题文

阅读理解。

Usually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. But there is one question that has millions of current answers. That question is"What's your name?" Everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is correct.      Have you ever wondered about people's names? Where do they come from? What do they mean?       People's first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used.      Some parents choose the name of a well-known person. A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones. Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means "bright"; Beatrice means"one who gives happiness"; Donald means"world ruler"; Leonard means"as brave as a lion".      The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook (小溪); someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest.       Other early surnames came from people's occupations (职业). The most common occupational name is Smith, which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter-a person who owned or drove a cart; Potter -a person who made pots and pans (罐和锅).       The ancestors (祖先) of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village. The Carpenter's great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture (家具).      Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer.      Some family names were made by adding something to the father's name. English-speaking people added -s or -son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family's ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O'Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell.

1. Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT include?

A. Places where people lived. B. People's characters. C. Talents that people owned. D. People's occupations.

2. According to the passage, the ancestors of the Potter family most probably _______.

A. owned or drove a cart B. made things with metals C. made kitchen tools D. built houses and furniture

3. Suppose an English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to     become a world leader, the baby might be named _______.

A. Beatrice Smith B. Leonard Carter C. George Longstreet D. Donald Greenwood

4. The underlined word "descendants" in the last paragraph means a person's _____.

A. 后代 B. 亲朋好友 C. 同事同伴 D. 祖先

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

答案

1-4: BCDA

据专家权威分析，试题“阅读理解。 Usually, when your teacher asks a question, there..”主要考查你对  日常生活类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

日常生活类阅读

考点名称：日常生活类阅读

• 日常生活类阅读：
  日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。
  做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。