Anne and Joseph are talking about an interesting question. Why do some people change their names? There can be many reasons. Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember. On the other hand, Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.
People have a lot of reasons for changing their names. Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new name” for themselves instead of the name their parents gave them when they were born.
Some people have another reason for changing their names. They have moved to a new country and want to use a name that is usual there. For example, Li Kaiming changed his name to Ken Lee when he moved to the United States. He uses the name Ken at his job and at school. But with his family and Chinese friends, he uses Li Kaiming. For some people, using different names makes life easier in their new country.
In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she gets married(结婚). But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own name in some situations(情况) and their husband’s in other situations. And some use both their own name and their husband’s.
【小题1】Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is __________ for     
people to remember.
A.louderB.easierC.prettierD.harder
【小题2】Famous people want their new names to ________________.
A.have special soundB.be ordinary
C.have no meaningD.be unknown
【小题3】Mr Li uses his new name when he___________________.
A.stays with his familyB.is at his job
C.is among Chinese friendsD.comes back to China
【小题4】What is the best title(标题) of this passage?
A.Family NamesB.Women’s Names
C.Changing NamesD.Special Names
【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true ?
A.Some women don’t change their own family name after they get married today.
B.Some women use their husband’s family name after they get married.
C.Some women don’t have family name after they get married.
D.Some women use both their own name and their husband’s
On the night of May 9, 2011, musician Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars in Beijing.
But it wasn’t just a car accident—he was drunk(喝醉的).
Now, Gao has to go to prison (监狱) for six months and pay a 4,000 yuan fine.
Gao is the first star to be punished under China’s new drunk driving law.
From May 1 on, drunk drivers will pay a fine, and be banned from driving for five years or even forever.
Drunk driving has become a serious social problem in China.
According to the Ministry of Public Security (公安部), police caught more than half a million drunk drivers last year, a 68 % increase from 2009.
The new law sees drunk driving as a crime.
In the West, drunk driving is also a crime.
In the US, for example, if the police catch a drunk driver, the driver will pay a fine, lose his or her license (驾照) and even go to prison. If the driver wants to drive again, he or she must do
public service, and take part in educational programs.
You may think: drunk driving is a crime? Isn’t this law too unkind? But experts say: not at all.
“It is to protect people’s rights to life and health,” Li Gang, lawyer in Chengdu, told China Daily. “Drunk driving is very dangerous. No matter what the results are, it should not be allowed.”
【小题1】 Mr. Gao ran his car into three other cars because _________.
A. he went home too late
B. he drank too much wine
C. the road was too crowded
【小题2】 What does the underlined word “fine” in the third paragraph refer to(指)?
A. Health.    B. Weather.    C. Money.
【小题3】When did the new law come into use?
A. May 1, 2010.      B. May 1, 2011.     C. May 9, 2011.
【小题4】What do experts think of the new law?
A. Drunk driving is a crime.
B. The law is not kind to drunk drivers.
C. Driving has become a serious problem.
【小题5】 Which of the following sentence is TRUE?
A. Li Gang from Chengdu doesn’t like the law.  
B. In the US, drunk drivers will only lose their licenses.
C. There were more drunk drivers in 2010 than in 2009.

Li Fei is my new pen pal. She is   21   Singapore. Singapore is a small but beautiful   22  in Southeast Asia(东南亚).It is   23    and has green plants everywhere, so people also call it “Garden City” in the world.

  Li Lei is a    24   girl. She is a student in No.6 Middle School in Singapore. She speaks English   25    .And she can also speak   26   Chinese. Her favorite 27    at school is history. She thinks it is very interesting. Li Lei likes 28    very much. She wants to have a dog as a pet, but she can’t,   29   her parents don’t like animals. She is very sad about this. Li Lei likes China very much. She hopes to   30    China very much.              

1.A. of           B.from           C.on          D.at

2.A. home        B.world          C.map         D.country

3.A.dirty         B.clean           C.quiet        D.interesting

4.A. 13 years      B.13-years-old     C. 13-year-old  D. 13 years old

5.A. good         B.fine            C.nice         D. well

6.A. kind         B.kind of          C.a little       D.little

7.A. teacher       B.club            C.sport        D.subject

8.A. animals       B.zoos           C.plants       D.parks

9.A. and          B.because         C.so          D.or

10.A. come        B.learn            C.visit        D.live

 

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