2014年考研英语阅读理解解析（考研英语2014阅读答案）

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In-,Chad(乍得)harvestedtonsofcottonseedforthefirsttimeinitshistory,andputouttheflagalittletoosoon.Theeffortsoftheauthoritiestogetthepeasantsbacktowork,astheyhadslackedoff(松懈)agreatdealthepreviousyearduringindependencecelebrations,largelycontributedtoit.Also,rainswerewellspaced,andcontinuedthroughthewholemonthofOctober.Ifthe-totalisbacktotheregionoftons,itismostlybecauseeffortsslackenedagainandsowingwasstartedtoolate.

TheaveragedateofsowingisaboutJuly1st.Ifthisdateissimplymovedupfifteenortwentydays,totonsofcottonaregained,dependingontheyear.ThepeasantinChadsowshismillet(小米)first,anditishardtocriticizethisinstinctiveprioritygiventohisdailybread.Anessentialreasonforhislatenesswithsowingcottonisthatatthetimewhenheshouldleavetopreparethefieldshehasjustbarelysoldthecottonofthepreviousseason.Theworkrequiredtosow,ingreatheat,ispsychologicallyfarmoredifficultifone'spocketsarefullofmoney.Thedateofcottonsalesshouldthereforebemovedforwardasmuchaspossible,andpurchasesofequipmentanddraughtanimalsencouraged.

Peasantsshouldalsobeencouragedtosavemoney,tohelpthemthroughthedifficultperiodbetweenharvests.Ifnecessarytheyshouldbeforcedtodoso,byhavingthepaymentsforcottongiventothemininstallments(分期付款).Thelastpaymentwouldbemadeafterproofthatthepeasanthasplantedbeforethedeadline,thedatebeingadvancedtotheendofJune.Thosewhohavedonesowouldreceiveextramoneywhereasthelastplanterswouldnotreceivetheirlastpaymentuntillater.

Onlythefirststepsarehard,becauseonceworkhasstartedthepeasantscontinuewillinglyontheirway.Educationalcampaignsamongthepeasantswillplayanessentialroleinthisbasicadvance,earlysowing,onwhichalltheothersdepend.Itisnotamatterofcontrollingthepeasants.Eachpeasantwillremainmasterofhisfields.Onecould,however,suggesttheneedforthetimebeingofkindbutfirmrule,which,aslongasitcannotberealizedbythepeople,shouldatleastbeforthepeople.

1.In-,Chadhadagoodharvestofcottonbecause.

A)thegovernmentgreatlyencouragedpeasants

B)rainsfavoredthegrowthofcotton

C)Chadgainedindependenceinthepreviousyear

D)BothA)andB)

2.Welearnfromthepassagethatthedateofsowingcottonisusually.

A)onJune15th

B)onJuly15th

C)onJuly1st

D)onJuly20th

3.Asusedinthethirdsentenceofthesecondparagraph,dailybreadrefersto.

A)breakfast

B)breadandbutter

C)rice

D)millet

4.Inordertohelpthemthroughthedifficulttimebetweenharveststhepeasantshaveto.

A)sellcottoninadvance

B)beencouragedtosavemoney

C)sowcottonintime

D)plantmilletfirst

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A)Educationalcampaignsareveryimportanttoearlysowing.

B)Ofalltheadvancesthatthewriterhopesfor,earlysowingisthemostimportant.

C)Peasantsshouldremainthemastersoftheirfields.

D)Governmentmightaswellmakegoodandfirmruleforpeasants.

参考答案1.D2.C3.D4.B5.B

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