牛津译林版8A-英语期中专题练习—阅读理解.doc

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1、牛津译林版8A英语期中专题练习—阅读理解(1)AnneandJosepharetalkingaboutaninterestingquestion.Whydosomepeoplechangetheirnames?Therecanbemanyreasons.HannachangedhernametoAnnebecauseshethoughtitwouldbeeasierforpeopletoremember.Ontheotherhand,Josephisthinkingaboutchanginghisnametoanunusualnamebecauseshewantstobediff

2、erent.Somefamouspeopleoftenhaveinterestingreasonsforchangingtheirnames.Filmstars,singers,sportsmenoftenchangenamesbecausetheywantnamesthatarenotordinary(普通的),orthathavespecialsounds.Someevenbelievethatnewnamescanbringthemgoodluck.Somanystarschosethe“newname”forthemselvesinsteadofthenametheirp

3、arentsgavethemwhentheywere“born”.Somepeoplehaveanotherreasonforchangingtheirnames.Theyhavemovedtoanewcountryandwanttouseanamethatisusualthere.Forexample,LiKaimingchangedhisnametoKenLeewhenhemovedtotheUnitedStates.HeusesthenameKenathisjobandatschool.ButwithhisfamilyandChinesefriends,heusesLiKa

4、iming.Forsomepeople,usingdifferentnamesmakeslifeeasierintheirnewcountry.Inmanycountries,awomanchangesherfamilynametoherhusband’saftershegetsmarried.Buttoday,manywomenarekeepingtheirownfamilynamesandnotusingtheirhusbands’.Sometimes,womenusetheirownnamesinsomesituations(情况)andtheirhusbands’inot

5、hersituations.Andsomeuseboththeirownnamesandtheirhusbands’1.HannachangeshernametoAnnebecause“Anne”isforpeopletoremember.A.louderB.easierC.prettierD.harder2.Famouspeoplewanttheirnewnamesto.A.bespecialB.beordinaryC.bemeaninglessD.beunknown3.LiKaiminguseshisnewnamewhenhe.A.stayswithhisfamilyB.is

6、athisjobC.isamongChinesefriendsD.comesbacktoChina4.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.FamilyNames.B.Women’sNamesC.ChangingNames.D.SpecialNames.(2)Manhasabigbrain(脑子).Hecanthink,learnandspeak.Scientists(科学家)oncethoughtthatmanisdifferentfromanimalsbecausehecanthinkandlearn.Theynowknowthatdogs,ra

7、tsandbirdscanlearntoo.Theyarebeginningtounderstandthatmanisdifferentfromanimalsbecausehecanspeak.Animalscannotspeak.Theymakenoiseswhentheyareafraidorunhappy.Apes(类人猿)canunderstandsomethingmorequicklythanman.Oneortwoofthemhavelearnedafewwords.