Question

【题目】 Which lunar（农历的）new year began in February this year? Of course, the answer is the Year of the Pig. But how much do you know about pigs? Most people think pigs are fat, lazy and dirty 【1】

【2】It is true that pigs are fat. They eat a lot. But they are helpful to us in many ways. We get more than just pork from pigs. We can use their skin（皮）to make shoes. We can use their hair to make brushes. Pigs also provide us with ingredients（成分）for drugs like insulin（胰岛素）.

Pigs are smart animals. People sometimes say, “You are as stupid as a pig. But pigs are not stupid.【3】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）. In the UK, the Peppa Pig is popular, and everyone likes her in real life.

Why are pigs dirty? 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.【4】

Are pigs lazy? This may not be true for all the pigs. 【5】In Houston, US, there are pig races every year. Pigs have to run fast to win the races.

A. Are they lovely?

B. Are these things true?

C. Pigs can be useful to us.

D. Most pigs are heavy sleepers.

E. Some pigs can be good runners.

F. Pigs are one of the 10 smartest animals.

G. Mud can also protect their skin from sunburns.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】F

【4】G

【5】E

【解析】

猪是一个大家都知道的动物，你对猪了解多少呢？你是不是觉得猪又懒又胖，非常笨，而且很脏？这篇短文给我们介绍了关于猪的一些事情，看完它你就知道，其实我们都误会猪了。

【1】根据上文But how much do you know about pigs? Most people think pigs are fat, lazy and dirty可知，这里介绍的是大多数人对猪的看法，此空应承接上文，继续说明人们对猪的错误认识，故应选D，意为“大多数猪都睡得很沉”。

【2】上文作者罗列了人们对猪的一些错误认知，下文就开始一一进行辟谣。该空起着承上启下的作用，故应选B，意为“这些都是真的吗？”

【3】根据这一段的开头Pigs are smart animals.以及空前But pigs are not stupid.可知，这一段告诉我们猪其实并不笨，而且还很聪明。故F选项符合这一段的主旨，意为“猪是十大最聪明的动物之一”。

【4】根据上文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.可知，这一段介绍的是猪为什么总是很脏，一个原因是猪没有汗腺，在炎热的天气里，它们会待在水里或者泥里来降温。这里应继续说明猪身上总是有泥、很脏的原因，故应选G，意为“泥巴也可以保护他们的皮肤不被晒伤。”

【5】根据下文In Houston, US, there are pig races every year. Pigs have to run fast to win the races.可知，这里提到了美国休斯敦的一个猪的跑步比赛，猪要跑得很快来赢得比赛。由此可知，猪其实并不懒，有些猪还跑得很快，故E选项符合文意，选E。

这是一篇科普说明文，短文中纠正了人们对猪这种动物的一些错误看法。短文主题明确，叙述清晰，内容贴近日常生活，非常有趣味性和知识性，比较容易理解。题型是选择适当的句子补全短文，要求从后面的七个选项中选出五个，填到文章适当的位置，考查学生们阅读理解能力和逻辑思维能力。做题时，应先通读短文，了解文章大意；然后阅读后面的句子，弄清楚每句话的意思；接下来根据语境和上下文的逻辑，选择适当的句子。应注意先易后难，解决了较容易的，难题也就比较好解决了。这篇短文的结构也比较清晰，从第二段开始，每一段都有主旨句，可以帮助我们更好的理解文意，对解题也很有帮助。例如第3小题，根据这一段的开头Pigs are smart animals.以及空前But pigs are not stupid.可知，这一段告诉我们猪其实并不笨，而且还很聪明。故F选项符合这一段的主旨，意为“猪是十大最聪明的动物之一”。