It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were happy. After all, their forefathers (祖先) had lived in the same way for centuries (世纪).

Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people who liked to eat frogs’ 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. They reached an agreement and people sent their children into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck (卡车) arrived to collect the frogs and give them the money. For the first time, the people could dream of a better future, but the dream didn’t last (持续) long.

It was not easy to notice (觉察到) the change at first, but it seemed like the crops (庄稼) were not doing so well. It was more worrying that the children fell ill more often, and there seemed to be more insects (虫) around lately.

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

Then the people found out the problem. It was the frog. They were not useless. They had been doing an important job—eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing (增加) more quickly. They were eating the crops and spreading diseases (传播疾病).

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 somewhat content (满足的)

D. lived a different life from their forefathers

2.Why did the villagers agree (同意) to sell frogs?

A. It was easy to make money by selling frogs.

B. They needed money to buy medicine.

C. They wanted to please the visitors.

D. The frogs made too much noise.

3.The underlined word “agreement” means “ ” in Chinese.

A. 判决 B. 纠纷 C. 关心 D. 协定

4.What might be the cause (起因) of the children’s sickness (生病)?

A. The crops didn’t grow well.

B. There were too many insects.

C. The visitors brought in diseases.

D. They didn’t use the pesticides carefully.

5.What can we infer (推断) from the last sentence of the passage?

A. Happiness comes from peaceful (平静的) life in the country.

B. Health is more important than money.

C. The harmony (和谐) between man and nature (大自然) is important.

D. Good old days will never be forgotten.

三.完形填空

Once, a group of boys decided to play a  soccer game. Each one of them would bring something used in professional matches. So one would bring the ball, another the whistle口哨;汽笛, another the goalposts门柱, others the goalkeeper守门员gloves, the comer flags角球旗, etc.

But before the game started, while they were picking the teams, there was a slight_______ . They decided that the boy who had brought the most ______ object would get to pick the teams. ____ , they couldn't decide which had been the most important one, so they thought it would be best to just start ______, using all the objects, and gradually get rid of what  people had brought, to see which things were truly needful必需的;需要的.

The first thing they got rid of was the whistle, because the referee(裁判) could just shout instead. Then they threw the goalkeeper gloves; they managed to save the ball just as well without them. Neither did they really ______when they stopped using the comer flags, nor when they replaced the goal posts with a couple of bins. And so they ______ , until finally they _____ the football with an old tin, and managed to keep playing.

While they were playing with the tin, a man and his son passed ______. Seeing the boys playing like that, the man said to his son: "Look, son. Learn from those kids over there. Without even a ball they're managing to play football,_____ they're never going to be able to improve playing that way." 

The boys heard him say this, and _______that because of their extreme pride and self-centeredness, what could have been a great match had _______a shameful display, which they were ______ enjoying at all. That moment, they decided to put their selfish opinions to one side, and they ______to start playing the match again, from the start, and with all the _____ equipment. No one thought about who was playing better or worse.

Then, they just concentrated on having fun and ________their game. And it was really a great game.

1.A. ceremony B. appreciation C. argument D. agreement

2.A. important B. expensive C. beautiful D. valuable

3.A. However B. So C. But D. Although

4.A. matching B. playing C. performing D. fighting

5.A. watch B. hear C. feel D. notice

6.A. stopped B. discussed C. continued D. ended

7.A. hid B. destroyed C. expected D. replaced

8.A. by B. on C. away D. down

9.A. even though B. as though C. so that D. no wonder

10.A. A. recognized B. realized C. afforded D. changed

11.A. put into B. turned into C. got into D. broken into

12.A. nearly B. finally C. usually D. hardly

13.A. agreed B. forced C. hoped D. refused

14.A. proper B. rapid C. impossible D. interesting

15.A. depending B. improving C. appreciating D. opening

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