Question

Strange Baby-Naming Laws

Germany

Parents are banned by law from using last names and the names of objects and products as first names. A child’s first name must clearly show his or her sex, and all names must be approved by the office of vital statistics(人口統(tǒng)計(jì)) in the area in which the child was born.

Iceland

The country’s naming committee consults the National Register of Persons to determine if a name is acceptable. If parents prefer a name which is not on the list, they must apply for approval and pay a fee, and the name must contain only letters in the Icelandic alphabet.

New Zealand

The country’s Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act of 1995 doesn’t allow parents to choose a name that “might cause offense to a reasonable person; is unreasonably long; or is, includes, or is similar to an official title or rank,” including, apparently, Adolf Hitler and Yeah Detroit—both names recently rejected.

Denmark

If Danish parents prefer a name not on the list of 7,000 preapproved baby names, they must get permission from local church and government officials. 15 to 20 percent of the 1,100 reviewed names—including creative spellings of common names, last names as first names, and unusual names—are rejected each year.

1.You can tell whether a baby is a girl or a boy according to the first name in ________.

A. Germany B. New Zealand

C. Iceland D. Denmark

2.In Iceland, the names should ________.

A. be on the name list without exception

B. be paid a large amount of money for

C. contain only letters in the Roman alphabet

D. be accepted by the National Register of Persons

3.In New Zealand the naming law ________.

A. used to forbid the use of the name of Adolf Hitler

B. allows names similar to an official title or rank

C. is considerate as to how other people feel about the names

D. doesn’t allow using last names as first names

4.It can be learned from the text that ________.

A. each year about 160-220 reviewed names are rejected in Denmark

B. babies’ names should be allowed by the office of vital statistics in Iceland

C. Adolf Hitler is a name that is banned in all the European countries

D. parents must give up babies’ names if the names are not on the list in Ireland

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文是一篇說明文。介紹了德國、冰島、新西蘭以及丹麥在孩子命名問題上的一些有趣規(guī)定。

1. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Germany”標(biāo)題下的內(nèi)容“A child’s first name must clearly show his or her sex”可知在德國可以通過小孩的“first name”推斷出小孩的性別。故選A。

2. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Iceland”標(biāo)題下的內(nèi)容“The country’s naming committee consults the National Register of Persons to determine if a name is acceptable”可知在冰島姓名必須得到the National Register of Persons的認(rèn)可。故選D。

3. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“New Zealand ”標(biāo)題下的內(nèi)容“...doesn’t allow parents to choose a name that ‘might cause offense to a reasonable person; is unreasonably long; or is, includes, or is similar to an official title or rank’”可知在新西蘭父母給孩子取名需考慮別人的感受，不能冒犯到別人，也不能過長等等。故選C。

4. 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Denmark”標(biāo)題下的內(nèi)容“15 to 20 percent of the 1,100 reviewed names...are rejected each year”可計(jì)算出每年會(huì)有165-220個(gè)姓名審核時(shí)會(huì)被否決。故選A。

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