2013屆高考英語(yǔ)一輪復(fù)習(xí)活動(dòng)單(譯林牛津版模塊五Unit2)

1、 第8頁(yè)共20頁(yè) 2013屆高考英語(yǔ)一輪復(fù)習(xí)活動(dòng)單（譯林牛津版） 模塊五 Unit 2 The environment 核心詞匯 一、根據(jù)句意及中文提示寫出所缺單詞的完全形式 1. These boats catch large numbers of fish without giving them time to（ 下蛋）eggs. 2. They thi nk of （貪婪的） bus in essme n hidi ng from their respon sibilities to the en vir onment. 3.1know that a（健康的environment and

2、 development should be possible at the same time. 4. His funny story during his speech（弓丨起）few laughs. 5.Some of the kids are addicted to computer games, which arouses（關(guān)注，關(guān)心 ）of both parents and teachers. 6. During his speech, the Minister of Education emphasized the（ 重要性）of education. 7. The water

3、pollution（ 危及）the living things in the river in the past. 8. After the fire, very little（留存，剩下）of my house. 9. He made every（努力）to achieve high grades. 10. You ll欣賞）this city better if you know its history and culture. 二、譯出下列短語(yǔ) I. 遵循往常辯論的程序 3. 流進(jìn)河流 5. 回收利用垃圾 7. 同時(shí) 9. 躲避責(zé)任 II. 給他們更多的贊譽(yù) 13. 愿意做某事 15.

4、大量的貨物 17. 春天一到來 19. 開采地下水 21.第三長(zhǎng)河 23. 依賴這條河用水 25. 關(guān)于 27.將這些變化歸咎于這些氣體 29. 特別 2. 自由發(fā)言 4. 削減產(chǎn)量 6. 對(duì)關(guān)心 8. 現(xiàn)狀 10. 對(duì)有害 12. 原材料 14. 對(duì)環(huán)境友好 16. 用光 18. 采取措施做某事 20. 挑出 22 .引起關(guān)注 24. 置于危險(xiǎn)中 26. 在未來 28.排放二氧化碳 30. 盡某人的職責(zé) 重點(diǎn)句式 根據(jù)中文提示完成下列句子 1.世界人口數(shù)量已經(jīng)比以前增長(zhǎng)了六倍。 The world s population has grown by. 2我在這里要說的是，與很多環(huán)境顧問一起工

5、作以后，我知道健康的環(huán)境和經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展并存是有可能的。 is that havi ng worked with many environmen tal con sulta nts, I know that a healthy en vir onment and developme nt should be possible at the same time. 3今天我首先要談的是化學(xué)廢物如何破壞著世界上的大片區(qū)域。 First I am talk ing to you today about the wayby chemical waste. 4盡管我們呼吸時(shí)產(chǎn)生碳，但所排出的碳要比小汽車產(chǎn)生的碳

6、少很多。 Although we produce carb on whe n we breathe, the carb on we produce is much less tha nproduced by a car. 5我問過周圍的人，發(fā)現(xiàn)許多人愿意支付稍高一些的價(jià)錢來購(gòu)買環(huán)保產(chǎn)品。 , I find many people willi ng to pay a little higher price for things that are frie ndly to the en vir onment. 重要知識(shí)詳解 一、重要詞匯(單詞+詞組) 詞匯-1. comment 【教材原句】 If

7、 you have any questi ons or comme nts, you can use this time to express them. (P22) 【例句研讀】翻譯句中劃線部分。 (1) I dont feel I can comment on their decisi on. (2) He refused to comme nt un til after the trial. (3) She made helpful comments on my work. (4) He han ded me the docume nt without comme nt. 【自主歸納】

8、comme nt 詞性 詞義 (2) 詞性 詞義 【即時(shí)鞏固1】用comment的適當(dāng)形式填空。 (1) 你對(duì)發(fā)生災(zāi)難的原因有何評(píng)論？ to make about the cause of the disaster? (2) 對(duì)人們說的話我不作評(píng)論。 what people say. (3) 誰有什么問題或意見嗎？ Does anyone have questi ons or. 詞匯-2. lay 【教材原句】 These boats catch large nu mbers of fish without givi ng them time to lay eggs. (P22) 【例句研讀】

