9.Does your local town have a nickname?If so,what does it say about the area and the people who live there?Many cities are recognized across the world by  their unofficial names.New York is the Big Apple,London is the Big Smoke,and Los Angeles is famously called La La Land.
Now,as part of English Language Day on Wednesd ay,two British organizations,the English Project and Ordnance Survey,are launching (發(fā)起)  an interactive project which aims to identify the nicknames which people use in their daily lives for the places which they like or dislike.
"The name that people create for a place forms a connection with feelings,"explains Winchester University's Professor Bill Lucas,a patron (贊助者) of the English Project.
"So Basingstoke becomes Amazingstoke; Swindon is known as Swindump and Padstow,hometown of chef Rick Stein,is nicknamed Padstein."
Basingstoke is a town in central England.The local nickname,Amazingstoke,shows the love that locals seem to have for the area.Swindon,on the other hand,is sometimes called Swindump,showing that some people think it's a dump(垃圾堆).Stanford Le Hope in Essex is called Stanford No Hope by locals.
And Padstow in Cornwall is so closely connected with the local famous person Rick Stein that it's become known as Padstein.
Since launching the online survey last week,the creators have already received 3000 altemative titles for places and landmarls.
As well as creating what promises to be a fascinating resource of nicknames,there is a practical side to the project."With the huge variety of place nicknames that exist,we could never hope to collect them all ourselves,"says Glen Hart,Ordnance Survey's head of research."But the information from the project could prove vital.Organizations like the emergency services rely on our information when responding to 999calls,so by having the most complete set of nicknames we could help the emergency services quickly locate the
right place,and maybe even save lives."

60.What is the passage mainly about?C
A.Some stories about nicknames for places.
B.Activities launched by two British organizations.
C.A survey of nicknames for places.
D.The attractiveness of place nicknames.
61. Unlike the town Basingstoke,Swindon is a place thatD
A.has a long history
B.a(chǎn)ttracts a lot of tourists
C.has few people living there
D.seems unpleasant to some people
62.According to the passage,people's response to the project isA
A.a(chǎn)ctive
B.indifferent
C.opposed
D.strange
63. What does Glen Hart think of the project?C
A.It proves that most nicknames are interesting.
B.It may help increase the number of nicknames.
C.It is very helpful to emergency services.
D.It has helped prevent deaths from happening.

分析 這是一篇介紹城市綽號的說明文,文章介紹了兩個組織發(fā)起了英國城市綽號的活動,并提到綽號的由來.

解答 60-63 CDAC
60:C  主旨題.通讀全文可知,文章主要介紹了兩個組織,即 English Project 和 Ordnance Survey 共同發(fā)起的一項關(guān)于地方綽號的調(diào)查.故正確答案為C.
61:D   細節(jié)題.由第五段第三句"Swindon,on the other hand,is sometimes called Swindump,showing that some people think it's a dump(垃圾)."可知,有時候 Swindon 會被一些人叫作 Swindump,這表示有些人把 Swindon 視為一座垃圾堆.即有些人不喜歡 Swindon.故正確答案為D.
62:A    細節(jié)題.由倒數(shù)第二段"Since launching the online survey last week,the creators have already received 3,000 alternative titles for places and landmarks."可知,調(diào)查剛剛推出一周后,組織者就已經(jīng)收到了三千份回應(yīng).即人們對這項調(diào)查非常積極,A項"積極的",符合人們的態(tài)度.B項"漠不關(guān)心的",C項"反對的",D項"陌生的",均不符合人們的態(tài)度.故正確答案為A.
63:C   細節(jié)題.由最后一段中 Glen Hart 所說的話"Organizations like the emergency services rely on our information …h(huán)elp the emergency services quickly locate the right place,and maybe even save lives."可知,Glen Hart 認為這項調(diào)查對 emergency services 非常有幫助.故正確答案為C.

點評 考察學(xué)生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.

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