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【题目】阅读下面的短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项补全短文。选项中有一项为多余选项。

China and Western countries may have different cultural beliefs about certain animals, but when it comes to pigs, we have somehow reached an agreement — pigs are ugly, lazy, stupid and shameless. Just look at some expressions in our languages. In Chinese, we have the saying of “Boiling a dead pig”, and “A pig looking in the mirror is still a pig”. And in English, there are expressions such as “eating like a pig” and “sweating like a pig”. 【1】. But the truth is that pigs do have some better qualities(品质). And there's probably no better time to clear their names than now, with the arrival of the Year of the Pig on Chinese Spring Festival, which fell on Feb.5 this year.

【2】. According to a paper published in 2017 in the International Journal of comparative Psychology , pigs are “mentally(智力上) and socially similar to dogs and chimpanzees(黑猩猩)”. They like to play. They have good long-term memories. And they know the difference between those who don’t.

There are lovely pig characters in cartoons too. Peppa Pig, for example, a UK carton that began in 2004, has now become one of the most popular cartoon's in 180 countries and areas. The four members in the cartoon’s pig family teach children from all around the world about love, friendship, and the value of family. And in China, the adventures(冒险) of McDull have been described in films since 2001. 【3】.

“People are paying too much attention to immediate(立即的) results and success. 【4】.” said McDull's creator Brian Tse, “He has a heart of gold,” Perhaps these are the qualities of pigs to keep in mind when we celebrate this Chinese New Year — their cleverness, cuteness, patience and innocence(纯真).

A. To begin with, science long ago showed that pigs aren't stupid at all

B. Some people think pigs are smart, cute and patient

C. None of them has good meaning

D. They are about a pig who works hard toward his dreams even though he keeps failing

E. However, MeDull is slow and patient, and not afraid of repeated failures

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】E

【解析】

本文介绍了中国和西方国家都认为猪都是丑陋、懒惰、愚笨而无耻的。但事实上，猪的确有些好品质。动画片中也有可爱的小猪形象。比如，英国动画片《小猪佩奇》和中国小猪麦兜的冒险故事。

【1】根据“But the truth is that pigs do have some better qualities（品质）.”可知，but前后表示转折关系，but后表示小猪有好的品质，因此but前表示它们表示不好的意思，故选C。

【2】根据“According to a paper published in 2017 in the International Journal of comparative Psychology , pigs are “mentally（智力上）and socially similar to dogs and chimpanzees （黑猩猩）”.”可知，很久以前的科学就证明了猪一点也不笨，故选A。

【3】根据“And in China, the adventures（冒险） of McDull have been described in films since 2001,”可知，他们是关于一只猪的电影，故选D。

【4】根据“People are paying too much attention to immediate（立即的） results and success.”可知，人们过多的关注直接的结果和成功。因此与现在的人们相比，小猪麦兜的品质应是有耐心，不怕失败。故选E。