Question

American parents generally can choose any name they want for their children．They may choose a name because it honors a family member．Or they may choose a name just because they like it．

A website called Baby Center lists some unusual names given to American babies born last year．Some were named for characters in old stories, such as Hero, Thor and Ulysses．Other people named their babies after kinds of food, like actress Gwyneth Paltrow．She named her daughter Apple．Other people named their babies Banana, Pumpkin and Cookie．

Still some babies were named for places．These included Brazil, India and Rome．Some parents used names of famous people from history such as Newton and Hannibal．Other parents named their babies after flowers or the weather．These babies were named Buttercup, Iris, Sunshine and Thunder．

Recording artists and movie actors influence some parents’ choices of names．Babies were named Beyonce, Charlize, Reda, Pierce, Shajira and Whitney．Movie actors themselves often give their babies unusual names．For example, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt named their baby daughter Shiloh．Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes named their little girl Suri．

Some American parents do not want unusual names．They want their baby’s name to honor their religious faith．Such names include Abraham for boys or Sarah for girls．And many people give their babies the same name as a family member or good friend．

The United States Social Security Administration once published a list of the most popular names for American girls and boys born．Many of the top ten boys, names are from the Jewish and Christian Bibles．

1.How did American parents usually name their children?

A．In a way they please．

B．In a scientific way．

C．In a careless way．

D．In a common way

2.From the second paragraph, we can infer that _______．

A．Ulysses is a main person in an old story book．

B．the meaning of Gwyneth Paltrow is a kind of fruit

C．American parents expect their children to be a hero．

D．a girl was named Apple because she liked eating apples．

3.What can we know from American children’s name?

A．American children’s names express American history．

B．A foreign place may become a name of an American child．

C．American parents’ favorite names are those of famous actors．

D．American parents expect their children to be different from others．

4.If a girl is named Sarah, the name reflects her parents’ _______．

A．love

B．career

C．expectation

D．religion

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题解析：

1.细节理解。

根据第一段中的American parents generally can choose any name they want for their children，可知美国人起名字都是大体上都是根据自己的意愿而取的，故选C。

2.推理判断。

根据第二段中的Some were named for characters in old stories, such as Hero, Thor and Ulysses，可推断Ulysses应该是某个故事中的英雄人物，故选B。

3.细节理解。

根据文章第三段中的Still some babies were named for places．These included Brazil, India and Rome，可知应选C。

4.细节理解。

根据文章第五段中的They want their baby’s name to honor their religious faith．Such names include Abraham for boys or Sarah for girls，可知Sarah这个名字是与宗教有挂你的，可知道应选B。

考点：社会现象