高中英语阅读理解训练及答案

高中英语阅读理解力I练及答案

Fromthehealthpointofviewwearelivinginamarvelousage.

Weareimmunizedfrombirthagainstmanyofthemostdangerous

diseases.Alargenumberofoncefatalillnessescannowbecuredby

moderndrugsandsurgery.Itisalmostcertainthatonedayremedieswill

befoundforthemoststubbornremainingdiseases.Theexpectationof

lifehasincreasedenormously.Butthoughthepossibilityoflivingalong

andhappylifeisgreaterthaneverbefore,everydaywewitnessthe

incredibleslaughterofmen,womenandchildrenontheroads.Man

versusthemotor-car!Itisanever-endingbattlewhichmanislosing.

Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledorhorriblykilledeachyear

andwearcquietlysittingbackandlettingithappen.

Ithasbeenrightlysaidthatwhenamanissittingbehinda

steeringwheel,hiscarbecomestheextensionofhispersonality.Thereis

nodoubtthatthemotor-caroftenbringsoutaman'sveryworstqualities.

Peoplewhoarenormallyquietandpleasantmaybecomeunrecognizable

whentheyarebehindasteering-wheel.Theyswear,theyareill-mannered

andaggressive,willfulastwo-years-oldsandutterlyselfish.Alltheir

hiddenfrustrations,disappointmentsandjealousiesseemtobebroughtto

thesurfacebytheactofdriving.

Thesurprisingthingisthatsocietysmilessobenignlyonthe

motoristandseemstocondonehisbehaviour.Everythingisdoneforhis

convenience.Citiesareallowedtobecomealmostuninhabitablebecause

ofheavytragic;townsaremadeuglybyhugecarparks;thecountryside

isdesecratedbyroadnetworks;andthemassannualslaughterbecomes

nothingmorethanastatistic,tobeconvenientlyforgotten.

Itishightimeaworldcodewerecreatedtoreducethis

senselesswasteofhumanlife.Withregardtodriving,thelawsofsome

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countriesarenotoriouslylaxandeventhestrictestarenotstrictenough.

Acodewhichwasuniversallyacceptedcouldonlyhaveadramatically

beneficialeffectontheaccidentrate.Herearcafewexamplesofsome

thethingsthatmightbedone.Thedrivingtestshouldbestandardizedand

madefarmoredifficultthanitis;allthedriversshouldbemadetotakea

testeverythreeyearsorso;theageatwhichyoungpeopleareallowedto

driveanyvehicleshouldberaisedtoatleast21;allvehiclesshouldbeput

throughstringentannualtestsforsafety.Eventhesmallestamountof

alcoholinthebloodcanimpairaperson'sdrivingability.Present

drinkinganddrivinglaws(wheretheyexist)shouldbemadmuchstricter.

Maximumandminimumspeedlimitsshouldbeimposedonallroads.

Governmentsshouldlaydownsafetyspecificationsformanufacturers,as

hasbeendoneintheUSA.Alladvertisingstressingpowerand

performanceshouldbebanned.Thesemeasuresmaysoundinordinately

harsh.Butsurelynothingshouldbeconsideredastosevereiftitresultsin

reducingtheannualtollofhumanlife.Afterall,theworldisforhuman

beings,notmotor-cars.

1.Themainideaofthispassageis

[A|Trafficaccidentsaremainlycausedbymotorists.

[B]Thousandsofpeopletheworldoverarekilledeachyear.

[C]Thelawsofsomecountriesaboutdrivingaretoolax.

[D]Onlystrictertrafficlawscanpreventaccidents.

2.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsocietytowardmotorists?

[A]Societysmilesonthemotorists.

[B|Hugecarparksarebuiltinthecitiesandtowns.

|C]Victimsofaccidentsarenothing.

[D]Societycondonestheirrudedriving.

3.Whydoestheauthorsay:'hiscarbecomestheextensionof

hispersonality7,

[A]Drivingcanshowhisrealself.

[BJDrivingcanshowtheotherpartofhispersonality.

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[C]Drivingcanbringouthischaracter.

|D]Hiscarembodieshistemper.

4.WhichofthefollowingsisNOTmentionedasawayagainst

trafficaccidents?

