题目内容
1.首先请阅读下列英文名字的信息.A.Ashanti
Meaning and name origin
Ashanti\a-shan-ti,ash (a)-nti\as a girl's name is of Ghanaian origin.From the name of a powerful African empire (17th to early 20th century ).Today,names associated with the empire bring to m power and victory.The name is used as a surname by the Akan people of Ghana,and also in modern American black families as a link to the African past.
Ashanti has 15variant forms:Asante,Ashanta,Ashantae,Ashantay,Ashante,A,Ashaunta,Ashaunte,Ashauntee,Ashaunti,Ashuntae,Shantee,Shanti,Shauntae and Shauntee.
For more information,see also the related name Shanei.
View a list of the 3names that reference Ashanti.
Popularity of Ashanti
Ashanti is a somewhat popular first name for women (#3282out of 4276)but an uncommon surname or last name for all people.(1990U.S.Census)
B.Kwame
Meaning and name origin
Kwame\k-wame,kwa-me\as a boy's name is of Ghanaian origin,and the meaning of Kwame is"born on Saturday".Akan name.Kwame Nkrumah,the first president of Ghana,led his people to independence from Great Britain in 1957,and is considered by many as one of the greatest Afri statesmen.
Kwame has 2variant forms:Kwami and Kwamina.
Baby names that sound like Kwame are Kam,Cam,Kaimi,Kim and Kimo.
Popularity of Kwame
Kwame is not a popular first name for men and an equally uncommon surname or last name for all people.(1990U.S.Census)
C.Halley
Meaning and name origin
Halley\ha (l)-ley\as a boy's name (also used as girl's name),is of Old English origin,and the meaning of Halley is"meadow near the hall; holy".Different from the homonym Haley.Hallie is popular as a girl's name.Astronomer Edmund Halley.
Popularity of Halley
Halley is not a popular first name for men but a somewhat popular first name for women (#3646out of 4276)and an even more popular surname or last name for all people (#7330out of 88799).(1990U.S.
D.Wadsworth
Meaning and name origin
Wadsworth\wa-dswor-th,wad-swo-rth\as a boy's name is of Old English origin,and the meaning of Wadsworth is"village near the ford".Place name.Surname of a family prominent on the American cultural scene.Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Wadsworth has 1variant form:Waddsworth.
View a list of the 3names that reference Wadsworth.
Popularity of Wadsworth
Wadsworth is not a popular first name for men but a very popular surname or last name for all people (#3046out of 88799).(1990U.S.Census)
E.Cherokee
Meaning and name origin
Cherokee\ch (e)-ro-kee\as a boy's name is pronounced CHARE-oh-kee.It is of Native American Indian origin,and the meaning of Cherokee is"people of a different speech".The name of one of the largest Native American tribes,used as a given name.The Cherokee originally lived in the southeastern America.They were farmers,and one of the first tribes to produce a written language.
A baby name that sounds like Cherokee is Shiriki.Another similar baby name is Cheroot.
Popularity of Cherokee
Cherokee is not a popular first name for men and an equally uncommon surname or last name for all people.(1990U.S.Census)
F.Alvina
Meaning and name origin
Alvina\a-lvi-na,al-vina\as a girl's name is of Old English origin,and the meaning of Alvina is"elf or magical being,friend".Feminine form of Alvin.
Alvina has 22variant forms:Alveena,Alveene,Alveenia,Alvena,Alvie,Alvine,Alvineea,Alvinia,Alwinna,Alwyna,Alwyne,Elveena,Elvena,Elvene,Elvenia,Elvina,Elvine,Elvinia,Vina,Vinni,Vinnie and Vinny.
For more information,see also related names Allie and Albinia.
Baby names that sound like Alvina are Olivine and Alfo.
Popularity of Alvina
Alvina is a very popular first name for women (#1167out of 4276)but an uncommon surname or last name for all people.(1990U.S.Census)
以下为准备给孩子取名的父母的情况,请将父母与孩子的姓名匹配起来.
