Question

Your parents may have named you Tracy, Kyle, James or Keesha. But many of your friends c_1._ you by another name---a nickname(绰号)---something like Red, Little Lazy Cat or Big Guy.

Your real name was given to you when you were just a newborn b__2.__, before you developed your personality(性格), talents(才华) and looks. Because of this, your name actually is more loved by your p__3.__ than you. They may have named you after a relative, or a famous person, or even because they just l__4.__ the sound of the name.

But your nickname, the one your f__5.__ call you, probably comes from something s___6.__ about you. If you’re tall, people might call you Stilts(高跷). If you are c__7._, you may be called Brainiac(才智非凡的人) or Einstein. If you’re g___8.__ at basketball, you might get the name King of Basketball.

Nicknames like these, are a way of giving m___9.__ to a name and letting a name describe the person. The name Bill doesn’t really tell you anything about a person, b___10.___ if Bill is known as Flash, you can guess that he may be a fast runner.

 

Answer 1

1.call

2.baby

3.parents

4.like/love

5.friends

6.special

7.clever

8.good

9.meaning

10.but

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了一个人一出生就被爸妈起好了名字，但是由于他的爱好或特征也会被朋友们起绰号。

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9.名字的其意义的名称和描述，故填meaning。

10.并没有真正告诉你一个人的事，但如果比尔被称为闪光，你能猜出他可能是个跑得快的人。故填but表示转折。

考点：人生百味短文。