Question

【题目】 2019 is the Year of the Pig. How much do you know about pigs? Do you think they are stupid or lazy? The truth may surprise you. You might think twice about turning them into food! 【1】 Let’s take a look!

Pig’s nose is really long! Pigs have a very good sense of smell. In France, people teach pigs to find truffles (松露). Truffles are very rare and expensive. Pigs can find them faster than dogs.

“As stupid as a pig,” people sometimes say. But this is not true.【2】Pigs can remember things for a long time. Pigs can also tell apart (分辨) different shapes. Pigs can even learn to play video games.【3】A pig’s neck is very thick, but it is not strong enough to lift its head. Looking up is very hard for pigs. If a pig wants to look at the stars, it has to lie down.

Do you know Peppa Pig (小猪佩奇)?【4】Why? Pigs like to shower in mud. The mud not only can protect pigs from being burned by the sun also protect them from insect bites . That’s pretty smart!

The world’s biggest pig lived in Liaoning province. It was about 900 kg. 【5】They can be as small as a teacup.

Pigs are both good swimmers and great runners. You can swim with pigs in Bahamas (巴哈马 ).

Or a pig race in Huston (休斯顿) will make you laugh.

根据短文内容，从下面方框内选出最佳选项补全短文，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A. No one could pick it up. Mini pigs are the smallest pigs.

B. It’s funny that pigs cannot look up at the sky.

C. She always jumps in muddy puddles (泥坑).

D. Pigs have many secrets and shining moments.

E. Pigs are one of the 10 smartest animals on Earth.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】E

【3】B

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

本文讲述了猪并不是我们所知道的那么蠢笨，而是有很多我们不知道的秘密，还有很多的光辉时刻。

【1】由文中“Let’s take a look!”和接下来每一段的主旨可知，后面讲述了很多猪的小秘密和光辉时刻，故选D。

【2】由文中““As stupid as a pig,” people sometimes say. But this is not true.”可知前文讲说像猪一样笨是不真实的，并且“Pigs can remember things for a long time. can also tell apart (分辨) different shapes.”可知猪的记忆力很好也很聪明，可知，此处讲猪是很聪明的，故选E。

【3】由文中“Looking up is very hard for pigs. If a pig wants to look at the stars, it has to lie down.”可知此处是讲述猪没法抬头看天空，故选B。

【4】由文中“Why? Pigs like to shower in mud.”可知此处讲的是小猪佩奇喜欢在泥土里面洗澡，故选C。

【5】由文中“It was about 900 kg. ___5___They can be as small as a teacup.”根据前后文可知，猪既可以是最重的，也可以是最小的，故选A。