots （3） A .  trying B .  working C .  learning D .  teaching （4） A .  growth B .  migration C .  diversity D .  population （5） A .  lost B .  moved C .  collected D .  discovered （6） A .  disappoints B .  concerns C .  shocks D .  challenges （7） A .  safety B .  storage C .  flavor D .  production （8） A .  relying on B .  resulting in C .  speeding up D .  controlling over （9） A .  caused B .  identified C .  worsened D .  limited （10） A .  enemies B .  disasters C .  diseases D .  chemicals （11） A .  size B .  life C .  diet D .  memory （12） A .  clues B .  solutions C .  volunteers D .  donations （13） A .  job B .  idea C .  choice D .  schedule （14） A .  help B .  remember C .  decide D .  communicate （15） A .  decorated B .  designed C .  started D .  bought 答案：（1）A；（2）C；（3）C；（4）D；（5）A；（6）B；（7）D；（8）B；（9）A；（10）D；（11）C；（12）B；（13）B；（14）A；（15）C；

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