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Baby Showers and Babies’ Names
When the news of the expected baby is known, someone may plan to give a baby shower. Although this type of shower is held ____小题1:____ often than it used to be, it is a happy time.
There should be only one baby shower, not several, and it should not be planned _____小题2:___ one month before the expected date. Traditionally the baby shower was held by close ____小题3:____ and relatives at lunch or during the afternoon on a weekday. __小题4:_____ so many women work today, more and more showers are on weekends. Usually they are held only for the __小题5:____ baby.
When a baby shower is held, guests always bring gifts with them. Gifts do not need to be expensive, but should be ___小题6:_____ useful. If people give a friend a nice baby shower gift, they do not have to send ___小题7:___ gift at the time of the baby’s birth.
Besides a baby shower, choosing a baby’s name is also very important. Usually long before the baby is born, its name has been ____小题8:_____, argued over, changed, argued over again, and finally agreed ___小题9:___. For Americans, naming a boy after his father or a girl after her mother is an honorable thing. Of course,the boy or the girl also ___小题10:____ a nickname that is different from the parents’. Giving the child a different middle name can help to avoid this problem, too.
When the news of the expected baby is known, someone may plan to give a baby shower. Although this type of shower is held ____小题1:____ often than it used to be, it is a happy time.
There should be only one baby shower, not several, and it should not be planned _____小题2:___ one month before the expected date. Traditionally the baby shower was held by close ____小题3:____ and relatives at lunch or during the afternoon on a weekday. __小题4:_____ so many women work today, more and more showers are on weekends. Usually they are held only for the __小题5:____ baby.
When a baby shower is held, guests always bring gifts with them. Gifts do not need to be expensive, but should be ___小题6:_____ useful. If people give a friend a nice baby shower gift, they do not have to send ___小题7:___ gift at the time of the baby’s birth.
Besides a baby shower, choosing a baby’s name is also very important. Usually long before the baby is born, its name has been ____小题8:_____, argued over, changed, argued over again, and finally agreed ___小题9:___. For Americans, naming a boy after his father or a girl after her mother is an honorable thing. Of course,the boy or the girl also ___小题10:____ a nickname that is different from the parents’. Giving the child a different middle name can help to avoid this problem, too.
小题1:less
小题2:until
小题3:friends
小题4:Since
小题5:first
小题6:truly
小题7:another
小题8:chosen
小题9:upon
小题10:has
试题分析:本文讲了在婴儿出生前举行婴儿派对和给孩子取名的一些事情。
小题1:句意:尽管这种派对不喜爱那个过去那么经常,但是它是一个高兴的时刻。空后面有than,此处需要比较级,故填less。
小题2:句意:应该只有一个婴儿派对,而不是几个,它应该在婴儿出生前一个月才计划举办的。not…until直到……才……,故填until。
小题3:根据空后面是relatives,可推知前面应该是亲密的朋友,故填friends。
小题4:句意:由于今天更多的妇女在工作,因此越来越多的派对被安排在周末举办。故填Since。
小题5:根据空前面有定冠词the,可知此处应填序数词,故填first。
小题6:句意:礼物不必是昂贵的,但是应该是真正有用的。此处需要一个副词来修饰形容词useful。故填truly。
小题7:句意:如果人们送给朋友婴儿派对礼物,在孩子出生时就不必再送另一个礼物。故填another。
小题8:句意:通常在孩子出生前,名字已经被选择了,通过再争论、改变,又一遍遍地争论,最后达成一致。此句是被动语态,故填chosen。
小题9:根据小题8:,agree upon 对……取得一致意见,故填upon。
小题10:the boy or the girl名词单数做主语,故填has。
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