1. (2023高二下·永州开学考)  听材料，回答问题。

In the small town of Fountain Hills and the nearby area, nature was dying off quickly.<br />Some people thought it was because it hardly rained at all during last winter, and it was<br />one of the driest winters the area had experienced on record.<br />It was so bad that some people even thought that the government was doing secret chemical<br />testing.<br />The farmland around Fountain Hills was no longer producing good food, and people were<br />getting sick more often.<br />One day, some scientists came to see if they could find out the cause.<br />As they were walking through a field that was only half full of sunflowers, they noticed<br />something unusual, the silence.<br />Except a few black birds calling, there was no noise.<br />They knew something important was missing, the bees.<br />The scientists rushed back to the town and discovered that the local government had<br />been killing off the large population of bees there.<br />Fortunately, the scientists came up with a solution.<br />They offered to teach the local people about how bees are good for the environment and<br />their lives, and how bees would help the area start growing again.<br />In the future, the scientists would remove bees from the town if the population of the<br />bees grew too big again.<br />In the small town of Fountain Hills and the nearby area, nature was dying off quickly.<br />Some people thought it was because it hardly rained at all during last winter, and it was<br />one of the driest winters the area had experienced on record.<br />It was so bad that some people even thought that the government was doing secret chemical<br />testing.<br />The farmland around Fountain Hills was no longer producing good food, and people were<br />getting sick more often.<br />One day, some scientists came to see if they could find out the cause.<br />As they were walking through a field that was only half full of sunflowers, they noticed<br />something unusual, the silence.<br />Except a few blackbirds calling, there was no noise.<br />They knew something important was missing, the bees.<br />The scientists rushed back to the town and discovered that the local government had<br />been killing off the large population of bees there.<br />Fortunately, the scientists came up with a solution.<br />They offered to teach the local people about how bees are good for the environment and<br />their lives, and how bees would help the area start growing again.<br />In the future, the scientists would remove bees from the town if the population of the<br />bees grew too big again.

1. （1） What probably happened in Fountain Hills during the winter?  

   A . It didn't rain much. B . All animals died off. C . Many chemicals were used.
3. （2） Which was a result of the environmental damage?

   A . People got sick easily. B . Black birds were missing. C . The farmland couldn't produce food.
5. （3） Why did a lot of bees disappear?

   A . They were eaten by birds. B . They were dying off themselves. C . They were killed by the government.
7. （4） What do the scientists offer to do?

   A . Tell people the importance of bees. B . Teach farmers how to grow food. C . Bring bees from the town.