“What’s in a name?”According to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, there is not too much. “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. ”But Shakespeare may have been wrong. In most cultures, names matter a great deal.
Americans choose names for their children with care. Parents usually think about the impression a name gives, not its meaning. Most Americans would consider a“Jennifer”more attractive than a “Bertha”, for example. The last name, or, surname, must also be considered when choosing a first and middle name. A name like Lester Chester Hester would sound poetic, but odd. Parents would avoid names that remind them of people they don’t like. On the other hand, people might name their children after a respected elderly relative or even a famous person. The popularity of certain names can change with each new generation. Names that were once common, like Fanny or Elmer, sound old-fashioned today. But other names—like John and David, Mary and Sarah—have stood the test of time and continue to be favorites.
People in America don’t always call their friends and relatives by their given names. Instead, they often use nicknames. Sometimes nicknames are short forms of a longer name. For instance, a girl named Elizabeth may be called Lisa, Beth or Betsy. As children grow up, they may decide for themselves which nickname they wish to be called. Some people just go by the initials of their first and middle names, like B. J. or R. C. And of course, people may call their children or their sweethearts other special nicknames. Often they have a “sweet” flavor, like Honey or Sugar. What’s in a name? A world of significance. So if you’re choosing an English name for yourself, take care to choose a good one. A made-up name could sound strange to native English speakers. And a translation of your Chinese name may not make an appropriate name, either. But a good name can leave a positive and lasting impression. As an American politician once said,“In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears.”
【小题1】What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean?

"What’s in a name?”According to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet，there is not too much.“That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. "But Shakespeare may have been wrong. In most cultures，names matter a great deal.
Americans choose names for their children with care. Parents usually think about the impression a name gives，not its meaning. Most Americans would consider a “Jennifer” more attractive than a“Bertha"，for example. The last name，or，surname，must also be considered when choosing a first and middle name. A name like Lester Chester Hester would sound poetic，but odd. Parents would avoid names that remind them of people they don’t like. On the other hand，people might name their children after a respected elderly relative or even a famous person. The popularity of certain names can change with each new generation. Names that were once common，like Fanny or Elmer，sound old-fashioned today. But other names—like John and David，Mary and Sarah—have stood the test of time and continue to be favorites.
People in Ameica don’t always call their friends and relatives by their given names. Instead，they often use nicknames. Sometimes nicknames are short forms of a longer name. For instance，a girl named Elizabeth may be called Lisa，Beth or Betsy. As children grow up，they may decide for themselves which nickname they wish to be called.
Some people just go by the initials of their first and middle names，like B. J, or R. C. And of course，people may call their children or their sweethearts other special nicknames. Often they have a “sweet” flavor，like Honey or Sugar. What’s in a name? A world of significance. So if you’re choosing an English name for yourself，take care to choose a good one. A made—up name could sound strange to native English speakers. And a translation of your Chinese name may not make an appropriate name，either. But a good name can leave a positive and lasting impression.  As an American politician once said，“In real life，unlike in Shakespeare，the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears.”
【小题1】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?

Thirty years ago, the Earnshaw family lived at Wuthering Heights, with two teenaged children Hindley and Catherine. Mr. Earnshaw travels to Liverpool, where he adopts a homeless Gypsy boy, naming him "Heathcliff". Hindley finds himself robbed of his father's love and care and becomes bitterly jealous of the newcomer. However, Catherine grows very attached to him. Soon, the two children spend hours on the moors (荒原) together and hate every moment apart.

Because of the conflict(冲突), Hindley is eventually sent to college. However, he marries a woman named Frances and returns three years later, after Mr. Earnshaw dies. He becomes master of Wuthering Heights, making Heathcliff their servant instead of a family member.

Months after Hindley’s return, Heathcliff and Catherine travel to Thrushcross Grange to spy on the Linton family. However, they are found and try to escape. Catherine is caught by a dog, and then brought inside the Grange to have injuries tended to while Heathcliff is sent home. Catherine eventually returns to Wuthering Heights as a changed woman, looking and acting as a lady. She laughs at HeathcIiff’s dirty appearance. When the Lintons visit the next day, Heathcliff dresses up to impress her. It fails, however, when Edgar, one of the Lintons' children, argues with him. Heathcliff is locked in the attic, where Catherine later tries to comfort him. He swears revenge(报复) on Hindley.

In the summer of the next year, Frances gives birth to a son, Hareton, but she dies before the year is out. This leads Hindley to fall into a life of drunkenness and waste. Two years pass and Catherine has become close friends with Edgar, growing more distant from Heathcliff.

One day in August, while Hindley is absent, Edgar comes to visit Catherine. Before long, they declare themselves lovers. Catherine explains to Nelly, her servant, that she does not really love Edgar but Heathcliff. Unfortunately, she could never marry Heathcliff because of his lack of status and education. She therefore plans to marry Edgar and use that position to help raise Heathcliff’s status. Unfortunately, Heathcliff has overheard the first part and runs away, disappearing without a trace. After three years, Edgar and Catherine are married.

Six months after their marriage, Heathcliff returns as a gentleman, having grown stronger and richer. Catherine is delighted to see him although Edgar is not so keen. Edgar's sister, Isabella, now eighteen, falls in love with Heathcliff. He looks down upon her but encourages the adolescent love, seeing it as a chance for revenge on Edgar. When he embraces Isabella one day at the Grange, there is an argument with Edgar, which causes Catherine to lock herself in her room and fall ill.

