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1、2019-2020年高考英语阅读理解专项特训（8）八、Thebest-lovedpiginHongKongiscalledMcDull.HismommakesawishthathewilllooklikeChowYun-fatorTonyLeung,twomovieheartthrobs,butheisdistinguishedonlybyabirthmarkaroundhisrighteye.Thecartoonpigletisnotsmart,either.Everythinghetries,hefails.Hewantsto
2、beanOlympicchampionofqingbaoshan,butthesportofgrabbingthemoststeamedbunsfromapiledoesn`treallyexist,ofcourse.HedreamsofgoingtotheMaldives,butendsuponaone-daytourofaHongKonglandmarkinstead.However,theslow,dumbpighaswonoverHongKongpeople,oftenstereotypedaseagertoquicksu
3、ccess.Sofar,therearefiveMcDullmoviesshowedinboththemainlandandHongKong.ThepopularityofMcDulloccasionallyconfoundshiscreatorAliceMak."MaybepeopleseethemselvesandtheirfriendsinMcDull,"shesays.MakhadneverseenarealpigbeforeshedrewMcDull.ShewasbornandspentmostofherlifeinTa
4、iKokTsui,anordinaryHongKongmunitywhereshecanstillbuycheapfood.ItisalsowhereMcDullgrowsup.LikeMcDull,Makmovesandspeaksslowly.Shedescribesherselfasasimpleperson,whodoesnottrytodrawtoomuchmeaningfromtheMcDullstories.AsaChristian,shehassomesimplebeliefs,suchasGodcreateshu
5、mansbecausehelovesthemandwantsthemtobehappy.Inthelate1980sMakworkedatapresspanyasasummerintern.Thepanyboss,BrianTse,laterbecameherhusbandandscriptwriterofallMcDullmoviesandbooks.McDullwasatfirstasupportingcharacterinastoryabouthiscousinMcMug,asmartpigletand"whatparent
6、sexpectoftheirchildren".ButitturnedoutthatthewoodenheadedMcDullwasmoreappealingWhenMcMugpromiseshisclassmatesthatifhebeestheclasspresidenthewilltreateveryonewithstrawberrycakes,McDullstrugglestoutteronesentenceinhisspeech:"Ifyouchooseme,youwillbe...painful."Hegivesuph
7、isfavoritechickenthightohismomandpracticessportshedislikestomakeherhappy.Hehasmanydreams,mostofwhichendupindisappointment.Heisstillhappy,however.Whenhegetsan"H",hethinksitlooks"onlyabitdifferent"froman"A".Accordingtohisheadmaster,heisn`tthatstupid,heisjusttookind."McD
8、ullremindspeopletheyusedtobeassimpleandhappyashim,"Maksays."IfthereisathemeinalltheMcDullmovies,itisabouthowasimplepersonkee
