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1、2016-2017学年高二（上）阅读专练1.Schoolgirlpicksnames起英文名居然有这么多讲究。JJJ词数375建议阅读时间6分钟4Manychildrendreamofbecomingastronauts,scientists,teachersorpopstars,butitisunlikelythatmanywouldsay,“WhenIgrowup,Iwanttohelppeoplepicktheirbaby’sname.”YetoneBritishteenagerisababynamerwhoislaughingallthewaytothebank.BeauJessup,
2、16,hasearnedmorethan￡48,000(422,155yuan)byhelpingChineseparentschooseEnglishnamesfortheirchildren,accordingtotheBBC.AstudentatCheltenhamLadiesCollegeinEngland,JessuphadtheideaduringafamilyvisittoChina.Itcamewhen,duringamealout,shewasaskedbyherparents’friendstosuggestanEnglishnamefortheirnewbornbaby.
3、Andthus,herbusinesswasborn:ShefoundedtheSpecialnamewebsite.Afterchoosingtheirchild’sgender(性别),parentsareaskedbythesitetoselectfromalistof12personalitytraits(特点)–includingsensitive,honest,creativeandclever–tomatchthewaytheywouldliketheirkidtobe.Threenamesarethensuggested,alongwiththeirmeaningsandafa
4、mouspersonwiththesamenamesuchasGraceKellyorCatherineMiddleton.Forexample,Rosemeanselegant,sensitiveandreliable.ParentscansharethechoiceswiththeirfamilyandfriendsusingmessagingappWeChatsotheycanhelpmakethefinalchoice.Usersarechargeddozensofyuantousetheservice.Jessupsaidshewashappytohaveplayedapartint
5、helivesofmanyfamiliesandchangedherownlife.“Ihaveatargettoreachthatwillallowmetopayformyuniversityfees,andwritingthetextforthesitewasreallygoodpracticeformyMandarinGCSE(GeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation),”shetoldTheIndependent.ThepracticeoftheChinesechoosingWesternnamesforthemselvesandtheirkidsh
6、asbeengoingonfordecades.Itisespeciallyhandywhenitcomestocross-culturalcommunication.Jessup’sbusinessisn’tthefirstofitskind.Lastyear,LindsayJerniganfromtheUSstartedasimilarsitecalled“BestEnglishNames”.Chinesepeoplearen’ttheonlyoneswhopaycompaniestochoosenamesfortheirbabies,either.Inrecentyears,babyna
7、meexpertshavefoundsuccessintheUSandEuropebyhelpingparentsnametheirbabies.41.Whatisababynamer?_____________________________________________________________________2.HowdidJessup’sbusinesscomeintobeing?