9、翻譯句中劃線部分 (1) The hen lays eggs every day. (2) Please lay the table for dinner. (3) The couple laid aside some money for their old age. (4) The preside nt laid great emphasis on would peace. (5) Some workers were laid off because of a shortage of materials. 【自主歸納】 (1) lay詞性 (2) lay過去式 詞義 過去分詞 現(xiàn)在分詞 (3

10、) lie詞義 過去式 過去分詞 現(xiàn)在分詞 (4) lie詞義 過去式 過去分詞 現(xiàn)在分詞 【即時(shí)鞏固2】用lay和lie的適當(dāng)形式填空 If you like, you candow n on your bed,yourself in a comfortable positi on, andto yourself that you dont likethere, or you can imagi ne where you would like tothe eggs after the hens eggs. 詞匯-3. debate 【教材原句】 We are followi ng our u

11、sual schedule for debates. (P22) 【例句研讀】翻譯句中劃線部分以完成漢語(yǔ)句子 (1) They have been debating for several hours without reaching a conclusion. 他們好幾個(gè)小時(shí)，仍然沒有得出一個(gè)結(jié)論。 (2) The two sides debated with each other about who was the best for a whole day. 雙方就誰是最優(yōu)秀的問題 一整天。 (3) He was debating whether to go for a walk or t

12、o visit a friend. 他當(dāng)時(shí)正考慮是去散步還是去拜訪一位朋友。 (4) A fierce debate on the tax cut was going on. 一場(chǎng)圍繞著減稅的 正在進(jìn)行中。 (5) They re alwaasguing with each other about money. 他們總是。 (6) Have you discussed the problem with anyone? 你與誰這個(gè)問題？ 【自主歸納】 (1) debate vi. 作后置定語(yǔ)時(shí)，意思為： (4) as/so far as sb./sth. is con cerned這個(gè)句型用來引

13、出個(gè)人的觀點(diǎn)與看法，意為： 【即時(shí)鞏固4】 (1) The peoplewere reallythe factsMary scar crash. A. concern ed; concerned with; concernedB. concerning; concerned with; concerning C. concerning; concerned about; concernedD. concern ed; concerned about; concerning (2) This book deals with questi onsthe Second World War. A. c

14、oncernedB. be concernedC. concerningD. being concerned (3) that he has no qualificati ons in bus in ess man ageme nt, Ken pla ns to gain the n ecessary skills by tak ing a part-time course. A. ConcerningB. ConcernedC. Be ingconcerned D. To concerned 詞匯-5. range 【教材原句】Nor it is good news for the wide

15、 range of fish and wildlife that live in or along the river. (P28) 【例句研讀】翻譯句中劃線部分以完成漢語(yǔ)句子 (1) The hotel offers a wide range of facilities. 這家賓館提供。 (2) It is beyond the range of my ability. 這。 (3) There will be an in crease in the range of 0 to 3 perce nt. 將會(huì)有的增長(zhǎng)幅度。 (4) Accommodatio n ranges from tour

16、ist class to luxury hotels. 住宿條件。 【自主歸納】 (1) range vi. that B. /; that C. that; which D. which; what 3. 【教材原句】 What I m here to say is thatahving worked with many environmental consultants, I know that a healthy environment and development should be possible at the same time. (P23) 【句法分析】此句中what I m

17、 here to sa是一個(gè)由what引導(dǎo)的主語(yǔ)從句。如果主語(yǔ)是由what引導(dǎo)的主語(yǔ) 從句，表語(yǔ)能看得出單復(fù)數(shù)形式的，一般由表語(yǔ)來決定謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的單復(fù)數(shù)形式。如果表語(yǔ)看 不出單復(fù)數(shù)，則謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式。 【即時(shí)鞏固 13】 用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~完成下列各句 (1) What we need better laws to preserve the environment and still allow our country to grow. (2) What matters most in learning Englishenough practice. (3) What he referred to

18、in his article unknown to the general reader. (4) What some people regard as a drawbackseen as a plus by many others. 4【. 教材原句】 Asking around, I find many people willing to pay a little higher price for things that are friendly to the environment.(P23) 【語(yǔ)法分析】asking around 四處打聽”，在句中做狀語(yǔ)，ask與句子的主語(yǔ)I的關(guān)系是

