Question

【题目】VII 任务型阅读

Many people believe that pigs are naturally fat, lazy and dirty. But are any of those thing true?

It is true that pigs are fat. They eat a lot. But they are useful to us. We get more than just pork from pigs. We can use their skin to make shoes. We can use their hair to make brushes. Pigs also provide us with ingredients for drugs like insulin(胰岛素). Insulin can treat a serious disease.

People sometimes say: “You are as stupid as pig.” But pigs are not stupid. In fact, pigs are one of the10 smartest animals. They have a good memory and can tell different shapes apart. Many experts think pigs are easier to train than dogs or cats. In France, people teach pig to find truffles(松露) . With their good sense of smell, they can find truffles in a short time.

When you see pigs, they are usually in dirty water or mud. That’s because pigs have no sweat glands(汗腺). On hot days, they have to cool themselves in water or mud. This keeps insects away from them as well. Mud can also protect their skin from sunburns.

People like pigs. On the one hand, people think the pig’s big head and ears area symbol of good luck. If someone has a round face, people will think he or she has good luck. On the other hand, people believe pigs stand for wealth. Piggy banks are a good example of this. Most children have a piggy bank that they can use to save money.

【1】What can people make brushes with ?

People can make brushes with ___________

【2】According to Paragraph 3 , what are pigs really like ?

Pigs are very _____________________

【3】Why do pigs like to stay in dirty water or mud?

Because water and mud can ______________ and protect their skin from insects and sunburns.

【4】What do people think of the person with a round face?

They think he or she is ______________________

【5】What does “this” in the last paragraph refer to ?

It refers to the fact that ____________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】pigs’ hair

【2】clever

【3】cool themselves

【4】lucky

【5】people believe pigs stand for wealth

【解析】

本文介绍了猪。猪对我们有用。猪是很聪明的动物。猪是在脏水或泥里。这是因为猪没有汗腺。人们喜欢猪。人们认为猪的头和耳朵是吉祥的象征。人们相信猪代表财富。小猪银行就是一个很好的例子。

【1】题意：人们用什么做刷子？人们可以用______做刷子。考查细节理解。根据第二段第6句We can use their hair to make brushes.可知人们用猪毛做刷子；结合题意和提示可知答案是pigs’ hair。

【2】题意：根据第3段，猪到底是什么样的？猪很______。考查细节理解。根据第三段In fact, pigs are one of the10 smartest animals. They have a good memory and can tell different shapes apart. Many experts think pigs are easier to train than dogs or cats. In France, people teach pig to find truffles(松露) . With their good sense of smell, they can find truffles in a short time.（事实上，猪是十大最聪明的动物之一。他们记忆力很好，能分辨出不同的形状。许多专家认为猪比狗或猫更容易训练。在法国，人们教猪找到松露。他们嗅觉灵敏，能在短时间内找到松露。）的描述，可知猪是很聪明的；结合题意和提示可知答案是clever 。

【3】题意：为什么猪喜欢呆在脏水或泥巴里？因为水和泥可以______，保护他们的皮肤免受昆虫和晒伤。考查细节理解。根据第4段On hot days, they have to cool themselves in water or mud. This keeps insects away from them as well. Mud can also protect their skin from sunburns.（在炎热的日子里，他们必须在水或泥中使自己凉爽。这也使昆虫远离它们。泥土也可以保护他们的皮肤免受晒伤。）结合题意和提示可知答案是cool themselves。

【4】题意：人们怎么看待圆脸的人？他们认为他或她_______。考查细节理解。根据第5段第3句If someone has a round face, people will think he or she has good luck.（如果有人有一张圆脸，人们会认为他或她运气好。）可知人们认为有圆脸的人很幸运；be动词面填形容词做表语，可知填形容词；luck的形容词是lucky（幸运的）；结合题意和提示可知答案是lucky。

【5】题意：最后一段中的“this”是指什么？考查细节理解。它指的是__________的事实。根据此句On the other hand, people believe pigs stand for wealth. Piggy banks are a good example of this.（另一方面，人们相信猪代表财富。小猪银行就是一个很好的例子。）句意可知this指代上文“人们相信猪代表财富”这句话；结合题意和提示可知答案是people believe pigs stand for wealth。

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