题目内容：

In a mango orchard (芒果林) outside a village there lived a mischievous (淘气的) monkey. He kept on eating the ripe mangoes. The orchard keeper tried to trap the monkey. But every time, the monkey escaped from the trap.

One day, the monkey walked about and went into the nearby town. “The town people are so busy. It is so crowded here,” the monkey thought. Soon, the monkey was sneaking into houses and running away with food. By evening, he had made life quite different for the town people. “The town is more fun than the orchard. I will stay here,” he thought. Days went by, and the monkey was considered by the town people as something very frightening. “Here he comes again!” they screamed when they saw the monkey.

One day, a juggler (玩杂耍的人) came to the town. The people of the town went to him. “We want you to help us get rid of the monkey,” they said to the juggler. The juggler said in return, “Do not worry. Get me some jars (罐子) with narrow necks.” When the jars were brought to him, he put some peanuts into them and placed them out of a field. The monkey became curious when he saw the peanuts. “Yummy! Let me quickly get the peanuts and run,” he thought. He put his hand inside a jar and grabbed a big handful of peanuts. But he could not pull out of his clenched fist (紧握的拳头), as the neck of the jar was so narrow. If the monkey had dropped some of the peanuts back into the jar, he could have pulled his hand out. But he was greedy. So he didn’t drop any of the peanuts. The town people trapped the monkey with his hand inside the jar. They got hold of a rope and tied him to a post. Then the monkey was sold to a zoo. That was the end of the greedy monkey.

1.What part does the first paragraph play in the passage?

A. It summarizes the whole story.

B. It explains the background.

C. It attracts the readers.

D. It states the main idea.

2.What is the meaning of the underlined phrase, “sneaking into houses”?

A. Going into houses secretly without permission.

B. Going into houses peacefully.

C. Going into houses in a group.

D. Going into houses with delight.

3.Why did the town people regard the monkey as something frightening?

A. He was smart and always escaped from the people’s traps.

B. The orchard keeper told the town people to get rid of him.

C. He did something that upset the people’s lives.

D. He disturbed the town people while they were sleeping.

4.What did the juggler do to catch the monkey?

A. He put some mangoes in a field.

B. He used a rope to tie the monkey.

C. He called the zookeeper to catch the monkey.

D. He put some peanuts into jars with narrow necks.