中考英语阅读理解18

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■Pre-reading

Thinkaboutthefollowingquestions.

1.Doesyournamehaveanymeaning?Ifso,whatdoesitmean?

2.Howdidyourparentschooseyourname?

3.Whataresomeunusualnamesyou'veheard?

VocabularyPreview

Writetheletterofthewordorphrasewiththesamemeaningastheunderlinedword.

A.normally;usuallyE.specific;individual

B.oppositeF.orders;determines

C.comesfrom;resultsfromG.affects

D.showsH.relativesfromlongago

1.Hischoiceofnameisbasedontradition.

2.MyfamilyinfluenceshowIact.

3.Typically,Canadianfamilieshavetwochildren.

4.EventhoughIamfromAmerica,myancestorswerefromEurope.

5•Eachfamilyhasitsownparticularwayofdoingthings.

6.incontrasttoThailand,Norwayisalmostalwayscold.

7.Thepresidentdictatestherulesatourcompany.

8.Herwayofdressingreflectsheroutgoingcharacter.

ReadingComprehension阅读文章

Thenamingofachildisamomentousdecisionforanyfamily.Sohowdoweendupwiththenameswe

have?Someparentsseemtochoosebasedsimplyonpersonalpreference.Inotherfamilies,grandparentsor

professionalname-makerscomeupwithachild'sname.Andinsomecases,thetimeofachild'sbirthinfluences

howthechild'snameisdetermined.Howdidourparentsdecidewhichmethodtouse?Intheend,itseemsto

dependontheculturewewerebornin.

InmanyEuropeancultures,namesaretypicallychosenbyparentsandmaybebasedonrelativesorancestors

withinaparticularfamily.Forexample,inItaly,childrenaretraditionallynamedaftertheirgrandparents.In

familieswithseveralchildren,theparentsgenerallyusethefather'sparents9namefirstandthenthemother's

parents9names.Similarly,somepeopleinEasternEuropenametheirchildrenafterrelativeswhohavedied.This

practiceisseenasameanstoprotectthechildfromtheAngelofDeath.

TraditionallyinsomeAsiancountries,however,parentsdonotchoosethenameofachild.Instead,the

child'sgrandfatherorafortune-tellerchoosesthename.Andincontrasttothetraditionofnamingchildrenafter

relatives,thechild'snameischosentoinfluencethechild'scharacter.Forexample,namesmaybebasedona

connectiontocertainelementsinnature,likefire,water,earth,wood,ormetal.Orthenamemightincludea

writtencharactermeaningbeauty,strength,orkindness.

IncertainAfricancultures,whenachildisbornplaysalargepartindeterminingthechild'sname.InGhana,

thedayachildisborndeterminesthechild'snameinAkanculture.Buteachdayhasdifferentnamesforboysand

girls.Forinstance,aboybornonFridayisnamedKofi,whereasagirlbornonthesamedayisnamedAfua.Both

KofiandAfuaarenamesmeaning“wanderer"or"explorer"，sochildrenwiththesenamesareseenastravelers.

Nomatterwherethenamecomesfrom,achild'snameisthefirstgiftinlife.Whetheritischosenaccording

topreferenceordictatedbytradition,thenamereflectssomethingaboutachild'sculture.Forthatreason,all

namesshouldbetreasuredandrespected.

■chooseihebestanswer.______________________________________________________

1.Whatisthemainideaofthisreading?

A.Hownamesreflectaperson'sculture

B.HowAsianpeoplenametheirchildren

C.Someoldtraditionsinchoosingnames

D.ChoosingnamesinItalianculture

2.Inwhichculturearechildrenmostlikelynamedaftertheirgrandparents?

A.ItalianB.Japanese

C.MexicanD.Akan

3.Inwhichculturedograndparentsmostlikelychoosethechild'sname?

A.ItalianB.Eastem-European

C.AmericanD.Chinese

4.InChina,whatshouldnamesrelateto?

A.Achild'sancestors

B.Achidrsbirthdate

C.Achild'sbirthelement

D.AchildJspersonality

5.WhichistrueinAkancultureifatwinbrotherandsisterarebornonFriday?

A.Theywillhavedifferentnames.

B.Theywillhavetotraveltoadifferentcity.

C.TheywillbothbenamedAfua.

D.TheywillbothbenamedKofi.

〔IdiomaticExpressions.

Findtheseidiomsinthereading.

playalargeparttobeareasonforororganizeofsomething起了很大作用

Heplayedalargepartinthesuccessoftheconference,

Comeupwithtodiscover;toproduce发现；想出

Ittookalongtimeandalotofwork,butwecameupwithasolution,

Benamedaftertohavethesamenameas用…的名字

Hercatisnamedafterherfavoritesinger.

Fillintheblanks.Useeachoftheaboveidiomsonce.Changetheformofthewordsif

needed.

1.Culturaltraditionsinhowweact.

2.Johnhisuncle.

3.Howdidyouthoseresults?

・Summary____________________________________________

Fillintheblankswiththecorrectwords.

Basedconnectedtraditionsancestorsparticularreflect

Therearemanydifferentwaysofnamingchildren.Butmostof

thesewaysseemto1.ourculturesandtraditions.Forexample,

childrenfromEuropeanculturestendtobenamedafterfamily

2..Incontrast,childrenfromAsianculturesareoftengive

names3.tonatureorpersonalcharacteristics.Finally,some

culturesinAfricanametheirchildren4.onthedayoftheweek

theyarebom.Inallcases,reflectssomethingabout

thatfamily's6.andshouldberespected.

Discussion

Discussthefollowingquestions.

X.Whichmethodofnamingdoyoulikebest?Why?

2.Doyouknowanyotherculturaltraditionsinnaming?Whatarethey?

3.Howwillyouchooseyourchildren\names?

■Writing

Writeyourownshortparagraphbyansweringthequestionsbelow.

MyName

Example

//G)Whatisyourfirstname?

MyfirstnameisAndrea.Itmeans

(2)Whatdoesitmean?

“womanly”.Mymothergavememy

(3)Whogaveyouyourname?

name.Shegavemethisnamebecause

(4)Whydidthatpersongiveyouthis

itwassimilartomyfather'sname.I

name?

amgladtohavethisname.

(5)Howdoyoufeelaboutyourname?

VJ

VocabularyReview

A.Choosethebestwordtofillintheblank.

1.Shelikesonlyone______flavoroficecream.

A.particularB.typicalC.generalD.mobile

2.Theheadresearchermust_______theideabeforewegoaheadwiththeexperiment.

A.dictateB.approveC.baseD.contrast

3.Ialwaysvisit_______atChristmas.

A.ancestorsB.culturesC.traditionsD.relatives

4.Culturaltraditionsoften_____howweactduringspecialholidays.

A.baseB.dictateC.allowD.approve

5.totraditi