Recently a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4 Real. Even though New Zealand has quite generous rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman instead.
In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children wacky names. In Britain, you can call a child almost anything you like – the only restrictions on parents relates to offensive words such as swear words.（脏话）
Some parents choose names which come from popular culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf after the character in the Lord of the Rings novels and films. Equally, names related to sport are fairly common – since 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal after the football team.
Other parents like to make up names, or combine names to make their own unique version, a method demonstrated by Jordan, the British model, who recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by combining the names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers). She was quoted as saying that the accent and double letters were added to make the name “more exotic”.
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In Britain, some names which were previously thought of as old-fashioned have become more popular again, such as Maisie or Ella for a girl, or Alfie or Noah for a boy. But the most popular names are not the odd ones. The top names are fairly traditional – Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.
1．According to the first paragraph, in New Zealand .
A．there are many rules about naming children
B．no people are willing to use 4 Real as names
C．people have much freedom to name their children
D．traditional names are losing their popularity
2．The underlined part “wacky names” in Paragraph 2 refers to names that are .
A．strange B．admirable C．traditional D．popular
3．Which of the following names is best accepted according to the passage?
A．Arsenal. B．Charlie. C．Tiaamii. D．Noah.
4．The two couples in China and in New Zealand have something in common that .
A．their preference is foreign names B．their attempt goes against rules
C．they hope their child grows healthily D．they show no interest in tradition
5．What can be concluded from the passage?
A．Parents have no right to name their children in Spain.
B．Tiaamii will soon be a popular name among the British.
C．No parents speak bad language to their child in Britain.
D．Popular culture has an influence in naming children.
Full face transplants are no longer science fiction fantasy, a leading surgeon has said, adding that they are technically feasible（可行的）but ethically complex.
Peter Butler from London’s Royal Free Hospital called for a debate on the ethics of such an operation made possible by new drugs which stop the body’s immune（免疫的）system rejecting a transplanted face. “It is not ‘Can we do it?’ but ‘Should we do it?’” he told the BBC．“The technical part is not complex, but I don’t think that’s going to be the very great difficulty. The ethical and moral debate is obviously going to have to take place before the first facial transplantation.”
The British Association of Plastic Surgeons will discuss the microsurgical procedure (微型外科技术), which could give new skin, bone, noses, chin, lips and ears from deceased donors to patients disfigured（毁容）by accidents, burns or cancer. But surgeons could have trouble finding enough willing donors. Butler said his survey of doctors, nurses and members of the public showed most would accept a face transplant but few were willing to donate their own after dying.
Despite a number of ethical concerns, Christine Piff, who founded the charity Let’s Face It after suffering a rare facial cancer 25 years ago, welcomed the possibility of face transplants. She rejected the idea that the procedure would mean people would end up living with a dead person’s face. “There are so many people without faces, I have half a face… but we are all so much more than just a face… you don’t take on their personality. You are still you,” she told reporters. “If we can donate other organs of the body, then why not the face? I can’t see anything wrong with it.”
1．The underlined word “deceased” in the third paragraph can be replaced by “ ”.
A．living B．dead C．disabled D．dying
2．When Christine Piff says “There are so many people without faces…”, she refers to the people
who _________.
A．are dishonorable and shameless
B．disagree with the full face transplant
C．are seriously injured by an accident
D．are disfigured by accidents, burns and cancer
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A．Drugs are available to stop the body’s immune system rejecting a transplanted face.
B．It’s morally practical, though technically complex.
C．Most people accept the idea of face transplants.
D．There are some people who are willing to donate their faces after dying.
4．What is implied but not stated in the passage?
A．Christine Piff has been the first lucky patient to receive a face transplant.
B．Surgeons have difficulty finding enough willing donors.
C．The main difficulty with the operation lies in the matter of ethics and morality.
D．Nobody other than Christine Piff is quite in favor of the donation of organs.
5．What would be the best title for the text?
A．The First Facial Transplantation
B．Debate on the Ethics of Face Transplants
C．Face Transplants—No Longer Science Fantasy
D．Let’s Face It