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B(2025·南通海安期中)
Do you know how Chinese people get their names? Are there any differences between girls’ names and boys’ names? And what do different names mean? Let me tell you now.
In China, parents or grandparents give their child or grandchild the first name and family name. The family name is also called last name. Usually the child’s family name is the same as the father’s family name. But some parents will let their child use the mother’s family name. It usually has one or two Chinese words in a first name. And the first name has the hopes and best wishes for the child from parents. Parents will use very nice words for the child’s first name.
Usually the first names for girls are different from the first names for boys because parents have different hopes for the girls and boys. Parents with boys hope their boys will be strong and powerful. But parents with girls hope their girls will be good-looking and kind.
If a child is born on a special and good day, parents will give the child a first name that has something to do with the day. For example, if a child is born on October 1st—the Chinese National Day, parents may name the child “Guoqing” meaning the National Day.
So, from the name of a Chinese man/woman, you can know something about him/her and his/her family.
1. She is my good friend Xu Mingyue, her English name is Lucy. What’s her first name?
A. Xu.
B. Mingyue.
C. Xu Mingyue.
D. Lucy.
2. Why do parents use different names for boys and girls?
A. Because boys and girls live in different ways.
B. Because they hope their girls are good-looking and kind.
C. Because they hope their boys can be strong and powerful.
D. Because they have different hopes for them.
3. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A. A child in China can take either his/her father’s or his/her mother’s family name.
B. In China, grandparents can’t give their grandchild names.
C. A man with the first name “Jianguo” may be born in 2008.
D. People can know everything about others from their names.
4. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Differences among Chinese names.
B. How Chinese get their names.
C. How people learn about others from their names.
D. The difference between girls’ names and boys’ names in China.
Do you know how Chinese people get their names? Are there any differences between girls’ names and boys’ names? And what do different names mean? Let me tell you now.
In China, parents or grandparents give their child or grandchild the first name and family name. The family name is also called last name. Usually the child’s family name is the same as the father’s family name. But some parents will let their child use the mother’s family name. It usually has one or two Chinese words in a first name. And the first name has the hopes and best wishes for the child from parents. Parents will use very nice words for the child’s first name.
Usually the first names for girls are different from the first names for boys because parents have different hopes for the girls and boys. Parents with boys hope their boys will be strong and powerful. But parents with girls hope their girls will be good-looking and kind.
If a child is born on a special and good day, parents will give the child a first name that has something to do with the day. For example, if a child is born on October 1st—the Chinese National Day, parents may name the child “Guoqing” meaning the National Day.
So, from the name of a Chinese man/woman, you can know something about him/her and his/her family.
1. She is my good friend Xu Mingyue, her English name is Lucy. What’s her first name?
A. Xu.
B. Mingyue.
C. Xu Mingyue.
D. Lucy.
2. Why do parents use different names for boys and girls?
A. Because boys and girls live in different ways.
B. Because they hope their girls are good-looking and kind.
C. Because they hope their boys can be strong and powerful.
D. Because they have different hopes for them.
3. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE?
A. A child in China can take either his/her father’s or his/her mother’s family name.
B. In China, grandparents can’t give their grandchild names.
C. A man with the first name “Jianguo” may be born in 2008.
D. People can know everything about others from their names.
4. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Differences among Chinese names.
B. How Chinese get their names.
C. How people learn about others from their names.
D. The difference between girls’ names and boys’ names in China.
答案
【语篇导读】本文阐述了中国人姓名的基本结构、姓氏的传承方式、男女名字的差异、名字所寄托的父母期望，以及特殊日期对命名的独特影响。
1. B 提示:细节理解题。题干问 Xu Mingyue 的名是什么。“Xu”是姓，“Mingyue”是名，故选 B。
2. D 提示:细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Usually the first names for girls are different from the first names for boys because parents have different hopes for the girls and boys.”可知，父母给男孩和女孩取不同的名字是因为对男孩和女孩有不同的期望。
3. A 提示:细节理解题。根据第二段第三、四句“Usually the child's family name is the same as the father's family name. But some parents will let their child use the mother's family name.”可知，孩子既可以随父姓，也可以随母姓，A 项正确。根据第二段第一句“In China, parents or grandparents give their child or grandchild the first name and family name.”可知，B 项错误；根据第四段第二句“For example, if a child is born on October 1st—the Chinese National Day, parents may name the child ‘Guoqing’ meaning the National Day.”可推知，出生在十月一日国庆节的孩子有可能被父母取名“建国”，C 项错误；根据文章最后一句“... you can know something about him/her and his/her family.”可知，D 项错误。
4. B 提示:主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句“Do you know how Chinese people get their names?”可知，文章主要介绍中国人如何获得他们的名字。
长难句分析
If a child is born on a special and good day, parents will give the child a first name that has something to do with the day.