[A]Buildmorehighways.

[B]Stricterdrivingtests.

[C]Testdriverseverythreeyears.

[D]raiseagelimitandlaydownsafetyspecifications.

5.Theattitudeoftheauthoris

|A|ironical

|B]critical

[C]appealing

[D]militant

Vocabulary

1.immunise使免疫，使免除

2.expectationoflife=lifeexpectancy平均寿命

3.versus=against对顶,反对

4.mutilate伤害

5.wilful任性的，固执的

6.benign宽厚的，仁慈的

7.condone宽容

8.desecrate亵渎,玷污

9.code法规,规定，惯例

10.stringent严格的,紧急的,迫切的

11.performance演出，成品，这里是指car'sbehaviorsuch

asspeed,functionetc.可译成行为，汽车行为、功能等。

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B.表现他个性的另一面。C,表现了他的性格。D.他的

车体现了他的脾气秉性。只是表现自我中的某个事实。

4.A只有建更多高速公路。没有提。

B.更难的测试。C.每三年对司机进行一次考察。D.提高

年龄段和制定安全条例。都提到。见第一题译注。

5.B批评的态度。文章第一、二、三段指出了造成交通事

故的原因，呼吁各国制定严格的交通法规，批评现有的交通法规松弛

不严格，最后指出世界是人类的，不是摩托车的等等，都说明作者对

上述种种都具批评的态度。

A.讽刺的。C.哀求的、呼吁的。D.富有战斗性的。

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey'realways

cominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausethey

haveaflairforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneyto

throwaround.'ll'siniquitous/theysay,"thatthisentirely

unproductiveindustry(ifwecancallitthat)shouldabsorbmillionsof

poundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebig

companiesaremaking.Whydon'ttheystopadvertisingandreducethe

priceoftheirgoods?Afterall,it'stheconsumerwhopays../

Thepooroldconsumer!He'dhavetopayagreatdealmoreif

advertisingdicin'tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itisprecisely

becauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.But

wegetthewrongideaifwethinktheonlypurposeofadvertisingisto

sellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.Agreatdeal

oftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfrom

theadvertisementsweread.Advertisementsintroduceustonewproducts

orremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposing

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youwantedtobuyawashingmachine,itismorethanlikelyyouwould

obtaindetailsregardingperformance,price,etc.,fromanadvertisement.

Lotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthis

claimmaybeseriouslydoubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoread

advertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!Justthink

whatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithout

advertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreading

railwaybyelawswhilewaitingforatrain?Wouldyouliketoreadonly

closelyprintedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?Acheerful,witty

advertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadrabwalloranewspaperfull

ofthedailyrationofcalamities.

Wemustnotforget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositive

contributiontoourpockets.Newspapers,commercialradioandtelevision

companiescouldnotsubsistwithoutthissourceofrevenue.Thefactthat

wepaysolittleforourdailypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcast

programmesisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthink

whatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!

Anotherthingwemusin'tforgetisthe"smallads/whicharein

virtuallyeverynewspaperandmagazine.Whatatremendouslyuseful

servicetheyperformforthecommunity!Justaboutanythingcanbe

accomplishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstance,youcanfindajob.

buyorsellahouse,announceabirth,marriageordeathinwhatusedto

becalledthe'hatch,matchanddispatch*columnbutbyfarthemost

fascinatingsectionisthepersonalor'agony'column.Nootheritemin

anewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeep

insightintohumannature.It，sthebestadvertisementforadvertising

thereis!

1.Whatismainideaofthispassage?

A.Advertisement.

B.Thebenefitsofadvertisement.

C.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.

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D.Thecostsofadvertisement.

2.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardadvertisersis

A.appreciative.

B.trustworthy.

C.critical.

D.dissatisfactory.

3.Whydothecriticscriticizeadvertisers?

A.Becauseadvertisersoftenbrag.

B.Becausecriticsthinkadvertisementisa“wasteofmoney”.

C.Becausecustomersareencouragedtobuymorethan

necessary.

D.Becausecustomerspaymore.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue?

A.Advertisementmakescontributiontoourpocketsandwe

mayknoweverything.

