Question

【題目】VII 任務(wù)型閱讀

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(胰島素). 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】

本文介紹了豬。豬對(duì)我們有用。豬是很聰明的動(dòng)物。豬是在臟水或泥里。這是因?yàn)樨i沒有汗腺。人們喜歡豬。人們認(rèn)為豬的頭和耳朵是吉祥的象征。人們相信豬代表財(cái)富。小豬銀行就是一個(gè)很好的例子。

【1】題意：人們用什么做刷子？人們可以用______做刷子�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段第6句We can use their hair to make brushes.可知人們用豬毛做刷子；結(jié)合題意和提示可知答案是pigs’ hair。

【2】題意：根據(jù)第3段，豬到底是什么樣的？豬很______�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)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.（事實(shí)上，豬是十大最聰明的動(dòng)物之一。他們記憶力很好，能分辨出不同的形狀。許多專家認(rèn)為豬比狗或貓更容易訓(xùn)練。在法國，人們教豬找到松露。他們嗅覺靈敏，能在短時(shí)間內(nèi)找到松露。）的描述，可知豬是很聰明的；結(jié)合題意和提示可知答案是clever 。

【3】題意：為什么豬喜歡呆在臟水或泥巴里？因?yàn)樗�和泥可�?/span>______，保護(hù)他們的皮膚免受昆蟲和曬傷。考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)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.（在炎熱的日子里，他們必須在水或泥中使自己涼爽。這也使昆蟲遠(yuǎn)離它們。泥土也可以保護(hù)他們的皮膚免受曬傷。）結(jié)合題意和提示可知答案是cool themselves。

【4】題意：人們?cè)趺纯创龍A臉的人？他們認(rèn)為他或她_______�？疾榧�(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第5段第3句If someone has a round face, people will think he or she has good luck.（如果有人有一張圓臉，人們會(huì)認(rèn)為他或她運(yùn)氣好。）可知人們認(rèn)為有圓臉的人很幸運(yùn)；be動(dòng)詞面填形容詞做表語，可知填形容詞；luck的形容詞是lucky（幸運(yùn)的）；結(jié)合題意和提示可知答案是lucky。

【5】題意：最后一段中的“this”是指什么？考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。它指的是__________的事實(shí)。根據(jù)此句On the other hand, people believe pigs stand for wealth. Piggy banks are a good example of this.（另一方面，人們相信豬代表財(cái)富。小豬銀行就是一個(gè)很好的例子。）句意可知this指代上文“人們相信豬代表財(cái)富”這句話；結(jié)合題意和提示可知答案是people believe pigs stand for wealth。

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