Question

【題目】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】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了Hello Kitty的設(shè)計(jì)發(fā)展歷程以及其外貌特征和形象感染力。

【1根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，這里指的是Hello Kitty最先在1974年被設(shè)計(jì)出來(lái)。這里主語(yǔ)是動(dòng)作的承受者，應(yīng)用被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。結(jié)合所給詞匯可知應(yīng)填：was designed。

57.【2】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，Hello Kitty從1978年起不再暢銷(xiāo)。stop to do sth表示停止某事去做另一事；stop doing sth表示停止正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作。這里指的是不再暢銷(xiāo)。結(jié)合所給詞匯可知應(yīng)填：selling。

【3】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，這里談?wù)摰氖沁^(guò)去的事實(shí)，應(yīng)用一般過(guò)去時(shí)，表示已經(jīng)完成和結(jié)束了的動(dòng)作。結(jié)合所給詞匯可知應(yīng)填：left。

【4】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，這里指的是作者成為了Hello Kitty的第三個(gè)設(shè)計(jì)者，表示的是順序，應(yīng)用序數(shù)詞。結(jié)合所給詞匯可知應(yīng)填：third。

【5】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，這里指的是后來(lái)在歐洲，Hello Kitty也被認(rèn)為是一個(gè)可愛(ài)的動(dòng)漫人物。結(jié)合所給詞匯可知應(yīng)填：later。

【6】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知句意為：Hello Kitty沒(méi)有嘴巴。這是一個(gè)動(dòng)漫形象，表示的是人們心目中一貫的形象，應(yīng)用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，結(jié)合所給詞匯可知應(yīng)填：doesn’t have。

【7】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，當(dāng)人們開(kāi)心或悲傷的時(shí)候，Hello Kitty看起來(lái)也是開(kāi)心或悲傷的。這是Hello Kitty一貫的形象，應(yīng)用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，結(jié)合所給詞匯可知應(yīng)填：looks。

【8】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，這里指的是作者想讓Hello Kitty成為一個(gè)鼓勵(lì)人們成為朋友的角色。encourage sb to do sth是習(xí)慣用法，結(jié)合所給詞匯可知應(yīng)填：to become。

【9】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，這里指的是Hello Kitty的男女粉絲在不斷增長(zhǎng)。表示的是一個(gè)正在進(jìn)行的動(dòng)作�！皌he number of+名詞”作主語(yǔ)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用單數(shù)形式。結(jié)合所給詞匯可知應(yīng)填：is increasing。

【10】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，這里指的是在10年的時(shí)間。應(yīng)用名詞所有格。結(jié)合所給詞匯可知應(yīng)填：years’。

【11】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境，“in+時(shí)間”表示一個(gè)將來(lái)的時(shí)間，動(dòng)作即將發(fā)生，時(shí)態(tài)應(yīng)用一般將來(lái)時(shí)。結(jié)合所給詞匯可知應(yīng)填：will know。

【12】根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，這里指的是人們不再害羞，自豪地炫耀Kitty。這里應(yīng)用副詞修飾動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)show off。結(jié)合所給詞匯可知應(yīng)填：proudly。