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第 15 题 In this passage, the speaker is trying to __________．
[A] complain about a bad conference center [B] describe what makes a good conference
[C] persuade employers to choose a conference hotel
[D] advise employees where to stay for a conference
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Ever since the Puritans named their babies Fly-Fornication, America has been a land of naming freedom and self-expression. While other governments impose restrictions-German parents have to choose a name that clearly indicates the gender of the child and is not a surname, and the French, among others, forbid names that might expose a child to mockery-in the United States, anything goes. ①
In 1950, nearly 30 percent of all babies were given one of the top ten names, a proportion that's now shrunk to less than 10 percent. Popular baby names today include locales like Brooklyn and London； surnames as given names that summon images of Waspy dynasties, such as Morgan and Whitney； and brand names of upscale products.
A century ago, immigrants often changed their names as a first step toward assimilation, with Bridgets morphing into Bettys and Giovannis naming their sons plain John. Now parents are going back to their ethnic roots for inspiration. With assimilation no longer the issue, the classic Italian name Giovanni is close to being in the top 100 names for boys, and Gianna has already made it into the top 100 names for girls.
Giving your child an ethnically distinct name can be a double-edged sword. “I grew up hating my name，”says Orly Telisman，35, named for her grandfather Orrin．But in college, she discovered an unexpected advantage: Orly comes from the Hebrew word for light. “Explaining my name gave me a way to say, I'm Jewish，which culturally and spiritually means a lot to me,” she says. “To appreciate my name, I had to grow into my own skin.”
The search for a name that screams “ I'm unique!” leads some parents to invent names or play with traditional spelling. Besides the classic Irish Aidan in the Social Security list of top 1,000 names, for example，there are also Aiden, Ayden, Aden, Adan，Aaden，Aydan，and Aedan．
Sometimes bucking the latest trends means choosing something that others might see as decidedly out of style．Lee Krasny,34,named her now-two-year-old daughter Dorothy，after the girl's maternal great-grandmother. “We struggled for a long time with whether to name her Dorothy or just use the D and select a modern-sounding name, but it seemed most authentic to go straight up.”
A downside of a “creative” name is that it may come with baggage, not all of it positive. “I always felt I was prejudged by my name,” says Gestin Skaggs, 43, whose parents named her for a word they heard in a German love song. “I've either had to overcome some stereotype of a short, fat German man or live up to an expectation that I'm a really wild and creative thinker. ② People ascribe all kinds of personality traits to me that I don't have. ”
But that's a small price to pay, say the teens with offbeat names we spoke with．“I've met a lot of people because of my name. They hear it and think it's cool,” says Calypso Gibaldi，15, named by her ocean-loving father for Jacques Cousteau's boat. “If my name was Jane, I'd be average like everyone else.”
第 97 题 Which of the following statements about names is NOT mentioned in the passage？
[A] Some governments forbid names that may be laughed at.
[B] American parents are allowed to name their children at will.
[C] A surname can not be used to name a child in Germany.
[D] French parents are much careful about choosing a name for their children.
A．Within 24 hours.
B．In 12 hours.
C．Within 36 hours.
D．Within 48 hours.
A．to permit
B．permitted
C．being permitted
D．permitting
A．royalty
B．loyalty
C．facility
D．festivity
A．the battle led by President Laurent Kabila
B．the President
C．the government
D．the rebels fighting with President Laurent Kabila.
At school he seems only to have been interested in mathematics. In fact his formal education was surprisingly brief for a gentleman, and incomplete. For unlike other young Virginian gentlemen of that day, he did not go to the College of William and Mary in the Virginian capital of Williamsburg. In terms of formal training then, Washington contrasts sharply with some other early American presidents such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. In later years, Washington probably regretted his lack of intellectual training. He never felt comfortable in a debate in Congress, or on any subject that had nothing to do with everyday, practical matters. And because he never learned French and could not speak directly to the French leaders, he did not visit the country he admired so much. Thus, unlike Jefferson and Adams, he never reached Europe.
Washington felt uncomfortable in Congress debates because he_______.
A．lacked practice in public speaking
B．felt his education was inadequate
C．disliked arguing and debating with people
D．felt the others were impractical
M: Of course.
W: I work for an advertising agency, and I'm doing some research. It's for a new magazine for people like you.
M: People like me？ What do you mean？
W: People between 25 and 35 years old.
M: Okay. Right？
W: What do you do at the weekend？
M: Well, on Friday, my wife always goes to her exercise class, then she visits friends.
W: Don' t you go out？
M: Not on Fridays. I never go out on Fridays. I stay at home and watch television.
W: And on Saturdays？
M: On Saturdays, my wife and I always go sailing together.
W: Really？.
M: Mmm hmm. We love it] We never miss it. And then in the evening we go out.
W: Where to？
M: Different places. We sometimes go and see friends. We sometimes go to the cinema or a restaurant. But we always go out on Saturday evenings.
W: I see. And now, Sunday. What happens on Sunday？.
M: Nothing special. We often go for a walk, and I always cook a big Sunday lunch.
W: Oh! How often do you do the cooking？.
M: Mmm... Twice a week, three times a week.
W: Thank you very much. All I need now are your personal details; your name, job, and so on. What's your surname？
M: Robertson.
The main purpose of the research is ______
A．to make preparations for a new publication
B．to learn how couples spend their weekends
C．to know how housework is shared
D．to investigate what people do at the weekend
A．Doesn't really think about it.
B．Dislike it very much.
C．Worries about it greatly.
D．Wants a reform.
A．many operations
B．two operations
C．a single operation
D．none of operations
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