题目内容
15.Does your local town have a nickname?If so,what does it say about the area and the people who live there?Many cities are recognized across the world by their unofficial titles.New York is the Big Apple,London is the Big Smoke,and Los Angles is famously called La La Land.Now,as part of English Language Day on Wednesday,Britain's national mapping agency,Ordnance Survey,and the British linguistics charity (语言学慈善机构),the English Project,are launching an interactive project which aims to identify the nicknames people use in their daily lives for local places.
"The name that people create for a place forms an emotional connection,"explains Winchester University's Professor Bill Lucas,a supporter of the English Project."So Basingstoke becomes Amazingstoke,Swindon is known as Swindump and Padstow,hometown of Chef Rick Stein,is nicknamed Padstein."
Basingstoke is a town in central England.The local nickname,Amazingstoke,shows the affection that locals seem to have for the area.Swindon,on the other hand,is sometimes called Swindump,showing that some people think it's a dump (垃圾场).Stanford Le Hope in Essex is called Stanford No Hope by locals.And Padstow in Cornwall is so closely connected with the local famous person Rick Stein that it's become known as Padstein.
Since launching the online survey last week,the creators have already received 3,000 alternative titles for places and landmarks.
There is a practical side to the project.Glen Hart,Ordnance Survey's head of research,says the information could be very helpful to the emergency services.For example,"By having the most complete set of nicknames we could help the emergency services quickly locate the right place,and maybe even save lives."he says.
24.What's the passage mainly about?C
A.Some stories about nicknames for places.
B.Organizations collect official place names.
C.A survey of the nickname for places.
D.People have a great affection for their cities.
25.Unlike the town Basingstoke,Swindon is a place thatD.
A.has a long history
B.attracts a lot of tourists
C.has few people living there
D.seems unpleasant to some people
26.According to the passage,people's respond to the project isA.
A.active B.indifferent C.opposed D.strange
27.What does Glen Hart think of the project?C
A.It proves that most nicknames are interesting.
B.It may help increase the number of nicknames.
C.It is very helpful to the emergency services.
D.It has helped prevent deaths from happening.
分析 本文属于说明文,介绍了一项旨在于调查不同城市的绰号调查.文章中还列举了一些城市的有趣的绰号的例子.
解答 24.C 主旨大意题.本文第一段属于引子,引出第二段要讨论的话题.根据第二段the English Project,are launching an interactive project which aims to identify the nicknames people use in their daily lives for local places.可知本文主要介绍的是一项调查,这项调查旨在于调查不同城市的绰号.故C项正确.225.D 细节理解题.根据第四段第二句The local nickname,Amaxingstoke,shows that affection that localsseem to have for the area.Swindon,on the other hand,is sometimes called Swindump,showing that some people think it's a dump (垃圾场).可知Amaxingstoke能够表现人们对Basingstoke的热爱;而Swindump则表现出人们对Swindon的讨厌.故D正确.
26.A.细节理解题.由倒数第二段nce launching the online survey last week,the creators have already received 3,000 alternative titles for places and landmarks.,上周启动这个项目之后,已经收到了3000份昵称和地标,可知人们对此是很积极的,故选A.
27.C.细节理解题.由最后一段Glen Hart,Ordnance Survey's head of research,says the information could be very helpful to the emergency services,可知这些信息对紧急救援很有帮助,故选C.
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