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【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

（请将答案涂在答题卡上E=AB F=AC G=AD）

Attraction of the Minions

When it comes to film, people usually favor good over evil, focus on the hero and ignore the supporting characters. _【1】 __

Originally comedic background characters in the film Despicable Me（卑鄙的我）, these yellow pill-shaped nuts, have totally stolen the show and turned into a popular figure. This summer the characters debuted（首演） in their own self-titled movie in theaters abroad, having the second biggest opening weekend of all time for a cartoon film according to USA Today.

Recently, McDonald’s has been including Minion toys with kids’ meals in some areas, causing loyal fans to flock to the restaurant to collect them all. __【2】__ The movie’s huge popularity even surprised its writers. “We never knew the Minions were going to be so popular. It just became a force of nature,” the film’s co-writer Cinco Paul told the Los Angeles Times.

_【3】 __For many, the appeal is obviously their cuteness. Their simple nature can easily surpass cultures and age groups. Even children can draw them. Thousands of examples of fan-made Minion art from fingernails to Halloween clothes are visible on global social media platforms.

But there’s more to the phenomenon than just cuteness. US entertainment website Hit Fix explains that their way of communicating makes the creatures influential as well. __【4】 __ But it seems everyone can understand them through their exaggerated（夸张的） movements and expressions. More importantly, their childlike mannerisms is a brand of humor that wins hearts. “Clumsy, foolish Minions are recognized as the ultimate β personalities,” wrote Peter Debruge of US entertainment magazine Variety. They desire nothing more than to serve their most despicable master. __【5】__ "Perhaps we love Minions because they remind us of ourselves," Huffington Post associate Web editor Sara Boboltz wrote, "or an evil version of ourselves."

A. So what makes the banana-loving Minions a big hit?

B. Besides, their childlike manner entertains fans more.

C. And this evil characteristic arouses sympathy among humans.

D. Related video games, toys and other goods are sweeping the world.

E. Minions is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated family comedy film.

F. But when it comes to the Minions, these conventions go right out the window.

G. The largely speak in nonsense words with the occasional recognizable terms like “potato”.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】D

【3】A

【4】G

【5】C

【解析】

试题分析:本文讲的是电影《神偷奶爸》中的配角小黄人，他们十分受人喜爱。

【1】F考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据focus on the hero and ignore the supporting characters. 人们常常关注的是主角，忽略配角，F选项But when it comes to the Minions, these conventions go right out the window.但是当谈起小黄人时，这种惯例不存在，符合，故选F。

【2】D考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据Minion toys with kids’ meals in some areas, causing loyal fans to flock to the restaurant to collect them all.一些地方在售卖食物的同时送出小黄人玩具，使得很多忠实的粉丝涌入饭店，希望收集全套以及The movie’s huge popularity even surprised its writers甚至作者都没想到电影会这么流行，D选项Related video games, toys and other goods are sweeping the world.相关的影视资料，玩具和其他商品席卷全球，符合，故选D。

【3】A考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据For many, the appeal is obviously their cuteness这么流行的原因是因为他们可爱，A选项So what makes the banana-loving Minions a big hit是什么使得热爱香蕉的小黄人这么流行，符合，故选A。

【4】G考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据But it seems everyone can understand them through their exaggerated（夸张的） movements and expressions.但是通过他们夸张的表演，大家似乎都能理解，G选项The largely speak in nonsense words with the occasional recognizable terms like “potato”说的最多的无意义的话听起来就像英语“土豆”的发音，符合，故选G。

【5】C考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。根据Perhaps we love Minions because they remind us of ourselves,也许我们喜爱小黄人是因为他们能让我们想起自己，C选项And this evil characteristic arouses sympathy among humans这个邪恶的角色引起了人类的同情，符合，故选C。