Question

【题目】阅读短文,然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词。

added wonder either something also from times back tall

Did you ever think about how people got their surnames (family names)? Did you ever 【1】 who was the first person to have your surname?

Many modern British surnames go 【2】 to the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons who ruled England for 300 years, until 1066 AD. During those【3】 , people just had one name. To tell each person apart, the Anglo-Saxons added 【4】 the place a person came from or the job they did to their first name. For example, a lady called Agatha 【5】 the town of Blackburn could be called Agatha Blackburn.

The Vikings, on the other hand, 【6】 the name of a person’s father or mother. So Erik Jonsson was the son of a man named Jon. Many Viking men 【7】 had nicknames (绰号). These used to mean the opposite of what the person was actually like. For example, John Short could be a very 【8】 man, or Erik Wise could be a man who was not very clever!

So, next time someone tells you their surname, stop and think for a minute. It might tell you 【9】 about their ancestors(祖先) from centuries ago!

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】wonder

【2】back

【3】times

【4】either

【5】from

【6】added

【7】also

【8】tall

【9】something

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了姓的由来。许多现代英国人的姓可以追溯到公元前曾统治英国三百年的纳维亚人和盎格鲁-撒克逊人。为了把人们区分开，盎格鲁-撒克逊人把一个人的出生地或所做的工作加在这个人的名字里；而纳维亚人把一个人的父亲或母亲的名字加入名字里，而且许多人用名字里的反义词作为绰号。因此，下一次你得到一个人的姓时，停下来想一想，或许从中可以知道几世纪前他们祖先的一些信息。

【1】wonder 句意：你曾经想知道谁是第一个拥有你的姓的人吗？根据前句：Did you ever think about how people got their surnames (family names)?你曾经考虑过人们怎样得到他们的姓的吗？可以推测出后句问“你是否想知道你的姓谁第一个用”，故填：wonder。

【2】back句意：许多现在英国人的姓可以回到曾经统治英国的纳维亚人和盎格鲁-撒克逊人。由后句：until 1066 AD。可知讲述的是以前的事，回到……：go back to，故填：back。

【3】times句意：在那个时代，人们只有一个名字。从句可以推测出本空填“时代”：times.

【4】either句意：盎格鲁-撒克逊人或者把人的出生地或是他做的工作加在他的名字里。由or可以推测出“either…or…”，故填：either。

【5】from句意：比如，一个来自Blackburn镇的女士Agatha可以被叫为Agatha Blackburn.根据上句意思：可以把一个人的出生地或所做的工作加入名字里，本句指地点，故可以推测出填介词from.

【6】added句意：在另一方面，加一个人的父亲或母亲的名字。由后句:So Erik Jonsson was the son of a man named Jon.可知是把父亲的名字加到了儿子的名字里,故填:added.

【7】also句意：许多纳维亚人也有绰号.前面讲了“有名字”、“有姓”，故这里说“也”有绰号。用于句中的也：also。

【8】tall句意：比如说，John Short可能是一个很高的人。根据前句：These used to mean the opposite of what the person was actually like.这些过去曾是这个人实际情况相反的意思，short与tall含义相反，故填：tall。

【9】something句意：它可能告诉你几世纪前他们的祖先的一些信息。根据短文，姓名的来源有一些特点，故从姓上可以知道祖先的一些信息，故填：something.