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【題目】 It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers（祖先） had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some peopleelsewhere who liked to eat frog's legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn't last long.

No one noticed the change at first, but it seemed to be more insects around recently. So they had to use the money they made to buy pesticides(殺蟲劑)and medicines. Soon there was no money left.

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. Moreworrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn't been useless. They had beendoing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing morerapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading(傳播) diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds ofinsects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

【1】From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers _____.

A.worked very hard for centuries

B.dreamed of having a better life

C.were poor but somewhat content

D.lived a different life from their forefathers

【2】Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A.The frogs were easy money.

B.They needed money to buy medicine.

C.They wanted to please the visitors.

D.The frogs made too much noise.

【3】What might be the cause of the children's sickness?

A.The crops didn't do well.

B.There were too many insects.

C.The visitors brought in diseases.

D.The pesticides were overused.

【4】What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

A.Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

B.Health is more important than money.

C.The harmony between man and nature is important.

D.Good old days will never be forgotten.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

本文是一篇記敘文，文章講印度一個小村莊的村民為了賺錢大量捕捉青蛙，導致昆蟲數量增加，農作物損失嚴重。同時疾病肆虐，許多兒童染病。這種破壞生態(tài)平衡的做法害人害已，村民們終于明白了人與自然和諧相處的重要性。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段第二、三句“The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy.”可知，他們雖清貧但還算幸福，故選C。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據第三段第一句“This seemed like money for nothing.”及下文可知，村民們認為青蛙是無用卻能讓他們快速發(fā)財致富的東西，easy money意為“很容易賺的錢”，故選A。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。由倒數第二段最后兩句“…the insects were increasing morerapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.”可知，由于昆蟲增加，導致農作物損失，疾病蔓延，從而引起兒童患病，故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據上文村民與青蛙的故事可知，人類與自然應該和諧相處，如果為了眼前的利益而破壞這種和諧，會給人類帶來更大的危害。故選C。