Question

She has no mouth, but she always looks happy. She is on almost everything you see: clocks, notebooks, schoolbags, watches, even on toasters! She is Hello Kitty—one of the most popular cats in the world.

Hello Kitty was born on 1 November, 1974 and she lives in London with her parents and her twin sister, Mimmy. Her hobbies are travelling, music, reading, eating delicious cookies and making new friends.

The Japanese company Sanrio made Hello Kitty more than thirty years ago. The cat soon became popular. People love her different styles. In 1995, she was wearing a nurse’s uniform. Two years later, the ribbon in her hair was changed to a flower. Millions of Japanese schoolgirls copied her style. In 1999, Kitty even got a boyfriend, Daniel.

“Why do we love Kitty so much? It’s because she is changing with the times,” said Yuko Yamaguchi, the Hello Kitty designer. “We always try to give Kitty fresh looks. The first Kitty I made was with a piano. That was because lots of Japanese girls at that time played the piano. And a piano was something they all wanted.”

Information	Kitty was 1. on Nov. 1, 1974 and 2. with her 3. in London now.
4.	She loves many things such as travelling, 5. to music, eating delicious cookies and making new friends.
Looks	She always looks 6. . People love her different styles. The Japanese company Sanrio always 7. to give Kitty 8. looks.
More Details	Many girls copy her style. The first Kitty was with a piano 9. lots of Japanese girls played the piano and they wanted the piano very 10. .

 

Answer 1

1.born

2.lives

3.family

4.Hobbies

5.listening

6.happy

7.tries

8.fresh

9.because

10.much

【解析】

試題分析：有這樣一個小動物沒有嘴但是看起來很愉快，她幾乎出現在你能看到的所有東西上它就是凱蒂貓。在三十多年前日本的索尼公司就制作凱蒂貓。它的造型隨著年代不斷的變化這也是人們喜歡它 的原因。

1. Kitty was born on 1 November, 1974可知凱蒂貓出生在1974年的十一月一日。故填 born

2. lives in London with her parents and her twin sister, Mimmy 故填lives

3. lives in London with her parents and her twin sister, Mimmy 可知它和家人一起生活，故填family

4.Hobbies

5. hobbies are travelling, music, reading, eating delicious cookies and making new friends.可知是聽音樂，故填listening

6. has no mouth, but she always looks happy.故填happy

7. always try to give Kitty fresh looks. T可知索尼公司總是設法給凱蒂貓新鮮的外貌。故填tries

8. always try to give Kitty fresh looks.故填fresh

9. first Kitty I made was with a piano. That was because lots of Japanese girls at that time played the piano.可知第一個凱蒂有鋼琴是因為當時的日本女孩彈鋼琴，故填because

10. a piano was something they all wanted.可知鋼琴是他們想要的，故填much

考點：社會現象類短文。