Recently, a businessman named Tong Pengfei in Meishan, Sichuan, started a special activity where people can pay 9.9 yuan to “steal” a sugarcane (甘蔗) from his field.

This idea was actually suggested by Tong Pengfei’s wife, Xu Xinyao, after she saw a fun video online about people “stealing” sugarcanes. Tong set up a sign in the field saying, “Self-Service Sugarcane Stealing — 9.9 yuan each,” and made it clear that it was just a game — everyone must pay for what they cut.

At first, Tong tried to catch the “thieves”, but it was hard work and he caught almost no one. Then, he hired some villagers and even used dogs as NPCs (非玩家角色) to help catch people. Still, most visitors easily took the sugarcane away. As more people came, Tong added more NPCs and used tools like a thermal imager (热成像仪). However, he always told the catchers not to run too fast or scare the visitors. He explained that the goal was to help people feel the joy and excitement of childhood, not to really catch them.

1.1. Who first had the idea for the “stealing” game?

A Tong Pengfei.

B A customer.

C Xu Xinyao.

D A local villager.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段开头“This idea was actually suggested by Tong Pengfei’s wife, Xu Xinyao...”可知，这个想法是由童鹏飞的妻子徐馨瑶提出的。故选C。

2.2. How is the “sugarcane stealing” game for customers?

A Challenging but exciting.

B Simple and enjoyable.

C Dangerous and tiring.

D Complicated and confusing.

解析：选B。B 推理判断题。文中提到 “most visitors easily took the sugarcane away”，说明游客能轻松拿到甘蔗，游戏操作并不复杂，体现了simple（简单）；同时又指出 “the goal was to help people feel the joy and excitement of childhood” 以及 “many find the game interesting”，表明游戏能给顾客带来愉悦感，体现了enjoyable（愉快的）。A 选项的 “challenging（有挑战性的）” 与 “游客轻松拿到甘蔗” 的细节不符；C 选项的 “dangerous and tiring（危险又疲惫）”、D 选项的 “complicated and confusing（复杂又令人困惑）” 均未在文中体现故选B。

3.3. What was Tong Pengfei’s main purpose of creating this game?

A To make lots of money quickly.

B To make his sugarcane field more popular.

C To promote local tourism development.

D To give people a childhood-like experience.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。文章第三段最后一句 “He explained that the goal was to help people feel the joy and excitement of childhood, not to really catch them.” 直接给出答案，其目的是让人们体验童年般的快乐与兴奋，A 选项 “快速赚大钱”、B 选项 “让甘蔗地更受欢迎”、C 选项 “推动当地旅游业发展” 均非其主要目的。故选D。

4.4. What can we know about the NPCs now?

A There are more than forty of them.

B They are all from nearby villages.

C They try their best to catch visitors.

D Most of them are professional actors.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。文章第四段第一句 “Now, more than 40 people work as NPCs in the field” 明确说明目前有超过 40 人担任 NPC，与 A 选项表述一致。B 选项 “都是附近村民” 错误，因为文中提到 “some visitors liked the game so much that they came back to be catchers”，部分 NPC 是游客；C 选项 “尽力抓捕游客” 错误，文中指出童鹏飞要求抓捕者 “not to run too fast or scare the visitors”，并非全力抓捕；D 选项 “大多是专业演员” 在文中无相关依据。故选A。

5.5. What do some people worry about the activity?

A It’s too expensive for mIt’s too expensive for most people.ost people.

B It might teach wrong values to children.

C It could be dangerous in some ways.

D It takes too much time to play.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。文章第四段提到 “They think it may not be safe to run at night with cutting tools, and if not everyone pays, the owner could lose money”，其中 “not be safe” 表明人们担心活动存在安全隐患，对应 C 选项 “在某些方面可能有危险”。A 选项 “对大多数人来说太贵”，文中仅提及 9.9 元的参与费用，未体现 “昂贵”；B 选项 “可能给孩子传递错误价值观”、D 选项 “玩起来太费时间” 均未在文中提及。故选C。