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    Bee populations around the world are declining rapidly due to multiple factors. In China, farmers now hand-pollinate fruit trees because pesticide use eliminated bees. Wild bees provided natural pollination for over 3,000 years in China, but their numbers declined when pesticide use increased in the 1980s. Now, millions of villagers must pollinate blossoms by hand. Similar bee losses have occurred globally, with some wild bumblebee species in Europe and the US disappearing altogether. The worldwide threat to crops is vast, as most require pollination to produce fruits, nuts and seeds. The main causes of bee decline are thought to include viruses, pesticides, mites, malnutrition and large-scale industrial farming

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    Bee populations around the world are declining rapidly due to multiple factors. In China, farmers now hand-pollinate fruit trees because pesticide use eliminated bees. Wild bees provided natural pollination for over 3,000 years in China, but their numbers declined when pesticide use increased in the 1980s. Now, millions of villagers must pollinate blossoms by hand. Similar bee losses have occurred globally, with some wild bumblebee species in Europe and the US disappearing altogether. The worldwide threat to crops is vast, as most require pollination to produce fruits, nuts and seeds. The main causes of bee decline are thought to include viruses, pesticides, mites, malnutrition and large-scale industrial farming

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    Bee populations around the world are declining rapidly due to multiple factors. In China, farmers now hand-pollinate fruit trees because pesticide use eliminated bees. Wild bees provided natural pollination for over 3,000 years in China, but their numbers declined when pesticide use increased in the 1980s. Now, millions of villagers must pollinate blossoms by hand. Similar bee losses have occurred globally, with some wild bumblebee species in Europe and the US disappearing altogether. The worldwide threat to crops is vast, as most require pollination to produce fruits, nuts and seeds. The main causes of bee decline are thought to include viruses, pesticides, mites, malnutrition and large-scale industrial farming

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    IGA PRACTICE SEMESTER 1, 2014/2015 TEACHER A

    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
    Read the two a!!a"e! a#d a#!we$ the %&e!t'o#! that (o))ow *+ ,hoo!'#" e'the$ A, -, C o$ .
    ($o/ the ot'o#! $o0'ded1 W$'te +o&$ a#!we$! o# the A#!we$ Sheet o# a"e 101
    PASSAGE A 215 /a$3!4
    "aragrap!
    2
    IGA PRACTICE SEMESTER 1, 2014/2015 TEACHER A
    #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.
    Adapted &ro'+ =aco,so$>.? 2007@
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    1. 5*)a#3et( ?para 1@ 'eas
    A. cover
    B. &latte
    3
    IGA PRACTICE SEMESTER 1, 2014/2015 TEACHER A
    C. protect
    D. ,loc-
    2. 5/'#'!t$at'o#!( ?para 3@ 'eas
    A. 'ove'et
    B. service
    C. rapport
    D. s)pport
    3. 5,&)$'t( ?para 5@ 'eas
    A. ratioale
    B. cri'ial
    C. reaso
    D. o)tco'e
    4. 5the/( ?para 1@ re&ers to
    A. t!o)sads o& villagers
    B. plastic ,ottles o& polle
    C. t!e so* *!ite pear ,losso's
    D. polliatio2stic-s
    5. 5the+( ?para 3@ re&ers to
    A. 'ost crops
    B. !)'as
    C. a)al sales
    D. t!e calories
    6. 1!e 'ai idea o& paragrap! 2 is AAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
    A. *ild2,ee pop)latios i 8)rope are decliig
    B. so'e species o& ,)',le,ees !ave disappeared i t!e 67
    C. ,ees across t!e glo,e are d%ig o)t i !)ge )',ers
    D. ,ees are ca)sig a agric)lt)ral crisis i C!ia
    7. 1!e 'ai idea o& paragrap! 3 is AAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
    A. ,ees are vital &or polliatio
    B. crops are part o& t!e *orld agric)lt)ral prod)ce
    C. ,ees cotri,)te idirectl% to t!e ecoo'%
    D. crops &eed ad s)stai !)'as
    8. 5B)'a ,ees( are )sed to polliate &r)it trees i C!ia ,eca)se AAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
    A. it is t!e traditioal *a% to polliate &r)it trees
    B. t!e% are ,etter polliators t!a ,ees
    C. t!ere are ,illios o& ,losso's to polliate
    D. t!ere are o ,ees to tras&er t!e polle
    4
    IGA PRACTICE SEMESTER 1, 2014/2015 TEACHER A
    9. 3t ca ,e i&erred &ro' paragrap! 2 t!atAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
    A. *ild ,ees aro)d t!e *orld are vais!ig
    B. !)'a ,ees *ill coti)e to ,e )sed i C!ia
    C. CCD is t!e 'ai ca)se o& t!e disappearace o& ,ees
    D. ,)',le,ees are ol% &o)d i t!e 6ited 7tates
    10. 3t ca ,e i&erred &ro' t!e passage t!at AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
    A. t!e 8)ropea !oe%,ee is t!e 'ost resiliet i t!e *orld
    B. agric)lt)re caot s)rvive *it!o)t ,ees
    C. polliatio is a pro&ita,le ,)siess
    D. !)'as ca ,e polliators
    5&e!t'o#! 11 6 15 a$e *a!ed o# the a!!a"e1 Co/)ete the d'a"$a/ *e)ow &!'#" wo$d! ($o/
    the a!!a"e a#d w$'te 7NE wo$d '# ea,h *)a#31 W$'te +o&$ a#!we$ o# the A#!we$ Sheet o#
    a"e 111
    5
    CA6787 8##8C17
    Cir)s t!at ca)ses
    ?11@AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
    "esticide spra%ed o
    ?12@ AAAAAAAAAAA.
    #)g)s ideti&ied ,% researc!ers.
    ?13@ AAAAAAAAAAAA agric)lt)ral
    activities.
    8ver%*!ere across t!e *orld
    'a% species o& ,ees !ave
    ?14@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
    1!e 'a<orit% o& crops *orld*ide
    are )der ?15@ AAAAAAAAAAAAAA.
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