Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even   36  New Zealand has quite free rules about   37  children, names beginning with a   38  are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman   39 .
In many countries around the world,   40  names for children are becoming more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost   41  you like. The only restrictions(限制) on parents   42  to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.
  43 parents choose names which come from  44 culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf  45 the character in the Lord of the Rings(指環(huán)王) novels and films.   46 , names related to sport are fairly common –   47 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森納) after the football team. Other parents like to 48 names, or combine names to make their own  49 names, a method demonstrated (證實的) by Jordan, the British model,  50  recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by 51 names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).
Some names which were previously   52  as old-fashioned have   53  popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange   54 . The top names are fairly   55 , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.
小題1:
A．whenB．inC．thoughD．for
小題2:
A．callingB．namingC．raisingD．educating
小題3:
A．letterB．markC．numberD．sign
小題4:
A．howeverB．tooC．thusD．instead
小題5:
A．outstandingB．unusualC．commonD．famous
小題6:
A．everythingB．somethingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．nothing
小題7:
A．to relateB．relateC．relatingD．related
小題8:
A．Many ofB．MuchC．A great many ofD．Some
小題9:
A．popularB．mysteriousC．currentD．present
小題10:
A．forB．byC．a(chǎn)fterD．like
小題11:
A．HoweverB．WhereasC．IndeedD．Equally
小題12:
A．inB．a(chǎn)fterC．sinceD．till
小題13:
A．make outB．make forC．make use ofD．make up
小題14:
A．well-known B．doubleC．uniqueD．fantastic
小題15:
A．whichB．whoC．thatD．who that
小題16:
A．changingB．combiningC．separatingD．dividing
小題17:
A．thoughtB．thought aboutC．thought ofD．thought over
小題18:
A．becomeB．soundedC．formedD．developed
小題19:
A．personalitiesB．onesC．charactersD．varieties
小題20:
A．traditionalB．convenientC．classicD．contemporary

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:A
小題10:C
小題11:D
小題12:C
小題13:D
小題14:C
小題15:B
小題16:B
小題17:C
小題18:A
小題19:B
小題20:A

試題分析：
小題1:C 固定詞組。Even though即使；即使新西蘭在給孩子起名方面有很自由的規(guī)則，但是用數(shù)字起名的不被允許的。
小題2:B 名詞辨析。A稱呼B起名C提高D教育；關(guān)于給孩子起名方面，新西蘭很隨意。
小題3:C 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)文章第一句naming their baby son 4Real說明名字里有數(shù)字是不被允許的。
小題4:D 副詞辨析。A然而B也C結(jié)果D代替；指那對夫妻不能給孩子起名為4Real，代替的是給孩子取名為超人。
小題5:B 形容詞辨析。A杰出B不一般C普通D著名；指那些不一般的名字現(xiàn)在很受歡迎。
小題6:C 句意分析。在英國你想怎么稱呼孩子就怎么稱呼他。Anything任何事物。
小題7:B 用法分析。橫線所填之詞必須可以作為謂語動詞。Relate to涉及，指涉及到冒犯性的詞是被禁止的。
小題8:D 句意分析。一些父母選擇一些根據(jù)流行文化而來的名字。
小題9:A 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)本段下文描述，可知這些名字都是根據(jù)流行的文化而選出來的。
小題10:C 固定詞組。Name…after…以…給…命名；用指環(huán)王里的人名給孩子起名。
小題11:D 副詞辨析。A然而B但是，然而C真地D同樣的；同樣，與運動有關(guān)的名字也很受歡迎。
小題12:C 語法分析。根據(jù)下句中的現(xiàn)在完成時，說明本題選since，自從1984年以來。。。
小題13:D 短語辨析。A辨認，理解B有利于C利用D編造；指有人自己編造出新的名字。
小題14:C 形容詞辨析。A著名B雙倍C獨特D精彩；有些人自己編名字，有些人把名字組合成獨特的名字。
小題15:B 語法分析。定語從句的關(guān)系動詞who指代先行詞作為句子的主語。
小題16:B 上下文串聯(lián)。根據(jù)上句combine names to make their own說明這位英國的模特把兩個名字合起來給女兒起了個名字。
小題17:C 固定詞組。Think of…as…認為某人是…；本句是被動語態(tài)，一些被認為過時的名字現(xiàn)在也流行起來。
小題18:A 動詞辨析。A變得B聽起來C形成D發(fā)展。指一些過時的名字現(xiàn)在也流行起來了。
小題19:B 代詞辨析。Ones指代上文出現(xiàn)的可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)names。
小題20:A 形容詞辨析。A傳統(tǒng)的B方便的C古典的D當代的；根據(jù)下文的那些名字可知傳統(tǒng)的名字現(xiàn)在也很流行。
點評：文章講述了在新西蘭有人想給孩子起一些很特殊的名字，結(jié)果不被政府所允許。文章立足語篇，側(cè)重通過上下文信息考查考生的綜合運用英語的能力，滲透了智力水平和綜合素質(zhì)的要求，建議以后的學習中，注重語篇的學習，培養(yǎng)自己駕馭語篇的能力，培養(yǎng)自己根據(jù)語篇綜合運用英語的能力。
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小題2:According to the passage, parents whose children show a special interest in a sport _______.
A．feel uncertain if they should let their children train to be sports men or women
B．try to get financial（財務(wù)的）support from the government for their children’s training
C．have to get medical advice from doctors about training methods?
D．prefer their children to be trained as young as possible
小題3:The underlined phrase“to take a second place”means_________.?
A．to repeat the activities at some other place?
B．to become less important?
C．a(chǎn)ll things considered, they are of poor quality?
D．to happen again

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

It is common and usual to see people freak out when they face challenges in their life. We all pass in different life problems and challenges. No one is free of life problems. Only a dead man faces no problem. As long as you are alive, challenges are everywhere.
How do you face problems and challenges in your life? Problems and challenges are the building blocks of your personality. They make you who you are. Besides, whether what happened in your life builds or destructs you depends on how you look at it. If you take your problems as troubles, they will be troubles and may cause destruction. If you take them as constructive tools, you are going to be built up on them.
Problems are everywhere. No one can avoid them. And they are good too. They open up a different look and opportunity if you are willing to see. When you face troubles, do not frustrate or freak out. Just cool yourself to think in a different direction. Think in a positive way. Every problem has its own good as well as bad sides. Focus on the good one. Look at the bright side.
Besides, there is always a good person, perhaps your mom or dad, or one of your friends, right beside you who can turn everything into your best if you are willing to turn to them. No matter what happens, they will be there to help you. Trust them and they will never let you down. All you need to know is that you are loved wherever you are.
小題1:What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “freak out” in Paragraph 1?
A．Feel shy.B．Stay calm.C．Keep up.D．Feel upset.
小題2:In Paragraph 2, the writer implies that ______.
A．problems cause troubles
B．a(chǎn)ttitude is everything
C．challenges can be avoided
D．personalities are built on failures
小題3:According to the last paragraph, when we're in trouble, we ______.
A．can only depend on our parents
B．a(chǎn)re not alone
C．should only believe ourselves
D．a(chǎn)re not confident
小題4:What’s the writer’s purpose to write the passage?
A．To encourage.B．To compare.C．To prove. D．To explain.
小題5:What can be the best title of the passage?
A．How to Avoid Problems
B．Challenges Are Everywhere
C．Face Your Challenges Bravely
D．You Are Loved Wherever You Are

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