Question

【题目】 As you know, Chinese lunar calendar years are grouped into a 12-year cycle, with each year given an animal symbol: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. 2019 is the year of the pig. There are lots of kinds of products for you to choose. Some look like pigs and some have pictures of pigs on them.

Stamps Price for each piece: ￥0.10 ￥1.20 ￥1.60 ￥2.80 ￥3.20 ￥4.20 ￥4.50 ￥5.40		Pig dolls Made by hand Made of cloth and cotton Feel soft Look lovely
Adornment (饰物) Made by hand Made of special stone Feel smooth Look like a smiling face		Commemorative coins (纪念币) Price for each piece: ￥10 ￥20 ￥30 ￥40 ￥50 ￥60 ￥70 ￥80 ￥90 ￥100

【1】What animal is the twelfth one according to the order of 12-year cycle?

A.Rat.B.Snake.C.Dog.D.Pig.

【2】How many pieces of the cheapest stamps can you buy it you have 10 yuan?

A.10.B.50.C.100.D.120.

【3】What is made of metal?

A.Commemorative coins.B.Adornments.

C.Pig dolls.D.Stamps

【4】Why are pig dolls safe for babies to play with?

A.Because they are smooth.B.Because they are soft.

C.Because they are cheap.D.Because they are expensive.

【5】What can we see from the adornment?

A.It is worth ￥100.B.It has a “10” and a pig on it.

C.It looks like a smiling face.D.It is made of cloth and cotton.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了中国的年12年为一个周期，每一年都是一个动物，今年2019年是猪年，所有有很多东西都带有小猪，如：邮票；猪娃娃；饰品；纪念币等等。

【1】细节理解。根据文中As you know, Chinese lunar calendar years are grouped into a 12-year cycle, with each year given an animal symbol: rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.可知，第12个是猪。故选D。

【2】细节理解。根据文中Stamps Price for each piece:￥0.10 ￥1.20 ￥1.60￥2.80 ￥3.20 ￥4.20￥4.50 ￥5.40可知，最便宜的是1角，10元可以买100张。故选C。

【3】细节理解。根据文中Commemorative coins (纪念币) Price for each piece:可知，这里是说纪念币是由金属制成的。故选A。

【4】细节理解。根据文中Pig dolls Made by hand Made of cloth and cotton Feel soft可知，因为他们是柔软的。故选B。

【5】细节理解。根据文中Adornment (饰物) Look like a smiling face可知，从这个饰品中我们可以看出他们是一个笑脸。故选C。

短文主题明确、突出，线索也非常清楚，比较有利于学生们的做题。后面的题目设置包括细节理解、词义猜测和主旨大意题。细节题都可以在短文中寻找到相关信息去作答，如第5小题，是细节理解。根据文中Adornment (饰物) Look like a smiling face可知，从这个饰品中我们可以看出他们是一个笑脸。故选C。