Question

Strange Baby-Naming Laws

Germany Parents are banned by law from using last names and the names of objects and products as first names. A child’s first name must clearly indicate his or her sex, and all names must be approved by the office of vital statistics in the area in which the child was born.

Iceland The country’s naming committee consults the National Register of Persons to determine if a name is acceptable. If parents want to go off-list, they must apply for approval and pay a fee, and the name must contain only letters in the Icelandic alphabet.

New Zealand The country’s Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act of 1995 prohibits parents from choosing a name that “ might cause offense to a reasonable person; is unreasonably long; or is, includes, or resembles an official title or rank,” including, apparently, Adolf Hitler and Yeah Detroit—both names recently rejected.

Denmark If Danish parents prefer a moniker not on the list of 7,000 preapproved baby names, they must get permission from local church and government officials. Fifteen to 20 percent of the 1,100 reviewed names—including creative spellings of common names, last names as first names, and unusual names—are rejected each year.

1.You can tell whether a baby is a girl or a boy according to the first name in _____.

A. Germany B. New Zealand

C. Iceland D. Denmark

2.In Iceland, the names should _____.

A. be approved by the office of vital statistics.

B. be accepted by the National Register of Persons.

C. contain only letters in the Roman alphabet.

D. be paid for some money.

3.Which name is accepted in New Zealand?

A. Bin Laden B. Talula Does The Hula

C. John Smith D. Keenan Got Lucky

4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. Parents should pay a fee for babies’ names if the names are rejected.

B. Each year about 150-200 reviewed names are rejected in Denmark.

C. Adolf Hitler is banned in Iceland.

D. Danish babies’ names should be on the list if parents can’t get the permission.

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題解析：本文主要講述的是奇怪的給小孩取名的制度，不同的國家對于小孩子取名有不同的規(guī)定和要求。

1.小題1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“Germany”中第二句“A child’s first name must clearly indicate his or her sex”可知：一個孩子的名字必須清楚地表明他或她的性別。故A 正確。

2.小題2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Iceland部分第一句“The country’s naming committee consults the National Register of Persons to determine if a name is acceptable.”在冰島，起的名字要由the National Register of Persons決定。可知B正確。

3.小題3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段“New Zealand”部分分號后面的內(nèi)容“a name that “ might cause offense to a reasonable person; is unreasonably long; or is, includes, or resembles an official title or rank,” including, apparently, Adolf Hitler and Yeah Detroit—both names recently” A 項與resembles an official title or rank不符；B項、D項與is unreasonably long不符；可知C正確。

4.小題4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句 “If Danish parents prefer a moniker not on the list of 7,000 preapproved baby names, they must get permission from local church and government officials.” 可知D正確。

B項，根據(jù)最后一段“Fifteen to 20 percent of the 1,100 reviewed names”可知不對；C項根據(jù)第二段“the name must contain only letters in the Icelandic alphabet.”中沒有列出字母，故不對。D項后面應改為 go off –list才對。

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