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16．MANHATTAN，Venice，Paris …（36）D？You can not only visit them in the US，Italy and France，but also see them as the names of roads，buildings and housing estates （住宅小区） in China's different cities．
（37）A，these names won't last for long．The Chinese government has started to survey and change"exaggerated （夸张的），foreign，strange"place names．According to Civil Affairs Minister Li Liguo，the name changing will be finished by June next year，and the Chinese government has called for new names that stand for China's culture，history and traditions．
（38）E，according to the Chinese government．New names have been used in an effort to present a modern and international lifestyle and to interest more tourists，according to People's Daily．One well-known example is Zhangjiajie in Hunan province．In 2010，it changed the name of one of its peaks （山峰） from One Pillar in the South （南天一柱） to Hallelujah Mountain，a place in the famous film Avatar （《阿凡达》）．
（39）G，but also misleads people，said Zhu Lijia，a professor at the National School of Administration．For example，some cities have more than one road named"Manhattan"or"Venice"，and people sometimes get confused and go to the wrong place．Besides，exaggeration in names is common．A place called"Vienna woods"may only have a few trees，and"Venice water town"may just have a small pond，said Li．
（40）F，according to Li，but these changes shouldn't cause new troubles for people．Thus，some widely known names could be kept，and the name changes will be carried out gradually．

A．However
B．As a result
C．Do these places sound familiar to you
D．Have you ever heard of them
E．During the past 30 years，about 60，000 names of towns and 400，000 names of villages in China have been lost
F．It's necessary to clean up non-standard names
G．Overuse of foreign place names not only"cuts Chinese people off from their history and culture"

Answer 1

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了中国出现了许多与外国著名地名相同的地名，过度使用外国地名不仅"让中国人脱离历史和文化，还误导人，政府会采取措施清理不规范的名称．

解答 36．D．推理判断题．根据后文You can not only visit them in the US，Italy and France，but also see them as the names of roads，buildings and housing estates （住宅小区） in China's different cities可知前文为你听说过他们吗？故选D．
37．A．推理判断题．根据后文these names won't last for long．The Chinese government has started to survey and change"exaggerated （夸张的），foreign，strange"place names可知表示转折，这些名字的存在不会持续很长时间；故选A．
38．E．推理判断题．根据后文according to the Chinese government．New names have been used in an effort to present a modern and international lifestyle and to interest more tourists可知应该描写问题的现状，在过去的30年中，约60000的城镇的名字，400000个村庄的名字已经消失了；故选E．
39．G．推理判断题．根据后文but also misleads people可知描述问题的缺点，过度使用外国地名不仅"让中国人脱离历史和文化，还误导人；故选G．
40．F．推理判断题．根据后文Thus，some widely known names could be kept，and the name changes will be carried out gradually可知政府会采取措施清理不规范的名称；故选F．

点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读，和完形填空很类似，不同的是一个选词，一个选句子．解题时，要注意上下文语境，充分考虑信息词（选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词），选出最符合语境的句子．