Question

When you are talking about someone, but at that time you can't remember his or her name. What should you do then? Don't worry! In English, you can use other names to replace (代替) their real (真实的) names.

In the US, if you forget someone's name, you can just use the name John Doe for a man or Jane Doe for a woman. For example, "Did you see that boy who was running in the rain?" "Ah, yes, poor John Doe."

People use these names in US courts (法庭). This is to keep the person's identify (身份) a secret (秘密). People use the name so often that there was even a film in 1941 called Meet John Doe.

But in the UK, unknown people are called John Smith. This name is used so often that John is one of the most common first name in English, and Smith is the most common family name.

So next time you forget someone's name, you know what to say.

1.When Americans can't remember a woman's name, they call her ________.

A.John Doe. B.Jane Doe. C.Jane Smith

2.John Smith is used among unknown people in ________.

A.America. B.the UK. C.Canada.

3.In US courts, people don't use real names because ________.

A.using real names is not allowed (允许)

B.they think using real names may bring them bad luck

C.they just want to keep their identify a secret

4.The meaning of the underlined word "common" in paragraph 4 is ________.

A.普通的 B.普遍的 C.共同的

5.The passage is mainly about ________.

A.why people sometimes can't remember others' names

B.differences in names between the UK and the US

C.the names American and British people use when they forget someone's name

Answer 1