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ANSWER KEY
PRACTICE PAPER
SEMESTER 1, 2012/2013
PASSAGE A
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. B
11. disease/ disorder
12. crop/crops
13. Massive/ large/vast
14. declied / disappeared
15. t!reat
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#or 3$000 %ears$ &ar'ers i C!ia(s provice polliated t!eir &r)it trees t!e old
&as!ioed *a%+ t!e% let t!e ,ees do it. #lo*ers prod)ce ectar t!at attracts ,ees$ *!ic!
iadvertetl% tras&er stic-% grais o& polle &ro' oe &lo*er to aot!er$ &ertili.ig t!e' so
t!at t!e% ,ear &r)it. /!e C!ia rapidl% e0paded its pear orc!ards i t!e 1980s$ it stepped
)p its )se o& pesticides$ ad t!is at)ral s%ste' o& polliatio ,ega to )ravel. 1oda%$
d)rig t!e sprig$ t!e so*2*!ite pear ,losso's *)a#3et t!e !ills$ ,)t t!ere are o ,ees to
carr% t!e polle. 3stead t!o)sads o& villagers cli', t!ro)g! t!e trees$ !ad polliatig
t!e' ,% dippig polliatio2stic-s 4 ,r)s!es 'ade o& c!ic-e &eat!ers ad cigarette &ilters 4
ito plastic ,ottles o& polle ad t!e to)c!ig the/ to eac! o& t!e ,illios o& ,losso's.
C!ia(s )se o& 5!)'a ,ees( is oe o& 'a% tro),lig sigs o& a agric)lt)ral crisis
i t!e 'a-ig. Bees t!e *orld over !ave ,ee d%ig &ro' a '%sterio)s s%dro'e ter'ed
colo%2collapse disorder$ or CCD. 6ited 7tates ,ee-eepers lost 35 per cet o& t!eir !ives
t!is *iter$ a&ter losig 30 per cet t!e previo)s %ear. 7i'ilar ,)t less *ell2p),lici.ed losses
!ave occ)rred i co)tries as &ar2&l)g as Caada$ Bra.il$ 3dia ad C!ia$ as *ell as
t!ro)g!o)t 8)rope. A recet s)rve% o& *ild2,ee pop)latios i Belgi)' ad #race &o)d
t!at 25 per cet o& species !ave declied i t!e past 30 %ears. 7everal species o& ,)',le,ees
co''o to t!e 6ited 7tates as recetl% as 1990 !ave disappeared.
1!e t!reat is vast. Most crops across t!e *orld re9)ire polliatio to develop &r)its$
)ts ad seeds. 1!e% acco)t &or a,o)t :1 trillio o& t!e appro0i'atel% :3 trillio i a)al
sales o& agric)lt)ral prod)ce *orld*ide. The+ also provide 35 per cet o& t!e calories
cos)'ed ,% !)'as eac! %ear$ ad 'ost o& t!e vita'is$ 'ierals ad atio0idats. 8ver%
,l)e,err%$ c!err%$ apple ad grape&r)it depeds o t!e /'#'!t$at'o#! o& ,ees &or t!eir
e0istece.
Colo%2collapse disorder is c!aracteri.ed ,% t!e s)dde collapse o& a &)ll2stregt!
!ive i a 'atter o& *ee-s$ *it! ad)lts leavig t!e !ive ad ot ret)rig$ )til t!e !ive is
deserted. 6ited 7tates researc!ers ,elieve a previo)sl% little -o* disease called Israeli
Acute Paralysis vir)s is ivolved$ *!ile 7pais! researc!ers s)spect a &)g)s called
Nosema. /!e #race lost a t!ird o& its ,ees i t!e 1990s$ ,ee-eepers ,la'ed Imidacloprid$
a e* pesticide t!at !ad ,ee )sed o t!e s)&lo*er crop$ a !oe%,ee &avo)rite. #race$
sice t!e$ !as ,aed t!e )se o& t!e pesticide$ %et its ,ees !ave ot recovered. 1!e leadig
t!eor% is t!at t!is disorder is ca)sed ,% a co',iatio o& vir)ses$ pesticides$ parasitic varroa
mite$ dra)g!t ad stress triggered ,% over*or-ed coloies ad poor )tritio.
