题目内容
______with common sense is likely to figure out where the difference lies.
A.Who B.Anyone C.Whoever D.Others
B
Humans are naturally drawn to other life forms and the worlds outside of our own. We take delight in the existence of creatures and even whole societies beyond our everyday lives.
This sense of wonder is universal. Look at the efforts that scientists have made to find out whether life of some kind exists on Mars, and the popularity of fantasy literature or movies like The Lord of the Rings. This sense of wonder draws us to each other, to the world around us, and to the world of make-believe. But have we gone so far in creating worlds of fantasy that we are missing the pleasure of other worlds that already exist all around us?
Human beings, as biologists have suggested, possess an inborn desire to connect with and understand other life forms. However, people, especially in big cities, often lead rather isolated lives. In a study of British schoolchildren, it was found that children by age eight were much more familiar with characters from television shows and video games than with common wildlife. Without modem technology, a small pond could be an amazing world filled with strange and beautiful plants, insects, birds, and animals. When we lack meaningful interaction(交互) with the world around us, and sometimes even with our families and friends, we seek to understand and communicate with things that exist only in our imaginations or on a computer screen。
The world of make-believe is not necessarily bad. But when the world of fantasy becomes the only outlet(出路) for our sense of wonder, then we are really missing something. We are missing a connection with the living world. Other wonderful worlds exist all around us. But even more interesting is that if we look closely enough, we can see that these worlds, in a broad sense, are really part of our own.
【小题1】The popularity of The Lord of the Rings proves
A.the close connection between man and the fantasy world |
B.the wonderful achievements of fantasy literature |
C.the fine taste of moviegoers around the world |
D.the general existence of the sense of curiosity |
A.People are far less familiar with the world of fantasy. |
B.The world around us could serve as a source of wonder. |
C.The world of fantasy can be mirrored by a small and lively pond. |
D.Modern technology prevents us from developing our sense of wonder. |
A.fail to appreciate the joy in our lives |
B.be confused by the world of make-believe |
C.miss the chance to recognize the fantasy world |
D.be trapped by other worlds existing all around us |
A.To show us the hidden beauty in our world. |
B.To warn us not to get lost in the fantasy world. |
C.To argue against the misuse of the sense of wonder. |
D.To discuss the influence of the world of make-believe. |
The history of nomenclature (命名) in Britain is so old that no one knows the beginning of the story. Since written history began, people have had names. It is therefore impossible to do more than guess at how the earliest given names were chosen. Most names appear to have had some sort of original meaning, usually descriptive, rather than being simply a pleasing collection of sounds.
These descriptive names developed both from nouns and adjectives. The Irish Gaelic people used descriptive nouns and adjectives which were meaningful. Early in prehistory some descriptive names began to be used again and again until they formed a name pool for that particular culture. Parents would choose names from the pool of existing names rather than invent new ones for their children.
With the rise of Christianity (基督教), Christians were encouraged to name their children after the holy people of the church. These early Christian names can be found in many cultures today, in various forms. The pool of names in use in England changed basically after the Norman came in 1066. Then French names of Germanic origin became popular within three generations. As a result names like Emma, Matilda, Richard, and William, became common in English nomenclature. At the same time a few Old English names, like Edward and Alfred remained because they were names of holy people or kings; others were kept because they were used with slight changes by Germanic names from the Normans like Robert.
Surnames developed from bynames, which are additional ones used to differentiate people with the same given name. These bynames fall into particular patterns. These started out as specific to a person and were taken down from father to son between the twelfth and sixteenth century. The noble usually used taken-down surnames early or the peasants did so later.
【小题1】We can infer from the text that .
A.the first given names had not any actual meanings |
B.people probably had names when there was no written language |
C.the history of nomenclature is shorter than written history |
D.names began to be used long after there was written language |
A.Old English names | B.other names |
C.names of Germanic origin | D.names of holy people |
A.Robert is a Germanic name from the Normans. |
B.Church didn’t encourage nomenclature used in the church. |
C.Names like Emma and William were the most popular in 1066. |
D.Names like Edward and Alfred were French names of Germanic origin. |
(a)People used bynames to differ people with the same given names.
(b)People chose given names from the pool of existing names.
(c)Bynames started out as specific to a person.
(d)Surnames became popular with common people.
(e)Surnames were taken down from father to son in noble families.
A.b-a-e-c-d | B.a-b-c-d-e | C.a-b-c-e-d | D.b-a-c-e-d |
A.Additional, Particular and Various |
B.Meaningful, Christian and Foreign |
C.Descriptive, Meaningful and Germanic |
D.Old English-styled, Christian and Original |
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