4 . For the last three years, a man in India has been living a real-life daily nightmare (噩梦). Every time he walks out of his house, he gets attacked by a group of crows. The strange thing is that the birds only aimed at him.
Shiva Kewat, a daily wage laborer from Sumela village, says his troubles with crows began three years ago. One day, as he was walking on the street, he noticed a crow chick trapped in iron netting. Despite his efforts to help the small bird escape, it died in his hands. Some of the crows must have seen the scene and believed that he killed it, because they’ve been attacking him ever since. Kewat has to carry a stick with him. He just waves the stick around to drive them off.
Kewat said that he didn’t really take the crows’ attacks seriously until he was aware that he was the only target (目标) of the birds and that no one else had ever had a problem with them. And as word of his troubles with the blackbirds spread in and around the village, people started gathering at his house every day just to see if he’d get attacked. Some found it amusing, while others described the attacks as “sudden and frightening”.
Professor Ashok Kumar Munjal, who studies bird behavior at Barkatullah University in Bhopal, said that crows have a very sharp memory and tend to recollect those who have wronged them. While their idea of revenge (报仇) may not be as complex as ours, they do tend to conduct either single or group attacks against humans who hurt them.
1. What has been causing inconvenience to Kewat in the past three years?
A.He’s been suffering from crow droppings. | B.He’s been having nightmares during sleep. |
C.He’s been under attack from crows. | D.He’s been the only victim of all bird attacks. |
2. What led to Kewat’s troubles?
A.His cruel killing of a crow chick. | B.The act of disrespect to crows. |
C.His refusal to save a trapped crow chick. | D.The misunderstanding between him and crows. |
3. Kewat began to think much of crow attacks after he realized _________.
A.the crows attacked nobody but him | B.he was attacked more and more frequently |
C.more and more crows joined in the attacks | D.people started gathering at his house every day |
4. What does the underlined word “recollect” in the last paragraph mean?
A.Ignore. | B.Remember. | C.Imitate. | D.Reject. |