Question

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，按要求完成后面各个小题。(请注意问题后的词数要求)

　　The word “Yankee” is about 300 years old．It was first used as a nickname for the colonist who settled in New England．But where did the word come from? What does it mean? How did it get into the language?

　　There are 20 stories explaining where “Yankee” came from．But the experts say only two of these stories are believable．

　　A number of people believe that it came from a Scottish word meaning sharp and clever．Even today, anyone who is a sharp trader is called a “Yankee trader”．But most experts agree that “Yankee” came from Holland．

　　Many years ago, the Hollanders who made cheese were called Jan Kees by the Germans．Some of these Hollanders came to America in the early 1600s．They settled near the New England colonists．The Hollanders were great farmers．They laughed at the colonist in the north who tried to build farms on the mountain rocks．And so, the Hollanders gave their own nickname to the New England colonists．The British quickly picked up the nickname and the New England land became Yankees．

　　During the American Civil War “Yankee” took on a wider meaning．The soldiers in the northern states were called Yankees by the men of the southern army．During World War Ⅰ the word was shortened to “Yank”．The song, The Yanks Are Coming, brought tears and joy to the people of the hard-pressed Allied nations．

　　Today, “Yankee” is known throughout the world ________ another name of an American．Yankee Doodle has become a well-known American marching song．

1．What does the word “nickname” mean which appears many times in the passage?(Please answer in 30 words．)

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2．What people are called “Yankees” now?(Please answer in 10 words．)

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3．What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer in 10 words．)

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4．Please fill a preposition in the blank of last paragraph to complete the sentence．

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese．

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Answer 1

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解析：

1．A descriptive name added to or replacing the actual name of a person, place, or thing． 　　2．anyone who is very sharp is called “Yankee” 　　3．The Origin of “Yankee” 　　4．as 　　5．很多人相信它是来自于一个苏格兰单词意思是精明。