Heathcliff has been staying at the Heights, gambling with Hindley and teaching Hareton bad habits. Hindley is gradually losing his wealth, mortgaging （抵押) the farmhouse to Heathcliff to repay his debts.

While Catherine is ill, Heathcliff leaves with Isabella, causing Edgar to disown （与……断绝关系) his sister. The two marry and return two months later to Wuthering Heights. Heathcliff hears that Catherine is ill and arranges to visit her in secret. In the early hours of the day after their meeting, Catherine gives birth to her daughter, Cathy, and then dies. Hindley dies six months after Catherine. Heathcliff finds himself the master of Wuthering Heights and the guardian of Hareton.

1.From the first paragraph, we can know ______ .

A．Hindley hates the fact that his parents give all their love and care to Catherine

B．Mrs. Earnshaw adopts Heathcliff in Liverpool

C．Hindley is the oldest of all three children

D．Catherine likes Heathcliff so much that she enjoys staying with him for long

2.After Frances dies, Hindley________.

A．lives a disordered life                    B．locks Heathcliff in the attic

C．argues with Heathcliff very often            D．returns to Wuthering Heights as a changed man .

3.The underlined part "the first part" in Paragraph 5 most probably refers to ________ .

A．Catherine says that Edgar has asked her to marry him and she has agreed

B．Catherine loves Heathcliff but can't marry him because of his lack of status and education

C．Catherine decides to marry Edgar, with whose help she can help raise Heathcliff’s status

D．Catherine and Edgar declare themselves lovers to the family

4.At the end of the story________.

A．Isabella dies after his brother disowns her

B．Catherine becomes the master of Wuthering Heights

C．Wuthering Heights falls into the hands of Heathcliff

D．Hindley dies and leaves Wuthering Heights to Cathy

“What’s in a name?”According to Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, there is not too much．“That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet．”But Shakespeare may have been wrong．In most cultures, names matter a great deal．

       Americans choose names for their children with care．Parents usually think about the impression a name gives, not its meaning．Most Americans would consider a“Jennifer”more attractive than a “Bertha”，for example．The last name, or, surname, must also be considered when choosing a first and middle name．A name like Lester Chester Hester would sound poetic, but odd．Parents would avoid names that remind them of people they don’t like．On the other hand, people might name their children after a respected elderly relative or even a famous person．The popularity of certain names can change with each new generation．Names that were once common, like Fanny or Elmer, sound old-fashioned today．But other names—like John and David, Mary and Sarah—have stood the test of time and continue to be favorites．

       People in America don’t always call their friends and relatives by their given names．Instead, they often use nicknames．Sometimes nicknames are short forms of a longer name．For instance, a  girl named Elizabeth may be called Lisa, Beth or Betsy．As children grow up, they may decide for themselves which nickname they wish to be called．Some people just go by the initials of their first and middle names, like B．J．or R．C．And of course, people may call their children or their sweethearts other special nicknames．Often they have a “sweet” flavor, like Honey or Sugar．What’s in a name? A world of significance．So if you’re choosing an English name for yourself, take care to choose a good one．Amide-up name could sound strange to native English speakers．And a translation of your Chinese name may not make an appropriate name, either．But a good name can leave a positive and lasting impression．As an American politician once said,“In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears．”

1．What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean?

       A．People change names in order to be popular with the new generation．

       B．Names will change by themselves in order to be popular．

       C．Some names may no longer be popular among the new generation．

       D．No names can stand the test of time．

2．When choosing names, you should stick to the following principles except that          ．

       A．the impression a name gives is more important than its meaning

       B．you can name after a well-known person

       C．surname should be paid attention to

       D．you can create a name that is special

3．The word “initial” in paragraph 3 probably means          ．

       A．nickname           B．the first letter      C．short form          D．title

4．The author will name a newly born baby girl             ．

       A．Bertha               B．Fanny                C．Yunyun            D．Elizabeth

5．What is the main idea of this passage?

       A．Names have great significance to Americans．

       B．Names change when time goes by．

       C．Chinese people should be careful when choosing their English names．

       D．Roses smell sweet by any other name．

Two years ago, the Funk family of suburban Chicago adopted a Chinese baby girl who had been abandoned on a sidewalk near a Yangzhou textile factory.
Last year and halfway across the United States, the Ramirez family of suburban Miami adopted a girl who had been abandoned a week later on the same spot.
Both families named their daughters Mia. It turns out, a first name and Chinese heritage aren’t the only things the three-year-olds have in common. The girls’ mothers—Holly Funk and Diana Ramirez—met on a website for parents who had gone through international adoptions. After a flurry of e-mails comparing photographs and biographical details, DNA testing proved the families’ suspicions: The girls are probably fraternal (手足般的) twins.
“I was in shock,” said Ramirez, who lives with her husband Carlos in Pembroke Pines, Florida. “Well, now this is for real.”
The Internet and Web groups revolving around international orphanages are increasingly being used to link adopted children with biological kin(亲属). The site that the Funks and Ramirezes used has a membership of 137 people, with 15 sets of twins and seven sets of siblings whose relationships have been confirmed.
At a reunion on Friday at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Mia Diamond Funk Mia Hanying Ramirez shyly surveyed each other, then reached for each other’s hand.
DNA tests established an 85 percent probability that the girls are at least half sisters. Scientists did not have a biological parent to test and reach a greater certainty, but given their ages and physical similarities, experts say it is likely they are fraternal twins.
Douglas and Holly Funk hope to take Mia to Miami in October. Both sets of parents say they are committed to staying in touch and often let the twins talk to each other on the phone.
【小题1】. Both the adopted girls shared a first name ________.