Question

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 famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound. They chose the “new names ” for themselves instead of the names 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 got married. But today, many women are keeping their own family name and not using their husband’s. Sometimes, women use their own names in some situations and their husbands’ in other situations. And some use both their own names and their husbands’.

1.Hanna changed her name to____________

A. Anne       B. Hans        C. Hnne         D. Anna

2.Joseph is thinking about changing his name because he wants to______.

A.move to another place 

B. have a name with special sound

C.be different         

D. make life easier in a new country

3.In many countries, a woman changes her family name to her husband,s ____.

A.in all situations        

B. because she loves her husband

C. before she got married  

D. after she got married

4.People change their names because______________

A.there is only one reason     

B.there are two reasons

C.there may be many reasons  

D.there are five reasons

5.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Anne and Joseph are talking about changing their names.

B.People like to be usual, so they change their names.

C.In many countries, women change their names after they got married.

D.There are many reasons for people to change their names.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了，人们在谈论一个新的问题就是：人们为什么要改变他们的名，是有很多原因的，有的是想让自己的名字好记；有的是想与别人于众不同；有的是搬到一个新的地方更好的学习和生活等等。

1.细节理解题。根据文中Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember可知.故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文中Joseph is thinking about changing his name to an unusual name because he wants to be different.可知他考虑改变他的名字因为他想与众不同。可之选C

3.细节理解题。根据文中In many countries , a woman changes her family name to her husband’s after she got married可知在许多国家妇女结婚后就改变自己的姓，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据问题人们改变他们的名字是为什么？通读全文可知是有很多原因的，故选C。

5.细节理解题。这篇文章的主要意思是什么？就是人们改变名字的原因是有很多的，故选D。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。