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[1] Usually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. But there is one question that has millions of correct answers. That question is “What’s your name?” Everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is correct. Have you ever wondered about people’s names? Where do they come from? What do they mean?

[2] People’s first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used. Some parents ______________________. A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones.

[3] Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means “bright”; Beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; Donald means “world ruler”; Leonard means “as brave as a lion”.

[4] The earliest last names, or surnames, were taken from place names. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near a brook(小溪);someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest.

[5] Other early surnames came from people’s occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith, which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter — a person who owned or drove a cart; Potter —a person who made pots and pans.

[6] The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village. The Carpenter’s great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture.

[7] Sometimes people were known for the color of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John who was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer.

[8] Some family names were made by adding something to the father’s name. English-speaking people added –s or –son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family’s ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O’Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell.

1.What is the best title of the passage?  (Within 10 words)

                                       

2.Please fill in the blank in the 2nd paragraph with proper words to complete the sentence. 

  (Within 10 words.)

                                       

3.According to the passage, what job did the ancestors of the Potter family most probably do?

                                       

4.List two aspects that the surnames cover in the passage.

  1)             2)            

5.Translate the underlined sentence in the 7th paragraph into Chinese.

                                       

 

1.The origin and meaning(s) of names. (origin, meaning, names为中心词,前两个词各占0.5分,name占1分)

2. choose the name of a well-known person

3. They most probably made pots and pans.

4. 1) Places where people lived.  2) People’s occupations.

3) Talents that people possessed. (任选两个)

5. 有时人们因为他们头发的颜色或肤色,或者他们的高矮胖瘦或特殊的才能而为大家所熟知。

 

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