# Research on different types of bees - 科目：雅思听力真题（Part 3） - 考频：中频 - 最近考试：2019.6.13 - 题目数：10 - 来源页：https://www.yaquan.site/paper/d1c633d3-177c-498c-84e7-16e13b819168（在线机考练习与音频请访问该页面） - 数据更新：2026-11-03 ## 题目原文 00:00:01,320 Section three. 00:00:03,420 You will hear two researchers comparing their research on different types of bees. 00:00:10,320 First, you have some time to look at questions twenty-one to twenty-five on page five. 00:00:41,220 Now listen carefully and answer questions twenty-one to twenty-five. 00:00:49,200 Have you had a chance to look at our research on Australian native bees? 00:00:52,600 Yes. It's very relevant to my research on European bees. 00:00:56,880 What aspect do you think is most relevant? 00:00:59,580 Well, as you know, my main research interest is the European honeybee and the problems facing it. 00:01:06,260 Yes, I've heard about the varroa mite, but I don't know much about it. 00:01:10,440 Well, it almost wiped out the European honeybee population in North America back in the nineteen eighties. 00:01:16,470 Thankfully, we don't have it here in Australia yet. It sounds like a nasty little creature. 00:01:20,800 It certainly is. It's like a little hitchhiker, really. It hops onto a bee. Then, when the bee lands on a flower, the mite gets off and waits for another bee to come along. 00:01:31,200 And from there, I guess the mite climbs onto another bee. 00:01:34,240 Right. The mite then hitches a ride back to the hive where the bee lives with the rest of the colony. 00:01:39,940 So the mite actually sneaks inside the hive on top of the bee's back. 00:01:43,62 That's right. And once it's there, it dives into a honeycomb cell and heads straight for the bottom. That's where the queen bee's eggs are. 00:01:51,820 And the honey. 00:01:52,800 Yes, and the mite buries itself deep inside it. 00:01:56,400 Ah, I see. The mite doesn't eat the honey though, does it? 00:02:00,360 Well, no. That's the interesting part. It uses the honey to cover its scent, so it won't be detected. 00:02:07,200 And presumably, it lives off the blood of the bees. 00:02:10,039 That's right. It feeds on the bee larva that hatches out from the egg. The mite's reproductive cycle takes place there too while it's living in the cell. When that's finished, it leaves. 00:02:21,420 It sounds like a clever enemy, but why does it have such a devastating effect on bee populations? 00:02:28,100 Well, it leaves them debilitated, and it also infects them with a virus that spreads amongst the colony. 00:02:34,500 If the population dies out here in Australia, it will have a devastating effect on Australian agriculture. 00:02:39,540 Mm-hmm. 00:02:40,080 The worrying thing is that we do need to find a way of increasing our bee population. 00:02:47,960 Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions twenty-six to thirty on page six. 00:03:02,820 Now listen and answer questions twenty-six to thirty. 00:03:26,800 Well, perhaps we can combine my research on European bees and yours on Australian native bees to put together a research proposal and find a way of safely increasing the Australian bee population. 00:03:40,700 That would be great. Let's compare notes. 00:03:43,260 Okay, then. Let's start with the European bumblebee. There's been a lot of talk recently about bringing them into this country. 00:03:50,520 Yes, but the problem is that the bumblebee has a tendency to carry weeds to nearby farmland. 00:03:55,480 They would also compete for nectar with your existing bees. 00:03:59,620 You know, there's an Australian native bee, the blue banded bee, which is good at pollinating without carrying weeds. It could be useful to farmers. 00:04:07,520 The blue banded bee? I've never heard of that one. 00:04:11,200 That's one of the challenges we face because there hasn't been a lot of research on it as yet. 00:04:15,620 Well, it's better to use native bees because importing them can be disastrous. The Africanized bee is a case in point. It was introduced into South America because it was a good honey producer. But what they didn't realize was that it attacks anything that moves. 00:04:31,200 Speaking of honey producers, the Australian stingless bee is a good alternative source of honey. 00:04:36,920 Oh, I didn't know they produced honey. 00:04:39,740 Yes, although they don't produce as much as other bees do. 00:04:42,640 Mm. 00:04:43,360 The main drawback with the stingless bees is that they're quite sensitive to temperature. They just won't fly if it gets below eighteen degrees, so they aren't really suited to southern parts of Australia. 00:04:54,040 I know how you feel about foreign bees, but I think my favorite bee is a Canadian leafcutter bee. It has such a gentle personality. But it's really hardworking too, and it's got a lot of potential for farmers. 00:05:06,540 Why is that? 00:05:07,780 Well, I've been asked to help import them to this country to pollinate the lucerne or alfalfa crops. At the moment, Australian production is about a third of that in North America, where they have these leafcutter bees. 00:05:20,520 That's quite a difference. But is it safe to import these bees? 00:05:24,520 Well, our research shows that it is. So they've been importing them in very limited numbers. They have to be thoroughly checked first before they're released to make sure that they don't have any mites or diseases. 