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【题目】 Oink! The Year of the Pig is coming. How much do you know about pigs? Do you like them? Many people don't, because they believe that pigs are naturally fat, lazy and dirty. But are any of those things 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(胰岛素). Insulin can treat diabetes (糖尿病).

People sometimes say. “You are as stupid as a pig.” But pigs are not stupid. In fact pigs are one of the 10 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 pigs to find truffles(松露). With their good sense of smell, they can find truffles even faster than dogs.

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.

These stereotypes about pigs often make us hold a negative(负面的) view about the animal. For example, If someone eats a lot, we say that they have “pigged out”. If someone's room is very messy, we might say his or her room looks like a pigsty(猪圈).

But people in ancient China really liked pigs. People thought the pig's big head and ears were a symbol of good luck. If someone had a round and chubby(胖乎乎的) face, he or she was thought to be blessed(有福气的). People also believed the animal, stood for wealth, as humans use every part of the pig. Piggy banks are a symbol of this. Most children have a piggy bank that they can use to save money.

【1】People can use pigs' skin to___________.

A.make clothesB.make insulin

C.make shoesD.make brushes

【2】According to the passage, pigs can____________.

A.tell one hundred different colors apart.B.find truffles with their good eyesight.

C.be of great help to people like dogs.D.get away from insects with their owners' help.

【3】Which of the following best explained the underlined word “stereotypes”?

A.fixed ideasB.feelingsC.mistakesD.decorations

【4】Why did the people in ancient China like pigs?

A.People thought pigs were blessed by God.

B.People believed the animal stood for health.

C.People knew pigs were one of the 10 smartest animals.

D.People thought pigs can bring good luck to them.

【5】The writer wrote this passage mainly to_____________.

A.tell that pigs are not stupid, dirty or fat at all.B.criticize people who don't really know about pigs.

C.point out that pigs can do a lot of things for people.D.help people know more about the pigs.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要介绍了猪的习性以及在古代猪是有福气的象征等。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第二段第二行“We can use their skin to make shoes”“我们可以用它们的皮肤做鞋。”故选C。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二行“They have a good memory and can tell different shapes apart”“它们的记忆力很好，能分辨出不同的形状。”可知，A说法是错误的；根据文章第三段最后一行“With their good sense of smell, they can find truffles even faster than dogs”“它们嗅觉灵敏，能比狗更快地找到松露。”可知，B说法是错误的；根据文章第三段第三行“Many experts think pigs are easier to train than dogs or cats”“许多专家认为猪比狗或猫更容易训练。”可知，C说法是正确的；根据文章第四段第二、三行“On hot days, they have to ……from sunburns”“在炎热的日子里，它们必须在水里或泥里冷却自己，这样可以使昆虫远离它们，泥也可以保护它们的皮肤免受晒伤。”可知，D说法是错误的，故选C。

【3】词句猜测题。根据文章第五段第二、三行“If someone's room is very messy, we might say his or her room looks like a pigsty(猪圈) ”“如果某人的房间很乱，我们可以说他或她的房间看起来像猪圈。”可推知stereotypes是固定观念的意思，fixed ideas固定观念；feelings感觉；mistakes错误；decorations装饰品，故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一、二行“People thought the pig's big head and ears were a symbol of good luck”“人们认为猪的大脑袋和大耳朵是好运的象征”，可知，中国古代人喜欢猪因为他们认为猪可以给他们带来好运气，故选D。

【5】主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲的是猪的习性以及在古代猪是有福气的象征，所以作者写这篇文章是为了让人们更了解猪，故选D。