46.Madison,whose name can be used by either male or female,wants to give her new-born baby a name used by girl only.She has traveled to many places such as southeastern America,England and even Ghana in Africa.She wants to give her baby a very popular first name because she finds that if a name if popular,it will be convenient when traveling.F
47.Adam's wife has just given birth to a baby.They want to give their boy a name of Old English origin.As the couple are both fans of poems,they want their boy to share his a name with a famous poet.D
48.Ashanti has just given birth to a boy.As an African American,she wanted to give her baby a name of African origin.She doesn't care whether or not the name is popular in the USA.B
49.Alexia is pregnant.She still doesn't know whether it is a boy or a girl,but she wants to choose a name for her baby in advance.She intends to find a name of Old English origin.She doesn't care whether the name is popular or not.C
50.Zuni is a man of multiple interests.He is interested in Astronomy.He is also crazy about poetry.However,as an Indian,he wants to give his boy a name of Native American origin.It doesn't matter whether the name is popular or not.E.
分析 本文主要是介绍了外国人起名字的缘由,和一些名词所代表的意义.
解答 46.F 细节理解题.根据所给的信息She wants to give her baby a very popular first name 她想给她的宝宝一个非常流行的名字,可以看出F.Alvina中Alvina is a very popular first name for women 维纳是女性非常受欢迎的名字,所以答案选F.
47.D 细节理解题.根据题目的信息可知这对夫妇喜欢诗歌,想给孩子起个与诗有关的古老的英文名字,根据D.Wadsworth中句子Surname of a family prominent on the American cultural scene.Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.美国文化舞台上著名的姓氏,诗人朗费罗,所以答案选D.
48.B 细节理解题.Kwame Nkrumah,the first president of Ghana,led his people to independence from Great Britain in 1957,and is considered by many as one of the greatest Afri statesmen.Kwame Nkrumah,加纳的第一任总统,带领他的人民1957从大不列颠独立,并被很多人认为是最伟大的黑人政治家.根据要求she wanted to give her baby a name of African origin她想给她的孩子一个非洲血统的名字,所以B项最为符合.
49.C 细节理解题.根据题目要求She intends to find a name of Old English origin.She doesn't care whether the name is popular or not.她打算找一个英国血统的名字,她不在乎这个名字是否受欢迎,可以看出C项符合要求,故答案选C.
50.E 细节理解题.根据题目中的要求和文章中的描述可以看出E项中的描述符合起名的要求,所以答案选E.
点评 本文考查细节题为主,细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体.搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息.在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节.做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题,然后带着问题快速阅读短文,找出与问题有关的词语或句子,再对相关部分进行分析对比,找出答案.
A.Foreword | |
The Antidepressant Survival Guide:Beat the Side Effects of Your Medication by Robert J.Hedaya,M.D, Robert J.Hedaya,M.D.,is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Hospital's Department of Psychiatry. Motto:Live well. | |
B.How Fear Limits Us | |
On Becoming Fearless…in Love,Work,and Life by Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington was raised in Greece by her fearless mother.She has written this book for her two daughters in the hope that they will lead fearless lives. Motto:Overcome the obstacle,get over the next hill. | |
C.Determination:How to Set Goals and Go After Them | |
Fight Your Fear and Win by Don Greene,Ph.D. Don Greene,Ph.D.,was a nationally ranked high school diver.He was the sports psychologist for the U.S.Olympic Diving Team. Motto:Determination is drive. | |
D.The Anger Business | |
Anger:The Misunderstood Emotion by Carol Tavris,Ph.D. Carol Tavris,Ph.D.,was senior editor.She now teaches from time to time in the department of psychology at UCLA Motto:Reduce Stress! | |
E.In the Presence of Danger | |
The Gift of Fear by Gavin de Becker Davin de Becker,America's leading expert on violence,is the bestselling author of the Gift of Fear:Survival Signals. Motto:Trust and act on our straight instincts. | |
F.Moving from Fear to Freedom | |
Transforming Anxiety,Transcending Shame by Rex Briggs,M.S.W. REX BRIGGS,M.S.W.,has been a selected speaker at the National Anxiety Disorders Association of America's conferences since 1986. Motto:Weaken anxiety |
