Question

    It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their ancestors had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog's legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, 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 to 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.

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

The villagers decided that they couldn't just wait to see the crops failing and the children have to use the money earned to buy pesticides (杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn't been useless. They had been doing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were destroying the crops and spreading diseases.

Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects 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 pleased D.lived a different life from their ancestors

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 passage?

A.Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

B.Health is more important than money.

C.The balance between man and nature is important.

D.Good old days will never be forgotten.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了在印度一个贫穷的村落，村民们听说游客爱吃青蛙腿，于是大肆捕捉青蛙挣钱。但随着财富的积累和青蛙的减少，庄稼里的昆虫肆虐，孩子们也生病了，大家才意识到青蛙是有大作用的。

1.

细节理解题。根据“The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy”，可知村民们虽然穷，但是很满足，故选C。

2.

细节理解题。根据“This seemed like money for nothing”，可知卖这些青蛙可以轻易赚到钱，故选A。

3.

推理判断题。根据“Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were destroying the crops and spreading diseases”，可知昆虫会传播疾病，可推知孩子们生病也与此有关，故选B。

4.

推理判断题。根据“These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning”说青蛙的叫声有了更深层次的意义，再结合村民们经历的卖青蛙赚钱再意识到青蛙的重要性后停止捕杀青蛙，可推知这告诉我们人与自然的和谐非常重要，故选C。