Everything has a name．All people，places，and things have names．For example，Jenny is the name of a student from England．England is the name of a country．Cities and towns have names，too．Schools and office buildings also have names．For example，tomato，potato and bean are names of vegetables．Apple，orange，and banana are names of fruit．Names are important．We use names every day．When we meet a new person，we usually ask，“What’s your name?”It’s important to learn a person’s name．Most people have two names．Some people have more names．Names are different all over the world．In Jenny’s class．Jenny must learn the names of the students from all over the world．This is very difficult because the names are very different．

In the United States，most people have a first name，a middle name and a last name．Parents choose the first and middle names for their babies．There are names for boys and names for girls．The last name is the family name．Usually it is the father’s family name．In a family，the mother, the father, and the children usually have the same last name．

Sometimes a person has a nickname，too．A nickname is a special（特有的）name．It’s not a person’s real name．Abraham Lincoln’s nickname was“Honest Abe”．An honest person（一個誠實(shí)的人）always tells the truth，and Abe is short for Abraham．Because he was an honest person．his nickname was Honest Abe．Pele（貝利）is a nickname，too．The football player’s real name is Edison Aeraesde Nascimento，but everyone calls him Pele．Do you have a nickname?

Names are different all over the world．They can be long or short．but they are always very important

1.What is Jenny?

A．A student         B．A teacher          C．An American       D．A nickname

2.What does the underlined(劃線的) word “nickname” mean in Chinese?

A．乳名             B．真名             C．綽號             D．別名

3.What is Pele’s real name?

A．Honest Abe．

B．Abraham Lincoln．

C．Edison Aeraesde Nascimento．

D．We don’t know．

4.Usually the last name is________ family name．

A．the father’s                          B．the mother’s

C．the grandmother’s                     D．The teacher’s

5.Why is it difficult to learn names all over the world?

A．Some people have nicknames．

B．There are many names all over the world．

C．Some names are very long，and some are very short．

D．The names in different countries are different．

 

Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, was not very handsome, and he knew he was not.

One day, Lincoln was walking on the road when he was stopped by an ugly man .The man had a gun in his hand. He took aim (瞄準(zhǔn)) at Lincoln’s nose. Lincoln was very surprised, but he pretended(假裝) not to be afraid. He asked the man, “What do you want, sir?”“I’ve promised myself,” said the man, “if I find a man who is uglier than I, I’ll kill him.” Then Lincoln looked at the man’s face carefully and then said, “Please take aim at me, sir. If I were uglier than you are, I would not want to live.” The man looked at Lincoln again, after a minute, he said, “You are right!” And he went away.

1.Abraham Lincoln was famous because ____.

A．he was very ugly	B．he was very handsome
C．he was a successful leader	D．he was tall and strong

2.Abraham Lincoln was stopped one day on the road by ____.

A．his enemy

B．a(chǎn) soldier

C．a(chǎn)n ugly stranger

D．a(chǎn) handsome man

3.The man wanted to kill Lincoln because he ____.

A．wanted to be the ugliest man	B．was from the south
C．was a slave (奴隸) owner	D．was against him

4.We can guess that in the end ____.

A．Lincoln was killed

B．the man killed himself

C．Lincoln didn’t want to live

D．Lincoln saved himself by his wit(機(jī)智)

 

Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, was not very handsome, and he knew he was not.
One day, Lincoln was walking on the road when he was stopped by an ugly man .The man had a gun in his hand. He took aim (瞄準(zhǔn)) at Lincoln’s nose. Lincoln was very surprised, but he pretended(假裝) not to be afraid. He asked the man, “What do you want, sir?”“I’ve promised myself,” said the man, “if I find a man who is uglier than I, I’ll kill him.” Then Lincoln looked at the man’s face carefully and then said, “Please take aim at me, sir. If I were uglier than you are, I would not want to live.” The man looked at Lincoln again, after a minute, he said, “You are right!” And he went away.
【小題1】Abraham Lincoln was famous because ____.

