Text 4In 1960—1961, Chad (乍得) harvested 98,000 tons of cotton for the first time in its

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In1960—1961,Chad(乍得)harvested98,000tonsofcottonforthefirsttimeinitshistory,andputouttheflagalittletoosoon.Theeffortsoftheauthoritiestogetthepeasants'back'towork,astheyhadslackedoffagreatd ealthepreviousyearduringindependencecelebrations,largelycontr ibutedtoit.Also,rainswerewellspaced,andcontinuedthroughthewholemonthofOctober.Ifthe1961—1962totalisbacktotheregionof45,000tons,itismostlybecauseeffortsslackenedagainandsowingwasstartedtoolate.

TheaveragedateofsowingisaboutJuly1st.ffthisdateissimplymovedupfifteenortwentydays,30,000to60,000tonsofcottonaregained,dependingontheyear.ThepeasantinChadsowshismilletfirst,anditishardtocriticizethisinstinctiveprioritygiventohis'dailybread'.

Anessentialreasonforhislatenesswithsowingcottonisthatatthetimewhenheshouldleavetopreparethefieldshehasjustbarelysoldthecottonofthepreviousseason.Theworkrequiredtosow,ingreatheat,ispsychologicallyfarmoredifficultifone'spocketsarefullofmoney.Thedateofcottonsalesshouldthereforebemovedforwardasmuchaspossible,andpurchasesofequipmentanddraughtanimalsencouraged.

Peasantsshouldalsobeencouragedtosavemoney,tohelpthemthroughthedifficultpealedbetweenharvests.Ifnecessarytheyshouldbeforcedtodoso,byhavingthepaymentsforcottongiventothemininstallments.Thelastpaymentwouldbemadeafterproofthatthepeasanthasplantedbeforethedeadline,thedatebeingadvancedtotheendofJune.Thosewhohavedonesowouldreceiveextr amoneywhereasthelastplanterswouldnotr eceivetheirlastpaymentuntillater.

onlythefirststepsarehard,becauseonceworkhasstartedthepeasantscontinuewillinglyontheirway.Educationalcampaignsamongthepeasantswillplayanessentialroleinthisbasicadvance,earlysowing,onwhichalltheothersdepend.Itisnotamatterofcontr ollingthepeasants.

Eachpeasantwillremainmasterofhisfields.Onecould,however,suggesttheneedforthetimebeingofkindbutfirmrule,which,aslongasitcannotberealized'bythepeople',shouldatleastbe'forthepeople.'

36.In1960—1961,Chadhadagoodharvestofcottonbecause______.

A)thegovernmentgreatlyencouragedpeasants

B)rainsfavoredthegrowthofcotton

C)Chadgainedindependenceinthepreviousyear

D)bothAandB

正确答案：D
答案：D
[试题分析]细节题。
[详细解答]根据第一段TheeffortsoftheauthoritiestogettheDescantsbacktowork,astheyhadslackedoff(松懈)agreatd ealthepreviousyearduringindependencecelebrations，largelycontr ibutedtoit．Also，Fa．rainswerewellspaced，andcontinuedthroughthewholemonthofOctober．两句话，不难判断，D为正确答案。