19、主動(dòng)的關(guān)系，因此 用現(xiàn)在分詞，如果是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，則用過去分詞。 【即時(shí)鞏固 14】 (1) the children the way she does, Sue should become a teacher. A. LikingB. LikedC. LikeD. To like (2) the right kind of training , these teenage soccer players may one day grew the international stars. A. GivingB. Having givenC. To giveD. Given (3) with a di

20、fficult situation, Arnold decided to ask his boss for advice. A. To faceB. Having facedC. FacedD. Facing (4) on a park bench and the brightly colored leaves gently to the ground, he felt at peace with the world. A. Sitting; watching; fallB. To sit; watch; falling C. Sitting; watching; to fallD. To s

21、it; watching; falling 5. 【教材原句】 Although we produce carbon when we breathe, the carbon we produce is much less than that produced by a car. (P39) 【句法分析】句中that指代carbon,后接過去分詞短語(yǔ) produced by a car作定語(yǔ)。英語(yǔ)中常用that指代一個(gè) 不可數(shù)名詞，one指代一個(gè)泛指的可數(shù)名詞，the one指代一個(gè)特指的可數(shù)名詞. 【即時(shí)鞏固 15】 用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~完成下列句子。 (1) The weather here is m

22、uch more pleasant than in the north. (2) I want to buy a house, with a garden. (3) I want to buy the house, with a garden. 【 M5U2 參考答案】 核心詞匯 一、根據(jù)句意及中文提示寫出所缺單詞的完全形式 1.lay2.greedy 3.healthy 4.raised 5. concern 第 9 頁(yè) 共 20 頁(yè) 10. appreciate 6.inportance 7. endangered 8. remained 9. effort 二、譯出下列短語(yǔ) 1. fol

23、low our usual schedule for debates 3. flow into the river 5. recycle our waste 7. at the same time 9. hide from their responsibilities 11. give them more credit 13. be willing to do sth 15. a large quantity of goods 17. upon the arrival of spring 19. drill for underground water 21. the third longest

24、 river 23. rely on the river for water 25. in regard to 27. blame the change on gases 29. in particular 2. open the floor 4. cut back on production 6. be concerned about 8. present situation 10. be bad for 12. raw materials 14. be friendly to the environment 16. use up 18. take steps to do sth 20. p

25、ick out 22. raise concern 24. put indan ger 26. for years to come 28. let off carbon gases 30. do one s part 重點(diǎn)句式 根據(jù)中文提示完成下列句子 1. six times what it was 4. that 2. What I m here to say 3. vast areas of the world are damaged 5. Asking around 重要知識(shí)詳解 一、重要詞匯(單詞 +詞組) 詞匯 -1. comment 【例句研讀】 翻譯句中劃線部分 (1)對(duì)他們的

26、決定作出評(píng)論 (2) 拒絕評(píng)論 (3) 對(duì)提出有益的意見 (4) 未作任何解釋 【自主歸納】 (1) v 評(píng)論；評(píng)語(yǔ)；注解 (2)n 評(píng)論；評(píng)語(yǔ)；注解 【即時(shí)鞏固 1】用 comment 的適當(dāng)形式填空。 (1)Have you any comment (2) I wont comment on (3)comments 詞匯 -2. lay 【例句研讀】 翻譯句中劃線部分 (1)下蛋 (2) 擺設(shè)餐具 (3) 儲(chǔ)蓄 (4) 放重點(diǎn)在上(5)暫時(shí)解雇 【自主歸納】 第 9 頁(yè) 共 20 頁(yè) (1)v產(chǎn)卵，下蛋，放置，擺放(2)laid laid laying 躺；位于；呈狀態(tài)；在于 ；lay l

27、ain lying說謊lied lied lying 【即時(shí)鞏固2】用lay和lie的適當(dāng)形式填空 lie; lay ing; lie; lying; lay; lay 詞匯-3. debate 【例句研讀】翻譯句中劃線部分以完成漢語(yǔ)句子 (1) 他們一直爭(zhēng)論了好幾個(gè)小時(shí)，仍然沒有得出一個(gè)結(jié)論。 (2) 雙方就誰是最優(yōu)秀的問題相互爭(zhēng)論了一整天。 (3) 他當(dāng)時(shí)正考慮是去散步還是去拜訪一位朋友。 (4) 一場(chǎng)圍繞著減稅的激烈辯論正在進(jìn)行中。 (5) 他們總是為錢爭(zhēng)吵。 (6) 你與誰商量過這個(gè)問題？ 【自主歸納】 (1)爭(zhēng)論，辯論，討論(2)和某人就某事辯論(3)進(jìn)行討論、辯論(4)在辯論中，在

