Mr. James, aged sixty-three, of Brittania Road, Sheffield, was held prisoner five days without food or water when his thirty-year-old bed fell in, plunging (使陷入) him among the springs (弹 簧) . Neighbors, who found he had not left home since last Wednesday, called the policemen.
Mr. James was set free by ambulance men(救护人员)and taken to the Royal Hospital, Sheffield, given a medical examination and a good meal and allowed to return home.
He said yesterday, “I went to bed to listen to the football match on the radio last Wednesday and fell asleep. When I woke up I was down among the springs. I kept struggling to get free but the springs were too strong for me. I don't know what I would have done if the police hadn't come because I was getting weak.”
1．Mr. James was ________ .
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2．He bought a new bed ________ .
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3．Sheffield is the name of a ________ .
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4．Mr. James was saved by ________ .
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5．Mr. James nearly died because ________ .
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A．he couldn't get away from the bed springs
B．he fell asleep while listening to the radio
C．he was too old to get up
D．his bed springs were too strong
科目：初中英语 来源：三点一测丛书八年级英语(下) 题型：050
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Everybody in the world has one name at least. And to each person his name is important because it is his own.
Remember how you don't like it very much if people can't remember your name, or pronounce it wrong? Remember how you like to see it printed in the newspaper or even on the blackboard at school? That's because it is your own and only you can have it.
Of course, names aren't important in themselves. There are no “good” names or “bad” names. But they are useful in our life. You don't have to go around shouting! “Hey, You!” or “Hello, girl with the red hair.” Or “Thank you, man who lives at the end of the street.” Wouldn't it be foolish?
A person's name means something. For example, John or Nathan means, “present”. James or Jacob means “he follows after”. Frank means “free”. Charles has “strong” in meaning. Thomas is a word for “twin”. Girls' names mean something, too. Mary or Miriam means “star of the sea”. Helen means “light”. Rebecca, “very beautiful”. Rhoda is a “nose”.
Now first names are all we need when we're at home, for it isn't very often that two brothers have the same first name. But it's different when you go out to play, sisters or two go to school. You may have a lot of Johns and Davids and Sues. You could get all mixed up and not know who was who. That's why last names started. And last names are really nicknames.
It happened like this：there was a certain Richard. Since his father's name was James, he was called “Richard, son of James.” And later it was just Richard Jameson.
The place where they lived gave some people their last names. For example, Mr. Short was talking about Joseph.
“Which Joseph?” someone might ask.
“Why, the Joseph who lives in the field.”
And right then that Joseph had a last name：Joseph Field. You can think of many more last names that started that way.
1．You like your name ________.
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A．because people can't remember it
B．because it is important
C．when others give the wrong pronunciation
D．when it is printed in the newspaper or written on the blackboard
2．Names are ________.
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A．important in themselves
B．useful in our life
C．good or bad
D．foolish
3．Sometimes a person's name means something, for example, ________.
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A．John is “strong”
B．Mary means “star of the sea”
C．Charles is “present”
D．Helen is a word of “happiness”
4．Last names started because ________.
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A．two brothers or two sisters have the same first name
B．you often go out to play or go to school
C．if you aren't at home, you may meet a lot of Johns, Davids or Sues
D．you don't know everybody outside
5．How does a last name come from?
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A．The Joseph lives in the field. He is called Joseph Field.
B．His father is called Jame so his son becomes Jameson.
C．The place where Mr. Short lives often gives people the same name.
D．People like to give others nicknames.
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