Question

【题目】 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 people elsewhere who liked to eat frogs’ 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 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 getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicine. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frogs. 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 quickly. 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 night now have a much deeper meaning.

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

A.They needed money to buy medicine.B.The frogs were easy money.

C.They wanted to please the visitors.D.The frogs made too much noise.

【2】What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A.The crops didn’t do well.B.The visitors brought in diseases.

C.There were too many insects.D.The pesticides were overused.

【3】What can we learn from the last sentence of this article?

A.Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.

B.The harmony between man and nature is important.

C.Health is more important than money.

D.Good old days will never be forgotten.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【解析】

本文主要通过印度一个贫困的村庄售卖青蛙而破坏生态平衡一事，揭示了人与自然和谐发展道理的重要性，提示我们时刻不能以牺牲生态平衡为代价换取一时的经济发展。

【1】细节理解题。根据上文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.这似乎是免费的钱，周围的田地里有几百万只青蛙。他们对村民们毫无用处。他们所要做的就是抓住它们，可知，青蛙能让他们快速发财致富，故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据上文Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more quickly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.“现在有这么多青蛙被杀，昆虫的数量增长得更快。它们在破坏庄稼，传播疾病。”可知，孩子们生病是因为昆虫太多了，故选C。

【3】推理判断题。最后一段提到: But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs.聆听夜晚的昆虫叫与蛙鸣声，这些声音赋予人们更深刻的含义，那就是：人与自然的和谐相处，故选B。