山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（25）
<p> 山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（25）</p><p> 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Scientific">Scientific</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disastrous">disastrous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troubling">troubling</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="fifty">fifty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1956 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="productivity">productivity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bees">bees</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="type">type</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="bee">bee</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tanzania">Tanzania</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mated">mated</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>-<span word="going">going</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bees">bees</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="bees">bees</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="harder">harder</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="honey">honey</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="Kerr">Kerr</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scientist">scientist</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>.</p><p> <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="unseen">unseen</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="bees">bees</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="personalities">personalities</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>-<span word="tempered">tempered</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="angry">angry</span>, <span word="attacked">attacked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="bees">bees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drove">drove</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="places">places</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span>. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countryside">countryside</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="bees">bees</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="stings">stings</span> (叮), <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="neighbours">neighbours</span> — <span word="cats">cats</span>, <span word="dogs">dogs</span>, <span word="horses">horses</span>, <span word="chickens">chickens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="himself">himself</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="about">about</span> 150 <span word="human">human</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>.</p>
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