Question

What do you know about English names? A Chinese name is different from an English name. In China, first name is after family name. Most English people have three names: a first name, a middle name and the family name. Their family name comes last. For example, my full name is Jim Alan Green. Green is my family name. People don’t use their middle names very much. So “John Henry Brown” is usually called “John Brown”.  People never use Mr., Mrs. or Miss before their first names. So you can say John Brown, or Mr. Brown; but you should never say Mr. John. They use Mr., Mrs. or Miss with the family name but never with the first name. Everyone has a family name. But what does it mean(含义)?

First, some family names come from the place(地点) of their homes. If a man lives on or near(在…附近) a hill, his family name may be Hill. In England, people’s family name may be Wood, Lake, because they live near the woods (树林)or lakes(湖泊).

Second, family names come from a man’s job(工作). If a man is a cook（厨师）, his family name may be Cook.

1.In England, last name is after ______.

A. family name    B. first name    C. full name

2.If a man’s family name is Lake, where could he live?

A. Near a lake.    B. Near a hill.    C. Near the woods.

3.What can we call Frank Alan Smith?

A. Frank.    B. Mr. Frank.    C. Mr. Alan

4.In the name “Bob Dale Brown”, which(哪个) is the Middle name?

A. Bob.    B. Dale.    C. Brown.

5.Which is right according to(根据) the passage(文章)？

A. English people have only two names.

B. In England, family names may come from a man’s job.

C. English people use middle names much.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.B

5.B

【解析】本文介绍了大多数英国人的名字由三部分组成，名字，中间名和姓。他们的名在前姓在后，中间名一般可以不用。他们的姓氏来自居住的地点或者他们的工作。

1.B

推理判断题。根据Most English people have three names: a first name, a middle name and the family name. Their family name comes last.可知在英国姓在名的后面，last name=family name姓，故选B。

2.A

细节理解题。根据In England, people’s family name may be Wood, Lake, because they live near the woods (树林)or lakes(湖泊). 可知如果一个人的姓氏里有一个湖的名字，那么他们可能住在一个湖的附近，故选A。

3.A

推理判断题。根据They use Mr., Mrs. or Miss with the family name but never with the first name.可知Mr., Mrs. 或者 Miss放在姓之间，而不是放在名前面，Frank Alan Smith中Smith是姓氏，故应成为Mr. Smith，或者Frank，故选A。

4.B

推理判断题。根据Most English people have three names: a first name, a middle name and the family name.可知大多数英国人的名字由三部分组成，名字，中间名和姓，因此Bob Dale Brown中中间名是Dale，故选B。

5.B

细节理解题。根据Second, family names come from a man’s job(工作).可知在英国的姓氏来自一个人的工作，故选B。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题2，根据In England, people’s family name may be Wood, Lake, because they live near the woods (树林)or lakes(湖泊). 可知如果一个人的姓氏里有一个湖的名字，那么他们可能住在一个湖的附近，故选A。