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【題目】用方框中所給的單詞的適當形式填空,使短文意思完整。(每個單詞只能使用一次)

succeed good agree true memory become they fail China child

China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals, but when it comes to pigs, we have reached a(n)【1】that pigs are ugly, lazy, stupid and shameless.

But the【2】 is that pigs do have some finer qualities. And it’s a proper time to clear their names now, with the arrival of the Year of the Pig on【3】 Spring Festival, which falls on Feb. 5 this year.

For starters, science long ago showed that pigs aren’t stupid at all. According to a paper published in 2017 in the International Journal of Comparative Psychology, pigs are similar to dogs and chimpanzees (黑猩猩) . They like to play. They have good long-term 【4】. And they know the difference between those who treat them 【5】 and those who don’t.

There are lovely pig characters in cartoons,too. Peppa Pig (小豬佩奇), for example, a UK animated television series that began in 2004, has now 【6】 one of the most popular cartoons in 180 countries and regions. The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach 【7】 from all around the world about love, friendship, and the value of family. And in China, the adventures of McDull (麥兜), a piglet who works hard to achieve his dreams even though he keeps【8】, have been told in films since 2001.

“People are hoping to be 【9】as soon as possible, but McDull is slow and patient, and not afraid of failures, said McDull’s creator Brian Tse “He has a heart of gold.”

Perhaps these are qualities of pigs to keep in mind when we celebrated this Chinese New Year—【10】intelligence, cuteness, patience and honesty.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】agreement

【2】truth

【3】Chinese

【4】memories

【5】well

【6】become

【7】children

【8】failing

【9】successful

【10】their

【解析】

文章大意：無論中國還是西方國家都一致認為豬又丑又懶又笨，在這篇文章中，作者介紹了人們對豬的看法和對它態(tài)度的改變。

【1】考查名詞。根據(jù)上文ChinaandWesterncountriesmayhavedifferentculturalbeliefsaboutcertain animals,中國和西方國家可能對某些動物有不同的文化信仰，結合but when it comes to pigs,we have reached a(n) __1__that pigs are ugly, lazy, stupid andshameless.以及備選詞匯，可知句意為“但談到豬，我們一致認為豬是丑陋的、懶惰的、愚蠢的和無恥的�！�agree同意，動詞，設空處在句中作賓語，所以應用其名詞形式agreement“一致、同意”，故答案填agreement。

【2】考查名詞。聯(lián)系上文語境，結合Butthe__2___isthatpigsdohavesomefinerqualities.以及備選詞匯，可知句意為“但事實是，豬確實有一些更好的品質(zhì)�！�true真實的，形容詞，設空處在句中作主語，所以應填入一個名詞形式，與true所對應的名詞是truth“事實、真相”，故答案填truth。

【3】考查形容詞。根據(jù)設空處后面的Spring Festival春節(jié)，結合常識，可知中國人過春節(jié)；ChineseSpring Festival中國春節(jié)，Chinese首字母要大寫，故答案填Chinese。

【4】考查名詞。根據(jù)Theyhave goodlong-term __4__.結合備選詞匯，可知句意為“他們有很好的、長期的記憶力�！�memory記憶力，可數(shù)名詞，主語是they，復數(shù)，所以這里應用其復數(shù)，故答案填memories。

【5】考查副詞。根據(jù)后面的and those who don’t.以及And they knowthedifferencebetweenthosewho treatthem __5__，結合備選詞匯，可知句意為“他們知道善待他們的人和不善待他們的人之間的區(qū)別�！�good好的，形容詞；設空處修飾前面的動詞treat，所以應應副詞well，故答案填well。

【6】考查動詞。根據(jù)上文Therearelovelypigcharactersincartoons,too.卡通里也有可愛的小豬角色。結合PeppaPig(小豬佩奇),for example, aUK animated televisionseriesthatbeganin2004,hasnow __6__oneofthe most popularcartoons in180countriesandregions.以及備選詞匯，可知句意為“例如，始于2004年的英國動畫片《小豬佩奇》現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)成為180個國家和地區(qū)最受歡迎的動畫片之一�！� become變成、成為，動詞，由前面的助動詞has可知句子時態(tài)用現(xiàn)在完成時，其結構為have/has+動詞的過去分詞，become的過去分詞是become，故答案填become。

【7】考查名詞。根據(jù)The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach__7__from all around the world about love, friendship,andthevalueoffamily. 結合備選詞匯，可知句意為“卡通豬家庭的四名成員向世界各地的孩子們傳授愛、友誼和家庭的價值�！�child孩子，可數(shù)名詞，由from all around the world可知是來自全世界的孩子，所以用其復數(shù)，故答案填children。

【8】考查形容詞。根據(jù)AndinChina, the adventures of McDull（麥兜）, a piglet who works hard to achieve his dreams even though he keeps __8__, have been told in films since 2001.結合備選詞匯，可知句意為“而在中國，自2001年起，電影就講述了小豬麥兜的冒險故事，盡管他不斷失敗，但他仍努力實現(xiàn)自己的夢想�！� fail失敗，動詞；keep doing持續(xù)做某事，故答案填failing。

【9】根據(jù)下文but McDull is slow and patient, and not afraid of failures, 但麥兜反應慢，有耐心，不怕失敗，結合People are hoping to be __9__as soon as possible,及備選詞匯，可知句意為“人們都希望能盡快取得成功�！�succeed成功，動詞；設空處用在系動詞be后面，所以應填入一個形容詞，successful成功的，形容詞，故答案填successful。

【10】考查代詞。根據(jù)上文Perhaps these are qualities of pigs to keep in mind when we celebrated this Chinese New Year也許這些都是我們在慶祝中國新年時需要牢記的豬的品質(zhì)，結合__10___intelligence, cuteness, patience and honesty.及備選詞匯，可知句意為“它們的智慧，可愛，耐心和誠實�！�they人稱代詞的主格，這里用其形容詞性的物主代詞their，修飾后面的名詞，故答案填their。