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

1.Hanna changes her name to Anne because “Anne” is           for people to remember.

A．louder

B．easier

C．prettier

D．harder

2.Famous people want their new names to          .

A．have special sound

B．be ordinary

C．have no meaning

D．be unknown

3.Mr. Li uses his new name when he          .

A．stays with his family

B．is at his job

C．is among Chinese friends

D．comes back to China

4.Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A．Women have to change their names when they get married.

B．Women can’t use their husband’s name without permission.

C．If a singer becomes famous, he or she has to change his or her name.

D．Some people changed their names in order to get much more attentions.

5.What is the best title（標(biāo)題）of this passage ?

A．Family Names

B．Women’s Names

C．Changing Names

D．Special Names

 

【答案】

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第1段中的句子Hanna changed her name to Anne because she thought it would be easier for people to remember.可知，答案選B。

2.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由句子Film stars, singers, sportsmen and some other famous people often change their names because they want names that are not ordinary, or that have special sound.可知答案為A。

3.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第3段中的He(Mr Li) uses the name Ken at his job and at school.可知答案。由第3段內(nèi)容可知Ken是Mr Li的new name。

4.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合第二段內(nèi)容可知D項正確。

5.文章標(biāo)題題。短文開篇以一個問題引出了短文的中心，Why do some people change their names?(為什么人們要改名字？) 而接下來的幾段都是舉例講述人們改名的理由。所以短文標(biāo)題選Changing Names最合適。

 

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