B.Wecanbuywhatwewant.

C.Goodqualityproductsdon'tneedtobeadvertised.

D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful.

5.Thepassageis

A.Narration.

B.Description.

C.Criticism.

D.Argumentation.

Vocabulary生词

1.comeinfor(sth.)是某事物的对象，吸引(某事物)，获

得

2.flair天资,天分

3.iniquitous极邪恶的,极不公正的

4.drab单调的，乏味的

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5.subsist活下去，生存下去，维持下去

6.hatch孵化（指生孩子）

7.match匹配，婚姻

8.dispatch派遣，发送

9.agony极大痛苦，煎熬

10.agonycolumn（报刊中关于个人疑难问题征询意见的）

读者来信专栏

答案详解

I.C.广告对社会的服务很有用。作者从三方面来叙述广告

作用：第二段点出如果广告不为产品开辟广大的市场，我们就得付出

很多钱，正是因为大量的广告费用，消费者的商品才会那么便宜。广

告除销售商品外，其重要的功能在通知/告诉信息，有关家用商品的

许多只是来自广告，还有新产品的介绍。

第三段讲了美化环境功能。如果火车站的墙上和报上没有广

告，那会怎么样。一幅悦人心目，机智的广告将改变一切。

第四段讲了它为我们省钱：别忘了广告对我们口袋作出积极

的贡献。报纸、电台、电视台公司没有这笔收入很难生存。我们的报

纸，我们付给很少，或者说，我们能享受那么多的节目完全是因为广

告商花的'钱。如果要我们付报纸的全价，那我们要花多少钱！

最后一段讲了各种专栏的功能。人们可以在这些栏目找工

作、买卖房子、宣布婚丧嫁娶信息。这些都围着一个中心：广告对社

会服务的有用性。

A.广告。太笼统。B.广告之优点。文章不是讲优点，而是

讲服务于社会的功能。D.广告费用。

2.A.欣赏/赞赏。从上述注释也可推知是A项。最重要的,

作者提出种种功能，是为了反驳第一段内提到的论点：完全是非生产

企业每年吸收几百万镑，这说明这些大公司利润有多高。最重要的是

消费者付的广告费等。反驳更说明了A项对。

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B.值得信任。C.批评。D.不满意。

3.A.因为广告商常常爰吹…见难句译注l.e

B.因为批评者认为广告浪费钱。C.因为广告促使消费者

购买不必要的东西。D.因为消费者支付更多。

4.C.优质产品不需要广告。一切产品都需要广告，新产品、

老产品都需要。

A.广告对我们的口袋作出贡献。B.我们可以买到我们所

需的。D.广告使我们生活丰富多彩。这三条都提到也是真实的。

C.文章一开始就提到对广告的批评，然后作者以对比的手

法说明其功能。

A.叙事。B.描写。D.议论。

Shamsanddelusionsareesteemedforsoundesttruths,while

realityisfabulous.Ifmenwouldsteadilyobserverealitiesonly,andnot

allowthemselvestobedeluded,life,tocompareitwithsuchthingsaswe

know,wouldbelikeafairytaleandtheArabianNights'Entertainments.

Ifwerespectedonlywhatisinevitableandhasarighttobe,musicand

poetrywouldresoundalongthestreets.Whenweareunhurriedandwise,

weperceivethatonlygreatandworthythingshaveanypermanentand

absoluteexistence,-thatpettyfearsandpettypleasurearebutthe

shadowofreality.Thisisalwaysexhilaratingandsublime.

Byclosingtheeyesandslumbering,byconsentingtobedeceivedby

shows,menestablishandconfirmtheirdailylifeofroutineandhabit

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everywhere,whichstillisbuiltonpurelyillusoryfoundation.Children,

whoplaylife,discernitstruelawandrelationsmoreclearlythanmen,

whofailtoliveworthily,butwhothinkthattheyarewiserbyexperience,

thatis,byfailure.IhavereadinaHindoobook,that，ztherewasaking,

sson,who,beingexpelledininfancyfromhisnativecity,wasbroughtup

byaforester,and,growinguptomaturityinthatstate,imaginedhimself

tobelongtothebarbarousracewithwhichbelived.

