2012年考研英语阅读理解试题及答案（5）
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> 5</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1960-1961, <span word="Chad">Chad</span> （乍得） <span word="harvested">harvested</span> 9800 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peasants">peasants</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="slacked">slacked</span> <span word="off">off</span> （松懈） <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="independence">independence</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span>, <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="rains">rains</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="spaced">spaced</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="October">October</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1961-1962 <span word="total">total</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> 45000 <span word="tons">tons</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="slackened">slackened</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sowing">sowing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sowing">sowing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="July">July</span> 1<span word="st">st</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="days">days</span>, 30000 <span word="to">to</span> 60000 <span word="tons">tons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gained">gained</span>, <span word="depending">depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="peasant">peasant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chad">Chad</span> <span word="sows">sows</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="millet">millet</span> （小米） <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="criticize">criticize</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="instinctive">instinctive</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="bread">bread</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lateness">lateness</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sowing">sowing</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sow">sow</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="psychologically">psychologically</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="pockets">pockets</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="purchases">purchases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="draught">draught</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span>.</p><p> <span word="Peasants">Peasants</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="harvests">harvests</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cotton">cotton</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="installments">installments</span> （分期付款）. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peasant">peasant</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="planted">planted</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="June">June</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="planters">planters</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="payment">payment</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p>
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