;t!er e0perts ,elieve t!e 'a<or ,&)$'t is t!e s!i&t to large scale agric)lt)re. /!e
'ost &ar's *ere s'all &a'il% a&&airs$ polliators ca'e &ro' ear,% *ildlads. B)t t!e
gro*t! o& 'assive id)strial &ar's !ave p)t 'ost crops o)t o& reac! o& *ild isects. 7o$
&ar'ers eed to s)ppl% arti&iciall% large )',er o& ,ees to polliate t!eir &ields i t!e sprig.
1!e 8)ropea !oe%,ee is t!e ol% polliator t!at &its t!e ,ill. 3t ta-es at)rall% to 'a2
'ade *oode !ives$ 'a-ig it t!e ol% ,ee t!at co'es i coveiet ,o0es ad ca ,e
tr)c-ed &ro' crop to crop. /ild isects s)c! as ,)',le,ees ad tropical &lies still acco)t
&or 15 per cet o& polliatio$ %et t!ese *ild isects are decliig *orld*ide d)e to loss o&
!a,itat ad icreased pesticide )se. Ma% ,ee-eepers o* 'a-e 'ore 'oe% &ro'
polliatio &ees t!a &ro' !oe% prod)ctio.
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1. 5*)a#3et( ?para 1@ 'eas
A. cover
B. &latte
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C. protect
D. ,loc-
2. 5/'#'!t$at'o#!( ?para 3@ 'eas
A. 'ove'et
B. service
C. rapport
D. s)pport
3. 5,&)$'t( ?para 5@ 'eas
A. ratioale
B. cri'ial
C. reaso
D. o)tco'e
4. 5the/( ?para 1@ re&ers to
A. t!o)sads o& villagers
B. plastic ,ottles o& polle
C. t!e so* *!ite pear ,losso's
D. polliatio2stic-s
5. 5the+( ?para 3@ re&ers to
A. 'ost crops
B. !)'as
C. a)al sales
D. t!e calories
6. 1!e 'ai idea o& paragrap! 2 is AAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
A. *ild2,ee pop)latios i 8)rope are decliig
B. so'e species o& ,)',le,ees !ave disappeared i t!e 67
C. ,ees across t!e glo,e are d%ig o)t i !)ge )',ers
D. ,ees are ca)sig a agric)lt)ral crisis i C!ia
7. 1!e 'ai idea o& paragrap! 3 is AAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
A. ,ees are vital &or polliatio
B. crops are part o& t!e *orld agric)lt)ral prod)ce
C. ,ees cotri,)te idirectl% to t!e ecoo'%
D. crops &eed ad s)stai !)'as
8. 5B)'a ,ees( are )sed to polliate &r)it trees i C!ia ,eca)se AAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
A. it is t!e traditioal *a% to polliate &r)it trees
B. t!e% are ,etter polliators t!a ,ees
C. t!ere are ,illios o& ,losso's to polliate
D. t!ere are o ,ees to tras&er t!e polle
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9. 3t ca ,e i&erred &ro' paragrap! 2 t!atAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
A. *ild ,ees aro)d t!e *orld are vais!ig
B. !)'a ,ees *ill coti)e to ,e )sed i C!ia
C. CCD is t!e 'ai ca)se o& t!e disappearace o& ,ees
D. ,)',le,ees are ol% &o)d i t!e 6ited 7tates
10. 3t ca ,e i&erred &ro' t!e passage t!at AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
A. t!e 8)ropea !oe%,ee is t!e 'ost resiliet i t!e *orld
B. agric)lt)re caot s)rvive *it!o)t ,ees
C. polliatio is a pro&ita,le ,)siess
D. !)'as ca ,e polliators
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#)g)s ideti&ied ,% researc!ers.
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activities.
8ver%*!ere across t!e *orld
'a% species o& ,ees !ave
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1!e 'a<orit% o& crops *orld*ide
are )der ?15@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
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