It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers 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, 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.
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 getting weak. They would 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 damaging 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.
【小题1】.
. From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers      .

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.

It was a village in India.The people were poor.However，they were not unhappy.After all，their forefathers 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，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.

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 getting weak.They would 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 damaging 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.

(2010·辽宁，A)

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.

It was a village in India．The people were poor．However, they were not unhappy．After all, their forefathers 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, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place．

       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 batter 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 getting weak．They would 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 damaging 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 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 needs 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 visits 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 day will never be forgotten

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　　Early in the development of agriculture men discovered how to make alcoholic (酒精的) drinks from grapes and com. The ancient Egyptians drank both wine and beer, and the Greeks carried on a lively trade in wine throughout the Mediter ranean.The vines of grapes are all of a single species (物种). Vitis vinifera, although there are hundreds of varieties adapted to different soils and climates.

　　Wine is the fermented (发酵的) juice of fresh grapes. The juice of the wine grape contains sugar, and growths of yeast (酵母) form on the outside of the grape skins. In wine making, the grapes are crushed in a wine press and the yeast converts (改变)the sugar to alcohol, when there is no air present, by a process(处理)called fermentation. Red wine is made from dark grapes, and white wine from white grapes or from dark grapes whose skins have been removed from the wine press at an early stage. The most famous wine-growing countries are France, Germany and Italy. Wine was made in England in the Middle Ages, but the climate is not really suitable for grapevines. Wines must be drunk quickly once they are opened, otherwise bacteria (细菌) will use the air to convert the alcohol to vinegar. The bacteria are killed by a higher alcohol content than is found in wine and that is why sherry and port, the specialties (特制品) of Spain and Portugal, are fortified (加度) by the addition of spirits to make them last longer.

　　Beer is made from barley (大麦) grains which is fermented with yeast to produce alcohol; hops are added for flavour (特别的味道) .Ale, the most common drink in England in the Middle Ages, was also made from barley, but without hops, the ale of today is merely a type of beer. In Japan beer is made from rice.

　　Spirits have a higher alcoholic content than beer and wine and are made by distillation (蒸馏) from a base or grain or some other vegetables. Gin and vodka can be distilled from avariety of ingredients (原料), including potatoes; Scotch whisky is obtained from a base of fermented barley, and brandy form the distillation of wine. Cider is made from apples. South American Indians make alcoholic drinks from cactus leaves and the shoots of certain palm trees.

1．The “press” ( Sentence 3, Para. 2) is most probably ________.

[　　]

A．a machine for making wine

B．a container for changing the sugar to alcohol

C．a device for crushing grapes

D．a process called fermentation

2．From the second paragraph, we learn that ________.

[　　]

A．red wine and white wine are made from grapes with skins

B．wine was first made in England in the Middle Ages

C．wines must be drunk quickly once they were opened because they are made by fermentation

D．wines can last longer by adding strong alcohol because bacteria are killed

3．According to the author, spirits ________.

[　　]

A．are made by fermentation

B．are all made from grains, potatoes and apples

C．are strong alcoholic drinks

D．are getting popular in South America.

4．Which of the following statements is true?

[　　]

A．All vines of grapes belong to one species.

B．The most famous wine-growing countries are France, Germany and England.

C．Ale is the most common drink in England today.

D．All kinds of whisky is made from barley.

5．The best title for the passage would be“________”.

[　　]

A．Wine, Beer and Spirits

B．Drinks from Fruits and Grains

C．The Development of Drinks

D．The History of Drinks

The $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like "I never do anything right" into positive ones like "I can succeed." But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is there power in positive thinking?
Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.
The study's authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing (引证) older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your friend who is slow to learn that he has the potential of an Einstein, you're just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.
In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students' self-esteem. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, "I am lovable."
Those with low self-esteem didn't feel better after the forced self-affirmation (自我肯定). In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren't urged to think positive thoughts.
The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy (心理治疗) that urge people to accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation (静思) techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic viewpoint. Call it the power of negative thinking. 
【小题1】The first paragraph is written ___________.