Oneofhisfather*sministershavingdiscoveredhim,revealedtohim

whathewas,andthemisconceptionofhischaracterwasremoved,andhe

knewhimselftobeaprince.Sosoul,fromthecircumstancesinwhichit

isplaced,mistakesitsowncharacter,untilthetruthisrevealedtoitby

someholyteacher,andthenitknowsitselftobeBrahme."Wethinkthat

thatiswhichappearstobe.Ifamanshouldgiveusanaccountofthe

realitieshebeheld,weshouldnotrecognizetheplaceinhisdescription.

Lookatameeting-house,oracourt-house,orajail,orashop.Ora

dwelling-house,andsaywhatthatthingreallyisbeforeatruegaze,and

theywouldallgotopiecesinyouraccountofthem.Menesteemtruth

remote,intheoutskirtsofthesystem,behindthefartheststar,before

Adamandafterthelastman.

Ineternitythereisindeedsomethingtrueandsublime.Butallthese

timesandplacesandoccasionsarenowandhere.Godhimselfculminates

inthepresentmoment,andwillneverbemoredivineinthelapseofall

ages.Andweareenabledtoapprehendatallwhatissublimeandnoble

onlybytheperpetualinstillinganddrenchingoftherealitythatsurrounds

us.Theuniverseconstantlyandobedientlyanswerstoourconceptions;

whetherwetravelfastorslow,thetrackislaidforus.Letusspendour

livesinconceivingthen.Thepoetortheartistneveryethadasfairand

nobleadesignbutsomeofhisposterityatleastcouldaccomplishit.

1.Thewriter'sattitudetowardtheartsisoneof

[A],admiration.[B].indifference.[C].suspicion.[D].repulsion

2.Theauthorbelievesthatachild.

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[AJ.shouldpracticewhattheHindoospreach.

|B）.frequentlyfacesvitalproblemsbetterthangrownupsdo.

[C].hardlyeverknowshistrueorigin.

[D].isincapableofappreciatingthearts.

3.Theauthorisprimarilyconcernedwithurgingthereaderto

[A].looktothefutureforenlightenment.[B].appraisethe

presentforitstruevalue.

[C].honorthewisdomofthepastages.[D].spendmoretimein

leisureactivities.

4.Thepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithproblemof

[A|.historyandeconomics.[B].societyandpopulation.

[C].biologyandphysics.[D].theologyandphilosophy.

Vocabulary

1.sham虚伪

2.delusion欺骗

3.fabulous荒诞无稽的,不存在的

4.exhilarating令人高兴的

5.sublime崇高的

6.slumber睡眠

7.Hindoo印度

8.Brahma婆罗门（贵族）

9.come,fall,gotopieces崩溃，垮台

1（）.culminate达到顶点

H.lapse时间的推移/消逝

12.叩prehend领悟，理解

13.instill（慢慢地）滴注，灌输

14.drench浸泡，使湿透

15.posterity子孙后代

16.lookto指望，注意

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答案祥解

LA.钦佩。本文第三句〃如果我们只尊重必然的东西，尊

重有权威为必然的东西，那么音乐和诗歌会重新在街上唱诵。〃本文

最后一句〃虽然诗人或艺术从来没有如此美好和崇高的设想，但他们

有些后代至少会达到这一步的。〃还有难句译注1。这些都说明作者

对艺术视为崇高和美好，不是被蒙蔽的东西。

B.漠不关心。C.怀疑的。D.排斥。多不对。

2.B.孩子们常常比成人更好地棉队各种问题。本文第七句

〃孩子们游戏生活（整天只知道玩儿），却比难以很好的生活的成人

们更清楚的分辨出显示生活的、真正规律和种种关系。”

