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.born

2.lives

3.family

4.Hobbies

5.listening

6.happy

7.tries

8.fresh

9.because

10.much

【解析】

试题分析：有这样一个小动物没有嘴但是看起来很愉快，她几乎出现在你能看到的所有东西上它就是凯蒂猫。在三十多年前日本的索尼公司就制作凯蒂猫。它的造型随着年代不断的变化这也是人们喜欢它 的原因。

1. Kitty was born on 1 November, 1974可知凯蒂猫出生在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.可知是听音乐，故填listening

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

7. always try to give Kitty fresh looks. T可知索尼公司总是设法给凯蒂猫新鲜的外貌。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.可知第一个凯蒂有钢琴是因为当时的日本女孩弹钢琴，故填because

10. a piano was something they all wanted.可知钢琴是他们想要的，故填much

考点：社会现象类短文。