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【题目】 Getting excited over the Christmas ads becomes a big tradition for people in the UK. This year, Sainsbury, the second largest supermarket in the UK, shared its ad called Mog the Cat. Now the ad is known as "the best Christmas ad ever" according to Twitter.

The ad is about a cat of the Thomas family. In the ad, the cat blew up the Christmas tree and almost burned the house. Luckily, she succeeded in phoning the fire service and saved the house. _▲___. Mog felt sorry. As they were worried, the neighbors came together to help the family clean up and enjoy Christmas dinner. Its ending will make you feel all sweet inside. It also carries Sainsbury’s Christmas saying “Christmas is for sharing”.

Another reason why the ad is popular is that Mog the Cat is the star of a much-loved children’s book. The writer Kerr herself appears in this as a neighbor of the Thomas family. This ad also tells us some fire safety facts.

Twitters were talking about and enjoyed the ad. One little boy named Jim wrote the ad was the best Christmas gift he got this year. Jill mixed feeling with the ad. She wrote this ad made her laugh and cry at the same time. And she said: “I don’t even like cats.” Another woman wrote: “So far Sainsbury’s Christmas ad is the best I’ve seen this year.” People like the ad not only for the funny story but also for the spirit of Christmas it shows.

【1】___▲___ might be the most proper sentence to be put in the blank of Paragraph 2.

A.But she made Christmas Day even greater.

B.But she brought much fun to the Thomas family.

C.But she was ready to live with the neighbors of the Thomas family.

D.But she messed up Christmas Day.

【2】Find out the probable reasons why people like the ad according to passage.

① The ad shows the spirit of Christmas.

② The writer Kerr appears in the ad.

③ That is the ad made by Sainsbury.

④ Mog the Cat is a star of a much-loved children's book.

A.①②B.③④C.①④D.②③

【3】From the last paragraph, we can learn that___________.

A.few twitters like the ad Mog the Cat

B.Jill doesn’t like cats any more after watching the ad

C.people like the ad just because it’s really funny

D.the ad Mog the Cat is very popular with people

【4】Which of the following shows the structure (结构) of the passage? (P=Paragraph)

A.B.C.D.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

英国人对圣诞广告表现得非常激动已经成为一大传统。今年也是这样。今年的广告说的是一只猫吹爆了圣诞树，导致房子失火，但幸运的是它及时地拨打了火警电话来报警。其结尾让人感觉广告内容很温馨甜蜜，它还传播了英佰瑞超市的圣诞谚语“圣诞就是要分享”。人们喜欢这个广告的另一个原因是主人公猫哥是备受欢迎的儿童书的明星。所以人们在到处谈论这个广告。

【1】细节理解题。根据前文的句子“In the ad, the cat blew up the Christmas tree and almost burned the house. Luckily, she succeeded in phoning the fire service and saved the house.”今年的广告说的是一只猫吹爆了圣诞树，导致房子失火，但幸运的是它及时地拨打了火警电话来报警。可知，她这是把圣诞节搞砸了。故选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据“People like the ad not only for the funny story but also for the spirit of Christmas it shows.”人们不仅喜欢这个有趣的故事，而且喜欢它所表现出的圣诞精神的广告。可知，① 这则广告显示了圣诞节的精神。根据“Another reason why the ad is popular is that Mog the Cat is the star of a much-loved children’s book.”这则广告之所以受欢迎的另一个原因是，猫咪莫格是一本深受喜爱的儿童读物中的明星。可知，④ 猫莫格是一本深受喜爱的儿童读物中的明星。故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据“People like the ad not only for the funny story but also for the spirit of Christmas it shows.”人们不仅喜欢这个有趣的故事，还喜欢它所展现的圣诞精神。可知，Mog the Cat是非常受欢迎的人。故选D。

【4】篇章结构题。根据文中“Getting excited over the Christmas ads becomes a big tradition for people in the UK.”，人们对圣诞广告表现出激动的心情已成为英国人的一大传统。以下举例说明今年的情况，故第一段介绍的是英国人今年也是对圣诞广告“猫哥”感到非常激动。它独自一段。根据第二段中“Its ending will make you feel all sweet inside. It also carries Sainsbury’s Christmas saying “Christmas is for sharing””可知，广告的结尾让人感觉广告内容很温馨甜蜜，它还传播了英佰瑞超市的圣诞习语“圣诞就是要分享”的理念。根据第三段中“Another reason why the ad is popular is that Mog the Cat is the star of a much-loved children’s book.”可知，人们喜欢这个广告的另一个原因是猫哥是备受欢迎的儿童书的明星，综上，第二、三段介绍的是人们喜欢这个广告的原因。根据第四段中“Twitters were talking about and enjoyed the ad.”，人们在推特上留言讨论这个广告，并表达对的喜爱。综上，第一段是介绍这个广告，第二和第三段分别介绍人们喜欢这个广告的两个原因，最后一段总结人们在推特上留言讨论这个广告，故选D。