19．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 titles．New York is the Big Apple，London is the Big Smoke，and Los Angles is famously called La La Land．
Now，as part of English Language Day on Wednesday，Britain's national mapping agency，Ordnance Survey，and the British linguistics charity （語言學(xué)慈善機(jī)構(gòu)），the English Project，are launching an interactive project which aims to identify the nicknames people use in their daily lives for local places．
"The name that people create for a place forms an emotional connection，"explains Winchester University's Professor Bill Lucas，a supporter 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，Amaxingstoke，shows that affection 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 （垃圾場）．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 3，000alternative titles for places and landmarks．
There is a practical side to the project．Glen Hart，Ordnance Survey's head of research，says the information could be very helpful to the emergency services．For example，"By having the most complete set of nicknames we could help the emergency services quickly locate the right place，and maybe even save lives，"he says．
21．What's the passage mainly about？D
A．Some stories about nicknames for places．
B．Organizations collect official place names．
C．People have a great affection for their cities．
D．A survey of the nickname for places．
22．Unlike the town Basingstoke，Swindon is a place thatA．
A．seems unpleasant to some people
B．a(chǎn)ttracts a lot of tourists
C．has few people living there
D．has a long history
23．What does Glen Hart think of the project？B
A．It proves that most nicknames are interesting．
B．It is very helpful to the emergency services．
C．It may help increase the number of nicknames．
D．It has helped prevent deaths from happening．
分析 本文介紹了英國國家規(guī)劃局和語言學(xué)慈善機(jī)構(gòu)共同對不同城市的綽號做了調(diào)查，并舉出了一些有趣的例子．
解答 21．D．主旨大意題．本文主要介紹了英國國家規(guī)劃局和語言學(xué)慈善機(jī)構(gòu)共同發(fā)起了一個揭秘地名綽號的項目，故選D．
22．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第五段中的"…Swindump showing that some people think it's a dump（垃圾場）"有些人認(rèn)為它就是一個垃圾場，可推斷出一些人不喜歡它，故選A．
23．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)最后一段中的"Glen Hart says the information could be very helpful to the emergency services"可知，英國的地方綽號調(diào)查是有實際用處的，故選B．
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