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1、2019-2020年高三上学期周测卷英语试题1含答案Manychildrendreamofbeingastronauts(宇航员),scientists,teachersorpopstars,butitisunlikelythatmanywouldsay,“WhenIgrowup,Iwanttohelppeoplepicktheirbaby’sname.”YetoneBritishteenagerisababynamer____1____islaughingallthewaytothebank.BeauJessup,16,___
2、_2_____(earn)morethan£48,000(422,155yuan)byhelpingChineseparentschooseEnglishnamesfortheirchildren,accordingtotheBBC.AstudentatCheltenhamLadiesCollegeinEngland,JessuphadtheideaduringafamilyvisittoChina.Itcame____3_____,duringamealout,shewasaskedbyherparents’friendsto
3、suggestanEnglishnamefortheirnewbornbaby.Andthus,herbusinesswasborn:She___4_____(found)theSpecialnamewebsite.Afterchoosingtheirchild’sgender(性别),parentsareaskedbythesitetoselectfromalistof12personalitytraits(特点)–includingsensitive,honest,creativeandclever–tomatchthewa
4、ytheywouldliketheirkidtobe.Threenamesarethensuggested,alongwiththeirmeaningsandafamouspersonwiththesamenamesuchasGraceKellyorCatherineMiddleton.Forexample,Rosemeanselegant,sensitiveandreliable.ParentscansharethechoiceswiththeirfamilyandfriendsusingmessagingappWeChats
5、otheycanhelpmakethefinalchoice.Users____5____(charge)dozensofyuantousetheservice.Jessupsaidshewashappytohaveplayedapartinthelivesofmanyfamiliesandchangedherownlife.“Ihaveatarget(目标)toreach___6____willallowmetopayformyuniversityfees,andwritingthetextforthesitewasreall
6、ygoodpracticeformyMandarinGCSE(GeneralCertificateofSecondaryEducation),”shetoldTheIndependent.ThepracticeoftheChinese____7____(choose)Westernnamesforthemselvesandtheirkidshasbeengoingonfordecades.Itisespeciallyhandywhenitestocross-culturalmunication.Jessup’sbusinessi
7、sn’tthefirstofitskind.Lastyear,LindsayJerniganfromtheUSstartedasimilarsitecalled“BestEnglishNames”.Chinesepeoplearen’ttheonlyoneswhopaypaniestochoosenamesfortheirbabies,either.Inrecentyears,babynameexpertshavefoundsuccessintheUSandEuropebyhelpingparentsnametheirbabie
8、s.Climbinginpain(10%)Dayone:Saturday,April26,9am.Outinthedesert,Ileavemytruck____8_____thepathbeginsforHorseshoeCanyon.Myplanistocy