Question

【題目】Have you ever had this moment: you are talking about name? Don’t worry! In English, there are special names to replace（代替）their real names.

In the US, if you forget someone’s name, you can simply say the name John Doe for a man, or Jane Doe for a woman. For example, ‘Did you see that boy who was running in the rain?’ ‘Ah, yes, poor John Doe.’

Also, in US courts ( 法庭), people also use these names. This is to keep the person’ s identity(身份) a secret. People use the name so often that there was even a comedy film in 1941 called Meet John Doe.

However in the UK, unknown people are called John Smith. This is because John is one of the most common first names in English. And Smith is the most common family name.

So next time you forget someone’s name, you know who to say.

【1】What will Amerian people use for a woman if they can’t remember her name?

A. John Doe.

B. Jane Doe.

C. John Smith.

D. Jane Smith

【2】In US courts, people also use those special names because _____.

A. it is not necessary to use real names

B. they become popular because of a comedy film

C. it is a good way to keep the person’s identity unknown

D. it is necessary to use real names

【3】Why there was even a comedy film in 1941 called Meet John Doe?

A. Because people use the name so often.

B. Because people don’t often use the name.

C. Because the name sounds great.

D. Because people never use the name.

【4】In UK, they can call unknown people _____________.

A.John Doe.

B.Jane Doe.

C.John Smith.

D.Jane Smith

【5】The story mainly talks about ____.

A. why people sometimes can’t remember others’ names

B. the name people say when they can’t remember someone’s real name

C. differences of name use between the UK and the US

D. when people can call people’s names

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中In the US, if you forget someone’s name, you can simply say the name John Doe for a man, or Jane Doe for a woman可知，在美國如果你忘記了一個人的名字，那么你就可以用John Doe來代替一個男人的名字，用Jane Doe來代替女人的名字。由此可知選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中Also, in US courts ( 法庭), people also use these names. This is to keep the person’ s identity(身份) a secret.可知，在美國的法庭上，人們也使用這些名字，是為了給犯罪嫌疑人的身份保密。由此可知選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中People use the name so often that there was even a comedy film in 1941 called Meet John Doe可知，人們經(jīng)常使用這些名字，所以后來甚至有一部喜劇電影就叫《Meet John Doe》。由此可知選A。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文中However in the UK, unknown people are called John Smith可知，在英國，如果我們不知道一個人的名字，我們可以叫他John Smith。故選C。

【5】主旨大意題。這篇短文主要給我們講述了如果你不知道一個人的名字，你應(yīng)該怎么稱呼他。短文中提到了兩個國家，英國和美國。在美國你可以用John Doe來稱呼一個男人，用Jane Doe稱呼一個女人；而在英國你可以稱呼一個人John Smith。根據(jù)大意可知選B。