Question

Baby Showers and Babies’ Names

When the news of the expected baby is known, someone may plan to give a baby shower. Although this type of shower is held ____1.____ often than it used to be, it is a happy time.

There should be only one baby shower, not several, and it should not be planned _____2.___ one month before the expected date. Traditionally the baby shower was held by close ____3.____ and relatives at lunch or during the afternoon on a weekday. __4._____ so many women work today, more and more showers are on weekends. Usually they are held only for the __5.____ baby.

When a baby shower is held, guests always bring gifts with them. Gifts do not need to be expensive, but should be ___6._____ useful. If people give a friend a nice baby shower gift, they do not have to send ___7.___ gift at the time of the baby’s birth.

Besides a baby shower, choosing a baby’s name is also very important. Usually long before the baby is born, its name has been ____8._____, argued over, changed, argued over again, and finally agreed ___9.___. For Americans, naming a boy after his father or a girl after her mother is an honorable thing. Of course,the boy or the girl also ___10.____ a nickname that is different from the parents’. Giving the child a different middle name can help to avoid this problem, too.

 

Answer 1

1.less

2.until

3.friends

4.Since

5.first

6.truly

7.another

8.chosen

9.upon

10.has

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲了在婴儿出生前举行婴儿派对和给孩子取名的一些事情。

1.尽管这种派对不喜爱那个过去那么经常，但是它是一个高兴的时刻。空后面有than，此处需要比较级，故填less。

2.应该只有一个婴儿派对，而不是几个，它应该在婴儿出生前一个月才计划举办的。not…until直到……才……，故填until。

3.根据空后面是relatives，可推知前面应该是亲密的朋友，故填friends。

4.由于今天更多的妇女在工作，因此越来越多的派对被安排在周末举办。故填Since。

5.根据空前面有定冠词the，可知此处应填序数词，故填first。

6.句意：礼物不必是昂贵的，但是应该是真正有用的。此处需要一个副词来修饰形容词useful。故填truly。

7.如果人们送给朋友婴儿派对礼物，在孩子出生时就不必再送另一个礼物。故填another。

8.通常在孩子出生前，名字已经被选择了，通过再争论、改变，又一遍遍地争论，最后达成一致。此句是被动语态，故填chosen。

9.根据10.……取得一致意见，故填upon。

11.the boy or the girl名词单数做主语，故填has。

考点：考查词汇运用。