Question

【題目】 We all have a first name and a last name, or family name. But for many of us, it doesn't stop there. 【1】 They mostly come from our real names.

Some of them are obvious (明顯的): Tom is short for Thomas; Sam is short for Samuel. 【2】 Take the name William as an example. It can be shortened to Will, and also Bill. 【3】 During the Middle Ages, people liked to change letters to make names easier to pronounce. For example, a hard consonant (輔音) like Bis clearer than soft ones like W. Bill sounds much clearer than Will. Interestingly, the people of England even called King Wiliam III, who ruled in the 17th century, "King Billy".

Richard has also been a popular name in England for centuries. It was commonly shortened to Richand Rick to save time. 【4】 So Rick became Dick. This nickname became so popular that it included in an idiom. "Every Tom, Dick and Harry" means everybody!

【5】 England has had eight king Henrys. Yet most of them preferred to be called Harry. It is a tradition that continues today. The British Prince Harry's real name is Henry. I wonder if Harry Potter's real name is Henry.

A.We also have nicknames.

B.But how does Bill come from William?

C.The most popular name for English kings has been Henry.

D.Also, like the name William, people liked to make rhyming names.

E.Yet there are some nicknames whose origins are more mysterious.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】E

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

本文主要談?wù)摼b號(hào)的起源及人們最喜歡的綽號(hào)。

【1】

句意：我們也有綽號(hào)。

根據(jù)下文“它們大多來(lái)自我們的真名。”及下文（湯姆是托馬斯的縮寫；薩姆是塞繆爾的縮寫。）可知此句是“我們也有綽號(hào)�！惫蔬xA。

【2】

句意：然而，有些綽號(hào)的起源更為神秘。

根據(jù)下文“Some of them are obvious (明顯的): Tom is short for Thomas; Sam is short for Samuel.（其中有些是顯而易見(jiàn)的：湯姆是托馬斯的縮寫；薩姆是塞繆爾的縮寫。）”和下文“Take the name William as an example. It can be shortened to Will, and also Bill.（以威廉這個(gè)名字為例。它可以簡(jiǎn)稱為Will，也可以簡(jiǎn)稱為Bill。）”可知此句是“然而，有些綽號(hào)的起源更為神秘。”故選E。

【3】

句意：但是比爾是怎么從威廉那里來(lái)的呢？

根據(jù)上文“Take the name William as an example. It can be shortened to Will, and also Bill.（以威廉這個(gè)名字為例。它可以簡(jiǎn)稱為Will，也可以簡(jiǎn)稱為Bill。）”可知此句是“但是比爾是怎么從威廉那里來(lái)的呢？”故選B。

【4】

句意：而且，和威廉這個(gè)名字一樣，人們喜歡用押韻的名字。

根據(jù)下文“So Rick became Dick.（所以Rick變成了Dick。）”可知此句是“而且，和威廉這個(gè)名字一樣，人們喜歡用押韻的名字�！惫蔬xD。

【5】

句意：英國(guó)國(guó)王最流行的名字是亨利。

根據(jù)下文“England has had eight king Henrys.（英格蘭有八個(gè)亨利國(guó)王。）”可知此句是“英國(guó)國(guó)王最流行的名字是亨利�！惫蔬xC。