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取名字的新趋势
「2026 陕西西安四中期中改编」
Primary schools in China have already started a new school year. As children get back to school, we can now see some new popular names.
In the past, people often named their kids Zihan and Zixuan. Now, names like Fusu（扶苏）and Yongxi（邕熙）are more popular. These names come from ancient（古老的）books. Just like today, there were popular names in ancient China. For example, during the Tang Dynasty（朝代）, people chose names to show values like benevolence. Characters such as ren（仁）and de（德）were very common.
Some English parents like classic names too, such as “Emma” and “Liam”—these are timeless and still welcome now. Some also name kids after ▲, like a boy called “James” after his grandfather. Many parents love modern names nowadays, and some parents get ideas of names from nature, like “Lily (a flower)” or “River”.
No matter how different their styles are, both English and Chinese parents just want one thing: a name that’s special and full of love for their children.
16. Where do new popular Chinese names like “Fusu” come from?
A.Classic books.
B.Family members.
C.Modern movies.
D.Modern TV shows.
17. What does the underlined word “timeless” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.常见的
B.永不过时的
C.新出现的
D.好听的
18. 特色考法
信息还原题
What is the missing part of “ ▲ ”?
A.their living places
B.their love for nature
C.their favourite book
D.their family members
19. What do both English and Chinese parents want for their kids’ names?
A.The names are from family names.
B.The names must be the most popular.
C.The names are special and full of love.
D.The names have characters about “benevolence”.
20. 特色考法
文章主题题
In which unit of a textbook can the text be found?
A.Unit 1 English names
B.Unit 2 Chinese names
C.Unit 3 Culture of names
D.Unit 4 The world of science

B
［语篇解读］ 本文主要介绍了父母给孩子取名的偏好与趋势。
16.A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Now, names like Fusu and Yongxi are more popular. These names come from ancient books.”可知，扶苏这类新流行的中文名字源自古老的书籍，故选A。
17.B 词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“Some English parents like classic names too…these are timeless and still welcome now.”可知，一些经典的名字至今仍受欢迎，由此可推断它们是“永不过时的”，故选B。
18.D 信息还原题。根据其后的“like a boy called ‘James’ after his grandfather”可知，一个男孩叫James是因为他的爷爷叫这个名字。由此可推断，有些人用他们家庭成员的名字来给孩子取名。故选D。
19.C 细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，中国和英国的父母都希望孩子的名字特别且充满爱意。故选C。
20.C 文章主题题。通读全文可知，本文的话题和名字的文化有关，故选C。

【分析】做英语阅读理解题时，首先需通读全文，明确文章核心内容为中西方父母给孩子取名的趋势与期望；再根据不同题型采用对应解题方法：细节题需定位原文对应语句找答案，词义猜测题结合上下文语境推断词义，信息还原题依据空格后的例子推导内容，主题题梳理全文核心话题确定答案。
【解析】16. 细节理解题，定位第二段关键句“Now, names like Fusu and Yongxi are more popular. These names come from ancient books.”，可知这类新流行的中文名字源自古老书籍，故选A；17. 词义猜测题，根据第三段“classic names...still welcome now”可知，经典名字至今仍受欢迎，由此推断“timeless”意为“永不过时的”，故选B；18. 信息还原题，空格后举例说明男孩以爷爷（家庭成员）取名，可推断空格处应填“their family members”，故选D；19. 细节理解题，定位最后一段关键句“both English and Chinese parents just want one thing: a name that’s special and full of love”，可知中西方父母都希望孩子的名字特别且充满爱意，故选C；20. 主题题，全文围绕名字的文化展开，因此最可能出现在“Culture of names”单元，故选C。
【答案】16.A 17.B 18.D 19.C 20.C
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】本题是一篇关于中西方取名文化的阅读理解题，涵盖细节查找、词义猜测、信息还原、主题判断等常见阅读考点，难度适中，能有效考查学生的英语阅读综合应用能力。
【难度系数】0.6