28、討論中 (5) debate(6) argue(7) discuss 【即時(shí)鞏固3】根據(jù)中文提示，完成句子 (debate(2) under debate 詞匯-4. concern 【例句研讀】翻譯句中劃線部分以完成漢語(yǔ)句子 (1)我最擔(dān)心的是她認(rèn)為我怎么樣。 那男孩健康狀況不佳，使他的父母親擔(dān)憂。 我們大家都為她的安全擔(dān)心。 (4) 我們讀了關(guān)于天外來客的故事。 (5) 有關(guān)的人將受到懲罰。 (6) 就我個(gè)人而言，我不介意你穿這件迷你裙。 (7) 這件上衣就顏色來說還不錯(cuò)，但質(zhì)量不太好。 【自主歸納】 (1) n擔(dān)心， 憂慮；所關(guān)切的事v使某人擔(dān)心 (2) prep關(guān)于(某人/某事物) (

29、3) adj.作表語(yǔ)時(shí) 意為：關(guān)切的，關(guān)心的；作后置定語(yǔ)時(shí)，意思為：相關(guān)的，有關(guān)的 (4) 就某人/某事而言 【即時(shí)鞏固4】 DCB 詞匯-5. range 【例句研讀】翻譯句中劃線部分以完成漢語(yǔ)句子 (1) 這家賓館提供多種設(shè)施。 (2) 這超出了我的能力范圍。 將會(huì)有0到3個(gè)百分點(diǎn)的增長(zhǎng)幅度。 (4)住宿條件從經(jīng)濟(jì)旅館至豪華賓館不等。 【自主歸納】 (1)范圍，界限；(在一定范圍內(nèi))變化，變動(dòng) (2) 超出了的范圍 (3) 在范圍內(nèi) (4) 在范圍內(nèi)變化 【即時(shí)鞏固5】根據(jù)中文提示，完成句子 ranges from to / eanlgetweenand 詞匯-6. result in 【

30、例句研讀】翻譯句中劃線部分 (1)造成成千上萬的人死亡(2)有生產(chǎn)革新造成的(3)由于受傷(4)25年研究的結(jié)晶 【自主歸納】 (1)導(dǎo)致 由于(3)作為結(jié)果，由于(4)結(jié)果 【即時(shí)鞏固6】根據(jù)漢語(yǔ)提示，完成句子 (1) resulted in (2) result ing from (3) as a result of (4) as a result 詞匯-7. cut back on 【例句研讀】翻譯句中劃線部分 (1)減少花銷裁員減少產(chǎn)量 【自主歸納】選用下列詞組填空 (1)cut through (2)cut up (3)cut off (4)cut down (5)cut in (6

31、) cut across/through 【即時(shí)鞏固7】DABA 詞匯-8. think ofas 【例句研讀】譯出下列句子 (1) 我把這個(gè)地方看成自己的家。 (2) 人們認(rèn)為她可能是未來的董事。 (3) 我想不出一個(gè)更好的聚會(huì)的地方。 (4) 全體委員都仔細(xì)考慮了這個(gè)計(jì)劃。 【自主歸納】 (1)高度贊揚(yáng)(2)想起，記起想，思考，考慮 (4)自言自語(yǔ) 不把放在眼里 【即時(shí)鞏固 8】(1)thinking of (2) thinks of 詞匯-9. use up 【例句研讀】翻譯句中劃線部分以完成漢語(yǔ)句子 (1) 他們不得不半道停下來，因?yàn)樗麄冇猛炅似?他們的汽油用完了。 (2) 一個(gè)月后