A.孩子应当实践印度布道宣传的东西。C.几乎对其真实

出身一无所知。这是讲王子的事情，不是一般孩子。D.难以欣赏艺

术。并未提及。

3.B.珍视目前的真正价值。这在文章倒数第五句〃永恒中，

确实有真实和崇高的东西存在。但是所有这一切时间，地点，机遇都

是在此时此地。上帝本身在现时达到了顶峰。在今后流逝的岁月中，

它绝不会更加神圣崇高。我们只有长期不断地灌输和浸润在周围现实

之中，才能理解什么是崇高和神圣的东西。不论我们的步伐快还是慢,

路线已为我铺定。那就让我们的生命在体会感受中度过。〃作者强调

现实才是人们应该抓住的。

A.指望未来给予启迪。C.尊重过去的智慧。D.在悠闲

的活动中花更多的时间。

4.D.神学和哲学。整篇文章都传递了这两个内容，特别是

哲学推理论说。

A.历史和经济学。B.社会和人口。C.生物和物理。

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Polar-iccmcltdownSomcscientistswarnthaticeneartheEarth's

Polesmayindeedbemelting.This“polarmcltdown,,maybethefirst

signthattheEarthisheatingup.Wecouldbeinveryserioustroubleif

thistrendcontinues.Itisestimatedthatameltdownofaslittleas10

percentofAntarctica'sicewouldraisesealevelsaroundtheglobeby4to

9meters.Floodswouldcoverlow-lyingregionsandturncoastalcities

likeNewYorkandNewOrleansintoreallifeunderwater

world.Scientistsfirstpredictedinthe1970sthatheattrappedinthe

Earth'satmospherecouldcauseapolarmeltdown.Manynowbelievethat

humanactivitiesareturninguptheheat.Whenweburnfossilfuelslike

coalandoil,weaddcarbondioxide(CO2)gastotheEarth'satmosphere.

CuttingdowntreesalsomakesCO2levelsraisebecausetreesnormally

soakupCO2tomakefood.ScientistssayhigherCO2levelsstrengthen

the"greenhouseeffecf,andcouldincreasetheEarth'stemperature.In

fact,CO2levelshaverisenby3()percentsincetheIndustrialRevolution

ofthe18thand19thcenturies.

Overthepastthreeyears,satellitemeasurementshaveshownasea

levelriseofaboutaquarterinchworldwide.uIfnothingisdonetoreduce

fossil-fuelpollutionandglobalwarming,sealevelswillriseevenmore.”

saysgeologistRichardAlley.ButevenAlleyadmitsthatapolar

meltdownwouldtaketime.TheiceinAntarcticaandArcticlocksup

nearlyninetimesthevolumeofwatercontainedinalltheworld'srivers

andlakes.Thesearcsuchbig"icecubes"anditwouldprobablytake

thousandsofyearstomeltthcm.AnothcrscientistCharlesBentleydoesn't

thinkameltdownwillhappenatall."Evenifwarmertemperaturesbegin

tomeltpolar-ice/hesays,"theexcessmoisturewouldmostlikelybe

redepositassnow.”

Inotherwords,themeltedicewouldevaporateintotheatmosphere,

refreeze,andfallasrainandsnowoverthePoles.

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1.Whatconsequenceofglobalwarmingismentionedinthe

-font-weigpassage?

A.Moretropicalstorms.B.Moretropicaldiseases.

C.Changesinfarmproductivity.D.Coastalflooding.

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesthesecondparagraph

support?

A.CO2intheatmospherecannotkeeptheheatfromescaping

intospace.

B.TheincreaseofCO2gasmaywarmtheplanetandhelpto

meltpolarice.

C.CuttingdowntreeshelpstogreatlyreduceCO2levels.

D.Theendoftheshort-livedageoffossilfuelsisalreadyin

sight.

3.GeologistRichardAlleymostlikelyagreesthat.

A.thesea-levelrisecanbepreventedbycuttingbackon

energy-consumingactivities

B.therecentbreakingoffoficeblocksfromAntarcticaisjusta

naturalpartofalong-termcycle

C.Antarcticatemperatureshavesignificantlychangedsincethe

IndustrialRevolution

D.thepolarmeltdownmaybeanaccidentalchangeofclimate

ratherthanasignofglobalwarming

4.CharlesBentleybelievesthatapolarmeltdownwillnot

occurbecause.

