As the number of bees has fallen much in recent years, many countries are looking for ways to protect these lovely insects. The UK city of Leicester has a plan of its own.

The city has begun to turn its traditional bus stops into Living Roofs or Bee Bus Stops to attract (吸引) bees and other insects. Different from a traditional bus stop, a Bee Bus Stop has a small garden on top with flowers and grass. Every bus stop will help bring in more biodiversity (生物多样性) into the city and absorb (吸收) rainwater that falls on the roof, making it a greener and happier place for both animals and people to live.

A solar panel (太阳能电池板) is fixed on every bus stop to provide lighting wherever possible, which can cut energy use. Besides, building Bee Bus Stops will also help cool down the city by absorbing some of the heat during the summer months.

“We’d love to see the living roofs in every town and city across the UK and even across Europe, which will have a good influence on our planet,” an official said.

The new bus stops are part of Leicester’s “Bee Roads” program, which started in 2017. Till now, over 5.5 kilometers of roadside in the city has been planted with flowers to help make it a safe place for insects.

1.1. What’s the purpose of building Bee Bus Stops at the very beginning?

A To protect insects

B To cut the use of energy.

C To cool down the city.

D

解析：选A。1.答案：A 题型：细节理解题 解析：文章首段蜜蜂数量下降，城市打造蜜蜂公交站 to attract bees and other insects，初衷是保护昆虫；节能、降温是附带好处，不是最初目的。

2.2. What can solar panels do?

A Attract bees.

B Take in rainwater.

C Provide lighting.

D

解析：选C。2.答案：C 题型：细节理解题 解析：原文 “A solar panel is fixed on every bus stop to provide lighting”，太阳能板用来提供照明。

3.3. According to the official, what can we infer about Bee Bus Stops?

A They may be canceled.

B They may appear in other cities.

C They will be seen only in Leicester

D

解析：选B。3.答案：B 题型：推理判断题 解析：官员希望英国、欧洲各个城市都拥有生态屋顶，可推断蜜蜂公交站可能会出现在其他城市。

4.4. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?

A The city.

B The bus stop.

C The small garden.

D

解析：选A。4.答案：A 题型：代词指代题 解析：第五段 “over 5.5 kilometers of roadside in the city has been planted with flowers to help make it a safe place for insects”，it 指代 the city 这座城市。

5.5. In which part of a newspaper can we probably read the passage?

A Amazing Plants.

B Friendly Environment.

C Yummy Food.

D

解析：选B。答案：B 题型：文章出处题 解析：本文介绍生态环保举措，属于报纸的友好环境板块。