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    Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's new son will be named George Alexander Louis, the royal family says. A statement from William and Catherine's settlement  Kensington Palace said the baby, third in line to the throne(王位), would be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge.
    On Wednesday the royal couple took their son to Catherine's parents' house in Berkshire, following a half-hour visit by the Queen. All three names had been among the favourites listed by British bookmakers and the announcement was relatively quick by royal standards. It took a month for the name ofPrince Charles, the heir to the throne, to be announced, and a week for William, his eldest son.
    George has been the name of six British kings. The last, George VI, was the father of Queen Elizabeth II and reigned from 1936 to 1952. Alexandra, the female form of Alexander, is one of the Queen's middle names and was also the name of the Queen mate of King Edward VII at the start of the last century. Louis is one of William's middle names and was the given name of Prince Charles's tutor and great-uncle Louis Mountbatten, who was murdered by the IRA in 1979.
    The choice of name, relatively short by royal standards, does not necessarily mean the baby will eventually become King George VII. The Queen's father was named Albert, but chose to be crowned as George VI.
    "It's interesting that they chose to go with just three names," historian Suzannah Lipscomb told Sky News. "It's almost as if the royal family is coming down with ordinary people, who tend to have fewer middle names than monarchs(君主).It is a name that none can find any problems with. George itself can't be shortened in any obvious offensive way. They've probably gone for something that is safe."
    小题1:Which of the following statements can best sum up the passage ?
    A．New royal baby named George Alexander Louis
    B．The royal couple gave birth to their eldest son.
    C．The choice of name was interesting and complicated .
    D．The new baby, third in line to the throne .
    小题2:From the passage we can know the father of the new royal baby is ____.
    A．Catherine B．George.C．CharlesD．William
    小题3:Which of the following is True based on the whole passage  ? 
    A．Prince Charles was the third heir to the British throne.
    B．George Alexander Louis was the third heir to the British throne.
    C．The announcement of the new loyal baby’s name is slow by royal standards.
    D．All three names , George Alexander Louis, were unpopular with British bookmakers.
    小题4:The underlined word “reign” in paragraph 4 probably refers to ______
    A．resignB．boomC．govern D．retire
    小题5:From what Suzannah Lipscomb told Sky News , we can infer in Britain _____
    A．the name of an ordinary person is simple but meaningful .
    B．George itself can't be simplified in any obvious offensive way.
    C．a monarch or a prince has usually more names in the middle than the ordinary people.
    D．a person with more middle names must be a monarch or a prince .

    小题1:A
    小题2:D
    小题3:B
    小题4:C
    小题5:C

    试题分析：本文关于威廉王子和凯特王妃新出生的小王子起名的一则新闻。肯辛顿宫发表声明，孩子的全名是乔治·亚历山大·路易斯，是现王位第三顺位继承人，孩子将被称为剑桥乔治王子殿下。文中作者还提到到人们对孩子名字的分析和猜想。
    小题1:A主旨大意题。本篇是新闻阅读类文章，开门见山提出中心，所以由Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's new son will be named George Alexander Louis, the royal family says.可知A选项正确。句意：新出生的皇室成员被取名George Alexander Louis。
    小题2:D细节理解题。根据文章首句Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's new son will be named George Alexander Louis,可知新生婴儿的父亲是Wiliam，故D选项正确。
    小题3:B细节理解题。从文章首段A statement … said the baby, third in line to the throne,可知婴儿是王位的第三顺位继承人。所以B为正确选项。
    小题4:C词义猜测题。A 辞职；B 繁荣，增长；C 统治；D 退休。从文章第三段George has been the name of six British kings. The last,  was the father of Queen Elizabeth II and reigned from 1936 to 1952.可知George VI是国王，从常识可知1936-1952应该是国王的统治时期。所以C选项正确。
    小题5:C推理判断题。从句中“ just three names"和后面定语从句"It's almost as if the royal family is coming down with ordinary people, who tend to have fewer middle names than monarchs判断可知，普通人的中间名比较短而皇室成员的中间名一般比较长，所以C选项正确。
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