Olivia and Jack are the most popular names in Britain for babies born in 2008, according to a survey made by the website Bounty. Jack has been top for 14 years since it took over from Thomas.
Grace — made famous by the Hollywood star Grace Kelly — slipped back into third place behind Ruby, the name of singer Charlotte Church’s daughter.
Summer climbed 28 places from 44th to 16th. Ava — the name of singer Myleene Klass’s daughter — also leapt 15 places to 19th.
The troubles of the singer Amy Winehouse perhaps had an effect on the popularity of the name. It dropped three places to 23rd. Rebecca is also on the wane(变弱), ranking 48th. So is Courtney, which ranked 88th.
Theo, obviously inspired by England’s teenage football hero Theo Walcott, is among the biggest climbers in the boy’s list, rising from 70th to 58th.
An employee of Bounty said, “Baby names have witnessed the biggest changes over the last decade as parents are increasingly influenced by celebrities. The Bounty baby name poll also shows parents are continuing to be creative and inspirational about the names they choose for their children. Some parents want a name that’s totally unique, and names such as Zebedee, Selim and Zenon are now emerging and growing in popularity. Others are simply breaking with convention and becoming bolder in their choice of names.”
“While politicians’ names may be growing in popularity in America, British politicians don’t influence our choice of names in the UK. Traditional royal names continue to be supreme(最高的) in the boys’ top 100,” The employee said.
【小题1】Which of the following girl names ranks the second?
A.Grace. | B.Ruby. | C.Kelly. | D.Charlotte. |
A.stars | B.parents | C.media | D.politicians |
A.Unique names. | B.Creative names. |
C.Famous people’s names. | D.Traditional royal names. |
A.Thomas was the first in boy names in 1994 |
B.Summer ranked 28th in the girls’ list in 2007 |
C.Rebecca might be 50th in the girls’ list in 2007 |
D.Courtney climbed in the boy’s list in 2008 compared with 2007 |
科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:阅读理解
My wife and I bought a secondhand car for our tour. During our two months on the road, Lucy and I had a really 36 experience with a good, honest garage and some helpful 37 .
We were driving west on Highway 101 when our "check engine" light came on. We limped of (拐入) a (n ) 38 into Las Cruces. We had a real car 39 . Lucy pulled the car into a local garage. By this time the car was 40 so badly that it was shaking all over. This was the 41 _ time to arrive at a garage--late Friday afternoon. Service adviser Olivia was busy 42 paper work and customers as we explained our problems. 43 there were already “ten cars behind”, he told us to 44 the car into the garage.
Evelyn, who we later 45 was one of the top motor technicians, took 46 of our car repairing. He and Olivia and some other repairmen stayed several hours after closing, 47_ the car.
Early the next morning (the shop was 48 closed on Saturdays) , Evelyn finally located the problem and fixed it easily within only 49 .
Later Olivia pointed out to us that it was our 50 that helped. " You didn't come into the place demanding this or that. You showed an 51 of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon. Customer's attitude 52 a lot. He was right in some way, customers should show politeness and understanding to people who 53 them. Even if people were extremely busy, they found way to 54 try and help when they are met with politeness.
The pleasant experience I had shows that 55 for other people can always help.
A. bad | B. pleasant | C. wonderful | D. terrible |
A. policemen | B. firemen | C. workmen | D. repairmen |
A. exit | B. turning | C. crossing | D. entrance |
A. difficulty | B. examination | C. trouble | D. disaster |
A. destroyed | B. damaged | C. harmed | D. injured |
A. highest | B. easiest | C. luckiest | D. worst |
A. at | B. on | C. with | D. by |
A. As | B. For | C. Even | D. Although |
A. pull | B. push | C. make | D. get |
A. learned | B. understood | C. recognized | D. thought |
A. care | B. control | C. charge | D. pride |
A. building | B. examining | C. repairing | D. driving |
A. officially | B. completely | C. really | D. mainly |
A. days | B. hours | C. months | D. minutes |
A. cleverness | B. attitude | C. kindness | D. appreciation |
A. understanding | Bmisunderstanding | C. appreciation | D. awareness |
A. calls | B. tries | C. decides | D. means |
A. comfort | B. protect | C. serve | D. rescue |
A. at least | B. at last | C. above all | D. at most |
A. kindness | B. respect | C. patience | D. mercy |
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My wife and I bought a secondhand car for our tour. During our two months on the road, Lucy and I had a really 36 experience with a good, honest garage and some helpful 37 .