00:05:36,820 Well, that's good. 00:05:38,000 Yes. Of course, the only drawback is that we can't bring in very many at a time, so we still don't have enough of them here to really make much difference to our crop yields. 00:05:48,140 Yes, it takes time to build up a bee population. 00:05:54,200 That is the end of section three. You now have half a minute to check your answers. ## 题目与答案 ### 21. How the Varroa Mite Attacks The mite moves from the bee to 21_____ ↓ How the Varroa Mite Attacks The mite moves from the bee to 21_____ ↓ - the blood - a flower - the hive - the honey - a honeycomb cell - the queen bee **答案**：a flower 原文定位：It hops onto a bee. Then, when the bee lands on a flower, the mite gets off and waits for another bee to come along 同义替换：「The mite moves from the bee to」↔「the mite gets off」 ### 22. The mite travels to 22_____ on a new host ↓ The mite travels to 22_____ on a new host ↓ - the blood - a flower - the hive - the honey - a honeycomb cell - the queen bee **答案**：the hive 原文定位：And from there, I guess the mite climbs onto another bee;Right. The mite then hitches a ride back to the hive where the bee lives with the rest of the colony 同义替换：「new host」↔「another bee」；「travels to」↔「hitches a ride back to the hive」 ### 23. The mite uses 23_____ to hide its smell. ↓ The mite uses 23_____ to hide its smell. ↓ - the blood - a flower - the hive - the honey - a honeycomb cell - the queen bee **答案**：the honey 原文定位：Well, no. That's the interesting part. It uses the honey to cover its scent, so it won't be detected 同义替换：「uses」↔「uses」；「hide its smell」↔「cover its scent」；「the honey」↔「the honey」 ### 24. The mite feeds on 24_____ of the bee larva. ↓ The mite feeds on 24_____ of the bee larva. ↓ - the blood - a flower - the hive - the honey - a honeycomb cell - the queen bee **答案**：the blood 原文定位：And presumably, it lives off the blood of the bees;That's right. It feeds on the bee larva that hatches out from the egg 同义替换：「feeds on」↔「lives off」；「bee larva」↔「bee larva」 ### 25. The mite reproduces and moves on. ↓ The bee is left weakened and with 25_____ The mite reproduces and moves on. ↓ The bee is left weakened and with 25_____ - the blood - a flower - the hive - the honey - a honeycomb cell - the queen bee **答案**：a virus 原文定位：Well, it leaves them debilitated, and it also infects them with a virus that spreads amongst the colony 同义替换：「left weakened」↔「leaves them debilitated」；「a virus」↔「a virus」 ### 26. European Bumblebee European Bumblebee - could introduce pests - needs a warm climate - not much is known about it - numbers are too few to help farmers - spreads weeds - too aggressive **答案**：spreads weeds 原文定位：Okay, then. Let's start with the European bumblebee. There's been a lot of talk recently about bringing them into this country;Yes, but the problem is that the bumblebee has a tendency to carry weeds to nearby farmland 同义替换：「spreads」↔「carry」；「European Bumblebee」↔「European Bumblebee」 ### 27. Blue Banded Bee Blue Banded Bee - could introduce pests - needs a warm climate - not much is known about it - numbers are too few to help farmers - spreads weeds - too aggressive **答案**：not much is known about it 原文定位：You know, there's an Australian native bee, the blue banded bee, which is good at pollinating without carrying weeds. It could be useful to farmers. The blue banded bee;I've never heard of that one;That's one of the challenges we face because there hasn't been a lot of research on it as yet 同义替换：「not much is known about it」↔「hasn't been a lot of research on it as yet」；「Blue Banded Bee」↔「The blue banded bee」 ### 28. Africanised Bee Africanised Bee - could introduce pests - needs a warm climate - not much is known about it - numbers are too few to help farmers - spreads weeds - too aggressive **答案**：too aggressive 原文定位：The Africanized bee is a case in point. It was introduced into South America because it was a good honey producer. But what they didn't realize was that it attacks anything that moves 同义替换：「too aggressive」↔「attacks anything that moves」；「Africanised Bee」↔「The Africanized bee」 ### 29. Australian Stingless Bee Australian Stingless Bee - could introduce pests - needs a warm climate - not much is known about it - numbers are too few to help farmers - spreads weeds - too aggressive **答案**：needs a warm climate 原文定位：The main drawback with the stingless bees is that they're quite sensitive to temperature. They just won't fly if it gets below eighteen degrees, so they aren't really suited to southern parts of Australia 同义替换：「needs a warm climate」↔「aren't really suited to southern parts of」；「Australian Stingless Bee」↔「the stingless bees」 ### 30. Canadian Leafcutter Bee Canadian Leafcutter Bee - could introduce pests - needs a warm climate - not much is known about it - numbers are too few to help farmers - spreads weeds - too aggressive **答案**：numbers are too few to help farmers 原文定位：Of course, the only drawback is that we can't bring in very many at a time, so we still don't have enough of them here to really make much difference to our crop yields 同义替换：「numbers are too few」↔「don't have enough of them」；「to help farmers」↔「make much difference to our crop yields」 --- 以上内容由鸭圈雅思真题库（www.yaquan.site）提供，收录近期雅思考试真题回忆，支持在线机考模式免费练习。