单选题     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 her country. Cities and towns have names, too. Schools and office buildings also have names. All things have names. For example, tomato, potato and bean are names of vegetables. Apple, orange and banana are names of fruits. Names are important.
    We use names every day. When we meet a new person, we usually ask, 'What's your name?' It is 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 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 baby. There are names for boys and names for girls. For example, John, Peter, Tom, and Mike are all names for boys. Elizabeth, Betty, Susan, and Mary are all 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(绰号) ,too. A nickname is a special name. It is not a person's real name. Abraham Lincoln's nickname was 'Honest Abe'. An honest person always tells the truth, and Abe is short for Abraham. Because he was an 'honest person, his nickname was ' Honest Abe'. Pele (贝利) is a nickname, too. The football player's real name is Edison Arantes de Nascimento, but everyone calls him Pele. Do you have a nickname?
    Names are different all over the world. They can be long or short, hut they are always very important.
单选题     Why does everything have a name?
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 推理判断题。第一段最后一句指出,名字对于一切事物来讲都是非常重要的,其主要原因有两个:一是它能够把事物区别开来;二是容易记住。
单选题     Why is it difficult to learn names all over the world?
 
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】 事实细节题。第二段最后一句指出那么多人的名字很困难,因为它们差异很大。
单选题     Which of the following is true?
 
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】 推理判断题。A、B两项在文中找不到依据,故可排除。由第二段最后两句可知,C错误。由文章可知,何事物都有名字,而各种事物的名字又是不同的,我们可以推断:什么名字都不那么好记。
单选题     Usually the last name is ______ family name.
 
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】 事实细节题。第三段中讲到,最后的名字是姓氏,而且通常是父亲的姓氏。