We were driving west on Highway 101 when our "check engine" light came on. We limped of (拐入) a (n ) 38 into Las Cruces. We had a real car 39 . Lucy pulled the car into a local garage. By this time the car was 40 so badly that it was shaking all over. This was the 41 _ time to arrive at a garage--late Friday afternoon. Service adviser Olivia was busy 42 paper work and customers as we explained our problems. 43 there were already “ten cars behind”, he told us to 44 the car into the garage.
Evelyn, who we later 45 was one of the top motor technicians, took 46 of our car repairing. He and Olivia and some other repairmen stayed several hours after closing, 47_ the car.
Early the next morning (the shop was 48 closed on Saturdays) , Evelyn finally located the problem and fixed it easily within only 49 .
Later Olivia pointed out to us that it was our 50 that helped. " You didn't come into the place demanding this or that. You showed an 51 of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon. Customer's attitude 52 a lot. He was right in some way, customers should show politeness and understanding to people who 53 them. Even if people were extremely busy, they found way to 54 try and help when they are met with politeness.
The pleasant experience I had shows that 55 for other people can always help.
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Olivia and Jack are the most popular names in Britain for babies born in 2008, according to a survey made by the website Bounty. Jack has been top for 14 years since it took over from Thomas.
Grace — made famous by the Hollywood star Grace Kelly — slipped back into third place behind Ruby, the name of singer Charlotte Church’s daughter.
Summer climbed 28 places from 44th to 16th. Ava — the name of singer Myleene Klass’s daughter — also leapt 15 places to 19th.
The troubles of the singer Amy Winehouse perhaps had an effect on the popularity of the name. It dropped three places to 23rd. Rebecca is also on the wane(变弱), ranking 48th. So is Courtney, which ranked 88th.
Theo, obviously inspired by England’s teenage football hero Theo Walcott, is among the biggest climbers in the boy’s list, rising from 70th to 58th.
An employee of Bounty said, “Baby names have witnessed the biggest changes over the last decade as parents are increasingly influenced by celebrities. The Bounty baby name poll also shows parents are continuing to be creative and inspirational about the names they choose for their children. Some parents want a name that’s totally unique, and names such as Zebedee, Selim and Zenon are now emerging and growing in popularity. Others are simply breaking with convention and becoming bolder in their choice of names.”
“While politicians’ names may be growing in popularity in America, British politicians don’t influence our choice of names in the UK. Traditional royal names continue to be supreme(最高的) in the boys’ top 100,” The employee said.
1.Which of the following girl names ranks the second?
A.Grace. |
B.Ruby. |
C.Kelly. |
D.Charlotte. |
2.Baby names changed a lot mainly because of the influence of ______.
A.stars |
B.parents |
C.media |
D.politicians |
3.What kind of names covers the most in the top 100 boys’ names?
A.Unique names. |
B.Creative names. |
C.Famous people’s names. |
D.Traditional royal names. |
4.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.
A.Thomas was the first in boy names in 1994 |
B.Summer ranked 28th in the girls’ list in 2007 |
C.Rebecca might be 50th in the girls’ list in 2007 |
D.Courtney climbed in the boy’s list in 2008 compared with 2007 |
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年四川省高一上学期10月月考英语卷 题型:完型填空
My wife and I bought a secondhand car for our tour. During our two months on the road, Lucy and I had a really 36 experience with a good, honest garage and some helpful 37 .
We were driving west on Highway 101 when our "check engine" light came on. We limped of (拐入) a (n ) 38 into Las Cruces. We had a real car 39 . Lucy pulled the car into a local garage. By this time the car was 40 so badly that it was shaking all over. This was the 41 _ time to arrive at a garage--late Friday afternoon. Service adviser Olivia was busy 42 paper work and customers as we explained our problems. 43 there were already “ten cars behind”, he told us to 44 the car into the garage.
Evelyn, who we later 45 was one of the top motor technicians, took 46 of our car repairing. He and Olivia and some other repairmen stayed several hours after closing, 47_ the car.
Early the next morning (the shop was 48 closed on Saturdays) , Evelyn finally located the problem and fixed it easily within only 49 .
Later Olivia pointed out to us that it was our 50 that helped. " You didn't come into the place demanding this or that. You showed an 51 of our problems on a busy Friday afternoon. Customer's attitude 52 a lot. He was right in some way, customers should show politeness and understanding to people who 53 them. Even if people were extremely busy, they found way to 54 try and help when they are met with politeness.
The pleasant experience I had shows that 55 for other people can always help.
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