Question

【题目】My name is Yuko Yamaguchi. I am one of the designers of Hello Kitty.

Hello Kitty____【1】_____(design) in 1974 at first. From about 1978, she stopped ______【2】____(sell) well. The second designer ___【3】__(leave) and just when I thought that the company would not look for a third one, the manager said that he would not allow her death. I won the company’s competition and became the __【4】_(three) designer in January, 1980. In Japan it was in 1997 that people began to talk about her as being a cute character. The same thing happened in the US and _____【5】__(late), in 2002, in Europe.

Hello Kitty ___【6】____(not have) a mouth, so people who look at her can give their own feelings onto her face because she has an expressionless face. Hello Kitty ____【7】_____(look) happy or sad when people are happy or sad.

Through Hello Kitty, which is a symbol of friendship, we can all be friends. I want her to be a character that encourages people ____【8】__(become) friends. I want her to be a link between all people around the world.

Now, the number of male and female fans ___【9】____(increase). I believe in ten ____【10】__(year) time, everybody around the world ____【11】___(know) her. Also, Men who dislike to be seen with Kitty in public today might be wearing Hello Kitty boxing gloves. And they will stop being shy and will show off Kitty ____【2】_____(proud).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】was designed

【2】selling

【3】left

【4】third

【5】later

【6】doesn’t have

【7】looks

【8】to become

【9】is increasing

【10】years’

【11】will know

【12】proudly

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了Hello Kitty的设计发展历程以及其外貌特征和形象感染力。

【1根据语境可知，这里指的是Hello Kitty最先在1974年被设计出来。这里主语是动作的承受者，应用被动语态。结合所给词汇可知应填：was designed。

57.【2】根据语境可知，Hello Kitty从1978年起不再畅销。stop to do sth表示停止某事去做另一事；stop doing sth表示停止正在进行的动作。这里指的是不再畅销。结合所给词汇可知应填：selling。

【3】根据语境可知，这里谈论的是过去的事实，应用一般过去时，表示已经完成和结束了的动作。结合所给词汇可知应填：left。

【4】根据语境可知，这里指的是作者成为了Hello Kitty的第三个设计者，表示的是顺序，应用序数词。结合所给词汇可知应填：third。

【5】根据语境可知，这里指的是后来在欧洲，Hello Kitty也被认为是一个可爱的动漫人物。结合所给词汇可知应填：later。

【6】根据语境可知句意为：Hello Kitty没有嘴巴。这是一个动漫形象，表示的是人们心目中一贯的形象，应用一般现在时，结合所给词汇可知应填：doesn’t have。

【7】根据语境可知，当人们开心或悲伤的时候，Hello Kitty看起来也是开心或悲伤的。这是Hello Kitty一贯的形象，应用一般现在时，结合所给词汇可知应填：looks。

【8】根据语境可知，这里指的是作者想让Hello Kitty成为一个鼓励人们成为朋友的角色。encourage sb to do sth是习惯用法，结合所给词汇可知应填：to become。

【9】根据语境可知，这里指的是Hello Kitty的男女粉丝在不断增长。表示的是一个正在进行的动作。“the number of+名词”作主语，谓语动词用单数形式。结合所给词汇可知应填：is increasing。

【10】根据语境可知，这里指的是在10年的时间。应用名词所有格。结合所给词汇可知应填：years’。

【11】根据语境，“in+时间”表示一个将来的时间，动作即将发生，时态应用一般将来时。结合所给词汇可知应填：will know。

【12】根据语境可知，这里指的是人们不再害羞，自豪地炫耀Kitty。这里应用副词修饰动词短语show off。结合所给词汇可知应填：proudly。