It was a village in India. The people were poor but they were happy. 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. 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 useless to the villagers. What 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. The villagers 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 weren’t doing so well. More worry was that the children fell ill more often, and there were 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 (殺劑) and medicine. Soon there was no money left.
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.
小題1:From Paragraph l, we learn that the villagers_______.
A．worked very hard for centuries
B．dreamed of having a better life
C．were poor but somewhat happy
D．lived a different life from their forefathers
小題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.
小題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.
小題4:What is meaning of the last sentence of the article?
A．Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.
B．Money is important.
C．The harmony between man and nature is important.
D．Good old days will never be forgotten.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇短文說的是印度的一個貧窮的村莊，和城市里的一些人達成了協(xié)議，為他們提供青蛙，這樣他們就可以賺到一些錢。但是很多青蛙被抓走，導致了這個村莊莊稼遭到了昆蟲的破壞，孩子們也總是得病。原來村民們覺得沒用的青蛙原來有這么大的作用。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中前兩句話，It was a village in India. The people were poor but they were happy.可知，這個村子里的人雖然很窮，但是他們很快樂。故選C。
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中第三段的內(nèi)容可知，村子里有很多青蛙，他們只要把青蛙抓住就可以賺到錢，因此他們同意這個協(xié)議。故選A。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中第五段的內(nèi)容，因為沒有了青蛙，昆蟲的數(shù)量急劇增加，這些昆蟲毀壞莊稼，傳播疾病，因此很多孩子都生病。故選B。
小題4:推理判斷題。這篇短文通過這樣的一個實例主要就是告訴我們?nèi)伺c自然的和諧是多么的重要。因此選C。
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