A.governmentsaroundtheworldarebeginningtoreduceCO2

levelsintheair

B.ameltingofthepolaricecannotbeachievedwiththe

presenttechnologies

C.themeltediceinthepolarareaswouldchangeintosnowand

rainoverthePoles

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D.thesun'sheatwouldhavenochanceofbeingabsorbedby

thepolarice

5.Inwhichparagraphdoestheauthormentiontheimmense

quantitiesofpolarice?

A.Inthesecondparagraph.B.Inthethirdparagraph.

C.Inthefourthparagraph.D.Inthefifthparagraph.

【答案与解析】本文就极地冰雪融化的事实进行了探讨，主

要说明了极地冰雪融化的原因及危害，文章最后一段也简述了极地冰

雪融化不会对地球产生影响。

1.Do细节题。全球气温升高造成的后果是：从Floodswould

coverlow-lyingregionsandturncoastalcities…可知答案选Do

2.Be概括题。第2段主要讲了一些人为的，活动（如CO2增

加）会导致气温的升高，故可知答案为B。

3.Ao推理题。从Ifnothingisdonetoreducefossil-fuel

pollutionandglobalwarming,sealevelswillriseevenmore（如果不采取

措施减少污染的话，全球气温升高会导致海平面上升）也就是说如果

减少一些能源消耗可能对海平面上升有所抑制，故答案选A。

4.Co细节题。从themeltedicewouldevaporateintothe

atmosphere,refreeze,andfallasrainandsnowoverthePoles可知答案

选C。

5.Co判断题。从第4段TheiceinAntarcticaandArcticlocks

upnearlyninetimes段可知答案为Co

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ItwasavillageinIndia.Thepeoplewerepoor.However,they

werenotunhappy.Afterall,theirforefathershadlivedinthesameway

forcenturies.

Thenoneday,somevisitorsfromthecityarrived.Theytoldthe

villagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog'slegs.

However,theydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirown,andsothey

wantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.

Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsof

frogsinthefieldsaround,andtheywerenousetothevillagers.Allthey

hadtodowascatchthem.Agreementwasreached,andthechildrenwere

sentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Eveiyweekatruckarrivedtocollect

thecatchandhandoverthemoney.Forthefirsttime,thepeoplewere

abletodreamofabetterfuture.Butthedreamdidn'tlastlong.

Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirst,butitseemedasifthe

cropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellill

moreoften,and,thereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.

Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn11justwaittoseethe

cropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethe

moneyearnedtobuypesticides（杀虫剂）andmedicines.Soontherewas

nomoneyleft.

Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.

Theyhadn'tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob—eating

insects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilled,theinsectswereincreasingmore

rapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreadingdiseases.

Now,thepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitin

thevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesounds

ofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.

I.FromParagraph1zwelearnthatthevillagers.

A.workedveryhardforcenturies

B.dreamedofhavingabetterlife

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C.werep（x）rbutsomewhatcontent

D.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers

2.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?

A.Thefrogswereeasymoney.

B.Theyneededmoneytobuymedicine.

C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.

D.Thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise.

3.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren'ssickness?

A.Thecropsdidn'tdowell.

B.Thereweretoomanyinsects.

C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.

D.Thepesticideswereoverused.

4.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthetext?

A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.

B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.

C.Theharmonybetweenmanandnatureisimportant.

D.Goodolddayswillneverbeforgotten.

【答案】

本篇文章为记叙文。主要讲述印度一个小村庄的人们在外乡

人的诱导下为了追求金钱收益捕杀青蛙，结果破坏了生态平衡。意识

到这个问题后，他们及时停止了捕杀，重新回到了宁静的乡村生活。

1.C细节理解题。第一段中有wThepeoplewere

poor.However,theywerenotunhappy.”和C项意思一致。

2.A细节理解题。根据第二段的"Thisseemedlikemoneyfor

nothing.0句中fornothing是"免费的"意思，说明青蛙容易得到，

并能赚到钱，村民才答应卖。

3.B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中"Theyhadbeendoing

animportantjob—eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilled,the

insectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsand

spreadingdiseases."可以推断出庄稼收成不好，孩子生病与青蛙减,少、

害虫增多有关。

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4.C推理判断题。最后一句说明人们过度捕杀造成生态失

衡，由此也影响了人类，因此，可以推断人与自然的和谐是重要的。

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