补充文档：Names（全国一等奖）

Unit1Names补充文档（GettingReady&Reading重点知识练习）基础落实Ⅰ.课文理解1.Whichofthefollowingthingsofapersondoesn’toftenchange?A.Hair. B.Beard.C.Clothes. D.Name.2.Tommaybea________.A.lastname B.firstnameC.familyname D.surname3.Girls’namesdon’tmean________.A.lucky B.prettyC.happy D.loving4.Itbecameharderandhardertotellpeopleapartbecause________.A.peoplehadnofirstnamesB.peoplehadlastnamesC.theregottobemoreandmorepeopleintheworldD.peoplewerenotcleverenough5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnotcorrect?A.TomKingcookmaybeacookforaking.B.Blacksmithmayworkwithsilver.C.JacksonmaybethesonofJack.D.JamesHillmightliveonahill.Ⅱ.课文缩写What’sinaName?Peoplearealwayschanging,whilepeople’snamesthesame.Anamesometimessayssomethingabouttheonewhosenameitis.Girls’namesoftenwordsmeaning“pretty”,“happy”,“loving”.Boys’namesareoftenborrowedfromwordsmeaning“strong”,“brave”,“lucky”.However,withoutalastnametoafirstname,it’sdifficulttotellwho’swho.Inthepastpeoplehadonlyonename.moreandmorepeopleintheworld,itbecamehardertotellthemapart.Sopeoplebeganlastnamesforthemselves.Sometimesamanwouldchoosealastnamethekindofworkhedid.Sometimesamanhislastnamefromhisfather’sfirstname,andoftenamangothislastnamefromtheplacehelived.Sometimesbecomelastnames.Forexample,amanwithredhairmightbecalledTomRed.能力提升阅读理解ADatesandnamesarethesticksandstonesoverwhichthecurrents(水流)ofhistoryflow.Buttryingtorememberallthoseimportantfactscanbedifficultandboring.Readingandmemorizingfactsmightnotbemuchfun.Butifyouknewthatitcouldhelpyougetajobasatouristguide,youmightthinkdifferently.NowstudentsatahighschoolinSidon,anancientcityinLebanon(黎巴嫩)intheMiddleEast,aredoingjustthat.TheSidon­based,Al­Imanhighschoolhasbeguntrainingstudentsastouristguidesatthecity’shistoricalandreligioussites.Asapartofthetraining,onDecember26,agroupofstudentsweretakenforavisittothecity’sSeaCastle.Theylistenedtoexplanationsaboutthefortress’(堡垒)history,includingitsorigin,thewayitwasbuiltandthewarsithasseen.“Itisgoodformetolearnabouthistoryonthespot.Wehavelearntmuchmorethanwecouldbyjustreadingthehistorytextbooks,”saidoneofthestudents,HussamRawas.“Iamreallyproudofbeingabletoexplainthingstoforeigntourists.”Upto250studentshavebeenselectedtotakeayear’sspecialtrainingcoursebyaprofessionalteacher.Afterthat,someofthestudentsmayhavethechancetobecomeprofessionaltouristguides.Theprincipaloftheschool,KamelKazbar,saidhecameupwiththeideaafterhewassurprisedbythepoorqualityoftheguidesinthecity.“MostLebanese,”hesaid,“ignorethehistoryofthecityofSidon.”Kazbardescribedtheplanasanextra­curricularactivitythataimedathighlightingtheimportanceofSidon’slegacyofhistoricalsites.“Thisisapioneeringproject,whichwillbegoodforthestudents,thecityandtourists.”Thecitygovernmentanditsreligiousauthoritiesalsowelcomedtheidea.1.What’sthemainsubjectofthepassage?A.Aprojectfortrainingstudents.B.Sidon’slegacyofhistoricalsites.C.Goodtouristguidesingreatdemand.D.Anewinterestingwaytostudyhistory.2.Thefirstsentenceinthepassagemeansthat________.A.historymakesnamesanddatesB.namesanddatesareimportanttohistoryC.historyismadeupofnamesanddatesD.it’sdifficulttomemorizenamesanddates3.TheheadofAl­Imanhighschoolthoughtoftheideatotrainstudentsastouristguidesbecause________.A.somestudentswantedtodothisjobB.manystudentsfoundtheirhistorylessonsboringC.hethoughtthecity’stouristguideswerenogoodD.thestudentsshouldknowmoreabouttheimportanceoflocalhistory4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Thestudentslearnteverythingtheyneedtoknowfromtheirbooks.B.Itwouldtakethestudentsoverayeartofinishtraining.C.Thetrainingwascarriedoutwhenotherstudentshadclasses.D.Thelocalgovernmentthoughthighlyoftheplan.BRememberingnamesisanimportantsocialskill.Herearesomewaystomasterit.Reciteandrepeatinconversation.Whenyouhearaperson’sname,repeatit.Immediatelysayittoyourselfseveraltimeswithoutmovingyourlips.Youcouldalsorepeatthenameinawaythatdoesnotsoundforcedorartificial.Asktheotherpersontoreciteandrepeat.Youcanletotherpeoplehelpyouremembertheirnames.Afteryou’vebeenintroducedtosomeone,askthatpersontospellthenameandpronounceitcorrectlyforyou.Mostpeoplewillbepleasedbytheeffortyou’remakingtolearntheirnames.Admityoudon’tknow.Admittingthatyoucan’tremembersomeone’snamecanactuallymakepeoplerelaxed.Mostofthemwillfeelsympathyifyousay,“I’mworkingtoremembernamesbetter.Yoursisrightonthetipofmytongue.Whatisitagain?”Useassociations.Linkeachpersonyoumeetwithonethingyoufindinterestingorunusual.Forexample,youcouldmakeamentalnote:“VickiCheng—tall,blackhair”.Toreinforce(加强)yourassociations,writethemonasmallcardassoonaspossible.Limitthenumberofnewnamesyoulearnatonetime.Whenmeetingagroupofpeople,concentrateonrememberingjusttwoorthreenames.Freeyourselffromrememberingeveryone.Fewofthepeopleinmassintroductionsexpectyoutoremembertheirnames.Anotherwayistolimityourselftolearningjustfirstnames.Lastnamescancomelater.Goearly.Considergoingearlytoconferences,partiesandclasses.Sometimesjustafewpeopleshowupontime.That’sfewernamesforyoutoremember.Andasmorepeoplearrive,youcanhearthembeingintroducedtoothers—anautomaticreviewforyou.5.Howwillmostpeoplefeelwhenyoutryhardtoremembertheirnames?A.Theywill