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?
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 choose the name of a well-known person． A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones．
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”．
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．
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．
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．
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 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．
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 O’Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell．
【小题1】Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover?

It was already late when we set out for the next town,      according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the     .

There we felt      that we would find a bed     the night. Darkness fell soon after we left the village, but luckily we met     as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that      the hills. As we climbed     , it became colder and rain began to fall,     it difficult at times to see the road. I asked John, my companion, to drive more     .

After we had traveled for about twenty miles, there was still no sign of the town which was     on the map. We were beginning to get     . Then without warning the car stopped. A quick     showed that we had run out of petrol. Although we had little food with us, we decided to     the night in the car.

Our meal was soon over. I tried to go to sleep at once,     John, who was a     sleeper, got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk      the hills. Soon he came back. From the top of the hill he had seen, in the valley below, the     of the town we were looking for. We at once unloaded all our luggage and with a great effort,    to push the car to the top of the hill. Then we went back to the luggage, loaded the car again and set off down the hill.      less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town, where we found a       quite easily.

1.A. which         B. it                        C. where                       D. that

2.A. rivers               B. hills        C. towns                        D. villages

3.A. surprised               B. afraid                C. pleased                     D. sure

4.A. at                      B. in                    C. through                     D. for

5.A. everybody             B. somebody          C. nobody                      D. anybody

6.A. got to                  B. arrived              C. led to                       D. belonged to

7.A. taller                   B. higher              C. lower                       D. faster

8.A. getting                 B. thinking              C. causing                      D. making

9.A. certainly               B. carefully             C. slowly                       D. surely

10.A. marked               B. set                  C. built               D. drawn

11.A. excited               B. worried             C. cold                        D. warm

12.A. attention             B. operation          C. examination       D. information

13.A. spend                B. live                 C. spare                       D. stay

14.A. since                 B. though             C. so                           D. but

15.A. quick                  B. fast                 C. poor              D. heavy

16.A. across                B. through             C. down                       D. up

17.A. lights                  B. map                C. bus                          D. situation

18.A. ought                 B. tried               C. succeeded                   D. managed

19.A. For                   B. In                   C. Since                        D. At

20.A. policeman            B. friend               C. hotel              D. cinema

Fear plays no part in this latest problem．“I’m not afraid I'll lose my children．I won't lose my children. We live together, and nothing, nothing,”she repeats, her voice rising when speaking to John's lawyer, “will stop me from being with my children. A law? Year, right. Don't disturb me when it comes to my children. You are never going to win. If John wants to see them, I cannot stop him. He's their father­­—I want them to see him! However, his visit in his present condition will disturb the children's stable (稳定的) life．”
John, who has spent much of his time in California recently, has only hired a house for himself in Pennsylvania, according to his lawyer. "If he'd like to stick to a regular life, I'd be more than happy to do that，" Jane says. "The best thing for any child of a divorced (离婚的) parent is a stable life. I want nothing more than for him to set up a stable life for himself, so that he can be part of making our children's lives more stable. "
While matters of money and care won't be settled for weeks, Jane hardly puts her life on hold. Last week the ABC network announced that Jane would return with her own show, Twist of Jane, in which she gives advice to other moms．Jane and her eight children will also return to ABC in a series  of  Jane Plus 8 specials showing them on various adventures．It’s a rest for Jane．who insists that she needs her new，busy life to provide for her family．“I have to lead such a life．and I’m thankful that I’ve built it to the top where now I can support my children．”she says．
And  whether a bellicose(好斗的)dance judge or a bellicose former wife，Jane plans to keep  0n facing attacks on her．  “Some people try to knock me down—only to make me more fierce，more protective，more determined to do better，”she says．“Go ahead，take me on．This will just make me stronger．”
1  According to Jane in the first paragraph，the low____________
A. can’t take her children away from her        B. can’t do anything with the case
C. will best settle the problem                D.  will disturb her children
2 . What does “to do that” refer to in the second paragraph?
A. To live with John．                    B．To hire a house for John．
C．To allow John to see the children         D．To ask John to set up a regular life.
3. What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph mean?
A．Jane’s life is very difficult．         B．Jane continues to live as usual．
C．Jane almost can’t control her lire      D．Jane works very hard to live a happy life．
4 . Which word can best describe Jane?
A. Proud．    B．Fierce．    C．Determined．     D．Independent

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?

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 choose the name of a well-known person． A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones．

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”．

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．

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．

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．

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 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．

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 O’Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell．

1.Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover?

2.According to the passage, the ancestors of the Potter family most probably _______．

3.Suppose an English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader, the baby might be named ________．

I grew up poor — living with six brothers, three sisters and my mother. We had little money, but plenty of love and   36  . I was happy and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was, he could still   37   a dream.
My dream was   38  . By the time I was sixteen, I could throw a ninety-mile-per-hour baseball and   39   anything that moved on the field. I was also   40  : my high school coach was John, who not only   41   me, but also taught me how to believe in myself. He   42   me the difference between having a dream and showing conviction (信念). One particular incident with coach John changed my life forever.
A friend   43   me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my pocket — money for a new bike, new clothes and the   44   of savings for a house for my mother. Then I realized I would have to   45   up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John, he was as   46   as I expected him to be. “You have your whole life to work,” he said, “Your   47   days are limited. You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head   48  , trying to think of the words that would   49   to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his   50   in me.
“Well,” he asked, “is $3.5 an hour the   51   of a dream?”
That simple question made   52   to me the difference between   53   something right now and having a goal. I devoted myself in sports that summer and   54   the year I was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball, and   55   a $ 20,000 contract（合同）. Later, I bought my mother the house of my dream!