A．he was very ugly	B．he was very handsome
C．he was a successful leader	D．he was tall and strong

【小題2】Abraham Lincoln was stopped one day on the road by ____.

A．his enemy

B．a(chǎn) soldier

C．a(chǎn)n ugly stranger

D．a(chǎn) handsome man

【小題3】The man wanted to kill Lincoln because he ____.

A．wanted to be the ugliest man	B．was from the south
C．was a slave (奴隸) owner	D．was against him

【小題4】We can guess that in the end ____.

A．Lincoln was killed

B．the man killed himself

C．Lincoln didn’t want to live

D．Lincoln saved himself by his wit(機(jī)智)

When Abraham Lincoln was just a boy, he had to help his father to look after their farm. It was hard work and there wasn’t anything interesting for him. Abraham wanted to go to school, but there was no school there. He was sad most of the time.

Mrs. Lincoln loved the boy very much. She tried her best to make Abraham happy. One morning she got up early and went to the town. It was a long way so it took her a long time to get there. She bought something there and went back. It was late in the evening when she got home.

The next morning Mrs. Lincoln said to Abraham,“Today is your birthday, so we’re going to have a party.”She put some food on the table, and then brought out a present.

“A book!”Abraham cried. It was an old book, but he liked it. A smile came on his face. He looked up at Mrs. Lincoln and said,“Thank you, Mom.”

1.Abraham Lincoln’s father was a _______.

A．farmer

B．soldier

C．worker

D．teacher

2.Abraham Lincoln couldn’t go to school because _______.

A．his family had no money	B．his mother wanted to teach him herself
C．he didn’t like school	D．there was no school near his home

3.On the farm most of the time little Lincoln was _______.

A．happy	B．unhappy
C．worried	D．a(chǎn)ngry

4.It took Mrs. Lincoln _______ to make a trip to the town.

A．a(chǎn) whole day	B．a(chǎn) quarter of a day
C．three hours	D．two days

5.What was the present for Abraham’s birthday?

A．A mooncake.	B．A new book.
C．An old book.	D．A school bag.

 

Everything has a name．All people，places，and things have names．For example，Jenny is the name of a student from England．England is the name of a country．Cities and towns have names，too．Schools and office buildings also have names．For example，tomato，potato and bean are names of vegetables．Apple，orange，and banana are names of fruit．Names are important．We use names every day．When we meet a new person，we usually ask，“What’s your name?”It’s important to learn a person’s name．Most people have two names．Some people have more names．Names are different all over the world．In Jenny’s class．Jenny must learn the names of the students from all over the world．This is very difficult because the names are very different．
In the United States，most people have a first name，a middle name and a last name．Parents choose the first and middle names for their babies．There are names for boys and names for girls．The last name is the family name．Usually it is the father’s family name．In a family，the mother, the father, and the children usually have the same last name．
Sometimes a person has a nickname，too．A nickname is a special（特有的）name．It’s not a person’s real name．Abraham Lincoln’s nickname was“Honest Abe”．An honest person（一個誠實(shí)的人）always tells the truth，and Abe is short for Abraham．Because he was an honest person．his nickname was Honest Abe．Pele（貝利）is a nickname，too．The football player’s real name is Edison Aeraesde Nascimento，but everyone calls him Pele．Do you have a nickname?
Names are different all over the world．They can be long or short．but they are always very important
【小題1】What is Jenny?

A．A student

B．A teacher

C．An American

D．A nickname

【小題2】What does the underlined(劃線的) word “nickname” mean in Chinese?

A．乳名

B．真名

C．綽號

D．別名

【小題3】What is Pele’s real name?

A．Honest Abe．

B．Abraham Lincoln．

C．Edison Aeraesde Nascimento．

D．We don’t know．

【小題4】Usually the last name is________ family name．

A．the father’s	B．the mother’s
C．the grandmother’s	D．The teacher’s

【小題5】Why is it difficult to learn names all over the world?

A．Some people have nicknames．

B．There are many names all over the world．

C．Some names are very long，and some are very short．

D．The names in different countries are different．