46.This book is based on his years of clinical experience.It says about twenty-five million Americans take medicine to avoid depression.Despite the advances in the treatment of depression in recent years,many patients,even with the best medical care,feel that they are not living rich and fulfilling lives.This book will direct you how to survive well.A
47.This valuable book states that nervousness has become a constant factor in today's society like a sign of the times,but it is sometimes difficult to recognize the effects of anxiety on our mental health.The only way to feel better about ourselves is to go out and do it.F
48.This useful and popular book shows that if you are gone broke and lose love,please hold yourself back.If you look fat,just face it calmly.If you are in survival thinking,the most important is that you get rid of all the difficulties in front of us,life will be safe,perfect.If your daughters are to take their rightful place in society,they must become fearless.B
49.In this book,the author calls the nation's leading experts on violent behavior,and shows you how to spot even tiny signs of danger before it's too late.Most violent acts are unpredictable.It points out that true fear is often a signal that can save your life.Believe the threat of violence surrounds us every day.But we can protect ourselves by straight judgment.E
50.This interesting book tells us that annoyance is as much a political matter as a biological one.And anger is a definite message:Pay attention to me.I don't like what you are doing.Restore my pride.You're in my way.Give me justice.This book suggests that when you're angry,just let it right out.D.
Recently,John lost his (24)C Janet.For eight years she fought against cancer,but in the end her sickness had the last (25)D.One day John took out a folded piece of (26)D from his wallet.He had found it,so he told me,when he (27)C up some drawers at home.
It was a (28)A love letter Janet had written.The note could look like a school girl's scrawls (潦草地写,乱涂) about her dream guy.(29)B the letter was written by a woman who had had seven children,a woman who fought for her life and who (30)A only had a few months left to live.
It was (31)D a beautiful recipe (处方,食谱) for how to keep a marriage together.Janet's (32)B of her husband begins like this,"Loved me.Took care of me.Worried about me."
"Helped me when I was ill."The next (33)C reads.After that she turned (34)D the paper and added"Warmth.Humor.Kindness.Thoughtfulness."And then she writes about the husband she has (35)A with and loved most in her life."(36)B there when I needed you."The last words she wrote (37)D all the others.I can see her for me when she added thoughtfully"Good friend."
I stand beside John now,and cannot pretend to know how it feels to lose someone who is as close to (38)A as Janet was to him.I need to (39)D what he has to say much more than he needs to talk.
"John,"I ask."How do you stick together with someone through 38years-not to mention the sickness?How do I know (40)C I can bear to stand by my wife's side if she becomes sick one day?"
"You can."he says quietly,"If you love her enough,you can."
21.A.old | B.wise | C.young | D.foolish |
22.A.for instance | B.at no time | C.in that case | D.as a matter of fact |
23.A.in | B.to | C.at | D.for |
24.A.friend | B.colleague | C.wife | D.sister |
25.A.possibility | B.chance | C.hope | D.word |
26.A.handkerchief | B.cloth | C.leather | D.paper |
27.A.fixed | B.looked | C.tidied | D.put |
28.A.small | B.long | C.descriptive | D.talkative |
29.A.So | B.But | C.And | D.While |
30.A.probably | B.surely | C.certainly | D.definitely |
31.A.only | B.firstly | C.lastly | D.also |
32.A.imagination | B.description | C.dream | D.expectation |
33.A.letter | B.note | C.line | D.paragraph |
34.A.away | B.down | C.off | D.over |
35.A.lived | B.dealt | C.quarreled | D.argued |
36.A.Constantly | B.Always | C.Never | D.Seldom |
37.A.take the place of | B.get rid of | C.take away | D.sum up |
38.A.me | B.Janet | C.John | D.you |
39.A.speak up | B.repeat | C.discuss | D.hear |
40.A.why | B.where | C.if | D.when |
-Well.I find the subject hard and I think I'll drop it for History next term.( )
A. | What if | B. | How come | C. | Why not | D. | So what |