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【题目】用方框中所给的单词的适当形式填空,使短文意思完整。(每个单词只能使用一次)

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 (小猪佩奇), 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 (麦兜), 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：无论中国还是西方国家都一致认为猪又丑又懒又笨，在这篇文章中，作者介绍了人们对猪的看法和对它态度的改变。

【1】考查名词。根据上文ChinaandWesterncountriesmayhavedifferentculturalbeliefsaboutcertain animals,中国和西方国家可能对某些动物有不同的文化信仰，结合but when it comes to pigs,we have reached a(n) __1__that pigs are ugly, lazy, stupid andshameless.以及备选词汇，可知句意为“但谈到猪，我们一致认为猪是丑陋的、懒惰的、愚蠢的和无耻的。”agree同意，动词，设空处在句中作宾语，所以应用其名词形式agreement“一致、同意”，故答案填agreement。

【2】考查名词。联系上文语境，结合Butthe__2___isthatpigsdohavesomefinerqualities.以及备选词汇，可知句意为“但事实是，猪确实有一些更好的品质。”true真实的，形容词，设空处在句中作主语，所以应填入一个名词形式，与true所对应的名词是truth“事实、真相”，故答案填truth。

【3】考查形容词。根据设空处后面的Spring Festival春节，结合常识，可知中国人过春节；ChineseSpring Festival中国春节，Chinese首字母要大写，故答案填Chinese。

【4】考查名词。根据Theyhave goodlong-term __4__.结合备选词汇，可知句意为“他们有很好的、长期的记忆力。”memory记忆力，可数名词，主语是they，复数，所以这里应用其复数，故答案填memories。

【5】考查副词。根据后面的and those who don’t.以及And they knowthedifferencebetweenthosewho treatthem __5__，结合备选词汇，可知句意为“他们知道善待他们的人和不善待他们的人之间的区别。”good好的，形容词；设空处修饰前面的动词treat，所以应应副词well，故答案填well。

【6】考查动词。根据上文Therearelovelypigcharactersincartoons,too.卡通里也有可爱的小猪角色。结合PeppaPig(小猪佩奇),for example, aUK animated televisionseriesthatbeganin2004,hasnow __6__oneofthe most popularcartoons in180countriesandregions.以及备选词汇，可知句意为“例如，始于2004年的英国动画片《小猪佩奇》现在已经成为180个国家和地区最受欢迎的动画片之一。” become变成、成为，动词，由前面的助动词has可知句子时态用现在完成时，其结构为have/has+动词的过去分词，become的过去分词是become，故答案填become。

【7】考查名词。根据The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach__7__from all around the world about love, friendship,andthevalueoffamily. 结合备选词汇，可知句意为“卡通猪家庭的四名成员向世界各地的孩子们传授爱、友谊和家庭的价值。”child孩子，可数名词，由from all around the world可知是来自全世界的孩子，所以用其复数，故答案填children。

【8】考查形容词。根据AndinChina, the adventures of McDull（麦兜）, a piglet who works hard to achieve his dreams even though he keeps __8__, have been told in films since 2001.结合备选词汇，可知句意为“而在中国，自2001年起，电影就讲述了小猪麦兜的冒险故事，尽管他不断失败，但他仍努力实现自己的梦想。” fail失败，动词；keep doing持续做某事，故答案填failing。

【9】根据下文but McDull is slow and patient, and not afraid of failures, 但麦兜反应慢，有耐心，不怕失败，结合People are hoping to be __9__as soon as possible,及备选词汇，可知句意为“人们都希望能尽快取得成功。”succeed成功，动词；设空处用在系动词be后面，所以应填入一个形容词，successful成功的，形容词，故答案填successful。

【10】考查代词。根据上文Perhaps these are qualities of pigs to keep in mind when we celebrated this Chinese New Year也许这些都是我们在庆祝中国新年时需要牢记的猪的品质，结合__10___intelligence, cuteness, patience and honesty.及备选词汇，可知句意为“它们的智慧，可爱，耐心和诚实。”they人称代词的主格，这里用其形容词性的物主代词their，修饰后面的名词，故答案填their。