Question

【题目】语法填空

My name is Yuko Yamaguchi. I am one of the designers of Hello Kitty.

Hello Kitty___【1】_____(design) in 1974 at first. From about 1978, she stopped ______【2】___(sell) well. The second designer ___【3】__(leave) and just when I thought that the company would not look for a third one, the manager said that he would not allow her death. I won the company’s competition and became the __【4】_(three) designer in January, 1980. In Japan it was in 1997 that people began to talk about her as being a cute character. The same thing happened in the US and _____【5】__(late), in 2002, in Europe.

Hello Kitty ___【6】____(not have) a mouth, so people who look at her can give their own feelings onto her face because she has an expressionless face. Hello Kitty __【7】__

(look) happy or sad when people are happy or sad.

Through Hello Kitty, which is a symbol of friendship, we can all be friends. I want her to be a character that encourages people ____【8】__(become) friends. I want her to be a link between all people around the world.

Now, the number of male and female fans ___【9】___(increase). I believe in ten ___【10】_(year) time, everybody around the world will know her. Also, Men who dislike to be seen with Kitty in public today might be wearing Hello Kitty boxing gloves. And they will stop being shy and will show off Kitty proudly.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】was designed

【2】selling

【3】left

【4】third

【5】later

【6】doesn’t have

【7】looks

【8】to become

【9】is increasing

【10】years’

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了Hello Kitty的设计发展历程以及其外貌特征和形象感染力。

【1】根据文意可知，本句话说的是Hello Kitty一开始是于1974年被设计出来的，故动词design应该用过去时的被动语态，所以应填was designed。

【2】根据语境可知，Hello Kitty从1978年起不再畅销。stop to do sth表示停止某事去做另一事；stop doing sth表示停止正在进行的动作。这里指的是不再畅销。结合所给词汇可知应填：selling。

【3】根据语境可知，这里谈论的是过去的事实，应用一般过去时，表示已经完成和结束了的动作。结合所给词汇可知应填：left。

【4】根据语境可知，这里指的是作者成为了Hello Kitty的第三个设计者，表示的是顺序，应用序数词。结合所给词汇可知应填：third。

【5】根据语境可知，这里指的是后来在欧洲，Hello Kitty也被认为是一个可爱的动漫人物。结合所给词汇可知应填：later。

【6】根据语境可知句意为：Hello Kitty没有嘴巴。这是一个动漫形象，表示的是人们心目中一贯的形象，应用一般现在时，结合所给词汇可知应填：doesn’t have。

【7】根据语境可知，当人们开心或悲伤的时候，Hello Kitty看起来也是开心或悲伤的。这是Hello Kitty一贯的形象，应用一般现在时，结合所给词汇可知应填：looks。

【8】根据语境可知，这里指的是作者想让Hello Kitty成为一个鼓励人们成为朋友的角色。encourage sb to do sth是习惯用法，结合所给词汇可知应填：to become。

【9】根据语境可知，这里指的是Hello Kitty的男女粉丝在不断增长。表示的是一个正在进行的动作。“the number of+名词”作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。结合所给词汇可知应填：is increasing。

【10】根据语境可知，这里指的是在10年的时间。应用名词所有格。结合所给词汇可知应填：years’。