32、，他們的食物貯備消耗殆盡。 我們的牛奶已喝完了。 【自主歸納】 (1)用光，用盡(2)r un out of=use up run out=be used up 【即時(shí)鞏固9】CC 詞匯-10. under way 【例句研讀】譯出劃線部分 (1)正在進(jìn)行中(2)正在建設(shè)中(3)正在進(jìn)行中 【自主歸納】 (1)在進(jìn)行中(2)在考慮中 在建設(shè)中 在討論中 在修理中(6 )在發(fā)展中 【即時(shí)鞏固10】AD 1. 【即時(shí)鞏固11】根據(jù)要求翻譯句子 （1）Asia is four times as large as Europe. （2）This street is four times the len

33、 gth of that one. （3）This rope is twice Ion ger tha n that one. 2. 【即時(shí)鞏固12】用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~完成下列各句 （1）that/ in which/ 不填（2）B 3. 【即時(shí)鞏固13】用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~完成下列各句 （1） are is was is 4. 【即時(shí)鞏固14】 （1） A （2）D（3） C （4）A 5. 【即時(shí)鞏固15】 （1） that （2） one （3） the one 單元知識(shí)綜合練 第一部分基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)訓(xùn)練 （一）單詞拼寫 1. You d better保留）the money for future need.

34、2. Adva need farming tech niq ues brought in have in creased （農(nóng)業(yè)）producti on these years. 3. He doesn t have anse of（責(zé)任）,so he isn t popular with his classmates. 4.It is not easy to ban（違法）hunting in some mountainous areas. 5.It is important for us to live a（ 低碳）life to protect our environment. 6. H

35、e once worked in a power（ 廠）for 24 years, but now he just stayed at home. 7. The（氣候）here agrees with me, for it is n either hot nor cold. 8. Great changes have taken place in our hometown in the last two（ 十年）. 9.If I may refer back to the problem we discussed, I think we shall stress on the（ 保護(hù)）of o

36、ur n atural resource. 10.Pla nts can absorb carb on dioxide and release（氧）. （二）單項(xiàng)填空 1. After a long, the bill was passed by the House of the Commons. A. argueB. debateC. discussD. quarrel 2. What caused this terrible traffic accide nt? In my opinion, his careless nessthis terrible traffic accide nt.

37、 A. resulted inB. brought i nC. took inD. got in 3. The government has announced plans to cut back _ _ _defense spending _10% next year. A. upon; toB. on; byC. of; byD. for; to 4. I m still working on my project. Oh, you ll miss the deadline. Time _s _. A. running outB. going outC. givi ng outD. los

38、 ing out 5. we move the picture over th ere? Do you think it ll look better? A. What about?B. How farC. What ifD. How come 6. Ten years ago the populati on of our village was _ that of theirs. A. as twice large asB. twice as large as C. twice as much asD. as twice much as 7. Just i n front of our ho

39、usewith a history of 1,000 years. A. does a tall tree sta ndB. sta nds a tall tree C. a tall tree is sta ndingD. a tall tree sta nds 8. He is not a bit mean; in stead he is alwaysto help anyone in trouble. A. possibleB. probableC. likelyD. willi ng 9. At home, we should useto live a low-carb on life

40、. A. en ergy as littleaspossibleB.en ergy as littleas possible C. as little en ergyaspossibleD.as little as possible en ergy 10. We still have a long way to go to solve all the problemsthe Yan gtze River. A. i n charge ofB.with regard to C. in place ofD.in honor of （三）根據(jù)方框內(nèi)所給短語(yǔ)的適當(dāng)形式完成句子 A ask around

41、 side by side pour into be concerned about ope n the floor work with cut back on see as 1. When, I found Tom was a good boy in the eyes of his n eighbors. 2. The two childre n are walk ing to school. 3. TV pre sen ter, tha nk you. Let sfor questi ons. 4. After his first novel was published, he was o

42、ne of the most outstanding new authors of his gen eratio n. 5. It shows your friends have nt stoppedyou. 6. Mary had toexpe nses whe n his father was out of work. 7. He issome en vir onmen tal con sulta nts to preserve the Yellow River. 8. More and more waste and pois onthe water, the soil and the a

43、ir. B rely on result in un der way focus on, in dan ger deal with in particular do one s part 1. Organi zati ons and projects have bee n set up tothe problem. 2. A lot of thi ngs,metal and paper products, can be recycled in our daily life. 3. As far as I know, pla ns arefor a new teachi ng build ing

