Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even 1. New Zealand has quite free rules about 2. children, names beginning with a 3.  are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman 4. .

In many countries around the world, 5. names for children are becoming more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost   6.  you like. The only restrictions on parents   7. to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.

 8. parents choose names which come from 9. culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf   10. the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王) novels and films. 11. , names related to sport are fairly common – 12. 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳) after the football team. Other parents like to 13. names, or combine names to make their own 14. names, a method demonstrated (证实的) by Jordan, the British model, 15. recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by 16. names     Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).

Some names which were previously 17. as old-fashioned have 18. popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange 19. . The top names are fairly   20. , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.

21.               A．when          B．though         C．in    D．for

22.               A．calling          B．raising         C．naming    D．educating

23.               A．number        B．mark           C．letter D．sign

24.               A．however        B．instead         C．thus D．too

25.               A．unusual        B．outstanding     C．common   D．famous

26.               A．everything      B．something      C．nothing   D．anything

27.               A．relate          B．to relate        C．relating    D．related

28.               A．Many of        B．Some          C．A great many of D．Much

29.               A．current         B．mysterious      C．popular   D．present

30.               A．for            B．after           C．by   D．like

31.               A．Equally         B．Whereas       C．Indeed    D．However

32.               A．in             B．since          C．after  D．till

33.               A．make up        B．make for        C．make use of    D．make out

34.               A．well–known    B．double         C．fantastic   D．unique

35.               A．who           B．which          C．that D．who that

36.               A．changing       B．separating      C．combining D．dividing

37.               A．thought of      B．thought about    C．thought   D．thought over

38.               A．formed         B．sounded        C．become   D．developed

39.               A．ones           B．personalities     C．characters D．varieties

40.               A．convenient      B．traditional       C．classic D．contemporary

Nowadays，people have to ________ natural disasters caused by global warming.

A．do with  B．deal with

C．make use of    D．pay attention to

Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Denmark’s agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer. The UK market for organic food grew by 55 percent in 2000, while the food market as a whole grew by only one percent. Yet only seven percent of British shoppers account for nearly 60 percent of organic sales. However popular the idea of organic farming may be, it is still an interest for only a few people.

     So what makes the idea of organic farming popular? Organic farming means farming with natural materials, rather than with man-made fertilizers or pesticides. Organic farmers rely on many  methods — such as crop rotation (农作物的轮作) and the use of resistant（有抵抗力的） varieties, because they are necessary for organic farmers to compensate for the shortage of man-made chemicals.

    Organic farming is often supposed to be safer than traditional farming for the environment. Yet after a long research on organic farming worldwide for a number of years, science continues to be against this opinion. The House of Commons committee on agriculture publicized that, even with complete research work, it would fail to find any scientific evidence to prove “that any of claims （宣称） made for organic farming is always true”.

     However, the talk about the benefits of organic farming is going on. This is partly because many people depend on their individual farm, the soil, the weather, and so on.

1.The first paragraph mainly tells us _____.

A. organic farming has been performed only in Europe over the past 10 years

B. governments of European countries have cared less about organic farming

C. organic farming is far from being as popular as expected

D. European countries need organic food more than the other countries in the world

2. The underlined words “compensate for” in the second paragraph probably mean “________”.

A. argue for    B. care for    C. struggle for   D. pay for

3. What can we know about organic farming?

A. It refers to farming with natural materials, instead of chemical fertilizers.

B. It refers to farming with chemical fertilizers rather than natural fertilizers.

C. It refers to farming with soil rather than any other thing.

D. It refers to growing crops with man-made fertilizers and pesticides.

4.According to the third paragraph, _____.

A. organic farming is safer than traditional farming for the environment

B. the idea that organic farming is safer has not been proven by science

C. organic farming is accepted by the UK’s House of Commons committee

D. organic farming is preferred to traditional farming

5.Which of the following is TRUE, according to the passage?

A. The UK’s agriculture minister is an organic farmer.

B. Organic farming is popular with young people.

C. Farmers make use of many different kinds of methods to improve the organic sales system.

D. Ninety-three percent of British shoppers don’t buy organic products.

Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even 【小题1】 New Zealand has quite free rules about 【小题2】 children, names beginning with a 【小题3】  are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman 【小题4】 .
In many countries around the world, 【小题5】 names for children are becoming more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost   【小题6】  you like. The only restrictions on parents   【小题7】 to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.
 【小题8】 parents choose names which come from 【小题9】 culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf   【小题10】 the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王) novels and films. 【小题11】 , names related to sport are fairly common – 【小题12】 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳) after the football team. Other parents like to 【小题13】 names, or combine names to make their own 【小题14】 names, a method demonstrated (证实的) by Jordan, the British model, 【小题15】 recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by 【小题16】 names     Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).
Some names which were previously 【小题17】 as old-fashioned have 【小题18】 popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange 【小题19】 . The top names are fairly   【小题20】 , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.

 You should _______ any opportunities you have to practice English.