阅读理解 The Way That Some Last Name Started        You have a first name to te

阅读理解

The Way That Some Last Name Started

       You have a first name to tell who you are. You have a last name to tell which family you are from.

       But a long, long time ago, people didn't have last name. Later they had to invent(发明)last names because there were too many Charlies, too many Roberts, and too many Marys, people started to ask, which Charlie? Which Robert? Which Mary?

       So if a Charlie was a carpenter(木匠), he became Charlie Carpenter if a Robert was a son of Peter, he became Robert Peterson. If a Mary lived near the woods, she became Mary Woods.

       This is the way that some last names started long, long ago.

(      ) 1One's last name can also be called the           .

       Aparent's name                             Bbrother or sister's name

       Cfamily name                                Dsecond name

(      ) 2A long, long time ago, people didn't have last names because            .

       Athey didn't know how to invent last names

       Bthey didn't want to make their names too long

       Cthere was not a need

       Dthey were living in one big family

(      ) 3What was the first name of David Johnson's forefather(祖先)?                .

       ADavid            BJohn        CPeter             DNone of the three

(      ) 4Which of the following last names was invented by place?          .

       AJohn Smith     BJack Tomson  CJoe Hill          DAmy White

(      ) 5Which of the following last names was invented by job?                    .

       ALily Wood     BKin Jackson   CBruce Green  DNick Cook

答案

1C   2C   3B   4C   5D

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