Question

【題目】

Oink! The Year of the Pig is coming. Many people 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 (胰島素) . 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 something. With their good sense of smell, they can find it 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 off of them as well. Mud can also protect their skin from sunburns.

These opinions of pigs often make us have wrong ideas 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.

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 full face, he or she was thought to be blessed (有福氣的). People also believed the animal stood for wealth, as humans used 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】According to Paragraph 2, which of the following is TRUE about pigs?

A. We can make shoes with pig’s hair.

B. Pig’s skin can be used to make brushes.

C. Pigs can only provide pork for people.

D. Pigs are useful in helping treat diabetes.

【2】Why do pigs usually stay in dirty water or mud?

A. Because they like being dirty.

B. Because they have no sweat glands.

C. Because they want to clean their skin.

D. Because they like to play with dirty water and mud.

【3】What does the underlined phrase “pigged out” in Paragraph 5 mean in Chinese?

A. 出欄B. 節(jié)食C. 暴飲暴食D. 逃跑

【4】According to the last paragraph, we can know the following EXCEPT____________.

A. pigs were thought to stand for wealth

B. people in ancient China really liked pigs

C. pig’s big head and ears were thought to be a symbol of good luck

D. people who had a round and full face were thought to be unlucky

【5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Pigs are fat, lazy, dirty and stupid.

B. Pigs are neither useful nor smart.

C. Pigs can not tell different shapes apart.

D. Pigs have a good memory and a good sense of smell.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：豬年就要到了，文章主要介紹了豬的習(xí)性及在古代豬是有福氣的象征等。

【1】理解判斷題。通過對第二段的理解可知，本段主要介紹了豬對我們很有用。我們從豬身上得到的不僅僅是豬肉，我們可以用他們的皮膚做鞋，用他們的頭發(fā)做刷子，豬也為我們提供胰島素等藥物的成分。胰島素可以治療糖尿病。結(jié)合選項可知D選項符合題意，故答案選D。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)When you see pigs, they are usually in dirty water or mud. That’s because pigs have no sweat glands .可知是因為它們沒有汗腺，所以它們呆在臟水里，以便使身體降溫，故答案選B。

【3】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)上文if someone eats a lot,“如果有人吃得很多”，結(jié)合選項可知C選項“暴飲暴食”，符合題意，其它選項均與句意不符，故答案選C。

【4】理解判斷題。通過對最后一段的理解可知，中國古代的人真的很喜歡豬。人們認為豬的大腦袋和大耳朵是好運的象征。如果一個人有一張圓圓而飽滿的臉，他或她就會被認為是有福的。人們還認為這種動物代表財富，因為人類使用豬的每一部分。儲蓄罐就是這個的象征。大多數(shù)孩子都有儲蓄罐，可以用來省錢。結(jié)合選項可知A、B、C選項都在本段中有提到，而D選項“圓臉的人被認為是不吉利的”則沒有提到，故答案選D。

【5】理解判斷題。根據(jù)In fact, pigs are one of the 10 smartest animals. They have a good memory and can tell different shapes apart.以及With their good sense of smell, they can find it even faster than dogs.可知，豬有很好的記憶力和嗅覺，故答案選D。