Question

Do you have a nickname（呢稱)?Most of us do by our looks, clothing, or personality, But for cities, the meaning of their nicknames has much more than that.

Many big cities have nicknames, such as New York-The Big Apple, London-The Great

Smog, and Rome-The Eternal(永恒的)City. Why do cities have such nicknames?

In the 1920s,there were many races in New York. People called the prizes of these race.

apples. Writer John J.Fitz Gerald first called New York the Big Apple, because New York is the place that many people dreamed of going to for the biggest prize of all.

For Rome, as the name suggests, the answer is simple, Romans believed that no mater what happened to the world, Rome would go on forever. Rome has been an important center of power for more than 2,000 years.

As for London, in the Victorian period, it had problems with its air. Later in 1952,serious air pollution made 10,000 people fall ill. But now the air of London has become better.

Does that sound interesting? Does your city have a nickname?

1.Most of us get our nicknames only by our looks.

2.The Great Smog is the nickname of London.

3.The nickname of New York was given by writer Johnl.Fitz Gerald.

4.Rome has been an important center of power for 2000 years.

5.Later in 1952,the air of London became better.

1.F 2.T 3.T 4.F 5.F 【解析】本文主要介紹很多大城市別名的由來。大多數(shù)人的別名都是基于我們個人的外表、穿衣風(fēng)格、或個性。但是對于城市來說，他們的別名的含義遠遠不止這些。比如：紐約的別名是“大蘋果”；倫敦的別名是“霧都”；羅馬的別名是“永恒之城”。作者還介紹了這些城市別名的由來。 1.根據(jù)第二句Most of us do by our looks...

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