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【题目】 The year of the dog has gone and this year we have pigs. What words can we think of for pigs? Some bad words maybe, like silly, dirty, and greedy(贪婪) ... But are these true?

When we see pigs, they are usually in dirty water or behind dirty fences. But pigs also want to be clean if they can. Pigs have no sweat glands(汗腺). So they have to get cool in water when they feel hot.

If people are greedy, we say “pig out”. Yes, pigs love eating a lot. But they are useful to people. People not only eat their meat, but also use other parts of pigs. Pig skin is used for glue and shoes. The hair can be used to make brushes. Sometimes, pigs are even used to make medicine.

“He is as silly as a pig!” This expression is not correct. Pigs are very smart animals. Among all the animals, they are the third cleverest — monkeys, dolphins and pigs.

Scientists think the training of pigs is easier than the training of dogs and cats. Pigs have a very good sense of smell.

They can help the police to sniff out drugs(毒品) at an airport or at a train station.

【1】In this passage, the writer mainly wants to tell us that __________.

A.pigs are always very silly, dirty and greedy

B.pigs are as clever as monkeys and dolphins

C.people’s ideas about pigs are not always correct

【2】Pigs usually like to stay in water in hot weather because they can __________ there.

A.clean themselvesB.swimC.get cool

【3】The __________ of pigs can be used to make glue.

A.skinB.feetC.meat

【4】The underlined phrase “sniff out” probably means __________ something by nose.

A.bringB.findC.see

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一些关于猪的常识并澄清了一些对于猪的误解。

【1】题意：在本文中，作者主要想告诉我们__________。

主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一些关于猪的常识并澄清了一些对于猪的误解。C选项people’s ideas about pigs are not always correct“人们对猪的看法并不总是正确的”符合题意，故选C。

【2】题意：猪通常喜欢在炎热的天气呆在水里，因为它们可以在那里__________。

细节理解题。根据原文Pigs have no sweat glands(汗腺). So they have to get cool in water when they feel hot可知，猪没有汗腺，在热天只能呆在水里才能得到凉快。C选项get cool“变得凉快”符合题意，故选C。

【3】题意：猪的__________可以用来做胶水。

细节理解题。根据原文Pig skin is used for glue and shoes可知，猪皮可以用来做胶水和鞋子。A选项skin“皮”符合题意，故选A。

【4】题意：画线短语“sniff out”可能是指用鼻子__________的东西。

词句猜测题。根据原文Pigs have a very good sense of smell. They can help the police to sniff out drugs(毒品) at an airport or at a train station可知，猪的鼻子很灵，它有时候被用来在机场或者火车站闻出找到毒品，故短语“sniff out”意为“找到、找出”，故选B。