译文:如果孩子出生在一个特殊的好日子，父母就会给孩子取一个与这一天相关的名字。
分析:本句是主从复合句。
主句:parents will give the child a first name that has something to do with the day，其中包含了一个定语从句 that has something to do with the day 修饰先行词 a first name。
状语从句:If a child is born on a special and good day。
1. B 提示:细节理解题。题干问 Xu Mingyue 的名是什么。“Xu”是姓，“Mingyue”是名，故选 B。
2. D 提示:细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Usually the first names for girls are different from the first names for boys because parents have different hopes for the girls and boys.”可知，父母给男孩和女孩取不同的名字是因为对男孩和女孩有不同的期望。
3. A 提示:细节理解题。根据第二段第三、四句“Usually the child's family name is the same as the father's family name. But some parents will let their child use the mother's family name.”可知，孩子既可以随父姓，也可以随母姓，A 项正确。根据第二段第一句“In China, parents or grandparents give their child or grandchild the first name and family name.”可知，B 项错误；根据第四段第二句“For example, if a child is born on October 1st—the Chinese National Day, parents may name the child ‘Guoqing’ meaning the National Day.”可推知，出生在十月一日国庆节的孩子有可能被父母取名“建国”，C 项错误；根据文章最后一句“... you can know something about him/her and his/her family.”可知，D 项错误。
4. B 提示:主旨大意题。根据第一段第一句“Do you know how Chinese people get their names?”可知，文章主要介绍中国人如何获得他们的名字。
长难句分析
If a child is born on a special and good day, parents will give the child a first name that has something to do with the day.
译文:如果孩子出生在一个特殊的好日子，父母就会给孩子取一个与这一天相关的名字。
分析:本句是主从复合句。
主句:parents will give the child a first name that has something to do with the day，其中包含了一个定语从句 that has something to do with the day 修饰先行词 a first name。
状语从句:If a child is born on a special and good day。
解析
【分析】
本题为关于中国姓名文化的阅读理解题，包含细节理解题和主旨大意题。解题思路：1. 先读题干，明确问题指向（如问名、原因、正确选项、主旨）；2. 带着问题回原文定位对应段落或句子；3. 对比选项与原文信息，排除干扰项，确定正确答案。
【解析】
1. 题干问Xu Mingyue的名（first name）。根据原文第二段“family name is also called last name”，可知Xu是姓（family name），Mingyue是名（first name），Lucy是英文名，故选B。
2. 题干问父母给男女取不同名字的原因。根据原文第三段第一句“Usually the first names for girls are different from the first names for boys because parents have different hopes for the girls and boys”，可知原因是父母对男女有不同期望，故选D。
3. 题干选正确选项：A项对应第二段“Usually the child’s family name is the same as the father’s family name. But some parents will let their child use the mother’s family name”，可知孩子可随父或母姓，正确；B项与第二段“parents or grandparents give their child or grandchild the first name”矛盾，错误；C项根据第四段，“Guoqing”与国庆（10月1日）相关，2008年与国庆无关，错误；D项与最后一句“you can know something about him/her”矛盾，错误，故选A。
4. 题干问文章主旨。根据第一段第一句“Do you know how Chinese people get their names?”及全文内容，文章主要介绍中国人如何取名，故选B。
【答案】
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题围绕中国姓名文化展开，侧重考查学生对原文细节的查找能力和主旨归纳能力，干扰项多为与原文细节不符的表述，需学生仔细比对原文信息，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
本题为关于中国姓名文化的阅读理解题，包含细节理解题和主旨大意题。解题思路：1. 先读题干，明确问题指向（如问名、原因、正确选项、主旨）；2. 带着问题回原文定位对应段落或句子；3. 对比选项与原文信息，排除干扰项，确定正确答案。
【解析】
1. 题干问Xu Mingyue的名（first name）。根据原文第二段“family name is also called last name”，可知Xu是姓（family name），Mingyue是名（first name），Lucy是英文名，故选B。
2. 题干问父母给男女取不同名字的原因。根据原文第三段第一句“Usually the first names for girls are different from the first names for boys because parents have different hopes for the girls and boys”，可知原因是父母对男女有不同期望，故选D。
3. 题干选正确选项：A项对应第二段“Usually the child’s family name is the same as the father’s family name. But some parents will let their child use the mother’s family name”，可知孩子可随父或母姓，正确；B项与第二段“parents or grandparents give their child or grandchild the first name”矛盾，错误；C项根据第四段，“Guoqing”与国庆（10月1日）相关，2008年与国庆无关，错误；D项与最后一句“you can know something about him/her”矛盾，错误，故选A。
4. 题干问文章主旨。根据第一段第一句“Do you know how Chinese people get their names?”及全文内容，文章主要介绍中国人如何取名，故选B。
【答案】
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.B
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本题围绕中国姓名文化展开，侧重考查学生对原文细节的查找能力和主旨归纳能力，干扰项多为与原文细节不符的表述，需学生仔细比对原文信息，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7