44、. 4. Eat ing too much food which is high in fat and sugar willheart ill ness. 5. I think every one canto help solve the problem of climate cha nge. 6. The polluted air in the city puts the health of the reside nts. 7. You mayit that he will come to meet you. 8. The Japa nese earthquake shows that gr

45、eat atte nti on shouldthe dan gers of nu clear reactors （核反應(yīng)堆）. （四）語(yǔ)法填空（用所給動(dòng)詞的適當(dāng)形式填空） 1. _（not complete） the program, they have to stay there for another two weeks. 2. The old man,（work） abroad for twenty years, is on the way back to his motherla nd. 3. At this mome nt the bell rang,(announce) the e

46、nd of class. 4. The workers had the mach ines(run) all ni ght long to finish the work on time. 5. (blame) for the breakdow n of the school computer n etwork, Alice was in low spirits. 6. A person(learn) a foreign Ianguage must be able to use the foreign Ianguage, _ (forget) all about his own. 7. Whe

47、n he awoke, he found himself(look after) by an old man. 8. The graduat ing stude nts are busy(collect) material for their reports. 9. She caught the stude nt(cheat) in exams. 10. The stude nts are advised(take) more exercises. 第二部分能力運(yùn)用 (一)完型填空 閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 When I fi

48、rst en tered uni versity, my aunt, who is an En glish professor, gave me a new En glish dict ion ary. I was 1 to see that it was an En glish-E nglish dict ion ary, also known as a mono li ngual dict ion ary. 2it was a dicti onary inten ded for non-n ative lear ners, none of my classmates had one 3,

49、to be hon est, I found it extremely 4 to use at first. I would look up words in the dictio nary and5n ot fully un dersta nd the meanin gs. I was used to the _6_ bil in gual dict ion aries, in which the words are7 both in En glish and Chin ese. I really won dered why my aunt 8 to make things so diffi

50、cult for me. Now, after study ing En glish at university for three years, I 9 that monolingual dictionaries are 10 in learning a foreign Ian guage As I found out, there is 11 often no perfect equivalence(對(duì)應(yīng))between two 12 in two Ianguages. My aunt eve n goes so far as to 13 that a Chin ese“ equivale

51、 nt ” can n ever give you the meaning of a word in English!15 , she insisted that I read the definition(定義)of a word in a monolingual dictionary 16 I wan ted to get a better un dersta nding of its meaning. 17, I have come to see what she meant. Using a mon oli ngual dict ionary for lear ners has hel

52、ped me in ano ther importa nt way. This dict ionary uses a(n) 18 number of words, around 2, 000, in its definitions. When I read these definitions, I am 19 exposed to (接觸)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas. 20 this, I can express myself more easily in En glish.

53、1.A.worried B. sad C. surprised D. n ervous 2.A.Because B. Although C. Un less D. If 3.A.but B. so C. or D. and 4.A.difficult B. in teresti ng C. ambiguous D. practical 5.A.thus B . even C. still D. agai n 6.A. new B . familiar C. earlier D. ordi nary 7.A.explai ned B . expressed C. described D. cre

54、ated 8.A.offered B . agreed C. decided D. happened 9.A.imagi ne B . recomme nd C. predict D. un dersta nd 10.A . natural B . better C. easier D. convenient 11.A. at best B . in fact C. at times D. in case 12.A . words B . n ames C. ideas D. characters 13.A . hope B . declare C. doubt D. tell 第15頁(yè)共20

55、頁(yè) 14.A exact B basic C translated D expected 15.A Rather B However C Therefore D Instead 16.A when B before C until D while 17.A Largely B Generally C Gradually D Probably 18.A extra B average C total D limited 19.A repeatedly B nearly C immediately D anxiously 20.A According to B In relation to C I

56、n addition to D Because of （二） 閱讀理解 請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文 J 從短文后各題所給的 A、 B、C、D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中 , 選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 A 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

57、 villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog s legs. Howeyvedri,dthnot 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.

58、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 chan

59、ge 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 couldnt tosetejutshtewcaroi ps failing and the children getting weak. The

60、y would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides（ 殺蟲劑 ） and medicines. Soon there was no money left. Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn bteen useless. They had been doing an important job-eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were incre